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[Guest-5ty5s4]

What is considered the minimum amount of cash for it to be worth it to dump your money into dividends etc?

 

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[Lex DeVille]

It's been a while since I've been to a wedding, so maybe I'm not fresh on how things work, but I got this in the mail and it doesn't sit right with me. It's from a family member I've had no contact with in 15 years or more. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it, but it seems like they want to have a wedding and honeymoon and they want me to pay for it. At my last wedding, I didn't ask anyone for anything.



Also, without this note, I would've sent a gift but probably wouldn't have attended. With the note, I probably won't do either.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

It's been a while since I've been to a wedding, so maybe I'm not fresh on how things work, but I got this in the mail and it doesn't sit right with me. It's from a family member I've had no contact with in 15 years or more. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it, but it seems like they want to have a wedding and honeymoon and they want me to pay for it. At my last wedding, I didn't ask anyone for anything.

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Also, without this note, I would've sent a gift but probably wouldn't have attended. With the note, I probably won't do either.

I feel you man. That’s just rude of them.

 

[Primeperiwinkle]

No, you misunderstood.

She's saying what someone else should be sexually attracted to, not what she is attracted to.

I mean... Really? These are the people who claim to be tolerant and in support of others' preferences? Lol

Correction: she sets low standards for herself and claims to prefer other people with low standards so that she doens't have to come to terms with the fact that she doesn't take care of herself. She's a bullshitter.

Did you point out that fact to her?

ETA: I can’t delete that top quote.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

Did you point out that fact to her?

No. People like that would never listen.

 

[Primeperiwinkle]

No. People like that would never listen.

I know that. You know that. I’m wondering why you’re letting it ruffle you.. which was my original point. But.. this is the rants thread so maybe you just needed to get it off your chest.

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

I know that. You know that. I’m wondering why you’re letting it ruffle you.. which was my original point. But.. this is the rants thread so maybe you just needed to get it off your chest.

Simple: because what's obvious to me isn't obvious to everyone else. The point was to warn 1) people who haven't dealt with this type of garbage and 2) people who have but haven't had the problem articulated to them.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

This is a first-of-its-kind LEGO mosaic gun concealment,

Sweet!!! You'd sell millions of those if you were allowed to advertise.

What is considered the minimum amount of cash for it to be worth it to dump your money into dividends etc?

Enough to generate a 4-figure passive income. A $1000 check a month for doing nothing is always nice. That's about $300,000 @ 4% dividend yield. With inflation running high, you'll have to hope the underlying appreciates.

Also, without this note, I would've sent a gift but probably wouldn't have attended. With the note, I probably won't do either.

I wouldn't either. The invite and presumption is tacky.

 

[Primeperiwinkle]

Simple: because what's obvious to me isn't obvious to everyone else. The point was to warn 1) people who haven't dealt with this type of garbage and 2) people who have but haven't had the problem articulated to them.
oh.

But your values are unique to you. Somebody else might really appreciate her low physical standards. I think ppl would be better served by you pointing out how miserable ppl make themselves by pairing up with someone who doesn’t share their pursuits/passions/beliefs.

You have an amazing story of physical change. There are plenty of great ppl who haven’t put a lot of effort into physicality like you.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

Simple: because what's obvious to me isn't obvious to everyone else. The point was to warn 1) people who haven't dealt with this type of garbage and 2) people who have but haven't had the problem articulated to them.
oh.

But your values are unique to you. Somebody else might really appreciate her low physical standards. I think ppl would be better served by you pointing out how miserable ppl make themselves by pairing up with someone who doesn’t share their pursuits/passions/beliefs.

You have an amazing story of physical change. There are plenty of great ppl who haven’t put a lot of effort into physicality like you.

Fitness in this case is just a symptom of the real issue, which was the victim psychology that this woman exhibited.

I don't mean for this to come off as boasting (even though I'm anything but humble), but most people won't hit my level physically, and that's fine. Lifting is something that I'm fanatical about, and most people just don't have the time (or have other physical interests like running or MMA). As much as I'd love for everyone to get on my level, it won't happen. Though, I refuse to compromise on certain baseline standards and stand by my conviction that taking care of yourself is a moral duty to both yourself and the people who you care about.

Her issue was that she was rationalizing things away to cope with obvious problems (of which the dad bod piece was just one symptom of many) that made her a ticking time bomb for bigger problems down the road.

 

[Ing]

It's been a while since I've been to a wedding, so maybe I'm not fresh on how things work, but I got this in the mail and it doesn't sit right with me. It's from a family member I've had no contact with in 15 years or more. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it, but it seems like they want to have a wedding and honeymoon and they want me to pay for it. At my last wedding, I didn't ask anyone for anything.

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Also, without this note, I would've sent a gift but probably wouldn't have attended. With the note, I probably won't do either.

Thats sad!
It shows, how desperate they are.
You needn’t send money, but be honorable!

 

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[CosmicMind]

Actor Zachary Horwitz Arrested Over Alleged $690 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme

 

[Kid]

Actor Zachary Horwitz Arrested Over Alleged $690 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme

Every time i hear story like this i wonder:
did they thought that no one'll catch them
or is it just that they like an idea of spending their life in prison?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Happiness is waking up to see 62 new members joined the forum.

Disappointment is seeing only 11 of them are legit, the rest are backlinkers, meditation spammers, affiliate marketers, and drive-by promoters.

 

[sparechange]

Choices choices choices.......... Those evil republicans! Even with a fulltime job there is still some time left to work on X or Y.



I'm pretty stupid when it comes to political stuff, interesting to see two sides of thought when it comes to political stuff, democrats are this, reps are racist whatever.. but with the ''racist republican'' viewpoint it's fascinating to see proud black republicans and on the flip side black democrats that cry racism. Just a random thought! No politics

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

I had some bad energy about me earlier, so I gave holotropic breathing a try. I'm in a much better mood now.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJPw1VlZk1k

 

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[sparechange]

Has anyone ever done wilderness camping? Considering to give it a go this summer, bit worried about being eaten alive by a bear but seems like it would be a nice change of scenery waking up to the sun every morning.

 

[MTF]

What a fascinating article on how Gumroad operates with zero meetings, zero deadlines, and zero full-time employees. I absolutely love their focus on flexibility:

No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees

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[MTF]

Has anyone ever done wilderness camping? Considering to give it a go this summer, bit worried about being eaten alive by a bear but seems like it would be a nice change of scenery waking up to the sun every morning.

I plan to do it when it gets warmer here. But there's no real wilderness anywhere where I live so it doesn't come with the risk of being eaten by a bear LOL.

 

[sparechange]

I plan to do it when it gets warmer here. But there's no real wilderness anywhere where I live so it doesn't come with the risk of being eaten by a bear LOL.

Where are you from? Here it's quite common to run into bears, last year I had 3 encounters

I'd imagine going somewhere even more remote would increases the chances of meeting one! Talk about a crap your pants and get a mini heart attack moment LOL. Mountain lions seem worse than bears though, sneaky little cats that attack from behind in silence.... at least with a bear you get a warning growl.

 

[MTF]

Where are you from? Here it's quite common to run into bears, last year I had 3 encounters

Poland. There are some bears in the mountains but it's still extremely rare (there are only 110 bears in the entire country) and over there, you can't legally wild camp overnight. My biggest "risk" around here would be wild boars but they aren't really a risk.

I'd imagine going somewhere even more remote would increases the chances of meeting one! Talk about a crap your pants and get a mini heart attack moment LOL. Mountain lions seem worse than bears though, sneaky little cats that attack from behind in silence.... at least with a bear you get a warning growl.

If you follow basic safety procedures (particularly for bears) I doubt you'll have any problems. But if you do... think of the cool stories

 

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[becks22]

I don't understand how someone who is emailing me and sees my name as Rebecca (going back and forth multiple times) suddenly starts calling me Rachel, Rhonda, or Sarah. Are you not paying attention?

 

[Raoul Duke]

I don't understand how someone who is emailing me and sees my name as Rebecca (going back and forth multiple times) suddenly starts calling me Rachel, Rhonda, or Sarah. Are you not paying attention?

We get it, Jamie.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I don't understand how someone who is emailing me and sees my name as Rebecca (going back and forth multiple times) suddenly starts calling me Rachel, Rhonda, or Sarah. Are you not paying attention?

I know what you mean, Mohammed.

 

[Lex DeVille]

Today's Agenda

CCW Permit: ✔
Buy More Guns: ✔✔
Buy More High-Capacity Magazines: ✔✔✔

 

[BizyDad]

"The healthy man asks not for so much for happiness as for an opportunity to exercise his capacities. And if he must pay the penalty of pain for this freedom and this power, he makes it cheerfully - it is not too great a price. We need resistance to raise us, as it raises the airplane or the bird. We need obstacles against which to sharpen our strength and stimulate our growth. Life without tragedy would be unworthy of a man."

-The Story of Philosophy

I love everything about this quote.

I subscribed to the google trends newsletter because i wanted to know what people googled the most on a daily basis. I asked the info for three countries:

1. Belgium
2. France
3. USA

Here's what I found after 8 weeks.

#1 topic: SPORTS: the number 1 topic people google by far, is sports, equally in the three countries.

#2 topic: famous people (especially when they are dead): when a famous person says or does something extraordinary, or gets arrested by the police, people google it en masse.

#3 topic: the news

That surprised me to be honest. I thought people would google "how to make money" or "how to be happy".

That's not all that surprising.

What do all those things have in common? They are events based. They are time based. They are fleeting. And the stories and content are changing daily.

Of course people Google how to make money, or how to be happy. But at any given moment, not that not as many people are interested in that as are interested in their local sporting events. Why?

As an example, I will Google did the Suns win several times a month, because I often don't watch the games, but I still want to know. The season and the sports team changes, but it's something I'll probably keep doing for many years. In contrast, I don't need to Google how do I make money several times a month for years...

It's been a while since I've been to a wedding, so maybe I'm not fresh on how things work, but I got this in the mail and it doesn't sit right with me. It's from a family member I've had no contact with in 15 years or more. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it, but it seems like they want to have a wedding and honeymoon and they want me to pay for it. At my last wedding, I didn't ask anyone for anything.

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Also, without this note, I would've sent a gift but probably wouldn't have attended. With the note, I probably won't do either.

I don't get why the gift of money is considered tacky. To me, money is such a useful gift. I enjoy giving it and receiving it. It's probably my favorite gift.

Side rant, I really don't get gift cards. That's just a way to give cash without actually giving cash. The only solution that that solves is overcoming the tackiness of giving cash. I can't tell you how many bed bath & beyond or crate and barrel gift cards went unused after our wedding.

It is common for people getting married to put a wedding registry together. It's a way to let people know hey this is the things that we really need if you want to help support us. Nothing wrong with that, how is this different?

I suppose once upon a time that was considered tacky, but once upon a time society kind of knew what people should give at weddings. And once upon a time giving money at weddings was pretty common. Still is, depending on culture.

But these folks ask for help funding an experience instead of things, and we think that's tacky? I don't get it. Maybe the notion that this is tacky is just societal scripting.

It's not like they made the demand. It's not like they're expecting it. They're requesting it. They said if we're lucky enough to get a gift...

Would you feel better if you had sent an actual gift, and then they hauked it on Facebook behind your back? I think that would be tacky. They were honest and transparent and as respectful about it as possible. I say send them a few bucks.

#MakeCashGiftsGreatAgain

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

I love everything about this quote.

That's not all that surprising.

What do all those things have in common? They are events based. They are time based. They are fleeting. And the stories and content are changing daily.

Of course people Google how to make money, or how to be happy. But at any given moment, not that not as many people are interested in that as are interested in their local sporting events. Why?

As an example, I will Google did the Suns win several times a month, because I often don't watch the games, but I still want to know. The season and the sports team changes, but it's something I'll probably keep doing for many years. In contrast, I don't need to Google how do I make money several times a month for years...



I don't get why the gift of money is considered tacky. To me, money is such a useful gift. I enjoy giving it and receiving it. It's probably my favorite gift.

Side rant, I really don't get gift cards. That's just a way to give cash without actually giving cash. The only solution that that solves is overcoming the tackiness of giving cash. I can't tell you how many bed bath & beyond or crate and barrel gift cards went unused after our wedding.

It is common for people getting married to put a wedding registry together. It's a way to let people know hey this is the things that we really need if you want to help support us. Nothing wrong with that, how is this different?

I suppose once upon a time that was considered tacky, but once upon a time society kind of knew what people should give at weddings. And once upon a time giving money at weddings was pretty common. Still is, depending on culture.

But these folks ask for help funding an experience instead of things, and we think that's tacky? I don't get it. Maybe the notion that this is tacky is just societal scripting.

It's not like they made the demand. It's not like they're expecting it. They're requesting it. They said if we're lucky enough to get a gift...

Would you feel better if you had sent an actual gift, and then they hauked it on Facebook behind your back? I think that would be tacky. They were honest and transparent and as respectful about it as possible. I say send them a few bucks.

#MakeCashGiftsGreatAgain

Oh I may not have understood Lex's post but I don't find cash as a gift tacky.

The tacky thing was how they asked for it.

Kind of childishly - they sent a letter and were basically like "heyyy soooo, uh, if you wanna be super cool you can send some money, thanks"

 

[BizyDad]

Oh I may not have understood Lex's post but I don't find cash as a gift tacky.

The tacky thing was how they asked for it.

Kind of childishly - they sent a letter and were basically like "heyyy soooo, uh, if you wanna be super cool you can send some money, thanks"

Ok, I guess I didn't read it as childish, but more like they felt a little embarrassed to be asking. In a lot of families this is a touchy subject. For the sake of discussion, what's the right way to ask for money as a gift? "In leiu of gifts, please donate to the honeymoon fund?"

 

[Lex DeVille]

I don't get why the gift of money is considered tacky. To me, money is such a useful gift. I enjoy giving it and receiving it. It's probably my favorite gift.

Side rant, I really don't get gift cards. That's just a way to give cash without actually giving cash. The only solution that that solves is overcoming the tackiness of giving cash. I can't tell you how many bed bath & beyond or crate and barrel gift cards went unused after our wedding.

It is common for people getting married to put a wedding registry together. It's a way to let people know hey this is the things that we really need if you want to help support us. Nothing wrong with that, how is this different?

I suppose once upon a time that was considered tacky, but once upon a time society kind of knew what people should give at weddings. And once upon a time giving money at weddings was pretty common. Still is, depending on culture.

But these folks ask for help funding an experience instead of things, and we think that's tacky? I don't get it. Maybe the notion that this is tacky is just societal scripting.

It's not like they made the demand. It's not like they're expecting it. They're requesting it. They said if we're lucky enough to get a gift...

Would you feel better if you had sent an actual gift, and then they hauked it on Facebook behind your back? I think that would be tacky. They were honest and transparent and as respectful about it as possible. I say send them a few bucks.

#MakeCashGiftsGreatAgain

Hmm, I get what you are saying, and I don't have a problem with the gift being cash. Part of the problem for me is held within a piece of missing context that comes from what I do know about the individuals. There is almost certainly an expectation, although it might not be clear to those who haven't had experiences with them. We haven't connected in 15 years or so, but our families are still closely connected.

Ok, I guess I didn't read it as childish, but more like they felt a little embarrassed to be asking. In a lot of families this is a touchy subject. For the sake of discussion, what's the right way to ask for money as a gift? "In leiu of gifts, please donate to the honeymoon fund?"

My wife and I talked over what it would take to get a cash gift in a situation like this. My thought was, if they had offered something in exchange, then I would probably consider a cash gift. I wouldn't have to take them up on their offer to give cash, but I would appreciate it that they made an offer at all. Preferably an offer by the groom since I'm old-fashioned in the idea of a man providing for his family and not asking for handouts for leisure.

If I were going to ask someone for cash for an experience that I couldn't afford, and that I don't necessarily need, then I would offer something in exchange - to pay them back with interest, to perform some kind of service. Something of value.

Maybe an alternative would be to set up a GoFundMe campaign and let people know that they can donate anonymously. Call that the honeymoon fund and remove the option of gifting other stuff. Then there is no expectation of gifts and nobody has to compare themselves socially to other guests as gifts are opened and names are thanked.

Either way, I agree, definitely a touchy subject and I'm not great at social correctness. But I did find this shirt that I liked yesterday:

 

[Lex DeVille]

Why does Upwork care if I captured image of their platform while performing a video review of an individual's account at their request? This doesn't seem warranted.



Maybe it's because the video is titled "Ahmad's Upwork Profile Review"?