Not sure why that stuff doesn’t fall out. I’m guessing it is wedged in there, but then it seems like a PITA to get out. I use laser cut French fit EVA foam inserts in my drawers, but you obviously don’t have the falling out issue there. And you can cut away little segments for fingers so you can pick stuff up easy.

A $10 stick specifically formulated for this lasts a long time (hell, I got mine for free, since the guy who sold me his wide belt sander threw it in for nothing). And isn’t floppy with loose stuff coming off of it, so probably safer. And doesn’t smell like an old shoe and hasn’t been in contact with dog shit or…

She’s riffing on the classic Yotam Ottolenghi/Sami Tamimi recipe, so here’s a link to the original:

I use a Modernist Cuisine recipe for pressure cooker chicken stock, which produces a phenomenally rich stock (although not exactly cheap to make). Calls for 1.5# chicken wings (chopped/broken up), 1.5# chicken thighs (skinless/boneless ground), 1T oil, 1C onions (thinly sliced), 1/2C carrots (thinly sliced), 1/2C…

And you’re just a shining example of intellectual capacity. Fully evolved all the way to 3rd grade, huh?

I’m assuming you are making that comment out of some misguided view that the subsidization inherent in the postal system (see someone’s comment further up about Hawaii) is beneficial to the common man. But I’m not sure why I should be subsidizing mail to Hawaii and Alaska when they rank #3 and #6, respectively, in my…

Actually, I’m a liberal democrat and, as far as Constitutional thinking goes, about as far away from strict construction as you can get.

My response to you didn’t get close to personal until the last paragraph, yet that is all you seize on, so your play to staking out the intellectual high ground is sort of bullshit. You want the high ground, ignore the insults and take up the argument. The larger point is and remains that your “a-f” either support…

Fuck off—like your attempt to assert some moral high ground here isn’t condescending and trolling?

I’ve done this all my life—things in my house used to be in a gradual migration back to where they belong. A bag of tools from repairing the 2nd floor bathroom might get deposited next to the door to the basement stairs as I came down the next morning. But then I got married to someone who hates clutter and puts…

I’ve never asked my wife “permission” to buy anything nor has she asked me. We have a good sense of what discretionary income we have and neither of us has any interest in acting irresponsibly as a fiscal matter. I’ll mention larger purchases to her, largely because she does the finances and I’d like to avoid…

Again, the idea of having some amount of discretionary spending isn’t an argument in favor of separate accounts. It is an argument in favor of having come to an understanding with your spouse. Retirement accounts is a red herring. I’d consolidate them all if I could.

Fair enough, I suppose. But OP was arguing that it should be done intentionally, not merely by inertia. So that was what I was really looking at.

You haven’t stated an argument in favor of separate accounts. You’ve basically just said you were too lazy to do otherwise. And the counterargument? Allowing spouse access in the event of your death. Savings, since a lot of accounts have costs associated with them. Administrative convenience come tax time.

Yes, some of us were raised to understand that in marriage, you probably ought to be thinking “us” instead of “me.” Which may explain why I’m still married and you got divorced. Seriously, I’m not trying to be a dick, but given that you got divorced, why are you so intent upon dispensing marriage advice?

The more I think about it, the less I understand this separate accounts shit. When I got married, I made probably 10X what my wife did. That mean I’m supposed to continue to live it up and let my wife continue to stress out about making ends meet? Because I make more, should I have more to spend? That seems asinine,…

The OP equated “exclusive access” to “complete control.” But to be clear, if your spouse can legally withdraw money from the account without your consent—whether they would ever do that or not—I’m going to say they have access and you do not have what I would call control. I’ll also note that I have a joint account…

Again, this is something you can do without limiting your spouse’s access to the account. Which might be handy in case, say, you die.

“My ex and i went with 2 solo accounts”

There’s no reason the same thing can’t be implemented with joint accounts. Just because someone can look doesn’t mean they will. Setting aside the judgment/creditor issue, which isn’t something I worry about, the only point in restricting someone from the account is to avoid withdrawals.