Sure, but that’s what makes planes expensive underperformers. The F-35 was supposed to be one better plane to unite them all and...

I think that you need to put an huge asterisk next to “your home isn’t an investment:” It’s certainly a financial asset, and for most families it’s the single greatest source of household wealth.

The NHL needs to stop living in the fantasy that the reason that it’s not as big as the NFL or NBA is lack of exposure. Most hockey fans care about one team, and that’s the team they’ll watch.

My point wasn’t about Dallas, but rather that the fact that there were 3 cities in the Census Bureau’s “Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area,” which proves that the list meant “within a city’s limits” not “metropolitan area.”

It’s worth noting that when they say ‘city’ they really mean ‘city’ in this chart (proof: the last slide shows the population, and Dallas, Ft Worth and Arlington are all listed separately, despite being in the Dallas area).

That explains the numbers a bit more, but it also makes their “income” numbers more important.…

I was confused about the number of times I saw Dallas-area cities on the list... but then I realized they were doing it by city (as in, city limits), not metro area. That’s why Boston is listed at 655,000 people in their table, and Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington are all listed as separate cities.

Sheesh, this is like saying “out of the root canals you had done without anesthetic, which one did you like the most?”

Sheesh, this is like saying “out of the root canals you had done without anesthetic, which one did you like the…

Just FYI on the Hilfiger suits, and guys (especially ones who don’t buy such things a lot) looking to buy one for a wedding/formal situation: All of the suits and jackets were either cotton (lightweight, but informal) or polyester/viscose blends (which are cheap fabrics, and won’t hold up well). It also means that…

Just FYI on the Hilfiger suits, and guys (especially ones who don’t buy such things a lot) looking to buy one for a…

That’s true and I didn’t, but if that’s the concern, you should actually talk to a financial planner about some options. It *MAY* make sense to put down less than 10%. It *MAY* make sense for you to use a retirement account for the down payment.

I’m not in the NY metro area, but I’m in a pretty major city (Chicago), and I thought the same thing until I happened to jog past a condo with a ‘for sale’ sign and pulled out my phone on a whim to see what it cost. You can find decent deals, and once you do you’re on that magical ladder that can make you afford more…

I own and I’m pretty happy with my decision, but when I have friends that have talked about buying I point this out to them. Things that never broke in all the years I rented broke on my (brand new) condo in the first few years. Home ownership is one of the primary ways Americans build net worth, but it’s not…

FYI, for anyone thinking about buying:

FYI, for anyone thinking about buying:

I’ve had the Kmashi 11,200mAh charter for nearly 2 years now, and I’m a fan. It’s great when going camping for a weekend or on a roadtrip in a car with more people using power hungry devices than chargers (camping is great because you can never have too many flashlights).

I’ve had the Kmashi 11,200mAh charter for nearly 2 years now, and I’m a fan. It’s great when going camping for a…

THIS THIS AND THIS. I had an epistemology course we had to take in high school for a semester. So many things in my life keep on going back to stuff I learned there.

I don’t see why we don’t mandate them for everyone: When scientists have a theory it means something b/c of the way scientific knowledge is constructed.…

But like, it’s close? And I mean, God made it without tracing and he was kinda tired. So you really have to give God a pass on that one. Right?

It’s the classic battle between market forces and regulators.

I live in a 19th century building that was converted into (6) condos. I bought a parking spot in the alley in back. I’m on one hand an ideal EV candidate because the distances I travel tend to be <5 miles. Even Ikea is ~25 miles away, so a 100 mile range would be more than enough. On the other, no place to put a…

I get your snark, but behind it is the real irony of EVs: Those houses are often spaced farther apart from each other and from retail and employment. People in denser cities are, on one hand, prime candidates to buy EVs because they drive short distances so range is less of a problem, on the other, they don’t have a…

Or the landlords did a calculation of construction cost, size restrictions on their lots, and figured that they’d make more money with 10 studio apartments on a floor than 50 parking spaces (or whatever). And if you’re talking about “apartment complexes” and not, say, a 2-5 story building that has 2-10 units or so,…

The key word you use is “new apartment buildings.” Seattle is once again facing a tech boom so has a lot of that, but many many, many cities have an older apartment stock that will take forever to get updated.