Here in Texas, I’ve been happy with Frost Bank- a fairly large (for a regional bank), successful bank (not CU), but you get a personal banker and whenever you call, any time, someone answers rather than a menu- and someone who is in Texas, rather than across the planet.

I just leased a car for the first time. I had the cash to make a large downpayment to get the payments, for a reasonable time period, down to what I wanted, but by leasing I got the monthly payment to the same level with a lot less down- saving the cash for other purposes. I don’t intend to drive the vehicle forever-…

I agree that cost-savings on the F-35 may be little beyond us...but I read the tweet more as using the F-35 as an example of out of control costs- not wrong- and the promise to cut spending as more of an across-the-board, more than just the F-35 promise. I believe the WashPo just did an article about some private…

Move to San Antonio. Depending on district, teachers start, as in right out of school, at $50K.

Everywhere my wife, mom, aunt, uncle, and two cousins have worked- you have a bachelor’s degree and x years experience, you make this much...oh, a master’s degree and y years? This much.

Last time I looked minimum wage, full time, was over the federal poverty level for single parent with two kids. And, as the articles I quoted originally pointed out, the vast majority of minimum wage earners are 16-25 living with older people (parents) or with someone of a similar age making more money (say, a wife…

I can’t complete evacuate while sitting. Within seconds of standing I have to go again.

I can’t complete evacuate while sitting. Within seconds of standing I have to go again.

Even if you’re legally allowed to carry/own firearms, if you’re holding one in your hand when addressing a police officer, said officer is allowed to tell you to put the gun down and, your failure to do so, shoot you if the officer legitimately believes your continued possession of the firearms is a threat to the…

The cost-of-living thing is one reason I would be more in favor of leaving things like the minimum wage issue completely up to the states. The feds set a minimum wage for the whole country and people in Indiana go, “low, but not impossible,” while people in CA go, “it costs more than that to live in a box under a…

So she signed a contract that required her to give 6 months notice of quitting, or pay back a portion of her salary, which was the amount they added in return for her signing this particular contract. I imagine a lot of people, given terms like “we’ll double your salary if you agree to only quit with 6 months notice…

“According to the Bureau of Labor Statisticsthere are about 3.6 million workers at or below the minimum wage (you can be below legally under certain conditions). That is 2.5 percent of all workers and 1.5 percent of the population of potential workers. Within that small group, 31 percent are teenagers and 55 percent…

My policy with Farmer’s renews in January- so a total of a year with them- and it’s going up $30. I have my homeowners with them- and its darn cheap- and nobody seems to be close, overall, with all discounts, but dang it, that’s $30.

Can anyone tell me the reason behind the rope on the front end, given it has a conventional winch?

Good god you are friggin’ old.

I wish you guys had called out Obama for his bullshit as much as you’ve called/are going to call Trump for his. Evenhandedness in media is sorely lacking.

Fancy formula. My wife, for both kids, was unable to express breast milk- hours of pumping, attempted feedings with a screaming, hungry baby, huge swollen breasts, but no milk- so we had to use formula. By itself, that’s expensive enough, but my oldest had some weird allergies and we had to buy the most expensive…

Not always, such a when jacket is unbuttoned. I also just don’t like the feel of the bulge.

As I understand it, however, because the overall layout of the car differs from the roadcar (r/e vs/ m/e), and, therefore, not a variation of a car actually for sale, they had to get a waiver.

I’m an attorney and wear suits quite frequently. First, I never put anything other than a receipt or small piece of paper in my pants pockets- unsightly bulges. Next, a slim wallet in breast pocket and phone in opposite. Business cards in the small pocket on inside bottom of suit. Pen with wallet. Keys in briefcase.…

I start with the regular Farmer’s Carry- 2 45# KBs, 2 sets of large circuits around the gym. Then 2-handed OH Waiter Carry- 2 18#KBs, for another 2 sets. Finish with a 50# sandbag thing over one shoulder, alternate shoulders ever 100 steps, for 600 total steps.