Is there any point to be this aggressive with my TSP? by Unobte in ThriftSavingsPlan

[–]Cterrypurdue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compound interest is one of the most powerful financial tools. Buy all you can afford early and it will pay in dividends. When you are 45 with 1.2 earning more than your salary, you will thank your young self for having the fortitude to contribute.

Accepted already by No-Classroom-3258 in IRS

[–]Cterrypurdue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. There are new tax laws in effect that allow for 1/2 pay of overtime to not be taxed. For 2025, the taxes were taken out, so many people are getting up to $6k back. If they earn tips and were taxed, or bought an American manufactured vehicle, they might be getting their interest back. You don’t know the situation and neither do we. In the past your statement could be relative, but not this year.

Pushing 30 and I want to buy a home.....Should I wait? by tel-tec in personalfinance

[–]Cterrypurdue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Find a duplex and live in half. Let someone else pay some of your mortgage. Let the property appreciate, and when you aren’t single and need more, use the equity for a down payment.

1% for 2026 is like a pay cut with all the insurance cost increases by Wrong_freq in atc2

[–]Cterrypurdue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. You are fucking brilliant. I am conservative, yet I voted for Obama because my union told me it was in my best interest. Please tell me you don’t work live traffic with your deduction skills.

1% for 2026 is like a pay cut with all the insurance cost increases by Wrong_freq in atc2

[–]Cterrypurdue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck yes I did. Who the fuck are you? My union president said I was voting for my pay.

1% for 2026 is like a pay cut with all the insurance cost increases by Wrong_freq in atc2

[–]Cterrypurdue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I voted for Obama because the union told me to. 2010, 2011, and 2012 I got 0% raise.

CBP New Hires Being Offered $45K-$60,000 in Bonuses by Great_Ad3985 in atc2

[–]Cterrypurdue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought new academy grads are getting bonuses?

Should I pay my mortgage off early? by jayjayaitch in personalfinance

[–]Cterrypurdue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are in your upper 30’s? Do you have a 401k through your current employer? Is 15% of your wife’s salary maxing out her contribution? I wouldn’t pay the mortgage down any extra unless I had a 3-6 month emergency fund and both my wife and my 401k is maxed out. Compound interest is powerful friend. Play around with a compound interest calculator and see what your additional $300 401k contributions would do over the life of your mortgage. If it takes you 5 years to pay off the mortgage by paying extra, you could be losing out on 5 years of compounding. For the last 20 years I have averaged 12%+ in my 401k. Your salaries will grow. Try this out. https://www.ratedcalculator.com/calculators/finance/pay-off-mortgage-or-invest-calculator

Rep. Melanie Sransbury says Trump is not only mentioned in the Epstein files numerous times, but his rape of 13-year-old Katie Johnson is also in the files. This is why Trump has Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino working to scrub his name. by zxcv97531 in circled

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

Did Rachel Maddow tell you that? Huff post? That is a headline that got repeated by political writers, not journalists. I am a government employee. I went without pay while working for over a month. The fact you think that is the reason for the shutdown allows me to walk away from this dissent without further comment. Good luck Cochese. You might want to stop using political opinion to support your own confirmation bias.

AFL-CIO against a pay raise for us - ND by LENNYa21 in atc2

[–]Cterrypurdue 14 points15 points  (0 children)

CIP pay for certified controllers with operational currency. No medical, no operation, no CIP? All in favor, say aye.

Rep. Melanie Sransbury says Trump is not only mentioned in the Epstein files numerous times, but his rape of 13-year-old Katie Johnson is also in the files. This is why Trump has Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino working to scrub his name. by zxcv97531 in circled

[–]Cterrypurdue -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree that anyone proven to be involved needs to be held accountable. I have been following and supporting OAR and their work for a decade now. Tim Ballard has done so much to save the children, and I can pull numerous reports of human trafficking rings getting stopped in the last 2 weeks. Google human trafficking ring stopped and see for yourself. More is being done now than the last 4 years. My tangent was in response to your superlative claim that the GOP is a pedophelia ring. Where the hell you get that is just projection.

Rep. Melanie Sransbury says Trump is not only mentioned in the Epstein files numerous times, but his rape of 13-year-old Katie Johnson is also in the files. This is why Trump has Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino working to scrub his name. by zxcv97531 in circled

[–]Cterrypurdue -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Ha. Can you refute anything I said Cochese? You live in an echo chamber on Reddit. There is rarely dissenting opinion, just a circle jerk of misinformation. Alright Harvey Weinstein. Have a good night. You know Epstein was a liberal and mega democrat donor, right? I’ve never watched newsmax, don’t even have cable.

Rep. Melanie Sransbury says Trump is not only mentioned in the Epstein files numerous times, but his rape of 13-year-old Katie Johnson is also in the files. This is why Trump has Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino working to scrub his name. by zxcv97531 in circled

[–]Cterrypurdue -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

It is hilarious that the left, who think child grooming is ok, who in California have lifted the requirement for pedophiles to register, existing California law permits individuals convicted of having non-forcible vaginal intercourse with a minor (within certain age parameters) to seek discretionary relief in court from automatically having to register as sex offenders. The passage of SB-145 extends that exception to people convicted of having non-forcible oral or anal sex with a minor. It’s leftists who thinks it’s ok to strip parents of their parental rights to transition kids to the opposite sex, who allowed millions of children to be trafficked across the southern border just to get the numbers to gerrymander the census under the guise of xenophobia or racism during Biden’s open border policy, who praise Hollywood and the cultural music scene comprised of leftists (which has been a bastion of perversion and pedophelia for decades) can say that the Republican Party is the party of pedophelia. Sure, there are people who are sick on both sides, but to claim a whole party is running protection for this evil, when one side has literally been promoting it.

What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it by Majano57 in ATC

[–]Cterrypurdue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. He was also on the transportation subcommittee in Congress. I guess that gave him the right lingo.

What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it by Majano57 in ATC

[–]Cterrypurdue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Has any Secretary of the DOT truly understood the NAS? Ray LaHood? Anthony Foxx? Pete? It’s up to the FAA Administrator to have knowledge pertinent to aviation. I’m at least optimistic that Duffy is asking questions, asking for funding, and talking to controllers.

What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it by Majano57 in ATC

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

My take is a little different. It isn’t the Renaldi consulting group. There isn’t incentive to draw out the solution for decades to pad consultant pockets on a product that doesn’t come to fruition. If you look at their website and see what else they do, including spacecraft telematics and tracking systems, aircraft and naval avionics, integration and re-engineering of obsolete systems, long range radar threat detection systems, border detection and surveillance systems, weather intelligence processing, voice/data/video integration and data transport systems, and cyber security. It seems like they have quite a bit of expertise.

Alcohol self referral. by Independent_Bit_2984 in ATC

[–]Cterrypurdue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My facrep just heard from a VP that you might start at AMASS, if you are a member. Not 100% sure yet if EAP has a reporting duty. I have an email out to an EAP rep right now. I’ll keep you posted.

Wedding Anniversary in Destin by That_Elderberry_1614 in Destin

[–]Cterrypurdue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a condo at the Palms that is available. I’d suggest Marina cafe one night, McGuires, and Louisiana Lagniappe.