My goto gravy for years has been this one : https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97137098#97138010 But I’ll give her’s a try.

Or saying it while texting, or browsing facebook...

Since I’m married, I do care most about family coverage. Yes, it’s clear they are focusing on just the employee, and trying to keep families off. UPS and others were pushing to get rid of spousal insurance. Luckily, I can go through my spouse’s insurance and not get stuck with my coverage.

See, that all would make sense, if the demographics held up. The majority of the new company’s employees are young people, not older and sicker. That’s part of my frustration and confusion.

Appreciate the response. I definitely don’t think we have any atypical benefits at all, other than just how little is covered, and how much it costs.

My current employer, with hundreds of employees, is “self-insured” and our premiums are insanely high. My previous employer was about 20 people and had quite reasonable total premiums. In fact the TOTAL premium at my old company was significantly less than just the employee or employer contribution at the new company.…

I’ve always wanted to try Bryanna Clark-Grogan’s Soy & Seitan Loaf. It looked amazing. I made a stuffed seitan one year that was good, even if it did stick to the foil! :(

We’ve done a “traditional” menu as well. Mashed potatoes, roasted squash, stuffing, cranberries, no-fu loaf, fresh baked bread, etc. Gives the meat eaters a flavor for what we normally eat at their thanksgiving meals. Except we can’t usually eat the mashed potatoes or stuffing, because they’ve added turkey to them. :(

We’re vegetarians. Every year we do thanksgiving with a different theme. Indian. Sushi (veggie of course)/Stirfry. Italian. Etc.

“I mean, I can’t legally force her to leave if she’s going to continue to see or communicate with him.” Yes, you can. You talk to a divorce lawyer, hopefully with evidence of the infidelity.

I do know a coworker who spit in a patron’s food when I worked in a kitchen. (I didn’t find out until the patron was gone for the night) I still regret not taking it to the boss and having him fired. I also know someone that spit in a “natural peanut butter” jar in a grocery store when he was stocking shelves, before…

Well, I did say the bloggers I read. :)

Agreed. I was just responding to @Zendax to indicate the tapping really doesn’t have a purpose. So if it “helps”, it’s all placebo effect. Having nothing to do with your “chakras” or whatever energy alignment mumbo-jumbo they are touting. (According to the wikipedia page)

Virtually every FI/RE blogger I’ve read is married, and most actually say the wife was the most frugal. Also, many people still work after “retiring early”, but they work at what they want to. Even staying in a career, but with the freedom to say to to crazy jobs/bosses.

There are a couple of approaches here. I think the first thing is to explain finances to your kids early and often. Pull up stats that show that big ivy league educations leave people with huge bills that crush their early earning years. Encourage them to “lifehack” their college experience, by taking AP courses in…

Really interesting. I find it fascinating that your orgasms changed after the surgery. I would’ve thought that the experience was based on the genetic anatomy, but obviously the hormonal influences the experience as much or more. Congrats and may you have many many more...

“[Tapping] has no benefit as a therapy beyond the placebo effect or any known-effective psychological techniques that may be provided in addition to the purported “energy” technique.” - From the Wiki page.

Summary of lemon laws: https://www.carlemon.com/lemon-law-summaries.html

Advanced one:

You might want to pickup a copy of “The Indian Grocery Store Demystified: A Food Lover’s Guide to All the Best Ingredients in the Traditional Foods of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh“