I just got a quote for a standard-sized vehicle from Pasadena Enterprise rental car.  I asked for a monthly lease. The price I was quoted was $780 for the month for a Chrysler 200.  

The car was originally built in 2011 and is currently being reintroduced, which means that owners like the vehicle.  Perhaps. Lakewood/Cerritos quoted me unlimited mileage, weekly rate of $239.99 which converts to a $1,073.09 monthly rate.  Wow!! Quite a difference.  

Glendora Enterprise quoted me $966.10 for one month.  

Window Washing: What Does It Cost?

Angie's List says the charges are generally per pane of glass, $2 to $7 dollars.  

Window cleaning generally is priced by the number of panes of glass. An ordinary double-hung window consists of two panes.

The typical window washing cost runs from $2 to $7 per pane, according to CostHelper. Alternatively, some companies charge an hourly rate. Angie's List members report paying an average of $266 for a full house window cleaning, which may include screens and doors.

For best results, it’s generally a good idea to have your windows cleaned twice every year. However, a number of factors, including whether many windows face the ocean, or your house is exposed to frequent storms, can affect how often your windows will need cleaning. 

Though I'd never heard of CostHelper.com, I certainly am not impressed.  At all.   

Here are a few more resources on pricing out window cleaning. 

Learn more at Uber Partners. 

DISCOUNTS ON SELECT NEW CARS

If you don't need financing, you can still take advantage of vehicle discounts! Uber has partnered with car manufacturers to get you the hottest deals on popular new cars from Toyota, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, Chrysler, and Volkswagen. Reference your driver ID at any participating manufacturer for these Uber-exclusive discounts. 

Click here for a list of vehicle discounts.

VEHICLE FINANCING

Eligibility requirements for financing offers:
Approved to drive with Uber.

Background check passed.

Agree to weekly payment deduction from your Uber partner earnings.

Requirements for approval vary by lender, and certain items on your credit report may exclude you from eligibility.

Once approved for financing, you can get a vehicle in just a few days.

Below is a summary of the program options in your city:

XCHANGE LEASING

Only $250 deposit, no other down payment required.

No mileage caps.

36 month lease with flexibility to return vehicle with a two-week notice after 30 days pass from your first payment date.

Routine maintenance is included: oil changes and tire rotation every 5,000 miles plus cabin air filter replacement every 25,000 miles.

See sample lease terms here.

HOW TO APPLY

Sign in to your Uber Partner Dashboard here

Click on the 'Vehicle Solutions' or 'Vehicle Marketplace' tab

Click 'Consent' to opt-in.

Click 'Apply' under Xchange Leasing - Your credit will be run as part of the application.

PARTICIPATING DEALERS

For a full list of participating dealerships in your area click here.

BAMA LEASING

One time $199 reservation fee.

Up to 30,000 miles per year.

Flexibility to return car with a 14 day notice after the first 30 days.

Maintenance included: oil changes, brakes, and tires.

See sample lease terms here.

HOW TO APPLY

1.  Sign in to your Uber Partner Dashboard here.
2.  Click on the 'Vehicle Solutions' or 'Vehicle Marketplace' tab

3.  Click 'Consent' to opt-in.

4.  Apply online or contact the BAMA Leasing team at 508-859-4566

Enterprise Rent-A-Car®

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

1.  No credit check, get started with a $250 refundable deposit and $40 nonrefundable startup fee

2.  Uber Partner rate of $210 per week + taxes and fees

3.  Rental charges are automatically deducted from your weekly Uber earnings

4.  Manufacturer-recommended maintenance, damage protection, and vehicle coverage included

5.  Rate includes unlimited mileage

6.  Low-mileage Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Elantra, Honda Civic, Chevy Cruze, and Ford Focus vehicles. 

7.  To get started today, please visit enterprise.com/uber. If you are unable to reserve online, please call the local participating Uber Enterprise branch listed on the Enterprise reservation site.

Here are some local leasing outfits.

Pasadena.

We're in the early stage of price acceleration. So people get ready.

"Nothing Good Happens Until There's a Sale."

TARGETS

1.  $10k gold/silver.

2.  Home.

3.  Apartments.

4.  Toyota Tacoma or Rav 4.

5.  Ramp up business targets to $1,000/week.
6.  Get in shape:
     a.  buy good pair of running shoes.
     b.  1 hour in the morning, 1 hour in the evening.
     c.  25 sit-ups.
     d.


A few ideas.  Never specific on details, but you can infer and then search on your own.  Maybe his website will prove more fruitful.

7.  Buy & Sell trucks, washers & dryers (and here).  Cell phones, furniture, tires (did not realize how expensive rims are), etc.
8.  Price-wise, Uber is appearing less and less feasible.  They have a financing program, called Xchanging.  The types of cars are restricted mainly to small cars.  They charge $210/week but don't charge for miles.  There is a $210 deposit but that is eligible to be refunded. Which means that I would have to earn $800 to $1,000 per week.   

As it stands now, I am waiting for the results of a background check.  Once I have that, then I can reserve a vehicle from Uber's Xchanging.  

US Post Office Email Notification

Today at 3:22 PM

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UBER

Rent by the week or longer.

Price: $210/week, plus taxes AND fees.  $250 refundable deposit. Unlimited mileage.

Vehicles: Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Elantra, Chevy Cruze, and Ford Focus.

Okay, I need to pay the IRS $513.52.  Learned of that this morning when I picked up my mail from Norwalk PO around 9:30am.  9:58am to be more precise.

Then I went to Arcadia Library for a pit-stop, then to the Temple City PO snd placed the envelope in the box just outside their front door.  I'm hoping for good things.

I can't wait to hear back from California.  I'm hoping it's good news. 

Conducting a Background Check: What's Involved, Where to Go, and What to Do With that Information?

My first stop to finding out how to do a background check was the Internet.  How to was one of the sites that is ubiquitous with very general information. 

Second, I simply stopped in at the local County Sheriff's Station in my home town.  I spoke with two individuals who didn't even appear to be fully sworn officers or sheriffs but instead they looked like community support personnel.  They had no holstered weapon except for perhaps a radio and a cell phone.  But they were friendly . . . sort of.  They don't need to be.  They're busy.  They've got things to do than to answer questions of strangers who drift in and out of their offices.  So when I asked about a background search, they looked puzzled or inquisitive before the one community support personnel went into the back behind opaque bullet-proof glass, reminiscent of a gone-by, hard-hitting police era.  When she came out she handed me a 3 x 3 slip of paper that read:

Livescan Fingerprints
Arson or Drug Registration
Clearance Letters
Criminal History
Records
Reports over 6 months old

Bechtel Building
12440 East Imperial Hwy.
Norwalk, CA  90650
562-345-4441

That's the building but the specific room to go to to get a criminal background clearance is Room 120, directly in the front middle of the building on the 1st floor.  The entrance to Room 120 is along the outside corridor that runs parallel with the building's façade. 

What I learned was this:

I checked with the County seat in Norwalk. Apparently, criminal records only show arrests is what I was told. If no arrests, then nothing on my criminal background. I've never--knock on wood--been arrested. And the print out is only a clearance record. Meaning if there's no arrest, it will state that and form proof to an employer that I've never been arrested. This is what the guy in Colorado did when he told me everything was fine. So a small relief. The clerk here also said that some local PDs will do their own background checks.

To find pending court cases, like lawsuits filed against you, you go to the local courts.
To find your criminal record, if any, which just means to find evidence if you've ever been arrested, you go to a county facility. 

But what about medical records.