Sometimes good old-fashioned physical copies of files hidden or stored somewhere are a good way to go. With the rise of the Internet, sometimes we forget about what had been good enough for thousands of years — hiding stuff. Only tell your spouse, or whomever else might need it, where it is.

I think the real reason so many commenters on this thread cynically expect some kind of negative backlash from the right to Hillary’s move honestly has almost nothing to do with what she actually did and almost everything to do with the nature of political discourse in this country.

Never said it mattered to me. Just that it matters greatly to almost all Americans. Like I said, it’s why half of this country distrusts every word out of President Obama’s mouth, Hillary Clinton’s mouth, etc. I know the popular explanation as far as Obama is concerned is that it’s racism, but it’s not. There are not…

You leaped before you looked. Speak for yourself. Cynicism hasn’t left me blind. I was referring to why so many people doubt the motives of politicians and other powerful people. It wasn’t a dig at Hillary.

“Why shouldn’t a powerful person, or even a person running for an elected position, be nice to someone who is feeling down?”

Too many words. No point reading any of them.

As much as you can possibly afford — yes, exactly this — even if it means living a meager life. I think you’re overanalyzing things. It’s not a choice between extremes. Use common sense. Living a meager life doesn’t have to mean never buying anything for yourself or doing anything fun like travel.

Such a cavalier fashion in the comments on an article on saving for retirement? The Internet needs more people like you who take umbrage at perceived wrongs and insensitivities against other people than themselves. That’s exactly what the Internet needs more of.

To be fair, people do both all the time. You can save and travel. It doesn’t have to be an either/or.

I know you’re being snarky, but being the snarky person you are, maybe you should tell them. Maybe you should call them all on the phone right now and tell them that if they’re making the national average yet still struggling, they need to either earn more money or cut back. Forget that they aren’t the ones…

“When the s&p is returning double digit %s, then it makes no sense to pay down extra on a credit card with an apr less than the s&p return”

That’s a valid way to think of it too — leave it alone till then — but tons of people pull out some of their retirement early for a down payment or to relocate to a different state or to put a kid through college or to cover medical bills for a loved one, whatever, and eat the penalty. Bottom line is that it’s always…

Too much math. It’s simpler than that. Just do both simultaneously. Steadily pay down the debt while saving at the same time.

You’re doing the excuses/overthinking thing I mentioned. ;) There is typically a 10% penalty for early withdrawal, but so-the-f*ck what? First, even if you don’t touch the 401k, having money in a 401k or something like it makes you more freely able to use OTHER savings you may have, or pursue other opportunities,…

It’s annoyingly simple, but there are basically two choices when it comes to money and expenses. Either make more money, or spend less. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.

Here’s the deal, kids. And yes, I know that’s condescending, but I say it from a place of humility as a 42-year-old tech dude, because I didn’t practice what I’m about to preach.

Oh, that’s terrible.

“Resurrection was my introduction to the series as a kid...”

Sorry, you’re right. When it comes to the whole “what is and isn’t canon” debate about different things I get touchy. I think it’s just one of those things. One person’s canon is another person’s made-up sh*t. Bottom line is that I just want everything and anything Alien-related to be good because I loved the first…

The only person left to ask is Ridley Scott, and since he basically invented the universe and never voiced a problem with it, it’s canon.