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NPR leaving Twitter -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:33
And perhaps if I win the lottery I can visit Disneyworld again -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 12, 08:24 1
- Just go to a real place. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:39
Ohtani sets Angels record with 10th straight start allowing 2 or less runs. Nolan Ryan previously had nine - JD Apr 12, 08:23
Elon hitting the drugs pretty hard with this statement " operating at almost a break even" - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 08:19 2
- They might be. He’s not paying any bills. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 08:26
- "Most advertisers have returned" is the really funny part. - David Apr 12, 08:26
Biggest financial unknown for me is how much college is going to cost - znufrii Apr 12, 08:17 2
- "Kid, get some scholarships, help the parents out!" -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 08:20
- Then plan for the max. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:19
Brie Larson as Samus Aran -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 08:12
Inigo, explain yourself -- (pic) - ty97 Apr 12, 08:10 [Attachment] 1
- They be crazy. Inflation goes down a full percentage point, and traders are like, "I don't know..." -- nm* - Inigo Apr 12, 08:15
a very cool thread on 2001: A Space Odyssey (which had turned 55 years old last week) -- (link) - Jovian Apr 12, 08:08
You know what stinks about budgets? - ty97 Apr 12, 08:05 1
- LOFL -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:17
Bery - come to Toronto, join the new 'boat share' program! -- (link) - Andie Apr 12, 08:04
Well at least we have social security - ty97 Apr 12, 08:04
Speaking of finance stuff do we have any YNAB folks here? - spamlet Apr 12, 08:01 2
- is the first item they make you budget in their fees? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:04 1
  - I’m already paying for Tiller, which is fantastic, so it’s kind of a wash. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 08:10
The Idaho Democrats sent me an email offering to sell me sex on a stick for $25. If you want to be technical, it is sex on two sticks -- (pic) -- (link*) - crash davis Apr 12, 07:57 [Attachment]
This seems a good time to mention that I don't think I have *ever* understood any of the dril/wint tweets that have come through my feed. -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 12, 07:50 1
- they're funny parodies of extremely online, un-self aware shitposters -- nm* - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 07:53
Sarah Huckabee Sanders demands 500 words of loyalty to all new (state board) job applicants -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 07:50 13
- I have 0 problem with this, assuming they're politically appointed positions - Strongbad Apr 12, 08:50 3
  - Give me 500 words of why you admire me? If my boss asked this of me, I'd be looking for a new boss. - JaxSean Apr 12, 09:11 2
    - It's not for everyone, but happens all the time - Strongbad Apr 12, 10:19 1
      - Jeez, remember Donald's first cabinet meeting where I made each one say how much they appreciated him. On television -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 10:39
- Insanity. I'm not pledging alliance to a muppet. -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 08:30 1
  - why do you hate muppets? -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:35
- Apparently my brain actively forgot she won. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:16 4
  - You missed that she is putting up a statue to honor all the aborted babies? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:18 3
    - We made a big mistake not executing confederate leaders. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:19 2
      - Yup. And in another 10-20 years, we will say the same about DJT and his ilk too. -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 08:25 1
        
        Not disagreeing. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:33
- just disgusting. -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 07:59
- not-the-onion -- nm - mud Apr 12, 07:51
I have jury duty tomorrow and I don’t wanna go now. I mean, I did before, but now I don’t. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 07:49
"homeschool dad and hipster" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 07:42
remember to vote, every day: -- (pic) - mud Apr 12, 07:41 [Attachment]
French actor Gérard Depardieu accused of sexual misconduct -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 07:37 3
- Again? - Will Hunting Apr 12, 08:00
- "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself star in My Father the Villain." -- nm - Max Apr 12, 07:50
- no way. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 07:40
It seems like people sharing presentations in meetings are using smaller fonts lately. I wonder why they are doing that. - ty97 Apr 12, 07:21 2
- old eyes - decline Apr 12, 07:34
- And why are they all mumbling? -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 12, 07:32
heh, "Tim Scott’s path to the GOP nomination:" -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 07:20 1
- this is just him throwing his hat into the VP sweepstakes. -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 07:28
Hey oblique have you looked in to the new TP link Tapo stuff yet? -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 06:55
Most U.S. Workers Expect to Fall Short of $1.1M Retirement Savings Goal. 64% of Millennials and 62% of workers aged 45 and older said their workplace - decline Apr 12, 06:54 34
- I'll be working until I drop dead. $0 towards retirement so without hitting the lotto I'm working forever. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 08:06 1
  - I have a retirement account but I am still in the same boat as you -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:07
- *updates his spreadsheet* -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 08:00
- How can I plan for the future when I cannot afford the present? -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 07:31
- I am surprised by that. I started my 401k in my late 20’s and expect with only 10% ROI to comfortably clear that. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 07:13 7
  - When I started working out of grad school, my father was like "you should max your contributions to your 401k while you are young" - ty97 Apr 12, 07:18 6
    - In my 20s I was penniless. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 08:18
    - That advice should always come with a big caveat: "After you have saved everything you need first." - Max Apr 12, 07:47 4
      - The r/personalfinance flowchart lays everything out fairly well, I think. - znufrii Apr 12, 07:55 1
        
        The flowchart -- (link) - znufrii Apr 12, 07:56 [Image]
      - Good advice with the caveat to never ever ever leave matching funds on the table. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 07:52 1
        
        I'd still say $100+$100 per month locked up in a 401k is not as good as $100 per month in your checking/CD account. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 07:54
- Y'all are gonna make me go check my 401k balance (which I've been avoiding checking) -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 07:12
- I don't even know *what* my hope for my retirement plan number is. I just know it stresses me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 07:09
- $1M? LOLOLOL -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 07:08 6
  - Don't mock us Jaxy McRichbucks! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 07:23 5
    - Pfft. We don't save, we enjoy life. We'll be broke by the time we get to retirement age. We'll be Walmart greeters I'm sure. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 07:40 4
      - I have got to get better at this. I stress about the costs of things when I need to be experiencing life. - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 07:45 3
        
        I try to strike a balance. Not sure if I've found the healthy balance or not, but I try. - ty97 Apr 12, 07:49 2
        
        This has been a constant theme of discussion in our house. We landed on “travel now” for the most part. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 08:18
        
        True to the IM -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 08:13
- The good news for (some) millennials is that they are still young and have time. - ty97 Apr 12, 07:06
- I mean I am one of those people. - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:05 2
  - I perfectly understand and went through something similar - decline Apr 12, 07:07 1
    - yea to the im -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 12, 07:32
- That goal feels low? -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 07:05 2
  - *shrug* It's a very subjective number. My mother is retired on much, much less than that and she lives ok - decline Apr 12, 07:33 1
    - I do agree with the IM. I'm just curious how that target number was determined? -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 07:36
- That number isn't enough to retire on, so we're already starting off with people not understanding money. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 06:57 5
  - $1M should be plenty to continue the quality of life (with mortgage paid off) of a median income American for their average life expectancy. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:01 2
    - You just used 'median' and 'average' in the same sentence which must violate some rule of the universe. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 08:08 1
      - Don't be mean. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 08:17
  - $40,000/year isn’t lavish, by any means, but seems livable in many places, assuming that includes a paid off mortgage, and doesn’t even account for social security. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 07:44
  - Depends party (I think) on your needs, where you plan to retire, your plans for retirement, if you already have a paid off home. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 12, 07:07
I laughed this morning during my walk - bigass Ford F150 with the "special" Don't Tread on Me TN Plate - personalized to read... - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 06:47 4
- That definitely needs truck nuts -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 10:39
- LOL. real men of genius -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 06:58 1
  - Haha! Perfect. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 08:02
- smh -- nm - budice Apr 12, 06:50
New movies this weekend. Inside, 65, and Shazam 2... hmmm what will be the movie choice. -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 06:30
USPS - Stamp Price increased to 66 cents (now 63) -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 06:19 9
- Nice! - Qale Apr 12, 07:32
- They cost more than 39 cents? -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 06:51
- I can't even remember the last time I bought a stamp. -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 06:21 6
  - 2 hours ago... actually, 1 hour ago. -- (edited) - Spawn Apr 12, 08:19
  - I do. It was February and I needed to mail my city income tax return. -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 12, 07:07
  - No Christmas cards? -- nm - mara Apr 12, 06:22 3
    - That's pretty much the only time I need to buy stamps. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 06:56
    - Nope. Never been a Christmas card person. -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 06:23 1
      - You should join the ST Christmas card exchange. It's wonderful getting cards from everyone. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 06:55
This video is simply amazing. "Bitcoin mining has zero carbon emissions." -- (link) - decline Apr 12, 06:06 5
- I kept waiting and waiting for the Hypnotoad -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 06:23
- ugh. The guy actually seems to believe what he's saying. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 06:22
- Literally unbelievable. -- nm - mara Apr 12, 06:21 2
  - co2 meters don't lie, mara -- nm - decline Apr 12, 06:25 1
    - nathanfillion.gif -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 06:27
Inflation down to 5%. I think we'll finally see interest rates level off. Markets should go boom on this news. -- (link) - Inigo Apr 12, 05:38 3
- *updates his spreadsheets* -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 06:08 1
  - For comparison, Synchrony has upped their shorter-term CD rates to 4.75% and 5.15% for 12- and 14-months respectively. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 06:26
- heh -- (pic) - ty97 Apr 12, 05:43 [Attachment]
Paul Dochney (@Dril) posted his way into the halls of internet lore. After 15 years of anonymity, can he emerge without compromising his act? -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 05:21 10
- I feel like everything I’ve seen quoted from him has been racist or being dumb jokes from 2017–I thought he was an old tweeter people made fun of -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 06:13 2
  - dril is a distillation of Weird Twitter - Reagen Apr 12, 07:42
  - Like people were retweeting his stuff because they thought he was such an idiot -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 06:14
- I've never heard of him either and based on the article I know why. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 05:30 1
  - Me either. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 12, 06:17
- Twitter legend -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 05:22 4
  - Is that above or below YouTube Celebrity in the pecking order? -- nm - Easter Baron Apr 12, 05:57
  - Many of them just keep on giving -- (link) - Tim Apr 12, 05:26 2
    - .....Maybe I need to be more familiar with The Price is Right? -- nm - mara Apr 12, 05:39
    - Another fave -- (link) - Tim Apr 12, 05:28
Waffle 446 - 4 - GregW Apr 12, 05:10 2
- 4/5 - znufrii Apr 12, 06:44
- 4 - decline Apr 12, 05:25
Changi Airport: Hanging out at the world's best airport -- (link) - LMS Apr 12, 04:46 2
- It's kindof cheating because none of this is 'in the airport' - ty97 Apr 12, 04:57 1
  - Even still the airport on its own beats pretty much everywhere else. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 05:44
TV PSA: Survivor, Masked Singer, Goldbergs, Riverdale, Not Dead Yet, True Lies, A Million Little Things, Ted Lasso, The Challenge, Abbott Elementary, - Beaker Apr 12, 04:36 4
- Wow. Riverdale is still on. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 05:18
- 2) Ted Lasso and Abbott Elementary -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 04:48
- Schmicago! -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 04:37
- 4: Survivor, Mando, NBA (Raptors/Bulls play in game), will binge Ted Lasso eventually -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 04:36
Wordle 662 6/6 (I always thought that was a [sp]) - prayformojo Apr 12, 04:35 4
- 5 - rollo Apr 12, 05:45
- 5 - decline Apr 12, 05:23
- 3 - 662. Same here. - GregW Apr 12, 05:05
- 4/6 - znufrii Apr 12, 04:52
Operation Fortune: it was okay. And, importantly, steadily okay through the whole film. And, the red on that mustang was spectacular. - Beryllium Apr 12, 00:59 1
- I enjoyed it a good bit. But just being new and enjoyable may have skewed my score a little. -- nm - sycor Apr 12, 06:28
It’s Dallas and from last June. But I don’t see that this year’s Pride events will go better. Not with backing from so many statehouses. -- (link) - Qale Apr 12, 00:29
What do you call an unimportant elephant? - JD Apr 11, 22:59 3
- Why do you never see elephants hiding in trees? - TWuG Apr 12, 06:20
- what do you call a hybrid of an elephant and a rhino? -- (edited) - howie Apr 11, 23:02 1
  - 😃 I love that one -- (link) - JD Apr 11, 23:14 [youtube]
Of 7545 satellites in orbit, elon musk owns 3900 of them -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 22:50
Why is Peacock feedint me ads for events in Phoenix? -- nm - Meg Apr 11, 22:35 1
- if all of us listed the online ads we get, a lot of us would seem to have very interesting secret lives -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 22:53
Sabres are officially out of the playoffs tonight as well. a point by the Isles tomorrow eliminates the Penguins. a lot of seeding still TBD tho. -- nm - mafic Apr 11, 22:32
Mickey Bars, Turkey Legs and the Obsession With Disney Food - crash davis Apr 11, 22:12 3
- This blog's owner has mistreated several people I know. -- (link) - David Apr 11, 23:31
- Wally Wood spoof on Blondie & Donald Duck from MAD magazine circa 1960 -- (pic) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 22:55 [Attachment]
- Churros! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 22:31
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin -- (edited) - crash davis Apr 11, 21:16
under the april skies -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 20:55

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