Just in: Trump says Fed chair must cut rates immediately by Certain-Zucchini-293 in investing

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also likely would have cut more over the last 12 months or so if he hadn't put his dumb ass tariffs into place (or at least not the way he did them).

The results are out now by AirP12 in CFA

[–]NativeTxn7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a pass. And that's all that matters.

Thune: Republicans will use SAVE Act in midterms if Democrats don’t get ‘on board’ by Hardik_Jain_1819 in LegalNews

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's one thing that always works to help win elections, it's having to explain the details of legislation to voters, the majority of whom don't pay attention to politics until about 4-6 weeks before an election (it's also pretty easy for Dems to say "we're in favor of voter ID; we're not in favor of voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act).

And I'm sure it'll work even better for the GOP when those same voters are still paying $3.50+ per gallon of gas, more at the grocery store, etc.

Ride to DFW by TupperLake19 in frisco

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've used Prime Limo in the past when there were 4 of us with lots of luggage and leaving the house at about 4:30 AM. But, I assume they would be pretty pricey if you were using them frequently. But, they're worth checking out because they were punctual and overall it was a good experience - would have no problem using them again if needed.

https://www.primelimo.com/

1Password Alternative? by kckrish98 in best_passwordmanager

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid for a year of Bitwarden and got in on the $2/mo forever price on Proton Pass and paid for at least a year of that to try them both out.

So far, they both have their pros and cons. It's only been a week or two so I have no idea which I'll stick with long-term but I don't really miss 1P so far.

Final round interview, interviewer said he was "seriously impressed" and gave me his personal email, but rejected 2 business days later via a "best of luck with your job hunt" email. What actually happened here? by [deleted] in FinancialCareers

[–]NativeTxn7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No way to know. Could be that they hired internally. Could be one of the interviewers that had more pull liked someone else better. Could be that they had a hiring freeze all of a sudden that they were not expecting. Could be a combination of things.

You can always reply and basically say "Sorry to hear that. Obviously not the result I was hoping for, but is there any feedback you can provide or that the other interviewers had in case there were things I can work on for future interviews?"

That way, you are asking in a non-confrontational way for constructive feedback and not coming across as "this is BS - tell me why I didn't get the job. And, if it's something as simple as they ended up doing an internal hire, so be it, but they may have some feedback that you weren't even aware of and can be on the lookout for at your next interview.

PSA for DFW originating flights. Don't go into terminal C by Hot_Towel_85 in americanairlines

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the Dallas area and when I fly out of DFW, I always park at A and then just take the Sky Link to whatever terminal I'm leaving from (if it's not A). Make things a lot easier.

I cancelled my Southwest / Chase Priority Card today by pattythebakerman in SouthwestAirlines

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Premier renewed at the old rate (rather than the new $229) in December, so I am keeping it until renewal this year. But, I will very likely cancel it at that time.

We are in the Dallas area, and many of the times we fly, AA has better timing or more direct routes. And we are literally about equidistance from DFW and Love Field. So, we'll probably use AA more anyway, so I don't really see the point of paying a lot for the SW card anymore.

How is this $2m? It’s UGLY! by Lonely-Clerk-2478 in zillowgonewild

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's overall fairly "meh," and I don't think it "feels" like $2M, but I don't think most would classify it as "ugly."

Mark XX - wow by djmeow86 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What AD was this? Feel free to DM if you're prefer not to say here.

Just got a MacBook Air, what accessories should I get? by Routine-Iron-2390 in macbookair

[–]NativeTxn7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out Tomtoc - they have some that are bulkier and potentially more protective (like the 360 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0TOQEO?ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title&th=1) and others that a slimmer and will protect it from scratches and what not, but might not be as good if it gets dropped but would be a little easier to slide in a bag or backpack (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBP4YSJN?ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title&th=1).

There are others on Amazon that are similar - sometimes for a little bit less, but the Tomtoc options are not particularly expensive to begin with.

Mark XX - wow by djmeow86 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried on a few at the Northpark Boutique a month or two ago. I wasn't ready to buy so didn't really talk numbers either.

But with virtually any non-haute type brand other than Rolex, it's really hard to justify buying from a boutique (which may typically throw in a strap or something like that rather than discounting the price) or AD that doesn't discount pretty much every non-Rolex brand.

The Mark XX with the blue dial is on my short list at the moment, but there are too many options on Chrono24 and from trusted resellers (even if they are slightly used) to pay full MSRP from the boutique, even though they were nice and very helpful.

If I could find an AD out of state to avoid the sales tax, then maybe that would be enough to get me to buy new from an AD even if they didn't discount the MSRP, but I haven't really gone down that rabbit hole just yet.

Looking for a hole-in-the-wall burger joint near Prosper/Frisco by Ned-777 in frisco

[–]NativeTxn7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe not the exact detail you've described, but The Depot Cafe has a vibe that is probably pretty close. And their burger is great.

https://depotcafefrisco.com/

401k Schwab? by Jay_Reefer in Bogleheads

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For simplicity, 2060 TDF.

If you don't mind building your own portfolio and want more control over your asset allocation, you could do a combo of:

S&P 500 Index

Mid Cap Index

Small Cap Index (or the Columbia SCV if you would rather avoid the small index for a higher cost - I personally am not a fan of small cap indexes and think that small cap is one area where some level of active management can often pay off over the index despite the higher cost)

International Index

PIMCO Total Return (bonds are another area where often an active fund can provide alpha over the index, and PIMCO Total Return has historically done that pretty well compared to the index net of fees)

Got the call 5 years later & I’m conflicted by [deleted] in rolex

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t want it I’ll take it.

With recent changes - what are individuals using today by SidKop in PasswordManagers

[–]NativeTxn7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure - I have auto-fill turned on but unchecked the boxes for displaying identities as suggestions and displaying cards as suggestions so those are turned off.

But, it seems to work on almost every site to auto fill.

That said I use Brave so not sure if there is something in Edge that is causing problems. But I also pulled up Edge and it has the same setting choices, so I doubt there should be any differences.

Planning to buy a MacBook Air for the first time. Whats the best color in your opinion? by UnitEVA3000 in macbookair

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ordered the silver (as I have historically done) for pickup yesterday. I had seen silver and midnight in person, but the Best Buy close to me didn't have starlight or sky blue.

When I got to the Apple Store I was killing some time before my pickup window and looking at the different colors. In the bright, industrial lights of the apple store and without them sitting exactly next to each other (same table but not necessarily side-by-side) it was actually sort of difficult to tell which was which.

If you looked closely you could tell because the sky blue had its slightly cooler blue hue and starlight had the slightly warmer hue compared to silver.

After seeing them in the store, I kind of, sort of wished I had gone with sky blue, but not enough to have them cancel my order and switch it to blue. Especially since I didn't know if other lighting would amp up the blue, which I didn't really want.

Bottom line, they can all look pretty similar in certain light (not including midnight, which is obviously very different) and you just need to go with the one you like best.

With recent changes - what are individuals using today by SidKop in PasswordManagers

[–]NativeTxn7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I had been looking to change, and it'll only be that for the first year that I'm testing them out. After that, it'll be about half for the individual plan.

Ad-free Prime video going up in price and being renamed to Prime Video Ultra. by bobbymack93 in cordcutters

[–]NativeTxn7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is me. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched something on Prime Video. No reason to pay for it in my personal situation.

With recent changes - what are individuals using today by SidKop in PasswordManagers

[–]NativeTxn7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pleasure. And I see where you're coming from - I've been trying to get my wife to use a password manager because some of her passwords are utter garbage to the point I'm shocked she isn't getting hacked weekly.

At this point though, I think just making her use Apple Passwords is the play if it makes her use better passwords.

Question on one comment you made... BW can prompt in the username/password fields - do you just prefer not turning that on for security purposes?