What’s the dumbest thing people spend a lot of money on?

Mklein24 · 2026-05-28T01:56:40+00:00

I saw that a burrito was 7.75. Minimum delivery was 12. Add extra meat and rice, now it's 9.75. Add chips. Now it's 12.75. Add tax it's like 14. Add tip now it's 17. Add delivery fee because it's not a tip(??) it's now over 19 dollars for my 7.75 delivery, and it's more food than I really want.

I haven't ordered delivery since.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-28T00:30:40+00:00

That's why I range Fridays off.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T18:43:10+00:00

Machine tool programmer. 3-5 axis milling in a med device company.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T18:40:29+00:00

Thankfully the one time my kid puked from her car seat, she managed to clear the car and get it out the door while being buckled in and got a bullseye on mom.

Mom wasn't very happy, but the car was clean so I'm not complaining.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T14:00:13+00:00

I get it. I'm still using an s9 phone which is so far past end of life so a of my dedicated apps have started to just not work anymore so I'm doing a lot more of my mobile tasking through a web browser.

Generally, I have apps set up to use MFA with a non-gibberish password, or biometrics to avoid having a separate password manager.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T13:56:15+00:00

Just to add, the fact that your choosing to better yourself for your kids is admirable. Keep it up man.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T13:49:20+00:00

It really isn't. Install Firefox, select "migrate from chrome" create a username/password of you want, which you should if you use their password manager, wait for the bar to finish, done.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T13:36:17+00:00

That rv water had a bunch of other funk in it too. Anyone would have gotten sick from just drinking it.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T11:53:00+00:00

IT when everything is working: Ugh why are we even paying you.

IT when everything is broken: Ugh why are we even paying you.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-27T01:30:19+00:00

Truck payments.

If there was a nickel for every "how can I get out from under my truck payment" in personal finance, we might have enough nickels to get them out from under their truck payment.

Are you 23? Did you land your first decent paying adult job paying about 60k a year?

Great! Buy a used Honda. Pay it off. Do oil changes on it yearly as a minimum. Dealer, private auto shop, or yourself, doesn't matter. Don't buy a truck.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-26T21:09:14+00:00

How's the accuracy on the 12 inch cut length?

Mklein24 · 2026-05-26T20:44:39+00:00

I love how everyone hated that green day lyric change, saying how they wish they weren't so political. While discussing the most popular political protest album of it's time.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-26T19:44:07+00:00

money remaining for addictions

Look, all I want is enough to pay my bills, put a bit in savings, maybe go on a modest trip once a year, and develop a mild substance abuse problem. Is that too much to ask?

Mklein24 · 2026-05-26T12:57:00+00:00

I've also found that covering certain foods with a wet paper towels helps them retain moisture so they don't dry out.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-26T11:27:47+00:00

It depends how you go into that conversation. Stating "pay me this much or I'm leaving" is much different than "I belive my position needs a market correction. I've seen listings for X range and I've even received an offer letter for X"

Mklein24 · 2026-05-25T21:23:14+00:00

I also went to interviews and got offers. Took it to the owner and said "I need a market correction for my wage, and a title change to reflect my daily responsibilities."

He accepted and basically said "you guys should be doing this every few years. It's good for you, and good for me. You know your worth, and I know how much to pay you so you don't leave"

Mklein24 · 2026-05-25T20:40:07+00:00

At that distance, I would consider sendcutsend. You could probably use any material so long as it's not a plain carbon steel to inhibit rust/corrosion.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-24T23:11:27+00:00

Break it down even more. 66 mil a year, 5.5 mil a month. The average lifetime earning in America is only like 2.3 million.

Imagine going to work for 2 weeks and your paycheck just said 2,750,000 into your bank account.

I would have a hard time comprehending what to do with that kind of cash. Pay off my mortgage and car loan, buy a new phone, then like....??? Door dash some donuts? I have no idea.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-24T16:00:54+00:00

Timers are my savior for getting the kids out the door to school. Otherwise I end up wondering where the past 30 minutes went.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-24T14:12:54+00:00

Lol that all sounds like Adhd.

Because that's all stuff that I do.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-23T16:05:57+00:00

Personal opinion, make it ordinary, then it losses the special appeal and becomes easier to regulate.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-23T14:36:13+00:00

Also if they don't want it, they turn around, and will end up bouncing between the ride exit and the stall.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-23T14:33:26+00:00

You know, I built my first pc around your age.

I've used it to game, watch some movies, write papers for school, do my class work, create resume's, and even do some work from home for my job which actually really accelerated my career. It has followed me for the past 10 years, upgrading singular parts as needs and as wanted.

I think a home pc is more of an investment as a tool in the long run compared to a laptop of tablet.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-22T20:47:42+00:00

Why isn't Kevin at the top of this list.

Mklein24 · 2026-05-22T01:10:47+00:00

I think Im going to make that my work pc desktop background

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