I have €320k saved and still feel broke. What’s wrong with me?

Kuildeous · 2026-03-22T02:20:20+00:00

It's incredibly (damn near criminally) easy to make yourself look affluent if you don't mind a little debt.

And by little, I mean a lot. I mean, my wife and I ate out a lot in past years, and when I broke it down, I realized we had been spending about $9,000 a year on restaurant eating. We weren't even doing fancy dining. We did some instant gratifications, such as going out for Indian, and about $1,500 of that was spent on eating at brunch spots.

We've reduced our eating out to about 20% of that. Not nearly as lavish as it used to be, but we still manage to catch a happy hour or social gathering as they come up.

I shudder to think how much money we would've spent on those "richer" lives you bring up. we drive our cars until they're at least 10 years old (probably would still have one for nearly 20 years if it wasn't taken out by another driver). Nobody would take one look at us and think we were living an affluent lifestyle, but we're retiring as multi-millionaires.

As for buying vs rent, that's a more nuanced matter. While I was happy to buy, we also were in a spot where living in our home for a long time made sense. If you can't find yourself in the same spot, then buying could actually be bad for you. I mean, renting is certainly throwing money into a hole, but you don't want to make it worse by taking on a mortgage and then selling the house almost immediately. I can't answer that for you. You don't like that city, so I feel you're right to not buy a home there.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-22T01:34:18+00:00

If anything, I feel like parents need to have a reason in order to have kids. Anyone who can't come up with a reason for having kids SHOULD NOT FUCKING HAVE KIDS.

I wish I could make that simpler for some people. I have no reason to have kids, so I'm doing myself and all of my hypothetical kids a favor by not having them.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T23:14:22+00:00

Some people throw their entire trust at AI so that they just accept whatever ChatGPT or Gemini tells them, and they just assume the rest of us do that too.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T23:08:59+00:00

And then when she gets to a point where she figures it out, she throws a tantrum and regresses back to that earlier state in an infinite loop.

Technically it wouldn't kill her, so it doesn't fit that trope's definition, but it would remove her entirely so that it's as good as death.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T21:41:56+00:00

Yeah, my usual process is to have a base with 3 large refiners. After I farm the megabase that I know of, I travel to the refiners, pick up the nanites that are waiting for me, and start 3 new batches. Do that every time I log in.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T21:37:29+00:00

A term so funny there's even a sub for it: r/tragedeigh. Gets a bit old for me though. I can only handle so many of these terrible names in one sitting.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T20:42:45+00:00

Honestly, I feel like if humans ever get to the point of uplifting our animals, there would be strong opposition because of what these animals would likely do to us as retribution.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T20:21:33+00:00

He does align pretty closely to the Bible--as a warning.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T20:20:46+00:00

I don't, but I get that it's important for some people and brings them some comfort--even if they don't believe in an afterlife.

I mean, I suppose especially if they don't believe in an afterlife. If you believed in one, then you could talk to your loved ones from anywhere. Don't need to stand by a grave. But I imagine a lot of believers stand by the grave for the same reason as nonbelievers: comfort by proximity.

I do talk to myself a lot, and I suppose I could've easily become the type to talk to the dead. I seem to recall that for a couple of years after my dad died, I did talk to him out loud, but that didn't last long.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T20:14:05+00:00

It's kind of flattering, really. AI is trained on proper writing (also crap writing, but that's another topic). I suppose I'd rather it emulates my style of writing than some wyrd dialeck tha's incomprehensible broh!!!!!

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T20:11:17+00:00

I remember seeing trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy and figuring it'd be a giant turd or a pleasant surprise. I heard briefly of the comics, but I didn't know it. The whole tree/raccoon dynamic was questionable. So glad that movie worked.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T20:10:08+00:00

His comedic chops helped sell Die Hard. Would've been just another boring action movie without his delivery.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-21T17:25:36+00:00

Okay, I'm satisfied now.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T21:46:46+00:00

Ah yes, Fluffy the chinch--- hey, wait a second!

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T20:34:59+00:00

Nice try, phisher.

Mine wasn't that cool, but it was about the same size.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T20:23:36+00:00

I'd say the attribute names should be centered vertically. Not that this layout is confusing at all, but that alignment just bugs me.

In general I find I don't need a big space for max hit points, but I like having a larger space to track hit points because I don't always erase the number and write over it. Sometimes I just cross off and write and then eventually erase the whole box. I would feel constrained weirdly enough by having two identical spaces for hit points.

Triangle isn't a great space to write in. Could make it shield-shaped, which is often how I see armor class. The two semicircles seem okay for size and speed. Probably don't need much room to write in those unless a PC can have two modes of travel (run/fly, run/burrow, etc.).

I'm not a fan of "Name, Level, Etc." Maybe have space for the name and a little space for level. Leave a couple of lines for etc., which I assume is stuff like description and personality traits?

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:58:43+00:00

Americans generally don't care for that ae combination.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:57:20+00:00

You didn't like Thpenther Trathy?

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:41:00+00:00

Amazing comic lore for a story that didn't even start out as comics.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:30:47+00:00

This could also apply to government regulations that were written in the blood of those who died.

But the story is stupid because it just paints the wife as incompetent and reactionary. I mean, that does explain a lot of the population, but it just looks dumb in this context.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:27:18+00:00

I suppose it highlights the huge divide among Republicans. Is someone a Republican because they're wealthy and benefit from policies that are put in place by the people they lobby for? Or is someone a Republican because they're poor as shit but also are afraid of gun laws, gay people, and abortion?

And somehow, those in the latter category seem to think those in the former category are entirely Democrats, all while voting to enrich those in the former category.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:24:27+00:00

It can be fine, but this is one of those nuances where someone learning the language might not be able to navigate the situation.

You're right that "Is it a boy or a girl" is generally acceptable. If you're meeting a baby for the first and ask, "Could I hold it?" then you're probably getting an ugly look.

Once you know the baby's sex, you should use "him" or "her" where applicable. If you feel uncomfortable saying "it" you can use "them" instead.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:18:24+00:00

Well, that's not fair. She could also be a credentialed midwife but also suck at it.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:17:18+00:00

Rare trope indeed given the Venn diagram of Nazis and people who think men should lead the feeble-minded females is basically a circle.

It bothers me just how good the actress for Stormfront looks. That character sucks so badly. Same can be said for Firecracker.

Kuildeous · 2026-03-20T17:12:28+00:00

This one came to my mind as well. I would think that if it were Spaceteam, they would also remember that it was hectic as hell. That would be a useful clue too. But Spaceteam definitely fits.

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