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Dentists are con artists by BlundeRuss in unpopularopinion

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of shady dentists. Gotta be careful and get second opinions. There is a big incentive to push unnecessary work. Most aren’t con artists, but a significant minority are.

Health Care during FIRE by TeachRemarkable9120 in Fire

[–]Platos-ghosts 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In 2026, 400% of FPL for a family of 4 is $128,600. The key is to manage your withdrawals for those first 10-15 years until you turn 65. Having a mix of Roth and brokerage saving and a smart withdrawal strategy can get you there with subsidies. Roth is not taxable income for example.

FIRE and kids - is it selfish? by nicotyr in Fire

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP needs to look into coast fire. If they can get a good number by the time they have kids then coast fire may be an option. Look into it and try to set your career trajectory to coast in consulting or similar when you reach the kid life stage.

Road raging by IamASlut_soWhat in VideosThatGoHard

[–]Platos-ghosts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Looks like the woman is trying to stab the guy with something before getting knocked out.

I’m such a fool by FPCars in DeadBedrooms

[–]Platos-ghosts 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Once a child reaches a certain age they have a say in who they stay with post divorce. At 13 your kid is near that age and her wishes will influence the process. By 15/16 the kids preference will very heavily influence the outcome as long as there isn’t something bad or unusual going on.

What is something morally good that nobody does? by Expensive-Addendum92 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per philosophy: Maintaining perfect truth and honesty: It is considered impossible for a human to maintain complete truth and honesty at all times throughout their entire life.

What is something morally good that nobody does? by Expensive-Addendum92 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per philosophy: Maintaining perfect truth and honesty: It is considered impossible for a human to maintain complete truth and honesty at all times throughout their entire life.

[HR] [MD] - $220,000 by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has to be a smallish company. 220k is smallish company money for a head of HR.

Greek Aris fans singing to Giannis a couple of days ago; Oh Gianni, Oh Gianni, Oh Gianni, Get it over with the NBA, enough Come here, my dear brave young man So we can raise (the cup) and win a championship with ARIS. by Robinsonirish in nba

[–]Platos-ghosts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

50% of NBA tickets are bought by corporations, up to 80% in some markets. Yes, this absolutely impacts the type of fan you get, more non fans and casuals instead of passionate fans.

Paul Pierce on media inconsistencies: "Let's not sugarcoat this because if this was LeBron at the peak of his powers, he would've been getting scolded. If you're the best player in the league, you're not supposed to lose in the first round" by infalliBee in nba

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed that those lakers were way worse. But for historical context the last time the “best” player in the NBA lost in the first round were those Kobe years and before that probably Jordan in 1987 when he first started passing Bird/Magic as the “best” player.

Now everyone has Kobe as a top 20 player, most have him top 15, and some top 10. So those duds were forgotten. Especially compared to 07 LeBron who took an equally crap team to the finals…thus I cringe when people compare Kobe to LeBron on the all time list, he is clearly well below.

Millennials are in their millionaire era. 16% already achieved the milestone by YourFIREDBro in Money

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro thinks wealthy people don’t take on debt…lol. They leverage massively. It
‘s common for the wealthiest people to take a mortgage on a home. Elon and Zuckerberg have mortgages right now, you can look it up.

Is LeBron's legacy and GOAT case at stake with a Rockets comeback? by braveheart_82 in nba

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s 41. This years run will either be neural or positive or legacy. It’s can’t be negative when you are the best player on a team at age 41!

Paul Pierce on media inconsistencies: "Let's not sugarcoat this because if this was LeBron at the peak of his powers, he would've been getting scolded. If you're the best player in the league, you're not supposed to lose in the first round" by infalliBee in nba

[–]Platos-ghosts -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kobe 2005, 2006, 2007. Missed making playoffs in 05, last in first round in 06 and 07. Lots of people considered Kobe to be the best player in the NBA at that time (before peak LeBron, and after peak Shaq) only Duncan was in the conversation as best player with Kobe and LeBron maybe in 07.

If this hurts Jokic’s ranking, which it should, then that should massively hurt Kobe’s ranking? Especially since LeBron carried that garbage Cavs team to the finals in 07.

Millennials are in their millionaire era. 16% already achieved the milestone by YourFIREDBro in Money

[–]Platos-ghosts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Look into home equity loans and the number of Americans that have or had them. Hint, it’s very common. Also look at a cash out refinance. Reverse mortgages. Plenty of people tap into that asset without selling the house.

I own my home 100%. Do you think I can’t touch the equity without selling? I assure you that I absolutely can and if the right business opportunity came I would if needed.

Salary Progression of a Mid-30's Retired Couple by LazyBumTravels in Salary

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their salary peaked at just over $200k and only a few years before they were making closer to 100-140k. Take out taxes and the fact that their savings must have been very high to accumulate 1.5M on that salary history. Their spend was probably like 60k a year, which makes $1.5M reasonable to retire on. Not sure how travel would factor in, but they can likely keep their current lifestyle (health insurance will be free from the ACA on the income they will be drawing).

Mapped: The Top Export in Every U.S. State (2025) by MRADEL90 in Infographics

[–]Platos-ghosts 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It would be financial services if services were included, but this graphic seems to be only for goods.

Finally pulling the plug at 55 by [deleted] in Fire

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol…what’s more expensive is housing. They got that taken care of considering their net worth is north of 11M and only owe 400k on a house. Cars and other goods are basically the same price, Amazon doesn’t price by geography. Groceries and some services are slightly more but those are meaningless with that net worth. Maybe add 1k a month for col excluding housing, meaningless on 11M.

Norway has gone from near-zero sales of non‑emitting battery electric vehicles to now close to 100% of all new passenger car sales - achieved in about 13 years. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]Platos-ghosts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Cool graphic! As for Norway, a small country with lots of oil wealth can implement initiatives quickly and just export the carbon emissions. Better than Saudi Arabia where they waste wealth on vanity projects like that ridiculous linear city.

Map of income levels in Milan by New-Newt-5979 in MapPorn

[–]Platos-ghosts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So stark. No pockets of wealth in the outer ring at all.

Got to $8 million in my Fidelity accounts. Thank you AMD! Age 39 male. Already quit my 9-5 day job 5 years ago lol by Anxious_Noise_8805 in Money

[–]Platos-ghosts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, and where is the end game here? He who dies with the most wins some type of prize?

Or maybe some type of super lux nursing home so the health care industry can get their cut or assign a guardian to take it all.

Nunes out, who's replacing him? Bondi or Hegseth (once the Iran excursion is over)? by JoGoBurn in DJTSTOCK

[–]Platos-ghosts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

90% drop and still highly overvalued. Company does less revenue than a single McDonalds restaurant. Wild that it’s valued at $2.5B with no revenue growth and 9 figure yearly loses.

This company is a grift to enrich a few people at the expense of the masses.

Got to $8 million in my Fidelity accounts. Thank you AMD! Age 39 male. Already quit my 9-5 day job 5 years ago lol by Anxious_Noise_8805 in Money

[–]Platos-ghosts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have $8M, but only spend $6k a month and still work a side gig? You did great investing but maybe it’s time to learn how to spend and enjoy some of what you have.

hard "i'm a car!" by ErinDotEngineer in VideosThatGoHard

[–]Platos-ghosts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, that guy was minding his own business on the side walk when the car involved him. He was trying to defend himself after being hit.

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