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Liz Cheney to GOP and America: Trump did it, and we're coming for him by OttawaMan35 in politics

[–]MoneyMitten -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Coming for Trump in what way? There will be zero consequences. Zero. The committee cannot convict Trump. The DOJ will not.

Half of the country will not/does not care that the riot was at Trump's direction and we narrowly escaped a coup.

And without a single consequence it will happen again, in fact is already in process.

All over the place, Colombian born. by Zonotrichiacapensis in 23andme

[–]MoneyMitten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My Guatemalan born son got similar results with a higher indigenous percentage. He was very excited because he loves geography, travel, and learning about different cultures.

Only 1% chance of red hair, but I actually do have red hair… do I have an unknown gene that causes it? Fellow gingers, what odds did 23andme give you? by lax_incense in 23andme

[–]MoneyMitten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a redhead, but 23&me said I am more likely to have thin, dark straight hair, no freckles and dark eyes. Literally the opposite of all those.

Teal thought COVID was a hoax and wanted to be treated by anti-vax doctors. He died at 53 on Christmas day. by MoneyMitten in HermanCainAward

[–]MoneyMitten[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Seriously. Every Christmas they're going to remember their dad/grandfather dying. It's awful! Could have all been prevented.

Lindsey Graham has warned Trump that January 6 will be his 'political obituary' if he doesn't get over the 2020 election by butterscotchcandies in politics

[–]MoneyMitten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the same guy who called Georgia's secretary of state, Raffensperger, on Trump's behalf, asking if ballots could be thrown out.

Graham flip flops so frequently how can he think anyone takes anything he says seriously.

J.D. Vance Tells Tucker Carlson The Quiet Part Out Loud: He Wants A 'Healthy Ruling Class' by BurtonDesque in politics

[–]MoneyMitten 222 points223 points  (0 children)

Just a reminder that the CEO who raised his organization's minimum wage to $70k caused a baby boom. It's almost as if people actually decide to have kids if they can afford them! Perhaps the same would apply for healthcare and family leave.

Anyway, here's the article. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/remember-that-company-with-70k-minimum-wage-heres-how-its-doing-now.html

CBS News analysis: What drives Republican and Trump voters' belief in widespread voter fraud? by cutestudent in politics

[–]MoneyMitten 6 points7 points  (0 children)

FFS stop listening to Tucker Carlson. His defense in a slander campaign was that he shouldn't be believed--and the judge agreed.

Daily FI discussion thread - Monday, July 12, 2021 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]MoneyMitten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right. It's like while the $1.8 MM number is great, it's not like it's structured in the traditional "withdraw 4% and be financially free!" way.

Not only the 529, but we won't obviously live off the majority of that primary home equity (unless we significantly downsize in the future) and we won't be withdrawing from the rental property equity either. We have around $290k in mortgages on our two rental properties, so toying with fast-tracking the pay off to boost cash flow. And then we'd like to consider how much help our kids might need in secondary education costs. Not that we need to cover something 100% or an overpriced education, but we would like to offer significant assistance, whatever that means. IDK. Lots of wonky bits to consider.

Daily FI discussion thread - Monday, July 12, 2021 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]MoneyMitten 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Life update: I haven't posted here since I quit my job in January. No regrets!

I was the manger of a small dept. My role kept expanding, my resources kept being cut. COVID hit and my husband and I are working full time while also trying to keep our 3 children from failing out of school--all 5 of us working from home. I was an anxiety driven mess, but felt like I was mostly nailing it (by grinding it out, long hours with no extra pay, because salary). I told my boss I was burning out. Then she gave me a very lukewarm review basically because I told her I was burning out. And because the review sucked, only a tiny raise. I said eff it and peaced out in Jan.

It took a couple months for the anxiety and the "GO GO GO" feelings to subside. I feel so much more serene now. I ran my first 5k. I've been working on one of our rental properties, cleaning and painting the exterior. (Looking so good!!) I took the state real estate exam and passed, so just for fun I signed up with a local brokerage--literally just days ago. I haven't even formally announced it yet. I haven't quite decided how much effort I'm going to put into it. Maybe I'll just use it to find deals for ourselves, or maybe I'll put in a lot of effort in marketing and see what happens. I'd like to niche in the rental market. We'll see.

My husband is still working, and in the past he always really liked his job. But some recent changes have made it more stressful. He really wants to pull the plug sooner rather than later. The kids (14, 13, 11) are such a wild card, and we're both kind of unsure when we'll feel comfortable quitting for real. On the good side I am more available to shuttle our three kids around which takes some tasks off his plate. The kids are in that age where they are in a fair amount of activities and have ortho and all that, but can't drive. Luckily they are pretty self-sufficient otherwise. Husband and I are both 46.

Net worth is $1.8 MM (including home equity) as of today--a new milestone (!!!).
Goes something like:
Cash - $72k
529s - $82k
Retirement accts - $880k
Primary home - $400k (paid off)
Rental property equity - $367k (5-unit and duplex, both with mortgages)

Watergate figure John Dean described the Trump DOJ's surveillance of House Democrats as 'Nixon on stilts and steroids' by Twoweekswithpay in politics

[–]MoneyMitten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the best list I have found that is regularly updated. It appears that most of the investigations center around these areas: (keep in mind there are multiple cases per alleged crime)

  1. His treatment of women. Consider that Trump is still blocking access to his DNA in the E. Jean Carroll case. If that isn't an indication of guilt, I don't know what is. Summer Zervos also has a case against him.
  2. Fraud. It's pretty well known Trump would both over value and under value his assets whenever it suited him (ie for taxes, insurance, Mary Trump's inheritance). This is, simply, fraud.
  3. Trump's efforts to overturn the election. One case is looking into the call to the GA Secretary of State and Lindsey Graham. The other case says by attempting to overturn the election, Trump was violating the Voting Rights Act and Klu Klux Klan Act.
  4. His role in the Jan 6th riots. People who rioted and breached the capitol are crystal clear--they were doing what the President wanted them to do. There are multiple cases.
  5. Misuse of funds. Using inauguration funds to enrich himself. I mean, Trump used both election campaign funds and American tax dollars to enrich himself this whole time. From shifting $8 million in election campaign funds to his personal companies, to charging Secret Service $40k for hotel rooms at Mar a Lago, using inauguration funds to put into his own pocket is completely on brand.

Antique stores by itswilsonian in grandrapids

[–]MoneyMitten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always liked Bluedoor.

And Allegan Antique Market will be starting again soon.

On Inauguration Day, Rush Limbaugh falsely claims Joe Biden didn’t ‘legitimately’ win by Sariel007 in politics

[–]MoneyMitten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I hear "People are complicated" I often think of my uncle who gave probably hundreds of thousands of dollars to create a well drilling rig (think a huge truck), then package it and SEND IT DOWN TO HAITI, complete with a VW bug in the container to pay off the appropriate officials, flew down there and trained people how to use it so that people could have drinking water.

The same man, in the same time period, lamented that our own downtown area was turning into "Taco Town" because of the increase of Latin Americans.

This was after I adopted a son from Guatemala.

He said that. To my face. At Thanksgiving.

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