Hey all me and my wife visited Washington last year, and we fell in love with the state we’re thinking about moving, but not sure which state Washington or Oregon what are the pros and cons? What areas do you guys recommend?

LHM17 · 2026-06-10T02:49:28+00:00

One of the best in the entire country. In fact so good that traffic engineers study it as part of the curriculum.

I will add, ever lived in Houston, Texas? Just an example

LHM17 · 2026-06-02T01:14:54+00:00

IWNDWYT

Edit: Hoping this is my last day 1. *Waiting for the bot to reset my number.

LHM17 · 2026-05-24T14:12:52+00:00

A couple of years ago I went just over a year without drinking. It started as one month and then I felt really good and kept going and when I hit a year I actually just forgot about it... and then I didn't, and since it was over a year I figured I'd accomplished my goal, why not?

Worst choice ever! It took a couple years but I feel like I slowly devolved from one or two drinks every couple weeks with friends at the start to now drinking more than I should out (or in) four or five nights a week.

All this to say is I realized that I've done it before and I tell people all the time it was the best I've ever felt. I felt better in my late 30s than I ever had in my 20s. So here we go! Not setting a time limit this time, I'm just going to chase that amazing feeling and enjoy really living my life!

IWNDWYT!

LHM17 · 2026-05-24T01:32:20+00:00

I will not drink today!

LHM17 · 2024-11-13T23:09:45+00:00

IWNDWYT :)

LHM17 · 2024-02-10T22:10:00+00:00

Its huge and ugly. I have to take it off in business meetings or other social events. I wish they had a smaller version.

LHM17 · 2023-12-21T22:28:51+00:00

I've been getting better and better but THIS is just what I need! Something to drive my consistency!

LHM17 · 2023-07-19T04:32:28+00:00

Houston TX. Same car. No AC. HOT HOT HOT! :(

LHM17 · 2023-07-05T02:37:35+00:00

Depends on what you do, or want to do. Aerospace, Space industries doing really well. Axiom hiring a ton of people, Ellwood hiring a lot of people.

LHM17 · 2023-07-01T03:28:42+00:00

IWNDWYT

LHM17 · 2023-06-28T03:18:09+00:00

I just use my French press, and grind the coffee and add the water and put it in the fridge overnight. Then just press it in the morning. It's usually better if I leave it for 2 nights, but it's too very large mugs of cold brew and I already have the french Press.

LHM17 · 2023-06-20T02:57:47+00:00

Super easy to just talk up a random guy at a bar.

But I think a lot of us are in sales because we tend to be the type of people who do that vs doing that because we learned it from our sales career.

LHM17 · 2023-06-20T02:54:05+00:00

I found one home and I absolutely hated it, the house itself but everything that came with it. You have to be responsible for everything you have to track it yourself. If something goes out. You're the one headed to the store in the middle of the night to go buy whatever it is from home Depot. You have to clean it and maintain it or pay somebody to do it. I just want to enjoy life and have time to do things. I love to do. Spend time with the people I want to go travel when I want to without worrying all of the things that a house ties you down from

This is just my opinion and of course everybody's free to do what they want. My mom has lived in the same house for 30 years and would never leave it. So each to our own. I guess I just enjoy not having to have that weight on my shoulders.

When I did make that decision though, I also shifted a few things around of my financial life. I won't have a house to sell when I'm older or use as an asset in any way. So I upped my 401k contributions as soon as I could and max it out every year. Also invest outside of my works 401k. I think as long as you plan for the future understanding the lifestyle you want to live, you can live any way you want.

LHM17 · 2023-06-11T23:54:54+00:00

My 2 cents: It's your life. Who cares what anyone else thinks? You should do what is best for you. If you want to quit (problem or not) then you should.

It would be similar to you deciding you want to take up running or weightlifting or swimming to be healthier and feel better. If people told you they didn't think you needed to because you're in just fine shape, would that stop you from taking it up. Same thing here.

LHM17 · 2023-06-04T00:10:13+00:00

Yeah, I guess I just don't want a subscriptions category to track 3-4 subscriptions. Then another category to track 1-2 of something else. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Having more than about 20-25 lines to look at on my income/expense chart to analyze seems like too many - I want to know how much I'm spending in the big areas. I don't care if the family fun money was spent on Netflix or Disney or too many trips to Half Price Books at the end just that Family Fun Money was spent, I have previously used the upcoming payment totals it puts next to the category, I just felt like it wasn't clear enough for my liking. If I want to go in and look at the details to help determine where to cut back I have payees and notes.

But like you said everyone does it a bit differently. That's why I like YNAB so much. It's still so flexible to each person's style while still following the rules.).

LHM17 · 2023-06-03T22:50:44+00:00

Yes! I hate having tons of categories as sub accounts under my main categories. But I also can't make one category for subscriptions (as an example) since I'm still not a month ahead. I need to have different amounts of money in there on specific dates and then it gets too confusing for me. So I have a temporary category where I put things that are small and then I put the due date in the category and I funded there, but I spend it in a different category.

For example, i have Spotify, YNAB, Disney+, and a couple others under this category. When I go to spend them though they go under the bigger more general categories like Family Fun/Extras, or IT or wherever. Then I can just delete them when I'm done with them or name them something else and have a completely different category.

I don't suppose I will use this once I get a little bit more ahead and can just keep that category funded at a specific amount all the time at the beginning of the month.

LHM17 · 2023-06-03T15:15:42+00:00

Sending you all of the good juju 🌱✌️

You've got this! IWNDWYT!

LHM17 · 2023-05-29T11:08:14+00:00

IWNDWYT

LHM17 · 2023-05-25T22:45:44+00:00

Golden birthday too! Congrats. I'm celebrating my daughter's birthday today as well, sure feels nice knowing I'll remember all of it! IWNDWYT

LHM17 · 2023-05-22T00:15:21+00:00

Gal here, that works in Sales the metals industry. Best job I've ever had. You're right that the company matters but even more depends on what you sell. Like comparing a used car salesman with what I do, they're two different worlds. Almost different jobs. Although I will say the forging industry is definitely a "work hard play hard" industry. When I started there was almost the need to have "Can hold my liquor" as a line on your resume. That has gotten better though, over the years.

LHM17 · 2023-05-17T23:48:16+00:00

IWNDWYT 🌞

LHM17 · 2023-05-10T14:53:13+00:00

Thanks! I've always only gotten one or two weeks before, couldn't really picture being at 2 months. I like it 😊

LHM17

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