Honestly, this just confuses the crap out of me. I used to own an NB and am really anxious to get a new one. I looked at a PRHT just before they announced the ND and almost chose not to wait. Now, I like the ND.1 but want to see the Fiat 124 in person/on road before making a decision. Then Fiat comes out with the…

At least you got to see it IRL to decide. Fiat was too lazy to bring it to the Houston Auto Show, and their rep told me as much.

What strikes me as odd about the Fiat 124 is that when I signed-up for updates via their website, I didn’t get inundated with emails. Actually, not a single one. No info on how to get on the list for a launch-edition model, not even a boring, useless rehash of stuff that’s already on their website.

It should not be difficult to find out more about your 401k options, so if you’re having trouble, definitely complain to your HR/Benefits rep. The company pays TIAA to manage this stuff, so they shouldn’t want you to be unhappy. And TIAA is a big enough firm that they have customer-support specialists who can answer…

If you think you know when the market will bottom out, I would encourage you to buy lottery tickets instead, since you have a level of clairvoyance that is seldom seen outside of the Marvel universe. I’m being sarcastic, of course, but there really is no way to know when the best time is. With a little research, you…

Fear #6 - I won’t get my own reality TV series like the Kartrashians or Drumpf if my life doesn’t revolve around conspicuous, excessive consumption.

Sounds like the BR bite my g/f in HS had. Put her on crutches for 2 months.

Listen up little millenial: Everything you do is not perfect. You are not special and are not endowed with talents unafforded to others. I know your parents and day-care teachers have been filling your head with these ideas, but I don’t know where you got the idea that I don’t know what I’m talking about. Call me a…

This does not sound like a good way to care for shoes with leather interiors though. Alcohol would draw out oils and dry out the leather and weaken the glues holding it together. You could always moisturize again after you treat with alcohol, but it just seems easier to buy another pair of shoes (or multiple pairs)…

I currently have 6 pairs of nice work shoes and a couple more that are for casual Fridays (not including sneakers). On week 1, I alternate between pairs A & B for Mon-Thur and wear a more casual shoe on Fri. Week 2, I alternate between pairs C & D, casual Friday. Week 3 is pairs E & F plus casual Friday. Week 4 is…

I don’t think separate accounts are strictly necessary, it’s more important how you allocate investments for each of the time horizons and use the longer-term buckets to refill the shorter-term ones as they’re depleted. No reason why this couldn’t be done entirely in one account.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you’re babbling like Trump - making stuff up as you go along and hoping that if you say it with enough conviction someone else will believe it. I’m not advocating for target date funds, but if you think you know the difference between a “sharp, brief downturn” (your words) and the start…

I always thought the 3-door or 3-door convertible RAV4 would make a good donor car for a DIY-electric.

And since you know when that downturn will be you can somehow avoid it. As long as you’re predicting the future, would you mind getting me the PowerBall numbers?

Sounds like the Ray Lucia “Buckets of Money” strategy. If you haven’t already, check it out as a sanity-check against your method.

Spend a little bit of that extra time getting there either early or at least on-time.

I put a small rack of lamb on the grill outside a few weeks ago and underestimated its doneness when I took it off. I didn’t want to take it back outside, so I put it in the air-fryer for a few minutes and it finished up very nicely. Actually, I think it was the best cooked lamb I’ve ever made.

I have one too and mine has about the same top-temp. That’s hot enough to brown meat & vegetables, but you’re right that it’ll also cook the insides. But whether it’s a BBQ grill, broiler-pan, or a Searzall, it’ll cook the insides if you leave it on long enough. The question is whether 390 is hot enough to sear in a…

Anyone tried an air-fryer? Should give results somewhere between actual frying and a Searzall.

While I’ll grant that the internet is full-to-the-brim of trolls and haters, shouldn’t the overwhelming response to your story make you question that your version of reality is not the same as that shared by everyone else? Would you continue to insist that the sky is green if everyone else agreed that it was blue?