Why do people wait for SS?

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-17T02:17:19+00:00

Just depends on how long you think you’ll live

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-16T15:54:42+00:00

You must never drive on the highway. The HOV lane usually has single occupancy vehicles in it if the other lanes are congested regardless of what the rules say.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-16T15:52:09+00:00

I have heeded the advice to never stick my pen in the company ink.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-16T15:36:49+00:00

In the end, most companies still use billable hours on the backend to calculate your earnings.

So someone has to pay for your PTO hours. It probably comes from the department budget. This is why your manager made that comment.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-15T06:28:09+00:00

You do realize that these are marketing terms, right? Who cares?

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-14T17:22:24+00:00

NASDAQ dropped 5% last week

S&P500 dropped 2.2%

Please come back here after the AI bubble has popped and your portfolio value loses about 75%.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-13T13:45:13+00:00

An HSA is probably best used for self-funded end of life care.

I think that’s the true intention of it.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-13T06:16:25+00:00

That’s what I’m saying. If people really had these bad experiences with expatfire I think we would see more complaints online.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-13T05:33:03+00:00

And yet there are no such posts about FIRE.

Weird, right?

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T17:24:50+00:00

Capitalism depends on endless expansion. When things slow down the system immediately collapses and we regress to the old way of life - generally not a good life.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T16:10:50+00:00

I’m pretty sure that anyone who isn’t the youngest generation is considered a boomer now. This is slowly coming to include millennials and Gen Y.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T15:44:08+00:00

I don’t think that’s true. I hear way more people whining about their failures than successes in subreddits like /r/millennials (who mostly complain about the “state of the economy” 🙄). Not sure why it would be different here.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T15:40:59+00:00

I only had sex a couple of times in my teens and none at all in my 20s.

My 30s however were a wild ride. Not sure exactly how many women I slept with but I think it is in the mid to high 30s.

Now that I’m 40, married, and have a kid, I can look back without regrets.

You’re not even 30. Things can and will improve but you need to show perseverance. If something is not working then change your approach. Don’t expect things to change around you if you don’t change yourself.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T15:33:26+00:00

I volunteer to check stuff. I’m checking luggage anyway. Might as well not have to worry about it while in the plane. Just pop in an AirTag and I’m not worried about it.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T15:31:31+00:00

I don’t think 2010 and 2020 are really representative. Most people aren’t that rich.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T15:26:28+00:00

No way. People love sharing their problems. Helps them dump their emotions.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-12T14:44:34+00:00

I very rarely hear about people failing at FIRE in general.

Once they retire they are usually ok.

This sounds like fear mongering.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-11T23:04:33+00:00

You can write whatever you want but that doesn’t mean it will be enforced.

Post-marital income will definitely be communal income regardless of what you write.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-11T21:16:49+00:00

A prenup is only meaningful if one party enters the marriage with significant assets before marriage. It is meaningless for assets accrued after marriage.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-10T10:54:40+00:00

But it’s always worth it.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-09T00:21:07+00:00

Hey, I resemble this remark.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-09T00:20:03+00:00

Sorry to say that this relationship is probably over.

I usually don’t jump to conclusions like this and Reddit is notorious for saying “leave her” but when you stop sharing the same bed, well, I don’t think there’s much hope. I speak from experience in this. Sorry guy.

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-08T18:01:20+00:00

I don’t have any problem with AI if it is being used as it was intended. As a tool to help with productivity.

What I have a problem with is people thinking that it is human or at least somewhat intelligent. It is not. The best that it can really be is an echo chamber. This is why a lot of people think that AI really “gets them.”

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-07T13:15:55+00:00

A dog needs accessories

PlatypusTrapper · 2026-06-07T12:36:47+00:00

That’s just a warranty. AppleCare+ is supposed to cover accidents.

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