> But even if you’re careful to think of your home as an asset and an investment ...

Being out of work is not the only emergency that could happen. You could have your house need costly repairs (roof, heater, appliances) the same week that your car dies, and then a relative is suddenly ill and you want to fly out and see them within 24 hours before they die. Even with a job, you can run out of cash…

Has that 1969 challenger guy been banned? Why is he not ranting about how wrong you are?

They should probably get on that certification process. Otherwise, it’s basically like saying horse de-wormer is better than a COVID vaccine, even though it’s not technically certified (because big pharma is paying to keep it out of our hands) but if you happen to use it outside of its intended purpose, it totally is…

Quick, what does this traffic light mean (the red right arrow) in Seattle?

Both?

Being on a magazine cover doesn’t mean it’s good. See Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, etc.

Just because an STD is the “least annoying STD”, I still don’t want it.

True, I’ve assumed a world without Social Security, mostly due to lack of education on my part (I’m a Canadian in the states, planning to move back home in the next 10 years).

I still don’t think that harsher penalties will stop anyone. Those who currently drink and drive are already taking risks and are ok with it, what’s a harsher slap on the wrist going to do? “I’ve only had a few, I’m not drunk, I’m only 5 minutes from home”. Nothing about this new law stops that mindset.

I can’t tell if this is satire or not. I understand the general pessimistic attitude, but everyone is now responsible for their own financial well being in retirement (at least in the states). Gone are the days of pensions and social security covering for you. You, and you alone, must save up enough money. It’s scary…

Of course you love yours, you don’t have to look at it while you’re driving. Others aren’t so fortunate.

(ducks for cover) Unless your kid wants to learn it, teaching your kid to drive manual is like teaching them to communicate with Morse code.

Right, I feel like they need an inflation index for the various sectors (health care costs, childcare costs, education costs, general inflation), and the max contributions for your 401k, Roth IRA, 529, etc. all go up by that number every year... no sitting back, waiting to see what the new magic,…

Buying I-bonds now is kind of a form of market timing, but there’s an argument to be made about guaranteed rates, and how these are not normal circumstances (inflation is rarely this high, and thus you rarely get such high guaranteed rates).

RIP, shitter house.

I find with TVs, it’s a “buy once, cry once” endeavour (assuming you care about video quality, or response time for video games).

I’m thinking something like a mid 90's American car/minivan. Something with a 3 speed auto, power steering pump whining away. Something where you floor the accelerator, you hear a lot of theater (probably because the exhaust manifold is cracked), but the car barely gets going. You slam the brakes, and the whole thing…

A P1 is replaceable, albeit at a high cost. life is not. Also... this car is insured, no?

Joke’s on you, I’m illiterate!