Scottie’s always been salty. He was underpaid and vocal about it, had that “migraine” for the Kukoc shot, had foot surgery right before a season to screw with the Bulls. As a player, he’s my favorite of all time. As a person, he’s far from it.

You can put money in your IRA then use it for your child’s education if that’s how you want to spend it. I’d worry about maxing out the IRA before worrying about paying for your child’s education. You can’t borrow to pay for your retirement.  The IRA is flexible and can be used for either, the 529 has a penalty for…

I would put the HSA above the 529, and possibly above the non-matched portion of the 401k.  But it’s not a huge difference between the 401k and HSA.  As you said, you can borrow for college but not retirement.  The HSA is a pretty great retirement vehicle.

The contribution limits of IRAs is a con, but only if you’re going to contribute more than $6k. Even then, you should contribute to the IRA first and only open the 529 if you’re already maxing the IRA.

There is a lot of delicious fast food, but BK is not it.

The default since chains started offering multiple sizes was small. And in my experience it still is. You just have to say the combo and if they don’t ask, it is the smallest size. They often do ask but not even a majority of the time in my experience. If I came across a restaurant that defaulted to large, I’d be…

Most other diseases that have vaccines are either not as dangerous or are nearly eradicated out in the wild. COVID has a highly effective vaccine, but you’re also likely to encounter it if you spend a lot of time around other people.  If it has been more or less eliminated in six months or a year, I wouldn’t expect…

I assume you don’t want to blast an airhorn next to your bed while you’re trying to sleep.  But I’m glad you don’t want to infringe on my rights to do so.  What’s your address so I can come over and do that?

Nah in a free market you're competing against 10 year olds who will do the work at a fraction of the price you will.

My WC has 8 tables, half of which are 2 seaters.  All the ones I can recall going to are about 6-10 tables, for a seated capacity in the 20-30 range.  128 guests between inside and outside blows that away.  The only time I’ve seen all the tables filled is on Valentine’s Day, when there’s always a wait to sit.

Broadband is the same way as PS4s, though. I have one in my house, but everyone uses it. I have one internet connection that everyone uses. There are about 130 million households in the US. If 35% of the population has to have an account for a monopoly that’s about 116 million people. Comcast would need to have a 90%…

I don’t know, I think it’s more like not seeing a bust of Homer or Bart.

The PS3 has sold ~23 million units in America, PS4 ~35 million, and PS5 ~5 million.  Most people who own a PS3 or PS5 likely had a PS4 as well, but there are probably a few million people who own one of those but not a PS4.  That puts the userbase at about 1/3 to 1/4 of US households.  What size does it need to be?

Not in America.  It’s only deductible if you didn’t receive anything in return.  Or for the difference between what you paid and the fair value of the item, but their prices are already around fair value so that amount would be low.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/351510/Quiplash/

There are other things not mentioned that push it towards investing, too. The article mentions tax-advantaged accounts but doesn’t discuss their tax advantages. Or talk about the possibility that you may max out in future years, so these years you’re not maxing out will hurt you.  Employer matching is mentioned, but…

The pool one is big. They’re maintenance and money sinks, add liability, and reduce what you can do in the backyard. The price would have had to have been tens of thousands of dollars cheaper than a comparable house without a pool to consider it. If I were in a climate where I could use it for 9+ months of the year it…

Worldwide 131 (now 132) million cases, not deaths. The US recorded deaths are in the right ballpark though.  It’s higher because of unrecorded deaths, of course.

The headline makes it sound more exciting than what’s in the article.

Without couch co-op, it is missing the spirit of the original. The camera and other things are far off, too, but couch co-op is a must. They took the name that people loved and changed the game completely away from what people loved about it.