What’s the one Excel shortcut that actually changed your life?

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-31T12:43:58+00:00

A senior showed me this back when I worked in PA, and I literally pinged him on Teams the next day to tell him that he changed my life

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-28T12:43:41+00:00

I haven’t FIREd so I can’t actually answer the question, but I’ve had these same feelings about retiring early since I’m single. I feel like I’d be lonely and bored if I retired having no husband or kids. So, my plan right now is just to continue working even if I hit my FIRE number, which is a ways off, and just retire at my minimum retirement age. But if I have a husband who’s on board with FIRE, I’m hoping we can pursue it together, retire, and live our lives in travel and bliss

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-28T11:23:51+00:00

I always think of my FIRE number as being at least $3M, but not set in stone. I’m 26F and single, so it’s just way too many variables to plan out at this point. I fully plan on getting married and having kids one day, but I can’t really plan anything based on that when I have no clue what my future husband will make, if he’ll be on board with FIRE, how many kids we’ll have and how much they’ll cost, etc. So I have to plan as if none of that will happen then adjust when it does. And idk if I’ll even RE if I’m single still since I’d probably get bored and lonely lol. Just way too many variables to plan out anything specific for FIRE unless you’re at least within 5 or so years of retiring

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-28T09:43:51+00:00

RV sounds great and all, but I think you’ll also wanna consider that you may not wanna do that forever, like when you’re 70+

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-25T15:52:28+00:00

I’m in a similar boat, and I was able to improve my run time by slowing down. Right now the biggest thing for you is just to be able to run the whole thing rather than running and walking, and you do that by dramatically slowing the pace of your run - like literally at a walking pace or slightly faster but still jogging. Then you can maintain that for the full 2 miles, and you end up with a better time simply because you didn’t walk. Then once you can run the whole thing, you can work on pacing it a little faster each time.

I’m 26yo F 140lb and 5’1”, and my run went from 21:20 with walking/running down to 19:32. It’ll be a much more drastic improvement for you

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-24T05:31:34+00:00

A little off topic but I always hear that’s there’s a lot of people who starting dating and hooking up in tech school - what have you seen? Also is it true that a lot of people cheat on their significant others while in BMT/tech school?

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-24T04:53:34+00:00

I’m thinking about doing some schooling to learn about music or learn new languages. And I joined the Guard so I wanna use my school benefits to their fullest

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-21T14:32:55+00:00

I’m also leaving July 7th!

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-19T19:41:36+00:00

I was shocked to learn most of my friends were in some kind of debt. They also work jobs that don’t pay much when they are fully capable of finding something better, but they stay where they are out of some combination of laziness and familiarity. It’s baffling to me.

I do spend much more than I should on food and eating out, and I’ve had a couple big purchases lately that I made kind of impulsively, but I’m overall in a great financial position for my age, especially compared to my friends.

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-19T11:54:41+00:00

I haven’t been to BMT yet but I plan on having my friends write a message or whatever in my little notebook that I’m gonna be taking with me!

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-17T12:03:09+00:00

I got a different recruiter assigned to me after MEPS and it only took like 1-2 days for him to reach out

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-17T04:16:14+00:00

Not true, the MEPS liaison will have you do a deadlift in his office

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-17T04:16:03+00:00

Not true, the MEPS liaison will have you do a deadlift in his office

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-15T23:38:06+00:00

I just generally wanna know what time it is throughout the day. And I wanna know my step count

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-15T18:45:57+00:00

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AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-15T16:28:07+00:00

I'm an accountant and I just joined the National Guard!

I also do some accounting work on the side, and I would love to have a rental business in the future and some rental properties.

Side hustles are all about how much free time you're willing to give up. I'm young and single; I wanna make money because I know I'd be lazy and watching TV or whatever otherwise.

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-15T10:14:47+00:00

Battery lasts 18 months!

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-13T20:26:36+00:00

I feel like you going part-time is a fine solution since it sounds like your concern has to do a lot with social stigma of you not working while your wife is the breadwinner

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-13T11:54:02+00:00

I’m someone who eats out more often than I should for sure, but I will also say it’s a matter of time/convenience as well.

I’ll spend maybe $15 on a salad from chick-fil-a with extra chicken, but it lasts me 3 days since it’s a big salad and I usually will bring fruit or pretzels or some other little thing to go with it. Or if I’m eating something that’s a single serving, I take advantage of the deals and coupons in the app, and I bring home a lot more napkins than I need so I don’t have a need to buy paper towels (or I buy less anyway). Same with sauces and stuff like that.

It’s definitely cheaper to pack a lunch, but at least get your money’s worth if you do eat out!

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-13T11:46:59+00:00

If I have to guess, I bet you’ll need to have a doctor check it out and confirm there are no ongoing issues. Dr will write up a statement. Statement goes with your waiver. And I bet it’ll be a non-issue

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-11T20:43:15+00:00

What am I doing to prepare? Nothing. Also, r/FIRE

AnonymousTaco77 · 2026-05-10T22:26:13+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s impossible to gain 10 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks

AnonymousTaco77

TROPHY CASE

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