wow, thats a highly unusual take, but you do you

These things are other-worldly stunning IRL. I have yet to see a photo that does them justice.

That’s quite an extrapolation from 2 measly stills

So just to be clear:

in the late 80s and early 90s Verhoeven was in full control. Starship Troopers is 100% on purpose— it’s right there in the article (in addition to simply being common knowledge), he lived though Nazi occupation as a child.  Troopers heavily reflects his attitude towards facism.  It’s an absolutely remarkable, very…

THANK YOU for bringing this up; this conundrum has lived rent-free in my head for like 40 years

oh i assumed you meant the price to buy, my mistake

guess which one will appreciate in value over time

amendment:  cash for liabilities.  go ahead and finance your assets.

Meh, its pretty dumb. Debt financing an asset vs paying for it cash is almost always a vastly better use of your money. I get it, many people buy everything on credit- meaning, all of their assets and liabilities- and that’s where they run into trouble. Ramsey’s mistake is assuming people are dumb enough not to know…

need to haul seven people

he hates credit writ large: thinks if you can buy a house cash, instead of taking out a mortgage, you should do it... which is just about the dumbest fucking financial advice one could possibly dispense.

Not anymore, certainly. I was really into it in the mid/late 80's, and back then, $1000+ would set you up with a massively competitive kit. Today $1000 is entry level, it’s insane what you have to spend for something like a <18lb tri bike, etc...

Just look at all those beautiful plastic guides. They’re wear-proof!

Fuck that. Minivans are cool. They’re fucking awesome. ( I have 2 Siennas). They are:

ok, twist my arm, i’ll offer up a whopping 4 hershey bars

Agreed, I think the author is really trying to make this something so much bigger than it actually is. oh and BTW who gives a fuck

fair enough. I guess the headline should really read:

FTFY