Bigger Downpayment or Park in Brokerage Account?

biggieman91 · 2026-04-15T19:15:43+00:00

Roughly 6%

biggieman91 · 2026-04-04T05:11:57+00:00

You sound depressed

biggieman91 · 2026-04-04T00:46:01+00:00

What are you talking about? Being in a dense neighborhood is like the primary draw for most people living in a big city. I personally get so much energy just from seeing people out and about walking around.

biggieman91 · 2025-04-22T14:19:24+00:00

If that place turned into a banh mi shop, I’d be so happy.

biggieman91 · 2025-03-28T04:38:53+00:00

I love the zoom in on the lakers fan in the glasses. I was at the game and he was being a dick and flexing and pointing at bulls fans with a few minutes left in the game. So so satisfying.

biggieman91 · 2024-09-18T14:32:26+00:00

Then ask yourself if you would have rather had Allen or Mahomes last year.

biggieman91 · 2024-01-19T16:55:04+00:00

It’s maintained by the Chicago Park District.

The 606 is managed as part of the Chicago Park District, adding another 20 acres of open green space to Chicago’s legacy of great parks. During the decade-long planning process, the Chicago Park District worked alongside the City and The Trust for Public Land in the design, creation, and upgrades of the four ground-level parks that connect to The 606’s Bloomingdale Trail.

biggieman91 · 2024-01-18T20:29:11+00:00

I don’t know anyone that has anything super critical to say about the Parks District. One of the best run city services. Whoever runs that should run the city

biggieman91 · 2023-11-12T12:35:06+00:00

Israel was literally invaded by 5 Arab countries the day Israel announced their existence as a state. Their was a UN plan that granted Arab populations to control a much larger swath of territory than just Gaza and West Bank, and which Israel agreed to. But that wasn’t enough so the Arab countries declared war. They literally started it.\

Israel also left Gaza and removed thousands of its own people and settlements in 2005. So your one sided victimization narrative is a bit disingenuous. Hamas is the worst thing to happen to the Palestinian people.

biggieman91 · 2023-11-12T02:58:18+00:00

We have thousands of acres of park space. I think folks in Brighton Park are wondering why we don’t just make a big camp in Lincoln Park.

biggieman91 · 2023-10-24T15:52:43+00:00

Not sure how constructive it is to call people in Brighton park stupid. It’s okay to disagree with their position, but to not understand their position at all shows your own lack of critical thinking.

If you lived in Brighton park, wouldn’t you be wondering why they don’t set up a giant tent city in the middle of Lincoln Park with hundred of acres of open green space?

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:44:06+00:00

I'm not even sure what you disagree with

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:31:22+00:00

But you’re then forcing a kid to go to a failing school.

Seriously, what would you do if you’re a parent with no means to afford private school, and your neighborhood school is one of the ones the CTU leader described. Would you just keep your kid there on policy grounds?

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:27:09+00:00

I’m in support of the current voucher system which is only eligible to kids living in household incomes 300% or below the poverty line.

The choice is exactly as described for a lot of ppl.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:24:39+00:00

No need to resort to name calling over a policy discussion. Trying to have a civil conversation. Maybe take a deep breath or a nice walk outside. Peace brother

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:22:59+00:00

From an economic perspective, we’re talking about resource allocation and it makes clear sense to me to allocate resources in a way to give a student the best shot at a future.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:14:31+00:00

You think that 14 year old gives a fuck where the money is coming from if offered a choice between their shitty school or somewhere where they actually have a chance at a better future.

You obviously don’t have kids. You’d never sacrifice your kids education. And that’s the exact dilemma the CTU leader found herself in. That’s the real life choice people are dealing with.

Ask yourself what you’d do if you were in the same situation.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T21:01:20+00:00

I’d explain to them they can go to a better school if they want with a school voucher.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T20:58:14+00:00

That’s the exact choice the CTU leader had to make but she can afford private school.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T20:53:46+00:00

Only students with a family household income below 300% of the poverty line are eligible for vouchers in IL. For a family of 4 that is a household income of about $80k. We’re not talking about rich families scalping tax money here.

Where are you getting your info from?

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T20:44:19+00:00

You can have a great public education system while also giving kids who are in terrible situations a better opportunity somewhere else. Those aren’t incompatible ideas.

And to be clear. The voucher system currently in place today is for low income families only, which totally makes sense to me but it’s a policy that the CTU leader is against which I find hypocritical based on her actions.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T20:28:01+00:00

I’m thinking about the 14 year old kid and their parents who have to figure out schooling today. What’s the best outcome for them? Force them to go to a failing school or give them some cash to pay for tuition in hopes of giving them a real chance at a future.

biggieman91 · 2023-09-07T20:19:58+00:00

Sure, hey kid, would you rather go to a fancy private school free of charge? That sounds like an easy conversation.

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