60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated
Just like fighting this virus. Stay away from others, wear masks where deemed appropriate by the scientists. Clean shit where you need to.
But the average person in America is a fucking idiot and fails at all three. Obese. Broke Spreading the Rona
I blame the McRib.
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60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated!
Haha, I see your on your game with the sarcasm.
Yes, it can be as simple as "save more than you spend". That's the simple, basic approach.
But it can also be a lot more involved than that if you want to take it to a different level. And that includes things like knowing how to set up an effective budget, investing wisely while keeping social and earth justice in mind, knowing the difference between want and need, understanding the long term benefits of durability, developing friendly networking skills, building community, benefiting broadly through generosity and giving, developing skills that allow you maximize the longevity of your physical and monetary assets, understanding principles of time management, and so forth.
But don't worry, if I ever do write such a book, I won't push it on you.
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60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated!
Haha, I see your on your game with the sarcasm.
Yes, it can be as simple as "save more than you spend". That's the simple, basic approach.
But it can also be a lot more involved than that if you want to take it to a different level. And that includes things like knowing how to set up an effective budget, investing wisely while keeping social and earth justice in mind, knowing the difference between want and need, understanding the long term benefits of durability, developing friendly networking skills, building community, benefiting broadly through generosity and giving, developing skills that allow you maximize the longevity of your physical and monetary assets, understanding principles of time management, and so forth.
But don't worry, if I ever do write such a book, I won't push it on you.
Thanks, O enlightened one!
I hope you don’t assume others don’t possess the necessary brain functions, reasoning, and conscience to live responsibly, and not only in the financial sense.
So yeah, I dig my approach - basic and simple as it may be, to some.
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60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated
Just like fighting this virus. Stay away from others, wear masks where deemed appropriate by the scientists. Clean shit where you need to.
But the average person in America is a fucking idiot and fails at all three. Obese. Broke Spreading the Rona
60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated
Just like fighting this virus. Stay away from others, wear masks where deemed appropriate by the scientists. Clean shit where you need to.
But the average person in America is a fucking idiot and fails at all three. Obese. Broke Spreading the Rona
I blame the McRib.
You, sir, are a McRib shamer.
If there was ever something that deserved to be shamed, it’s the McRib. Plus its entire McFamily
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60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated
Just like fighting this virus. Stay away from others, wear masks where deemed appropriate by the scientists. Clean shit where you need to.
But the average person in America is a fucking idiot and fails at all three. Obese. Broke Spreading the Rona
I blame the McRib.
You, sir, are a McRib shamer.
If there was ever something that deserved to be shamed, it’s the McRib. Plus its entire McFamily
McBastards!
I just learned that two people (one staff, the other a resident) tested positive. Fortunately they isolated and are now negative.
We even have to wear masks to take the trash down the hall! Tiny price to pay, though. Our hospitals are at 0% capacity.
60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated!
Absolutely true! Now if only simple could equal easy, we'd all be kicking ass! Weight loss and personal finance are the perfect examples for how something can be incredibly simple, and still so hard. In both cases though, once you've toughed it out and hoed the hard road, you can have the confidence to know that even if it's hard, it WILL work if you work it.
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60.000 dollars a year would be alot in Sweden. Is it not in the US?
"A lot" depends on how one live. In 1997-1998 I had to to live on what using an inflation calculator would equal $12,000 a year today (and we live in a state with a high cost of living). It wasn't easy, but I had enough to pay rent, have a vehicle with insurance and pay my phone bill. Since getting my life back on track, getting married in 2004, and doing much better, I make a good deal more than I did back then, but we still earn less than the median wages in California. And yet we live better than people I know who make more than we do, have enough saved to not be worried about ever going broke, and we have no debt besides a very affordable mortgage. It's all about budgeting. I should write a book about personal finance and budgeting and make a million bucks.
A million bucks for common sense
To me, it's akin to the never-ending question of "how do I lose weight???" Ummm, burn more calories than you take in.
Save more money than you spend.
It ain't that complicated!
Haha, I see your on your game with the sarcasm.
Yes, it can be as simple as "save more than you spend". That's the simple, basic approach.
But it can also be a lot more involved than that if you want to take it to a different level. And that includes things like knowing how to set up an effective budget, investing wisely while keeping social and earth justice in mind, knowing the difference between want and need, understanding the long term benefits of durability, developing friendly networking skills, building community, benefiting broadly through generosity and giving, developing skills that allow you maximize the longevity of your physical and monetary assets, understanding principles of time management, and so forth.
But don't worry, if I ever do write such a book, I won't push it on you.
Thanks, O enlightened one!
I hope you don’t assume others don’t possess the necessary brain functions, reasoning, and conscience to live responsibly, and not only in the financial sense.
So yeah, I dig my approach - basic and simple as it may be, to some.
Other than people with impaired cognitive abilities (and these are often the most beautiful, happy, and loving people you could ever meet), of course I don't assume that about other people. What a weird thing to say.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
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“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
Best to ignore the negativity Brian. I don't know why anyone would have a problem with what you said. It's petty.
Rgambs is right, you are one of the nicest people here. Have a happy holidays.
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You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
I've no problem and what I wrote was far from negative. Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill.
It's all okay, really.
Now back to that nasty virus!
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You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
I've no problem and what I wrote was far from negative. Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill.
It's all okay, really.
Now back to that nasty virus!
Fair enough.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
Best to ignore the negativity Brian. I don't know why anyone would have a problem with what you said. It's petty.
Rgambs is right, you are one of the nicest people here. Have a happy holidays.
Thanks, dignin, you too Gambs. We've had some differences but in the long run, we're all pretty much here for each other. In these hard times, that's huge to me.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
Damn. Seeing pictures of that mass exodus from London. Scary shit. Stay safe everyone.
What's that about? I hadn't heard about this. Where are they going?
A lot of people are apparently getting out before the new lockdown restrictions.
That sounds crazy to me. Where the heck do you go in the middle of a pandemic? Why not just shelter at home until things settle down more?
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You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
A person could also, I don’t know, actually IGNORE another poster if their words get said person gets so very upset over their nerf-ball comments on a band’s message board.
You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Yeah, well, it's really fucking weird isn't it? I have no idea what the problem is here. I offer some suggestions and catch flack for it like I was putting other people down or something. Shit, no way! I like receiving good ideas and advice, and once in a long while, if I think I have something worth sharing, I share it. I really don't see what the porblem is with that. And it's not like I'm some fucking genius that invented those ideas. They're things I learned from other people, mostly my folks and my very likeable wife. I just like sharing those things that I find helpful. She can take them or leave them. I don't give a fuck either way.
A person could also, I don’t know, actually IGNORE another poster if their words get said person gets so very upset over their nerf-ball comments on a band’s message board.
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I hope you don’t assume others don’t possess the necessary brain functions, reasoning, and conscience to live responsibly, and not only in the financial sense.
I just learned that two people (one staff, the other a resident) tested positive. Fortunately they isolated and are now negative.
Weight loss and personal finance are the perfect examples for how something can be incredibly simple, and still so hard.
In both cases though, once you've toughed it out and hoed the hard road, you can have the confidence to know that even if it's hard, it WILL work if you work it.
You are the two nicest people on these damn boards and it straight up baffles me how y'all are always buttin' heads lol
Rgambs is right, you are one of the nicest people here. Have a happy holidays.
It's all okay, really.
Now back to that nasty virus!
Fair enough.
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What's that about? I hadn't heard about this. Where are they going?
That sounds crazy to me. Where the heck do you go in the middle of a pandemic? Why not just shelter at home until things settle down more?
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