Yes, anytime your pay is ahead of the COLA adjustment you’re a winner. It’s good if you can get it.

Once again you provide the thoughtful answer. The more basic answer was covered by Chris Rock a long time ago in his OJ routine. “Should’ve had a prenup, everybody needs a prenup, prenuptial agreement. People think you gotta be rich to have a prenup, OH NO. You make 50 million dollars, your wife wants half, big deal,…

Well yeah, any video capture service could be used........ but not like when you’re talking about hitting record on a TV guide menu.

You can turn a PC into a DVR, but you need tuners, and based on your setup, you can only tune what’s broadcasting, not streaming. WMC MythTV NextPVR are all avenues of recording shows, but you need a feed. Sling TV is just a streaming service, that’s like asking to record Netflix, not gonna happen.

4thdeskonright is correct. If you stop to think about it, most of our indulgences aren't really rewards or "special", it's just us (all of us, because you're not alone) telling ourselves we deserve something, or it's okay because of "blah blah blah". If you're going to not care about the calories then you should care…

Not advice! There are a lot of good things on here but I didn’t see this.

We got married early on, so most of our friends were not married. We decided early on, that there would be no +1's for people who would know plenty of other people there. If you were dating someone and we knew about it, we made sure to invite both people separately. Our single friends on the other hand, had to be…

Tyler Durden?

All of this is good, but I feel like first and foremost you should rule out the external. People often identify themselves through what they do. In small talk we refer to people by their names and what they do at their jobs. It becomes apart of our identity. When however we are unsatisfied it can manifest in our other…

Sure, if you’re familiar enough with the alphabet. But that’s a lot of work to do on vacation!

When I travel abroad I like to disconnect from my phone, so I never use data. Instead I plan ahead and pretend it’s 2003. The internet exists, but I don’t have it in my pocket. Knowing your route to your hotel is something you can do before departure. You can also study a map of the area you’re going to be in. This…

These lids are the worst, they always crack. I prefer the Rubbermaid easy find lids. The problem is that these Pyrex bowls are really nice. If only we could get the quality of Pyrex glass bowls with Rubbermaid lids!

These lids are the worst, they always crack. I prefer the Rubbermaid easy find lids. The problem is that these Pyrex…

Because they come from the "bread basket" of the 7 kingdoms, which as it happens was untouched by the war of 5 kings. Basically Kings Landing would have starved a long time ago if the food wasn't coming up from the Tyrell's lands. I always forget how much the show skips from the books.

Yes, that too, but those are hard to come by and you'll have to sometimes wait to qualify. Many of my classmates worked for one of three or four large employers in the area that did this.

Yes, especially in sciences, that's where the big grants are!

Also, on a related note. If a GA ship isn't your style and you want to work full time and go to school part time, just work for the university and get tuition remission! That paid for my wife's masters! We just had to pay tax as it was a taxable benefit where we live.

Yes, apply early, ask around. Look on the school's website to see which faculty runs the program you're interested in. We call them DGS's or Director of Graduate Studies within each department. If you can't find that person, find the Department Chair. Communicate and reach out to these people. They are in charge of…

Don't pay for it. GA positions are out there, get one! Some institutions even offer assistantships in other areas than teaching or research. These are called service GAs and they basically boil down to a 20 hour per week job. For example, mine was in IT support while getting an MBA. Here they pay about 15K and you get…

This is great advice. Many places have a gap between people who work with budgets and hiring managers. Sometimes the hiring manager can't negotiate with the candidate directly because they'd need to run it past the person who does control the budget. Sometimes a place has budgetary controls in the hiring requisition…

Taliesin is cool and all, but if you're going to skip Milwaukee for a more scenic Wisconsin, I'd recommend Devil's Lake on a family trip with kids or New Glarus for an adult trip. New Glarus Brewing is one of WI's best breweries outside of Chippewa Falls (too far to drive) or Milwaukee (not scenic). Neither of these…