I have a personal hot take on 3rd gear. Here’s the thing with me - I support all the usual Transit Memes for New Urbanist Teens measures. Cities should serve their citizens. Walkability and density should be prioritized over roads and parking. Resources and entertainment should be well-distributed into the urban…

The medical industry by and large does prey strongly on ignorance. They really don’t want you asking questions generally.

each time I see tips on how to dispute and navigate medical bills, I laugh in socialized medicine

The secret sauce to the crosstrek is a trifecta of affordability, versatility and capability.

Brand spanking new Mustang and / or Corvette for a driver with 0 experience. If they’re lucky, they smack it up. If not, they end up dead. Seen it more than once.

And in my experience, comes with a massive fucking discount if you have AAA.

I think the best solution for most moves has been renting a truck ourselves and paying professional movers to help load and unload the truck. Much quicker and efficient, plus your friends don’t risk hurting their backs.  

For those youngins that just graduated with a fancy masters degree with absolutely zero life skills - word of advice, be a minimalist. In the long run you’ll be happier. Also, learn how to do research before making a decision.

For example, if you’re paying $500/month on self storage for $100 worth of furniture/crap,…

Plenty of people who bought their house a number of years ago, paid down a substantial portion of the principal, and have seen a large amount of appreciation in their home’s value would be able to pay cash for a home. Most with the ability to buy a $300,000 house cash don’t actually keep that in cash, it’s either tied…

I would have bought this faucet for it if I had enough space overhead (and if it didn’t scare me a little):

I bought a deep 2x2 stainless steel sink for my laundry room at a local restaurant supplier. I can wash (and soak!) absolutely huge things in it. It was a very smart purchase.

Funny story for me and putting weights on the bar. I played football in high school and college and weight lifted seriously into my 30s. I was going to a small gym which was in a small barn, privately owned of a friend of mine. They had a wall of records (bench, curl, squats, leg press, etc.) I had about 7 of the 20…

As a teen who struggled with suicidal thoughts because I wanted to escape how I was feeling, I will also add one thing I wish my parents had done which is talk about feelings early and often without judgement. Long before teenage years if you can.

Two out of three of my kids had several suicide attempts. All of them have been hospitalized for suicidal thoughts. The one thing this article fails to do is to stress the importance of getting professional help for your child as soon as possible. Take them to someone who is a professional therapist (licensed,…

Saying “‘My family bought a cruise for the end of this month and I need to go,’ puts your boss in a bind, and shows you don’t know how to communicate or manage well.”

If someone uses acronyms in an interview

What bothers me so much about this argument is that the people who make it have obviously never collected UI themselves. You don’t just keep collecting checks forever; in NC, you only get unemployment for 12 weeks. The extra benefits started getting added almost a year ago, so the people who were the first to claim…

Hopefully this will lead to restaurants paying servers at least minimum wage (plus tips) rather than $2.13. I don’t understand how that structure has held on for so long.

Imagine not wanting to return to a job that basically expects you to beg to get paid (poorly), offers no benefits, requires you be on your feet for hours, suffer any number of indignities from Karens and Chads, usually doesn’t guarantee you regular hours, and did I mention the pay sucks?

“Could it be that we’re offering subpar wages and no benefits and forcing our staff to interact with unpleasant people in situations detrimental to their mental and physical health, and possibly exposing them and their families to a deadly and highly contagious disease?