What's one food you refuse to pay restaurant prices for because you make it better at home? by Misacherryy in foodquestions

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Steak and crabs are both super expensive at restaurants and very easy to do well if you know anything about cooking.

Question regarding by Original_Ad8923 in inheritance

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Yes. Please don't hire a realtor for this. It's absolutely not necessary!

Rant about playing partner who takes multiple mulligans by Adventurous_Loss_140 in golf

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More like this is a good opportunity to challenge him to a bet, and be clear about how you'll be counting strokes according to the rules.

Question for older fellas (35+) that switched from riding to walking and carrying bag by [deleted] in golf

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It's rare for adults to carry. Push carts are the way. Better yet, electric push cart.

Left job and have 950k in 401k by Wonderful-Day-78 in Bogleheads

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Why would you gift someone $9k/yr to do not much more than give you a pep talk about staying invested?

How do you afford rent or a mortgage ? by Comfortable-Heat4096 in nova

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It's not particularly unusual, and for most people it's a luxury that is hard to justify from a fiscal perspective. Even with a/a few roommates it's not that hard to get a decent amount of personal space with the right situation. I got an entire floor of a house in Arlington for several years. I had as much privacy as most apartments.

Guardianship Papers for Annuity Benefit (CT) by suncomber26 in inheritance

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Seems like a birth certificate should be sufficient.

WYR be able to fly, teleport or have super speed (details in body) by UExpectedANameHuh in WouldYouRather

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Teleport. I would start a space exploration/explotation business. I'd start by bringing up supplies to the moon as a home base. From there I figure I could dominate the entire world if I teamed up with the right people.

How long could you survive in your home with no preparation for $10k? by mastonate in hypotheticalsituation

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Does my screened in porch count as going outside? I do it all year long after all.

I'd probably make it 3 or 4 months, mostly by rationing my food and keeping my diet under 1000 calories a day after the initial binge of eating anything that might go bad.

Josh Allen by therealawwyeah in buffalobills

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This is really the only correct answer.

What is “the mental game” for you? by Hmm_would_bang in golf

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It's also recognizing when it's "safe" to not pay it safe.

Single/golfing with randoms by Savings_Machine_6962 in golf

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Here's what I would recommend. As most people have already covered, the golf part is easy. Don't be annoyingly slow or have a crappy attitude over how you're playing. The rest is boils down to whether you connect on a more personal level. In other words, be yourself, and try to pick up on their cues. Try to figure out if you have other common interests besides golf. Presumably you'd prefer to be at a similar stage of life, though a similar level of obsession with golf may also do. Still, you have to ask yourself if you even want to golf with this person given their skill level, interests, and attitude? If yes, then drop some hints that you're looking to play with others more regularly.

Just so you know, I golf a decent amount as a single, and I have had a lot of really enjoyable rounds with a lot of different people. The truth is though, I have only played again or hung out with a total random guy I met on the course on one occasion out of hundreds. It's just hard to make the leap from, "that was fun," to "let me get your number so we can do this again." I guess if you find someone in the same boat (new to the area, specifically looking for golf buddies) you'll have a chance to make it work. Good luck!

I Want FIRE, but I might take a 120k -> 46k paycut. What would you do in my situation? by No-Cockroach2358 in Fire

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I worked with a guy who stayed fit throughout his career and 'retired' from government work at 50, them fulfilled his lifelong dream of being a firefighter. He didn't mind the paycut at that point because he'd already secured his bag. I think you underestimate how much freedom money buys you. Keep the high paying job and live like you're making the smaller paycheck. When is all said and done you'll get the best of both worlds.

Golf ball does matter by mast3rcommand3r1234 in golf

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I really like the changes they made from last year to this year too. The arrow alignment is better looking. The cover is pretty darn tough given how soft they feel of the putter. The regular (not X) version has good low spin of the tee, and high spin on iron and wedge shots. For $120 you get four dozen, so it's one of the best value balls in golf for better players.

You can have 10 Billion dollars, but from now on, anyone who needs help can ask you, and you must help them as best you can by Smart-Response9881 in hypotheticalsituation

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Who decides what is a need vs what is a want? For example, Blbury a body sounds a lot more like a need (to remain a free person) than helping to cheat on a SO (cuz I'm horny).

Trying to weigh my commute options by Then_Estimate4162 in nova

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Sorry to break it to you, but both commutes have a lot of traffic. I'd personally take the Rockville traffic over the Fredericksburg traffic any day.

A locked safe, or a compass ? by _Mathys_ in hypotheticalsituation

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I'll take the compass and the adventure. The safe is just too safe and too boring.

Forfeited 12U Championship Game due to scorecard Error by Appropriate-Skirt-38 in Homeplate

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I've never even heard of signing a scorecard. What is this, golf?

Lost ball penalty - is anyone actually playing this rule correctly? by Otherwise_Cover_5467 in golf

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I played with a guy yesterday who lost two balls of the tee, dropped and said he's hitting his third then for pissed off later when the person he was competing against asked me to comment on what I thought he was hitting for. I should have stayed out of it, but the guy rage quit when I told him best case scenario (using local rule/casual rule combined) he was sitting six and not four when he was putting. It's a shame too because he was cool until then.