When my coworker left a copy of his pay stub on the copy machine. I’ll say, he was senior in terms of years experience but definitely less competent... thanks Lou!

Kudos. If you ever get out of the gray you’re going to get lit up. But, I commend you for being brave enough to come in here and say it; I partially agree but I think it might be social and cultural mores that hold women back in negotiation... not emotion.

That guy loves to troll. Seems to spend a suspicious amount of time in Wong’s commment sections; don’t take the bait.

South Bend... one big meth lab and a Fazoli’s.

Cool. Too bad I am in a shaded area.

Buying a car is a voluntary transaction. But emotions come into play and the buyer desires something nicer, bigger, etc then makes a poor decision that the sales person encourages. 

I know this is supposed to be the Patrick show but it seems like you have a good understanding of your financial position. Maybe you should talk to your wife about longer term goals and get her on the same page. If bigger house is an immediate concern for your wife then maybe bring the kids into the discussion as…

I thought the stories wrote themselves? https://horkeyhandbook.com/how-to-write-for-lifehack/

What’s Jeff Gillooly up to?

It sucks that you feel like you have walk on eggshells when you criticize someone who hyperlinked and copy & pasted her way to this months rent payment.

If you have the ability to do so. My wife and I both fund into an IRA annually in addition to our 401k. There’s an annual IRA contribution amount for tax purposes ($5500?). A good financial planner or accountant can point you in the right direction.

He shouldn’t have had dinner with all those women who were not his wife. This is what happens!

This is good Kinja.

You should try working in the dairy section of a grocery store for a bit. Did it for a few years and now the only dairy I consume that isn’t baked or cooked into something is butter and hard cheeses. What happens to that stuff when it gets buried on a back shelf too long or has damaged packaging is truly awful. I gag…

NO. Should have been filed under Lifehacker money advice.

I didn’t see any writing. I saw some thought farts with hyperlinks and a cut & paste job. But I digress... sounds like a scam.

I’d imagine lending standards will be tightened. Rates will likely go up across the board but that was a given because the cost of money has been held artificially low by the Fed for too long; this is something that has happened historically after a recession.

Huh, I wonder how this will correct itself?

That’s a valid point. Have you seen this economic data that shows, while default rates are up, they are still below pre-Recession default numbers

I’ll just reply to myself since someone was butt hurt and censored my legitimate comment earlier.