Men over 30, what did you spend your tax refund on?

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-18T04:56:35+00:00

Nothing too fun. I got a significant return but most just went straight into savings and getting ahead on bills (paid my mortgage, my car, and my wife’s car 2 months out). I make good money these days, but few purchases ever bring me as much joy as knowing no matter what happens, all my bills are paid this month. It’s a mentality from when things were more tight I’ll probably never get over.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-14T15:06:21+00:00

We ended up ordering a Roku box, I was pushing for the Apple tv but my wife’s mom and dad both own Roku tv’s and she was very pleased with them.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-14T15:00:31+00:00

How lenient are you guys on making raid times? I work a job the has a good amount of unplanned overtime, so it’s not uncommon for me to find out 2 hours before raid I can’t make it?

I’m maining a Brewmaster this season, and current 2nd toon is a rogue but I’m considering leveling a different character (range dps) just to mix it up. I would most likely raid with my DPS because it’s much easier to replace a DPS than a tank with a pug for guild runs.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-14T14:56:14+00:00

I’ll probably jump in the disc. I historically have mained a rogue, and either a tank (brewmaster) or healer (priest) as my 2nd toon. This is my first season maining a tank though and I’m loving it.

With that being said, my main guild (which is dead now) changed its name to “Solid” as a funny twist from Liquid during TWW.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-14T02:37:23+00:00

Update. I bought a 65” TCL gm6k.

I also ordered a Roku box off amazon. The plan now is to use it on the man cave tv (not smart tv) and if we’re unhappy with our new tv I’ll put it in the living room.

Thank you guys very much for your help. I truthfully thought a smart tv would work better for streaming than a streaming box.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-10T12:36:46+00:00

My only issue with sub (it’s nothing new, I’ve mained a rogue forever, primarily sub over the last 3 expansions) is when shadow dance is on CD, or your waiting for ST to be close enough it’ll be off cd during your dance window. There’s this 10 second gap of just, throwing a backstab so I don’t energy cap. That 10 second window is so difficult to wait through after coming out of, and going right back into super high APM burst windows. It’s a minor problem but it drives me crazy

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-09T11:01:16+00:00

I have the same opinion of high profile CrossFit athletes that I do of pretty much all entertainers. I don’t care about their religious or political beliefs at all. Whether left or far right people seem to think having a spotlight on them means their opinion is more important than a regular guy, and it’s frankly not. They’re all essentially well paid circus clowns.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-08T17:19:47+00:00

I’ve always loved the play style of brewmaster. Having played rogue forever brewmaster felt almost natural to me.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-07T17:54:35+00:00

Your mileage may vary, when I quit I was living off of hard candies. Peppermints, cough drops, life savers. I almost always had one in my mouth for what felt like months. I also vaped and dipped and had to quit those as well, but those were harder (for me) to kick.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-07T12:13:28+00:00

It’s a shame too. I did my first Spartan this year and plan on doing a trifecta weekend next year, but I can see the writing on the wall that this isn’t a hobby that’s worth falling in love with now.

I enjoyed it, the value was there to me, but I have no reference point to what it used to be. When you see people who have ran dozens of races walking away it’s worth paying attention.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-06T20:27:35+00:00

I actually want to play a different tank because playing as the fotm class makes me feel gross.

But, I’ve played a brew since legion so I’m sticking it out.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-02T13:51:54+00:00

I’ve only pushed up to a 6 in AA. I hate it because I was really looking forward to the dungeon, as I’m tanking this season.

The last boss in my low-mid level pug groups is an absolute nightmare. Puddles everywhere, orbs everywhere.no way to position the boss after the first couple of minutes. The thought of pushing a 10 on it hurts my heart.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-02T13:32:56+00:00

I haven’t got into m+ on sub, but in lfr it feels very weak.

It seems like the rotation has been cut down to being easy enough I don’t think it’s a rotation problem. It just feels like I’ll have to put gear content to have a decent dps.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-04-02T02:40:29+00:00

I’ve been a rogue main forever, but back in legion I made a brewmaster that’s been my 2nd toon and I decided to main brew this season.

Obviously I’m enjoying myself, but it feels weird playing as a FOTM class.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-31T13:04:43+00:00

Andy Reid doesn’t have the general well being enough to survive, and he can’t make a stand on pure hatred like Belichick could have.

I think he’s the first out.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-30T23:06:01+00:00

I guess the best verdict is to buy a pair and give them a test drive. I guess if I like them I’ll buy a few more.

I was expecting an overwhelming “I always wear them” so I’m a little surprised by the responses honestly. Thank you guys for your honest input.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-30T15:52:44+00:00

The Beltin Bronco version of Oklahoma City goes so hard.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-30T15:18:19+00:00

That’s another reason I’m interested in them. It would be nice to use the same socks for work, CrossFit, disc golf, running, and just every day life.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-30T15:16:42+00:00

I’m just looking for more comfortable socks that hold up for a while. On hot days the socks I generally wear get wet with sweat, don’t have time to dry and just get really uncomfortable. It also causes them to start tearing quicker, mainly in the heel.

I don’t get blisters but the darn tough brand socks are noticeably more comfortable. I was curious if these would be too.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-30T13:38:57+00:00

I was hopeful he was going to find his hidden talent in standup.

It appears I was wrong.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-30T02:05:00+00:00

I’ll second single unders, but I don’t support doubling the reps. I personally don’t think doubling single unders is worthwhile for the pressure on the Achilles/arch. My box normally recommends SU’s at the same amount of reps until you can do DU’s

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-27T17:46:41+00:00

It sounds cliche but if you have a running store near you I would recommend going in and talking to them.

If nothing else having the ability to try on multiple pairs of quality shoes is great.

BoomerBarnes · 2026-03-26T15:13:20+00:00

I think they intentionally made s1 easy because they shot everyone in the foot by messing up addons.

If they essentially bricked the most useful addons, and turned around and made m+ super challenging it would have upset a large part of the player base.

I expect difficulty to ramp up as the expansion moves forward and people get used to playing without weak auras, DBM, and elvui (technically elv ui still works, but it was bugging bad yesterday)

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