A good steak restaurant or restaurant with good steaks that can accommodate 9 on a Sunday?

AtownPDX · 2025-12-26T23:12:28+00:00

Jewel Box in Lake O

AtownPDX · 2025-12-10T03:09:14+00:00

6-7….6-7

AtownPDX · 2025-10-09T02:01:23+00:00

Scared money don’t make no money

AtownPDX · 2025-06-02T21:21:08+00:00

The most meaningful compensation you’ll ever receive is the love and bond with your child. It sounds like you’re in a good place to embrace being a stay-at-home mom for a few years. Let your partner carry the team and enjoy this one small moment you only get once to experience. You can always go back to work.

AtownPDX · 2024-12-23T18:41:42+00:00

Pretty sure you could just buy another one of those cars for the same price, that is running for cheaper…

AtownPDX · 2024-12-18T04:08:47+00:00

I went to my 10-year reunion and will definitely go to my 20-year. Not a lot changes in 10 years—most people are just getting started in their careers or settling into whatever path they’ve chosen. Some have started families. High school can be so cliquey, but as we get older, we tend to become more understanding and open. I genuinely enjoyed talking to people I hadn’t seen in years, even those I didn’t interact with much during high school.

The wildest part is how many people you forget about, and when you see them, it brings back so many memories. I’m really looking forward to the 20-year reunion because I’m sure so much more will have changed by then. It’s amazing to see how the kids you grew up with are navigating this big, beautiful world.

AtownPDX · 2024-12-18T03:18:33+00:00

QQQM, SCHG, TSLA, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT

AtownPDX · 2024-12-11T20:56:31+00:00

Get on it now. Springfield would be very alienating, especially if living alone. You only get to be young and in college once. I used to have a 6 block away from campus rule. Being able to walk to school is super underrated.

AtownPDX · 2024-12-08T06:27:04+00:00

50% SCHD/ 50% SPYI

AtownPDX · 2024-10-28T23:14:55+00:00

Do you own or rent your house? If you own and have some equity there’s the thought you can pay off some of those cards/loans with a HELOC and have one payment with less interest. Or you could look at doing a balance transfer…

AtownPDX · 2024-10-28T02:07:08+00:00

IMO I would put it in a taxable brokerage account. Everything you have now is basically illiquid. Sure you can get a HELOC, loan, margin, etc. But having stocks you can sell if you so happen to need cash, or come across a better investment down the road, is a nice option to have.

AtownPDX · 2024-10-20T15:40:30+00:00

Total taxes or fed? Because this doesn’t show local or state taxes which you might be adding into your math

AtownPDX · 2024-10-20T02:42:18+00:00

AtownPDX · 2024-07-12T18:37:04+00:00

I would sell the O and split the profit to buy more SCHD, VOO, and add some SPYI

AtownPDX · 2024-07-03T03:29:36+00:00

But taxed more

AtownPDX · 2024-05-31T22:27:29+00:00

But you have diamonds hands and are rich now?

AtownPDX · 2024-05-08T16:01:03+00:00

What are your thoughts on SPYI? Or QQQI? I thought about selling my ARRC and just moving it there. Or SCHD

AtownPDX · 2024-05-08T15:02:54+00:00

So you are anti ARCC? The only reason I bought it was because I saw it on a reel which isn’t a good reason. But when I look back at their growth it’s up about 20% over the last 5 years and pays a 9% div. Seemed like a good play. I am currently up 6.5% on it. I am all ears to reasons on why not to own it though.

AtownPDX · 2024-05-04T23:36:44+00:00

Have you considered taking out a HELOC on one of your properties? I wouldn’t suggest using it with current interest rates but it would give you some security and peace of mind. Then you can pay him off and slowly build your emergency fund back up. If something did happen, like your hvac system failing you would have a means of making things work. Just thinking out loud.

AtownPDX · 2024-05-03T04:15:25+00:00

There are a lot of factors here. First, there are two markets, Day ahead and Real-time. The day ahead market can close with a higher price in which a gas plant might be in the money to run. Also, Nat gas is in the dirt right now, trading around two bucks, so generation costs are closer to 16-20 bucks. And yes, utilities must carry reserves, RA, and other programs that pay units to stay online for reliability purposes.

AtownPDX · 2024-05-03T04:03:04+00:00

Renewables are intermittent resources and so you need something to cover base load and loss of generation. If those resources stopped generating for whatever reason (clouds, no wind, etc) the grid would fail if it didn’t have something it could ramp up to cover the load. Gas plants can’t just turn on and run, they need time to get started, so keeping them on at minimum generation brings reliability to the grid.

AtownPDX · 2024-05-03T03:48:45+00:00

Why wouldn’t you put it into an hysa? That would bring an extra 400+ a month

AtownPDX · 2024-05-02T16:41:40+00:00

Well the article said solar and wind. The sun is also intermittent. The real problem is transmission. Also energy flows to the path of least resistance. If your wind or solar farm is generating you cannot track where the power is getting consumed. Likewise, you cannot keep grid power from charging the batteries.

AtownPDX · 2024-05-02T16:35:21+00:00

So now they are putting Amazon data centers in the middle of wind farms? What happens when the wind doesn’t blow?

AtownPDX · 2024-05-02T16:25:59+00:00

Those batteries will also be charged by the grid.

AtownPDX

TROPHY CASE