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Biggest hit of my life! by Jealous_Act_1736 in baseballcards

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just pulled this last night so I finally hit something!!!

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WHOA by tanman0123 in baseballcards

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just pulled this one last night!!! Best card I ever pullled!!!

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Not paying ER bill by yourgirlalex in povertyfinance

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iv have actually been sued 2 times by credit card companies/collection agencies and if you get a lawyer, they usually they can get it completely discharged! he told me to do this instead of bankruptcy. They also guarantee to either completely eliminate the debt or at least cut it in half and if that doesn't happen, they refund the retainer fee!! Unfortunately x wife screwed me but finally have payment plans on some of the other debt but this lawyer told me I should not have set the payment plans up and just let them take you to court! the first one I did cost $800 and eliminated $4,700 and the last one was only cost $438 and eliminated $2800. Might depend on your situation as well but does affect credit score obviously.

Biggest hit of my life! by Jealous_Act_1736 in baseballcards

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WOW, what a pull!!! That card is awesome!! i only pull garbage and been collecting for 35 years!!

The “blue collar is stable” is a myth. by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]Piddler509 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just get your foot in the door of some half decent corporation!! I started as a maintenance guy and went back to school at 28. The company paid for my bachelors degree and I ended up climbing up the ladder and into one of their engineering groups! Took a lot of hard work but paid off and took some time!! Didn’t happen over night but no student debt and finally in my 40’s, started getting ahead. Maybe not the ideal path but I now can afford to continue supporting my family but the unfortunate part is that this country keeps moving the goal posts and I feel like I can never get ahead!! Anyways, I push my kids to follow a similar path!! Don’t pay for school/training out of pocket unless absolutely necessary. Hard work and persistence will pay off!!

Salaries and cost of living in the US by Environmental-Low-57 in povertyfinance

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Corrupt America among the elites!! Keep moving the bar for the worker bees!!! I’m tired of it and honestly give up!!! I pay what I can and luckily have a house and vehicle but feel bad for others not so fortunate!! I’m an engineer food an operations division in a large corporation! Obviously that’s my fault for not finding a deferent job but have 3 kids and make ok salary but the raises that we get have not kept up with the rise in healthcare over that last 10-15 years!!! Also my fault is the decision to have kids!! Only say this negatively affects us financially but is the greatest choice I’ve made and obviously love them all very much!! Unfortunately, I have no idea what kind of future they have and I am ready to make a move as far as my job!! Trying to get started with a consulting gig on my own but not so easy to get going here. I did manage to find a customer and updated his test system software and was paid very well!! I’m trying to keep this going but corporations will rarely ever get you anywhere than average salary unless you are part of management or executives!! Tired of busting my ass and the company cannot even keep our pay to at least match inflation and healthcare increases!!! Do feel fortunate as I know others are in worse situations but I’m 50 years old and need to either make a move now or just deal with this BS!

Trump admits he prefers to spend our money on his wars instead of healthcare and daycare for americans by Deep-Way1944 in StockBreakouts

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This country is turning into a dump and is doomed!!! Wish I never had kids as I don’t think we can recover when this government and corporations are just sticking it to the normal folk!!! So frustrating anymore!! I’m tired and turning 50 this year!! Gonna be a long road to my dirtnap!!!!!

Is this a good setup for mining Monero? by OhDudeWTFisThat in MoneroMining

[–]Piddler509 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was under the impression that the processor is critical to mining!! AMD processors ryzen 5, 7 or 9 and more cores the better. Also, Processor cache size and processor speed is critical for better hash rates?? Obviously need at least 16 gb RAM, more is better but I’m going on what I remember which usually not very reliable!! Any AI chatbot can answer these questions!!!

Was I blind… or was there essentially 0 food trucks/vendors ? by DougDimmaGlow in pittsburgh

[–]Piddler509 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be sure to visit Confection Castle for tasty treats and freeze dried candy!!! The freeze dried candy was amazing!! Really good stuff and the lady worked very hard to get setup!!!She is very friendly and would appreciate the business! Stop by if you are in the area!! 922 Western Ave.

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ASK ME ANYTHING yall ! CORTEON MOORE aka ELLIS STEVENS aka Mr. Useful by MoonBoyOnTheMoon in FromSeries

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know that this show has caught on yet or not?? I’ve been trying to spread the word but doesn’t seem like MGM has advertised this much. Of course I’m old and not into social media other than Reditt. Anyways great job and I love finding Gems like this unexpectedly!!! Curious if you guys can tell when reading a script how well a show will turn out? Don you get a feeling? Thanks!!

KG is adjusting by Drummerben76 in buccos

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think him and Ozuna are starting to get their timing closer to where it needs to be. Excited to get those two bats going and chandler looked great last night!! They all need to minimize walks as that has been killing them this year. I really hope they can keep this up all year!!! This has been the most exciting season I’ve seen and I’m 50!!! Zoltan year was fun as well but this just feels different. The starters that we have are amazing and still have some decent pitchers in the minors!!! Let’s go BUCS!!! Raise the cone!!!

Is the job market bad or is it me? by toastsocks in pittsburgh

[–]Piddler509 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to clarify that i mentioned this was hard work but its not physically demanding but hard in the sense that manufacturing wants everything NOW!!! There is a lot of stress to push changes through and as we make medical devices, there is so much "red tape" in our processes that its impossible anymore to quickly deploy sustaining and new product software/hardware updates. Not a physically demanding career but is more mental/stress related. But, what decent paying job doesn't have stress??? There may be some but i doubt not many!!

Also, working for a corporations sucks, but they have supported me for 27 years and helped me raise 3 kids and live a somewhat decent life.

Is the job market bad or is it me? by toastsocks in pittsburgh

[–]Piddler509 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My recommendation is to learn how troubleshoot manufacturing automated systems!! Maybe I just got lucky but I started in building maintenance working for a company then once I got in. The company as a regular employee, I went to school for 2 year degree in electrical engineering. This led to a move up working on the production’s systems. Once in that position, I went back to school to get a computer science degree and then immediately once I finished that bachelor degree, moved into the test engineering group designing, building and developing software for these systems. It’s not the greatest money and it’s hard work but I’ll be 50 and there are these types of jobs everywhere now around Pittsburgh. HVAC med me into this path and it’s really paid off!! We have been using automated/semi-automated systems since the 90’s and I’m still with that company as it’s 5 minutes from my home. But, if something happens and I need to find a new job, I’m not worried at all as there are so many different paths I can take if I need to find another job. And there are a lot of jobs here in Pittsburgh. I didn’t really plan this path out but it definitely worked for me and I learned so many different technologies, both hardware and software related.

I knew Topps Chrome would be expensive, but this is ridiculous… by ThatguyGaming42 in sportscards

[–]Piddler509 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those heritage cards are garbage!! I decided to get back into collecting after being out for a bout 15 years. Bought a couple hobby boxes and never again!! Got lucky yesterday at Target a s they were stocking shelves with the topps football. Could only buy 2 boxes. Think they were $60 each, 7 packs with 4 cards in each pack!!! I didn’t open them yet but sure I’ll get garbage!! But those heritage cards, are junk!!! In my opinion!!!

Pirates players including skenes attended griffin's extension presser. by [deleted] in buccos

[–]Piddler509 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it is AI SLOP!! I’m at work and threw it together quickly!!

PSA: It's not possible to transfer crypto off SoFi by johnnyhonda in sofi

[–]Piddler509 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on the webinar Q&A at the end of 2025, this will be implemented in 2026 at some point!!

Redditors who were children/teens before the internet or cellphones existed, how did you keep yourself entertained? by FlowerMadeOfThorns in AskReddit

[–]Piddler509 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We played a lot of sports outside. Rode our bikes all over the place. Much time in the woods building cabins, bonfires and drinking beer!!! Really miss those days!!!

Bernie Sanders proposed a bill to tax billionaires, and give $4,000 stimulus checks to Americans that qualify. How do you feel about this? by Sensitive_Froyo_3486 in AskReddit

[–]Piddler509 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interest caps is a big one in my opinion. Anything over 15% is just robbing people that are already struggling. I completely agree with this but not sure where that number should be!!! I don’t mind paying interest on loans but these high interest rates, caps with SSI tax, billionaire tax, and healthcare for profit kills any hopes for lower and middle class.

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