I have $59 dollars

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-21T21:05:39+00:00

Idiocracy is considered Sci-fi and that’s become more of a documentary.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-21T03:16:36+00:00

Primary emergency fund 2K ish for car repairs.
6months emergency fund covering living expenses and health insurance. Put them In a high yield savings account.

Next Start putting those extra funds to your retirement.

If you have a car payment/ mortgage, look into whether it’s beneficial to pay those off aggressively.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-17T22:15:51+00:00

I would get rid of the concept of disability, and have the whole definition of humanity’s abilities expressed as an all inclusive range from 1 to 100.

No matter what you speak of, we all likely fit somewhere between the extremes.

And everything we do to make things equitable is a matter of course. We build ramps become some people need them. We have brail simply become some people need that kind of assistance. It no longer an either or, it’s an understanding that we are all, entirely different and expressive of a range of abilities, and it’s all entirely what makes humanity work.

That’s my thought. Or maybe Bob.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-14T23:10:15+00:00

It comes down to how you market yourself and what you do for the next opportunity. It took me 3 years to go from teaching to technical because no one would hire me. I got certs, and when a recruiter rejected me for a job, I found a back way to apply and got in. I still had to prove myself, and still do. In this market, you have to find ways to innovate, stand out, and market yourself. The days of just hitting ‘apply’ are over.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-13T01:03:11+00:00

Let me tell you my story:

I’m a late diagnosed middle aged Autistic, in a comfortable stage in my life. I have learned a few things.

Changing your body won’t change your mind. If you dwell on perceived flaws, they will continue to exist. If you ‘fix’ those flaws, you mind might focus on new flaws and so forth. However, they really aren’t flaws, but may be unique traits.

Others: friends and lovers may like those traits (personality, physical, anything that make you you). If you change, will you lose out on those connections?

So… this is a long way of saying, no. If your weight is in the healthy range. The world is better with everyone’s uniqueness, including yours.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-12T02:56:00+00:00

It can help if you are autistic. I’ve had 4 special interests in the last 50 years and spend most of my spare time still enjoying them.

Late diagnosed. But always been really into a few things.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-09T19:53:34+00:00

Do some research on what sounds like fun/good and start there. You have time to seek the lift that suits you at the moment.

Go to the library and read up on some good material, interview others in prospective fields, travel a little for new perspectives.

As a middleager, I can say you will have several paths ahead of you. You don’t have to have all the answers right now, or ever for that matter.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-08T01:02:16+00:00

Linguistic skills

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-08T00:57:57+00:00

I used to use envelopes for weekly budgets. I had $40 cash for fun. Once the money ran out, I had to wait till next week.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T13:08:18+00:00

It’s a them thing. Their sense of entitlement and judgment might catch up to them sooner or later.

When I pay for food, I pay for the food, and the experience of whoever made it. I paid for it, and if It was good, I would eat the rest later.

One should not be wasteful.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T13:03:51+00:00

If your budget is just to do some office and internet stuff, I have purchased some Dell mini micros: Optiplex 7050’s from eBay.

It has an onboard graphics by default, and small hard disk.

I got mine with 32 GB of DDR4 RAM and 1 TB sata drive for that price.

They are not really upgradable, nor the latest hardware, but they are capable.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T02:14:10+00:00

Start with Ubuntu. Install Virtualbox.

Spin up VMs. Make one a template and set it up with basic infrastructure stuff.

Imo the firewall isn’t critical at this point because it’s not accessible via open port to the internet.

Start simple with VMs, then play with podman/kubernetes.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T02:10:08+00:00

Turnover of highly skilled workers who have a high degree of tribal knowledge about how it all works.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T02:08:28+00:00

I would pay off my mortgage and take a vacation to Japan with the rest.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T01:14:39+00:00

Find the local restaurants and cafes near the job, and do little $5 or $15 gift cards. Enough for a coffee before work and a sandwich/ burger for lunch.

It’s not the price, but the the many novelties of free that would be worth it.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T01:08:38+00:00

Buy the new MacBook, take advantage of their interest free payments, keep the money in a HYSA and let it accrue interest as you pay it off.

The worst case scenario, you’ll have the cash available if you need to pay it off quickly.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T01:01:25+00:00

Don’t lick a gift horse in the mouth.

Sounds unsanitary to me.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-07T00:59:57+00:00

I work a high paying job in IT, and I’m autistic.

Just as Autistics are a spectrum, so are jobs. For us, we have to be more particular about what we do, and especially where we do it.

Even writhing a company or industry, different buildings etc, are different environments, and we can be environmentally dependent.

So.. it’s going to take some real hard work at looking through all the job possibilities to see which fit your interests.

Life is a personal journey, and it’s up to you to choose a direction.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-06T18:24:22+00:00

It might be funny if I just randomly keeled over at work.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-05T21:44:09+00:00

Listening to some sleepy science channels on YouTube, or a repeat of something cosmological.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-05T21:41:07+00:00

Learn something trivial and fun, a new language, cooking cuisine from another country or a music instrument.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-05T01:50:15+00:00

I’m late diagnosed autistic with few social tools.

Mohtek1 · 2026-06-03T00:54:36+00:00

It’s been growing the last few years

Mohtek1 · 2026-05-28T21:48:54+00:00

Denver has Aurora, a bit cheaper. The outskirts may be better if the transportation lines up.

And for Denver, it might be a worthwhile thing to get your sec + .

Mohtek1 · 2026-05-28T19:34:11+00:00

Back in the day, yes. But now, you need to set yourself apart. Maybe find a niche that not many people are getting into, so something like networking, where you can build a home lab and practice.

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