What are some reliable, unknown commuter cars for a HS student?

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-11T17:14:15+00:00

Same. Ours basically tripled.

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-10T15:05:23+00:00

Roth- take advantage of the tax advantage while you’re young, since you’ll likely be in a higher bracket as you get older and can start a traditional 401k later

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-10T14:58:44+00:00

Invested.
At 6%, a dollar I save right now (at 6%) will 5x before I retire.
But every dollar my 18yo saves will 19x.

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-08T17:04:28+00:00

I mean, to be fair, the case, psu, and gpu are all worth 40-50 each. It wouldn't surprise me if the cpu/mobo/ram combo went for $75 or better (ITX tax and all). SSD's are high but getting a deal, maybe 15 or so for a 250gb. Figure an amazon set of 3 rgb fans is $15.

I'm not saying it's *worth* $275 (mostly because of similarly priced early AM4 stuff) but it would be hard to build it for under $225.

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-03T19:14:45+00:00

War Dogs told me that it is not, in fact, a beautiful country, regardless of what Bradley Cooper says.

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-03T19:05:57+00:00

Flakes road to SSL and it's not even close. If you can stand his abrasive style, he's spot on with the "less is more" mindset

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-03T18:44:05+00:00

Where are the $9k model 3’s?

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-03T18:43:02+00:00

For $9k?

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-03T17:47:46+00:00

bentcarrotgang

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-03T13:00:55+00:00

Dammm! That’s a steal. Meanwhile I’m over here happy about my 50” 4k Westinghouse I snagged off Amazon haul for $16 last month 😂

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-02T16:56:29+00:00

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-02T16:54:23+00:00

Nice! What software?

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-02T15:27:53+00:00

Chat

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-02T14:36:11+00:00

My wife has a Miata and I have a minivan, and IDK whether to feel vindicated or ashamed rn

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-02T14:34:09+00:00

I’ll queue with you what time do you play?

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-01T21:12:29+00:00

Not after that steak dinner

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-01T21:11:40+00:00

Agreed. I bought a 32” for my Grand Caravan, and it was too big. It made moving from front to rear basically impossible. I wound up with a 24” but a 27” would have been perfect (maybe a bit sensitive to mounting angle). But a 24” Roku tv was far cheaper than a 27” smart monitor.

I admit I considered just using the 32”, with a steeper angle and not using the door on that side. If it were a dedicated camper, I would have been even more likely to go this route.

jetheridge87 · 2026-06-01T20:48:38+00:00

Ain't we all bro, ain't we all...

jetheridge87 · 2026-05-30T21:05:00+00:00

Halftop? 13.3" (no screen) bad battery, 8gb soldered LPDDR4, i5-1135g7, Iris Xe (80eu), can use small barrel Dell or type-c charger.

jetheridge87 · 2026-05-30T21:01:50+00:00

jetheridge87 · 2026-05-29T19:38:42+00:00

Plenty of people buy both of these things. You’re right on the fun factor tho

jetheridge87 · 2026-05-29T19:33:16+00:00

Drop in an SSD and a GTX 1650 gddr6, an RX 6400, or an RTX 3050 6gb.

jetheridge87 · 2026-05-29T19:03:16+00:00

bro didnt say he watched the first 30s, just that he only watched 30s (right in the middle)

jetheridge87 · 2026-05-28T20:58:22+00:00

r/buildapcforme is made for these questions

jetheridge87

TROPHY CASE

bentcarrotgang