I haven’t had a flu shot in 20 years, though there have been two occasions when I wish I had taken it. Generally I’d rather get sick the organic way and let my immune system work some overtime. There was a while when I was getting concerned that we as a society intervene too much with shots and anti-bacterial…

What’s worse is that so many lawyers are purged in their 3rd year. Like professional athletes, the highest salary they will see is early in their career. The corporate legal sector largely has a notorious “up or out” system that basically either has you promoted or out of a job. Furthermore, law firms can get very…

My wife got accepted to Vanderbilt with a pretty healthy scholarship, but accepted an offer off the waitlist at University Southern California. I would have gone the cheaper route, but she swears her USC diploma has more influence in the California legal market. She did a joint program during her 3rd year with the…

My wife has done very well for herself. She was making below minimum wage when I met her as a teenager working a summer job at a water park. She started her legal career in the low six-figures. As for me, I’ve been investing before I could get my driver license and had a sweet full-time job as a corporate event…

I’ve got Rocketchips stage 2. I use grill blocks (foam pipe insulation) when the weather is below 50 degrees and my OEM bellypan is messed up and probably is ruining my aero along with the sunroof deflector. I’m also running 225/45/17 Michelin Supersports which aren’t exactly low roll-resistant. I average 70-75mph…

Well it sounds like you’re in the top 5% of earners out there so your experience is going to be very different from the majority. You’re right that it’s mainly income dependent, but most people cannot dramatically increase there earning power the way that you do. Therefore, focusing on the other side of the ledger…

I was always fascinated by the spin class at my local 24 Fitness. I’d play basketball and I’d see a small crowd of people waiting for the class to start. I didn’t too much of it, being a kid that had to ride a bike 3.5 miles to school everyday since 3rd grade, but this seemed different. My wife’s friend was a…

Yeah, we’ve dated since teenagers (we met at the mall in 1997), have been married for 10 years, and we are a lot more familial than we try to be. My mom has been widowed since 1995 and my wife really looks after her. I do the same for her family too.

My wife and my mom are on completely different wavelengths about this. My mom is data-driven, frugal, and wants to consume any information that exists. She wants to see everything and read ever caption in a museum. It is exhausting going with her because she takes much longer and insists on staying about twice as…

Impressive. My 01 VW Golf TDI 1.9l 4-cyl (moderately modified) does about 130hp/255ft-lbs and 45mpg with a 12% taller 5th gear set. I’ve never towed anything in it, have have put 800lbs of junk in it a two occasions.

My wife and I had a crazy experience with student loans; I had none and she had $230K in debt when she finished her LL.M in 2007. I exited the workforce during the Great Recession, we got married in Spring 2008, and my wife started her legal career one month later. Remarkably, her undergrad loans were only $6K…

I’m going to caution alarmist-BS here. A slight amount of under-inflation will not significantly reduce a tire’s lifespan, probably not even 1%, though you will have enhanced grip. I don’t see how this will ever pay for itself unless you’re chronically driving on tires are 30% lower than the recommended level. …

I’m going to caution alarmist-BS here. A slight amount of under-inflation will not significantly reduce a tire’s…

Before the recession I worked as a corporate event planner while I was in college. For international trips, we made sure that all attendees and staff had at least 6 months of a buffer from the date of travel with their passport expiration date. The excuse we gave them was the State Dept. wants a buffer in the event…

It seems to me that the polarization comes from many motivating factors such as:

I should double check my sub-panel, but I’m pretty sure it’s a 60A breaker. There’s actually a number of things I will have to check including the breaker, the sub-panel, the panel, and eMotorwerks (I have the Kickstarter version of the 14kW Juicbox Pro)  to see if both the box and the plug can handle the current. I…

Perhaps I’ll buy an off-lease new Leaf in 2020. We spent $7,300 out the door for an off-lease 2013 Fiat 500e with 24K miles on it. We’ve added 22K miles on it in less than a year, but it does require my wife to charge it at her office 50 miles away. It’d be nice to go back and forth a few times without needing to…

Your pun got me all “amp”-ed up. Try not to laugh, but “resistance” is futile...Ohms!

Your pun got me all “amp”-ed up. Try not to laugh, but “resistance” is futile...Ohms!

I don’t like the sound of banning ICE propelled cars, but this is only a consideration and there’s an 18 year timeline to figure this out. I’ve added an off-lease 2013 Fiat 500e to my garage and we have reduced our gasoline demand by 1,000 gallons a year and diesel by 200 gallons a year. The impact of one tiny BEV…

I figured folks feared owning a car with a potential $10K battery replacement cost, so leasing alleviated those fears. Anyways, cheapskates like me pick up those off-lease hybrid/BEVs for a bargain. I bought a loaded 3 year old Lexus Rx400h for $18K before taxes and now has 200K miles on the original traction…

Back in 2005, I would say NEVER! But now that I’m older, have two cars with leather or “leatherette” I can understand the luxury of heated seats. My other two cars (old TDI and an old Duramax) are velour cloth seats and really don’t need a heating element. Now I just wish my other two cars had A/C cooled…