So what’s the recommendation when the card has an annual fee? Most of my cards (about 5) I have had open for less than 7 years.

Im sorry that others peoples’ freedom of choice is such an inconvenience to you. One could make these arguments against almost any other type of vehicle as well. Many motorcycles are obnoxious, should they be banned? Anything over about 100 hp could be deemed impactical as you don’t really NEED it, should we create a…

In high school, I was somehow lucky enough to break the sensor that tells the car you’re buckled in. Every time you accelerated past 15 mph (and about every 30 seconds thereafter) the car would chime. It may not be physically painful but it was mentally anguishing.

I’m a fan of what I’ve dubbed the “rolling blockade” when things become extremely asymmetrical, as in one lane is at a stand-still for 1/2 mile and the other keeps having people zoom to the front exacerbating the problem.

I think the s2000 had the perfect formula. 240 and a high redline in a well-balanced car was plenty without getting too murdery or opening the door for jail in moments. It was a blast to just toy around in and really emphasized that power isn’t everything.

I would like to know how well it actually works towing, say, a heavy beast of a project car on a heavy UHaul trailer up a mountain. Likewise, something that's big, heavy, and not aerodynamic. Ideally in summer weather, but that may be hard to replicate.

I'm with Elephant1232 on this one.

I am not in HR, but I do a lot of the interviewing for potential members of my team. We are also a 'development house', so I'm not sure how much this is relevant outside the non-IT / non-tech world.

I personally like paper books because they aren't susceptible to technology changes. If I buy a book today and 20 years from now I want to read it, it'll still be a book. If it's on a Kindle, for instance, I need a Kindle (or something) to read it. It may (and legitimately may not) be like trying to find something…

This may be in line with your "comfortable with the uncomfortable", but one of the most important lessons I took away from the Army was "one foot in front of the other." The Army put me in situations where we'd have to march 50+ miles after a week or two on little food and being so exhausted that I literally had to…

This may be in line with your "comfortable with the uncomfortable", but one of the most important lessons I took away from the Army was "one foot in front of the other." The Army put me in situations where we'd have to march 50+ miles after a week or two on little food and being so exhausted that I literally had to…

Thanks! How do you know all of this? I'm not challenging you, just wondering if there's a source I could use to learn a bit more about all of this stuff. I really appreciate the help!

I think this is really critical and 'bringing it to people's attention' if you will. I'm something called an IT architect which is a fancy way of saying that my job's to solve a problem then scope how much time it'll take to build it (so we can give a quote to a client).

At least this makes me feel better about not being the only person who always thought it was "bro-ham." Which begs the question - what the hell is that all about then?

Thanks everyone, that helps a lot. And yes - I was confused TheDudeAbides. I was considering my withdrawal (?) from my 401k as income as well. That's why I'm reading an article like this :-)

I called our HR people and they said that everything's the same between them so they have the same funds, fees, etc. So I guess it just becomes a math problem then...

Thanks, that's a good question. I went and looked in our handbook and both plans are 401(k)s and get matched. So, at least from what I surmise, all things are equal. It's just a question of whether I should pay taxes on that money going in or coming out.

I've always had this burning question. I'm 30 and can either contribute to my post-tax (IRA?) plan or 401K. Is it better to take the 'tax hit' now since the hope is that my salary is lower now than it would be when I retire? Or would 'losing' that money and its 30 years compound interest actually end up costing…

We have a Sierra 2500 and Chevy Volt in our driveway. The Volt's lifetime average is 168 mpg and the truck's is 12.7. I think we win :-)

Mustangs and Corvettes - are you kidding me? You haven't done Hertz justice and haven't ever been to hertzdreamcars.com! YYou can get Porsches, an SLS, Bentleys, Ferraris, GTRs, Astons, the list is incredible! SO MUCH WANT!