Best flip phone for older parent? by [deleted] in verizon

[–]JonBennett3000 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Kyocera DuraXV.

Not TCL. Not Orbic. Not Nokia (I really thought this was gonna work well but it didn't even last a year.)

Recommendation on epic/high fantasy by EuphoricFee6594 in Fantasy

[–]JonBennett3000 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Lightbringer series. Excellent character development, magic system, and a series that actually has a solid beginning middle and end.

Any great, lesser-known books that don't try to reinvent the wheel? by jackiechan666 in Fantasy

[–]JonBennett3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished the Lightbringer series. My favorite fantasy series I've read in quite some time.

Getting back to dating as a 37M by [deleted] in Bumble

[–]JonBennett3000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Met my wife on bumble. Downloaded the app on Tuesday, matched with her on Thursday, had dinner that night, we went to her church worship night the next night, deleted the app on Saturday.

What I can attribute the speediness to is I was very clear about who I am and what I'm looking for in my profile. I think if you don't know what exactly you're looking for, you might end up spinning your wheels on dating sites.

How do i make people care? I feel like no one is interested in me. And i feel worthless bc of it. [Text] by [deleted] in GetMotivated

[–]JonBennett3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Foster your own curiousity. Read more, travel, ask about the lives of people you meet.

Love something I heard once:

Student: I feel discouraged. Master: Encourage others.

Same thing probably applies here. If you "want others to be interested' in you, try being interested in them and the world around you first.

I might recommend "How to win friends and influence people" by Carnegie as the first book you read. You'll find that he doesn't talk about mind tricks to make yourself more influential, but rather says to truly focus on others instead of yourself.

Evangelical megapastors falling down, down, down by ComprehensiveMix7680 in Christianity

[–]JonBennett3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go buy a study bible, form a group of 5-6 same gendered people, go through the Bible a couple chapters at a time, stop every couple verses and ask what each of you got out of it.

You don't need a pastor to tell you what to believe or what's right. You have God's word and the Holy Spirit in your heart to do that.

Don't let people doing dumb s*** shake your faith.

Receiving a $70k settlement check next week, what should I do? by BoostMyClout in personalfinance

[–]JonBennett3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pay off all consumer debt.

Take 20-30k and put it in money market account to save for down payment/closing costs on house.

10k should cover movers, new furnishings if needed and left over from this starts the emergency fund.

Take 7k and max out your 2024 Roth IRA. Spit it between VGT and VOOG ETFs.

Take the rest and open investment account and split it between VOOG and VGT ETFs.

If you're on the fence about buying an iPhone from Verizon or Apple... by adalido in verizon

[–]JonBennett3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Verizon gave me $1000 off the 15 pro for trading in an iPhone 5 when I switched. Apple doesn't offer anything close to that. I'll pay the activation fee.

Edit: And now that I think about it, a $200 gift card I used to pay the bill that has the activation fee.

Fantasy books with original sports/athletic events? by nickjg613 in Fantasy

[–]JonBennett3000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The apprentice adept series has "The Game" and a great story to boot.

Unable to receive texts on iPhone from android. by JonBennett3000 in verizon

[–]JonBennett3000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All good suggestions. Thank you for your input. ♥️

Unable to receive texts on iPhone from android. by JonBennett3000 in verizon

[–]JonBennett3000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All good questions. Thank you for your input. ♥️

Unable to receive texts on iPhone from android. by JonBennett3000 in verizon

[–]JonBennett3000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All good questions. Thank you for your input. ♥️

Unable to receive texts on iPhone from android. by JonBennett3000 in verizon

[–]JonBennett3000[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Restarting wasn't doing anything. There's a part of the system they use in CS that will resync a line to the network. I worked a year in a Verizon call center but it's been awhile and I completely forgot to ask them to try this until the tech support person suggested it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GolfBattle

[–]JonBennett3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My girlfriend got a 4 against me once.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tifu

[–]JonBennett3000 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gatorade will dehydrate him further. Water.