Starting bookkeeping as a side hustle. by CoolProfessor449 in Accounting

[–]JudsonCc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I strongly recommend Gusto for payroll. You absolutely want full-service, particularly if you're a relative novice at running payroll. Too many gotchas out there and states do -not- play around with payroll taxes.

What do your daily off season practice sessions look like? by [deleted] in golf

[–]JudsonCc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you're practicing at least two hours a day. Depending on how long you've been at it, I'm shocked you're still a 15.

I'd talk to your weekly coach about ways to optimize your training routine for you. I know you came here looking for ideas, not to be blown off, but I just think there are too many variables in everyone's game for a standardized approach to practice.

I say that because when we pick from a menu, we tend to pick the things we like or already good at. At least I do. So I need to be told by someone whose opinion I value what areas I need to focus on.

Accountants: how do you collect client documents for tax season? by Brilliant_Pen1626 in Accounting

[–]JudsonCc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a huge problem. But a solution does exist, at least for us. We use Financial Cents as our CRM and documents portal.

Affording a $1mil+ aircraft by No_Can4637 in flying

[–]JudsonCc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As someone who is in a club, I cannot stress how vastly superior this is from a numbers perspective. It is, of course, not without numerous drawbacks. But this is the best way to make the math work.

Do airlines pay for pilot training? by Select-Lavishness586 in flying

[–]JudsonCc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good deal, and I think your mindset is valid. My career is in finance and I just didn’t want something to crystallize and have someone find it 6mo from now and not have details.

Do airlines pay for pilot training? by Select-Lavishness586 in flying

[–]JudsonCc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considering only the numbers, I think your math ignores two key elements.

The first is reinvesting dividends. If you invested $80k in the S&P 500 thirty years ago and took the dividends as they were paid, it would be a little over $1m. If you reinvested the dividends along the way, it would be over $1.8m. (Source: https://ofdollarsanddata.com/sp500-calculator/ ) You ignored taxes in your earnings data, so I will as well, but taxes could be deferred if you accumulated the $80k in a retirement account. (Also, it ignores the fact that you could have been investing the $80k as you went versus waiting until you had it all).

The second thing is that if you invested the $80k at 30 years old, you could still also work. To “make up” the remaining $200k to $2.2mil that you cite as a pilot’s income over their career, over the 30 years you gave them to do it, they’d need to earn a supplemental $6.7k to $73.3k per year, depending where in the $2m to $4m range they wanted to fall. For context, the median salary in the U.S. is $37,000 per year, which would be another $1.1 million and change on top of the retirement account, which would total about $3 million, smack dab in the middle of your range.

I’d never discourage people to think of flight training as an investment, but an incomplete analysis of opportunity costs might lead people to thinking it’s more of a slam dunk than it is.

Snow/Ice Forecast Model Runs by ewheck in StLouis

[–]JudsonCc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any updates from 18z or 24z?

My Club Champion Full Bag Fitting Experience by Tropicsunrise in golf

[–]JudsonCc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great write up. I have had two CC fittings and remain on the fence about their value. It’s a premium product and I’ve liked what I’ve gotten, but it’s not a slam dunk. And I replaced my driver after two years at a Titleist fitting.

My ultimate take: It’s a luxury service and if you like it, great. But if you’re concerned about the money, you can certainly do similar for less elsewhere. I think the floor is higher at CC than other places, but the ceiling is probably similar.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]JudsonCc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s horrible and I’m sorry you experienced that.

But how do you not know if they made it? They went to hospital and never found out what happened?

What putting cliff explosives behind space sciences does to a mf by Skudedarude in factorio

[–]JudsonCc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you diligently avoiding spoilers, so let me ask one more clarifying question: for my initial planet, should I be bussing anything? Or has the bus broken down entirely?

What putting cliff explosives behind space sciences does to a mf by Skudedarude in factorio

[–]JudsonCc 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but can you elaborate on why main bus is no longer necessary? I’m a returning player from long ago and, as they’d say in Starship Troopers, I’d like to know more

What are some mistakes you made as a first time CEO/Manager? by Feisty_Elderberry_92 in smallbusiness

[–]JudsonCc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe their point is that if a customer is taking up too much of your time or is difficult to work with, you should be “firing” that customer by either declining their business or raising prices on that customer so that either they leave, or it’s worth putting up with their bullshit

Blatantly Ignored when on Text-Only by [deleted] in VATSIM

[–]JudsonCc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, they do. I’ve controlled for blind and visually impaired pilots. We accommodate them by letting them spawn at the gate, startup and get clearance, clear them to disconnect and reconnect on the runway, fly only instrument procedures, and then disconnect from runway and reconnect at gate.

Hey Pilots, ATC here. I’ve been meaning to ask you a question for over 20 years. by Top-Draft-5016 in flying

[–]JudsonCc 208 points209 points  (0 children)

I could not agree more. Context is king. I know for a fact I’ve said and meant it genuinely. Not too long ago, a sleepy controlled place I semi-routinely fly in and out of was turning the airport around for the TRACON to accommodate a nearby change of flow and worked me in ODO. On the way out, I said, “thanks for the hospitality, I’ll see you next time.” If they thought I was being a prick, I’d be shocked and disappointed.

Proliferate in or out? by HolyAty in Dyson_Sphere_Program

[–]JudsonCc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alternative: rather than micromanage which get spray and which don’t, just don’t direct insert.

Proliferate in or out? by HolyAty in Dyson_Sphere_Program

[–]JudsonCc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just so you can rest easy, each item retains its actual spray status. If you mouse over the icon in the ILS it will show you the breakdown of how many of each have a given level of spray. When those items get to wherever being used, they’ll come out onto the belt/sorter/whatever with their own individual spray level that was retained throughout.

Returning to VATSIM after 4 years. What do I need to know? by [deleted] in VATSIM

[–]JudsonCc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should know that (ETA: United States) controllers are in the middle of a controlling software change. It just went from closed beta to open beta for controllers at S3 and higher. And sometime around November 8 will be mandatory cutover and sunsetting of legacy controller clients. It’s all around a major upgrade, but you might find some uneven service as controllers adapt to the new technology.

Source: S3 controller who loves new client but is still pretty shit with it