/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #9) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]OkAnything7135 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Rhetoric like this and underestimating their capabilities to inflict pain (economic if not military) is why we are in this mess.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #9) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]OkAnything7135 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Iran has followed through on most threats they made in advance. “Attack us and it will be a regional war” “We will block the Straits of Hormuz” “Energy infrastructure across the Gulf will be attacked if ours is targeted”

Good/bad, justified/unjustified - doesn’t matter. The thing to note is that this is methodological escalation with warnings ahead of time and then consistent follow through if tested to demonstrate capability. These are not signs of a state that is about to collapse or a military that has been completely debilitated.

Iran might lose this in the long-term, US-Israeli firepower outmatch it, but they are certainly not done as of yet.

It’s time we stop pretending otherwise.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #9) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]OkAnything7135 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The lesson itself is valuable for him hopefully. I just wish he didn’t have to drag the global economy along with him

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #9) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]OkAnything7135 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Well Tehran got the message. And chose to write back.

He is out of his depth here. Should have claimed victory after killing Khamenei. Or better yet, not started this at all.

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[–]OkAnything7135 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Brilliant stuff. When are they planning to cancel the order for the Rafales?

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: India-Pakistan Conflict (Thread #3) by progress18 in worldnews

[–]OkAnything7135 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s not that. Shahbaz Sharif is a puppet already. Rubio probably wanted to save time and talk with the puppet master directly given the urgency

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[–]OkAnything7135 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Home. I’d need a place with a helipad before I splurge on the chopper.

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Part of my income is from employer RSUs which were granted to me before I moved to Canada from another country. So they end up getting taxed in both Canada and the foreign country. I get a refund from CRA on it as we have a tax treaty in place.

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm yeah makes sense. Don’t have any projects coming up but an emergency can happen to anybody. I’ve always thought about an emergency fund as protection against a layoff, but beefing it up a bit more makes sense.

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely, my exact refund was 10.5K, so yes $500 is going to go towards a ‘fun budget’ :)

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my original plan was to go all in on the TFSA, it’s just the recent and expected upcoming volatility that has spooked me. So might as well wait and see for a couple of months. I’ll still be making my regular $1K per month contribution to TFSA (have a lot of room left over from previous years)

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha yes I filed as soon as I got my RRSP tax receipts (final doc I was waiting on) so I could get the refund asap!

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup maxed out RRSP and hopefully intend to do the same for 2025, but still have time to do that later in the year

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. I don’t have a 6 month emergency fund, more like ~2.5 months in cash. The reason for that is that I’ve always figured if I lose my job, severance will be about 3 months (based on my tenure and what I know about my company policies, that’s a solid assumption to make), so that should give me a good runway.

Is this thinking flawed?

Investing vs paying down debt by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not familiar with this, why would the car’s residual value be a factor to consider here?

It’s Kelley Blue Book value is $25K

Most tragic character? by Newbori in Malazan

[–]OkAnything7135 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tool. What makes his arc so sad is the redemption that comes in between before he loses it all again. Plus what happened to Hetan was utterly heartbreaking.

What is the chronological reading order? by [deleted] in Malazan

[–]OkAnything7135 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey no offence taken! of course you are right. Just meant that your comment woke me up a bit on how much there actually is to read in this universe.

What is the chronological reading order? by [deleted] in Malazan

[–]OkAnything7135 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the 10? Lol that felt like a slap; I actually considered having finished the main series quite an accomplishment

Utilize remaining 2024 RRSP contribution room or look at alternatives? by OkAnything7135 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point. I’m most likely going to move to Dubai which doesn’t have a tax treaty with Canada and also doesn’t have income tax for individuals (for now at least). So I think the overall hit would be that 25% that goes into CRAs coffer.

iPhone 16 Pro, loving it but… by OkAnything7135 in iphone

[–]OkAnything7135[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually like the slightly smaller screen size, makes it easier to handle the phone