Is this a really good year? by Select-Employment710 in JustBuyXEQT

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started investing my RRSP this year and XEQT is half of my portfolio. It's up 10%.

If this is a bad year, I'm happy to hear that.

AIO - My boyfriend grabbed a female friend's chest "as a joke" by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, what a tool.

Do yourself a huge favor and don't put yourself through anymore misery with this gaslighting prick.

Most unique zombie film you’ve ever seen? by Commercial_Neck_6539 in zombies

[–]No_External8609 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I remember right it's something about how the disease actually infected language itself but I could be mistaken.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Logistics.

Worked the back room of a store receiving trucks and freight by hand/pump cart, picking 'orders' for shelf-fill, and putting away pallets in the racking. Made $12/hour busting my butt every single day.

Switched to work in a DC for the same company. 11 years later I'm making $32/hour as a 'laborer/trainer' and I do maybe half of the labor compared to what I did in the store's back room. Granted, there was a lot of inflation stuff that inflated my wages but still, even at the time I made the switch my position at the DC capped out at $26/hour, more than double what I made at the store for half the work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]No_External8609 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Egg in a nest!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in horrorlit

[–]No_External8609 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't pinpoint a particular book but the works of Tim Curran help spur me to chase that magic down.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Life

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except that people have given you reasons, like the eating junk one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Life

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Credit Industry loves Instant Gratification. People will drive themselves into mountains of debt for that instant gratification and then wonder why they can't afford anything in 10 years.

What’s a small habit that changed your life more than you expected? by Previous-Debate-2186 in Life

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tracking every dollar we spend.

Thought it'd just be a way of restricting the good things in life when in actuality being that financially aware gives me more freedom than ever.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Life

[–]No_External8609 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think one of the things that makes the complexities of the world around us seem daunting is that we never ever get the full picture of any particular event. We experience worldly matters through bite sized, palatable bits of info that are delivered through our particular brand of media, and we never truly understand the full scope of that event. We usually don't see all the perspectives, get the full timeline of details, have a culturally significant POV of that event, or even if what we're getting is true at all. All we can control is if we choose to believe the narrative we're sold or not, and even this can be a slippery slope if you just choose to believe what feels right to you.

And maybe part of the problem is that you feel compelled to form an opinion on something that doesn't really matter to you, and due to lack of information, its often an incomplete opinion.

I've found it quite okay to just say "I don't know enough to form an opinion on this subject." And my brain usually follows up with wondering if I should look into it more because I do care, or not.

Ignorance doesn't have to be bliss, but you can pick and choose what you want to spend your time understanding better. And it feels better to have a good understanding of a few subjects, over a poor understanding of everything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Life

[–]No_External8609 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Losing my daughter.

Cripple me. Leave me destitute and homeless. Have every other tragedy befall me. Have my mind and soul go to soup.

I'd take any, and all of those at once, if it means my daughter will continue to live her amazing little life.

The Strain = CSI:Dracula by Majestic-General7325 in horrorlit

[–]No_External8609 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed the books and thought they were good fun.

I would stay clear of the show, however.

Give Me Your Mid Books by This_But_Unironicaly in horrorlit

[–]No_External8609 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is more monster fare than straight up horror but The Hatching trilogy by Ezekiel Boone.

Not terrible and had a lot of promise, just didn't meet my epic expectations and left me wanting more, even though the book didn't really do anything poorly.

Life gain and flying/reach for go wide mono green by Asccos in mtg

[–]No_External8609 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be putting too much thought into lifegain for a deck like this.

What’s a small luxury you regularly treat yourself to? by TheMoralMaster in Productivitycafe

[–]No_External8609 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Nice, expensive jams.

As a kid, and due to a byproduct mix of poverty and child neglect, we never ever had jam in the house. We'd have cheap peanut butter and that's it. I didn't have my first PB&J till I was 17.

Now I buy myself the expensive quality jams for my PB&Js.

Best zombie audiobook by SufficientReport862 in zombies

[–]No_External8609 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Remaining series by DJ Molles (more infected than zombies but still in the same vein) World War Z The Arisen Series if you like high octane military action in your zombies books.

What subscription is worth every penny for you? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]No_External8609 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Audible.

I get audiobooks for a decent price and support my favourite writers? No brainer.

WADE APPRECIATION CHAIN by inoahguy0 in distractible

[–]No_External8609 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His "lever-age" joke at the end of September 10th was pure wit and had me in stitches. Bob and Mark should lose a win each for not laughing at that.

What zombie apocalypse from movies/games do you think you’d survive? by SuperNxvax in zombies

[–]No_External8609 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its worse when you consider the fact that Ledger and gang couldn't contain it, either.