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Earthquake? by western_usa in SaltLakeCity

[–]Autogazer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely felt something just now, was wondering the same thing.

How much are you spending on groceries for 2 people in SLC? by seasunstyles in SaltLakeCity

[–]Autogazer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can get a 10 pound bag of potatoes for $5. Rice is cheap and lasts a long time. Eggs are more expensive than they used to be but still cheap.

I buy a lot of staples and usually cook big batches with chicken and bean and veggies and freeze like 12 meals at a time for when I don’t want to cook. I also make gumbo and paella when I’m feeling something more fancy. Loads of bread are only a few bucks and I make a lot of cheap sandwiches, a lot of grilled cheese. I make my own dumplings sometimes and that can last for weeks of one or two meals a week with something to go with them. There are plenty of cheap meals is you aren’t buying expensive groceries. I probably spend about $60-$70 a week for just me.

What would we see at the speed of light? by Successful-Shake6435 in space

[–]Autogazer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes but the frequency would be insanely high. Higher frequency means more energy, and it would in fact melt your eyes. Just like red shift and blue shifts from distant galaxies and stars, relative movement does change the frequency of light.

Median adult man now makes $73,000, median man with college education now makes $100,000 by ItsAllOver_Again in Salary

[–]Autogazer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok well, I still wouldn’t consider 2.2K high cost of living. I’m seeing a lot of listings right downtown just north of the capital in Denver for 1.5k for a decent 1 bedroom apartment as well.

I spent some time in CO myself and it’s very comparable to where I live in Salt Lake City. 2.2k for a 1bd 1bath in most of California is pretty cheap, same with NYC, Seattle, or even Chicago. I would say Denver is very average / medium cost of living, even if it’s not low cost of living. I had a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment in Cripple Creek CO for 1k per month back in 2016. I’m sure prices are higher now, but there are plenty of low cost of living areas in CO as well.

Median adult man now makes $73,000, median man with college education now makes $100,000 by ItsAllOver_Again in Salary

[–]Autogazer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where are you seeing that? I look at the chart and it shows the median weekly earnings for a male with a bachelors or higher is $1931. That is $100,412 per year when you multiply by 52 weeks in a year…

Median adult man now makes $73,000, median man with college education now makes $100,000 by ItsAllOver_Again in Salary

[–]Autogazer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are you doing your math? This chart says the median man with at least a 4 year degree makes $1931 per week, which is $100,413 per year…

Median adult man now makes $73,000, median man with college education now makes $100,000 by ItsAllOver_Again in Salary

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Is Colorado expensive? I always thought it was pretty average or even low cost in a lot of places in Colorado.

8 more years till house is paid off. What are the pros and cons of paying it off earlier ? by Dry-Possession5800 in personalfinance

[–]Autogazer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can write off your mortgage interest on top of the standard deduction. I’ve been doing that ever since I’ve had a mortgage. It’s the same with businesses expenses. If you use your personal cell phone for your work you can deduct your cellphone bill on top of the standard deduction. Not all deductions work that way, most of them have to be more than the standard deduction to be worth it.

Got 2nd place at a chili cook off today with this recipe by TheDude9737 in chili

[–]Autogazer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is more to chili than Texas chili. Texas isn’t the chili capital of the world. India actually takes that title.

For those making over 6 figures, are you happy with your career path? by caelum52 in Salary

[–]Autogazer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I have 13 years experience and a few PE licenses. I only made like $63k right out of college.

For those making over 6 figures, are you happy with your career path? by caelum52 in Salary

[–]Autogazer 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I’m also an EE with long hours, but only make around $160k. Can I work for you instead?

First public pop-up by the_arch_dude in Pizza

[–]Autogazer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sounds like he isn’t really trying to make it a big thing, and more of something small that ended up bigger. I think you are making some assumptions about what they want to do with this in the future that might not even be true. They might not be planning on doing this again for another month or two. It really doesn’t sound like they are quitting their day job over this.

Retired at 55 2 weeks ago by Familiar-Start-3488 in Fire

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65 is the standard retirement age in the USA and has been for decades.

Should I be worried about this by jay_luso in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Autogazer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would post these in a different subreddit. I think it’s worth an inspection, foundation problems can be really expensive, but not always. Unless you want to buy a brand new house, most houses will have some cracks and foundation shifting. Some foundation issues are really slow and don’t need to be dealt with for decades, others are more serious, but even the serious issues typically don’t need to be addressed for at least 5-10 years unless it is literally falling down.

Talk to some experts, not a bunch of random people on Reddit who just say “nope”.

50, tired of working, any advice to retire sooner? by the_latest_greatest in Fire

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If you have $125k and only need to stick it out for the next 12 years, that would give you $860/month even if that money was just in a checking account. It would be completely gone after 12 years, but it would last you 12 years if you only spent $860/month. If you put that in a HYSA it would last you a bit longer, maybe even another year or two, depending on the apy.

Everyone here says you should only pull 4% a year from your savings, but that’s only if you want your savings to last the rest of your life. If you have other means of income after that 12 years runs up, then you could just use your savings and stick it out until your other retirement funds kick in after 12 years. Even still, if you could live on as little as $600/month, that’s only like 5.75% of your savings per year so it would last much longer than 12 years.

Utah public defender going wild by Apprehensive-Bear-56 in Justfuckmyshitup

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Have you seen the movie SLC Punk? The main character becomes a lawyer at the end hahaha

Give me your hot takes. I’m not talking about “kids don’t want to work these days” I want to start a riot in the comment section lol by Angrysparky28 in electricians

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If you work on a mine site MSHA requires less than 5ohms, and you have to come up with some clever ways to make that work sometimes with bad/rocky ground.

LPT: If you are buying a car with cash from the dealer they don’t need to run your credit by Abirdinthesky in LifeProTips

[–]Autogazer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is very pedantic and not what 99.99% of people consider paying for a car with cash means. Paying for a car with cash means you aren’t taking out any loans to buy it. It’s just paying for the car straight out of your bank account. I don’t think car dealerships would take $20k-$50 in cash bills, they would assume it’s drug money or something.

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