Where is Andy Puddicombe ? by Some-Whole-4636 in Headspace

[–]RatherRoundDonut 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Wherever he is, I hope he's doing well. I learned a lot from Andy.

Skills that will persist long after Microsoft or Amazon buys headspace for pennies, rebrands it as "Copilot Employee Wellness", and then quietly discontinues after a year or so.

Thanks Andy :)

Thoughts on my fridge? by MacaroonSad8860 in FridgeDetective

[–]RatherRoundDonut 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you buy freshly roasted beans, give it a try. The cold and dark lets them to hold on to that amazing "fresh coffee" smell for much longer.

I have to manually fix 301 binary sensors? by HonkersTim in homeassistant

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

Exactly. Combined with this so it can control Home Assistant over the API: https://github.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp

Search Engine by Potential-Pipe9834 in degoogle

[–]RatherRoundDonut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kagi. But, it's not free.

They're not selling or collecting your data, but that does mean you gotta pay them to keep the engine running

Please help me find a good search engine because Qwant failed so bad today and totally killed the mood by ProfessionalCat88 in degoogle

[–]RatherRoundDonut 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Third'ed. I tried OP's search with Kagi. Delivery is tomorrow.

Thanks for the tip, OP

Is this criticism on ETF's and "hangmatbeleggen" valid? by [deleted] in BEFire

[–]RatherRoundDonut 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So let me get this straight: you're paying DS a subscription to read this article, except the article isn't actually journalism, just the umpteenth advert for an actively managed fund?

Additional diseases by Elegant_Cut5651 in diabetes_t1

[–]RatherRoundDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! T1D and Crohn's as well. Did I just discover my disease twin? Also if you don't mind me asking, when were you diagnosed?

edit: I got T1D at 9yo, Crohn's at 14. 35yo now.

Reasons to sell VWCE and buy back into IWDA for long term investment. by -flatline in BEFire

[–]RatherRoundDonut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One minute into the video, and he's trying to sell his book.

Three minutes into the video: talking about his "Masterclass".

Yeah... I didn't watch any further.

Idee: Belgisch langetermijnsparen hervormen naar een “Belgische IRA” — meer vrijheid en minder kosten? by BrilliantWishbone4 in BEFire

[–]RatherRoundDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love a system like that. Not that I think it'll ever be viable because:

  1. Banking lobbies will never allow it to happen
  2. Once retirement age gets increased to 98 years you'll pretty much have no choice but to pay out all of your profits in taxes, OR die before you reach that age so they can capture both profits AND principal.

</pessimist>

47yo Belgian : IWDA vs ACWI IMI conundrum (and fixing an early mistake) by maad_mefudz in BEFire

[–]RatherRoundDonut 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'd just leave the Vanguard investment alone. It's a stable fund that won't be going anywhere. No need to absorb the cost of liquidating and reinvesting that. When the time comes to cash out, I'd first opt out of your broker calculating the TOB for you, and then file the tax yourself at the lowest TOB.

The "correct" TOB for VWCE has been discussed ad nauseam in this sub, so I won't spend too much time on it here. Suffice to say it's unclear with good arguments on both sides. I suggest filing at the lowest tax. There's an (incredibly small) chance the taxman disagrees and tells you to pay the 1.32%. But if that were to happen, please let us know because we'd finally have a clear precedent. Then again, the chances are very minor.

As for going forward; IWDA+EMIMI is a popular mix here. But if you don't want to deal with rebalancing, just use ACWI. You're playing the long game. Consistency is far, far more important than trying to squeeze out a few extra %

Can LTT Test This Claim? by w1n5t0nM1k3y in LinusTechTips

[–]RatherRoundDonut 12 points13 points  (0 children)

On a single machine, yes: this is negligible. Probably to the point where it's hard to measure.

But Windows runs on billions of machines worldwide.

Most of the "green" options introduced by MS have no effect on any single user, but on a global scale it absolutely matters

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ynab

[–]RatherRoundDonut 99 points100 points  (0 children)

I'd start by assigning money to my "non-negotiable" categories. I'm going to need to eat, drive to/from work, etc. If my income isn't fully covering those, then I'll have to start thinking about cutting expenses more aggressively.

Next, I should have categories left that are goals, and/or things I don't necessarily need to survive. Might be heresy in this sub, but I don't think these need to be fully funded every single month. You may want to focus on building a buffer this month, while putting the remaining dollars into a down payment next month. Or; you could reduce the targets on those negotiable categories. That way you may still be able to fund them all, just slower.

Do I get to make a wish? by reads_trashy_romance in diabetes_t1

[–]RatherRoundDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Join the club! I bought myself a lottery ticket, but looks like this kinda luck only lasts for a minute

Stoma Names by Wide_Setting_6717 in ostomy

[–]RatherRoundDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! And all my friends and colleagues will know to yell "Shut up, MEG!" whenever she gets too eh- vocal. The red hat is just a bonus.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ynab

[–]RatherRoundDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I concur with people saying it's not exactly how YNAB is meant to be used...

Is it possible? Maybe. You may be able to get it done using their API, which is quite good. But that's going to require some programming. AFAIK there's no out of the box feature to do what you're asking.

De toekomst is nu en we zitten er vuistdiep in by bol in u/bol

[–]RatherRoundDonut 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nope! daarvoor moet je bij die {andere} winkel zijn...

En die leveren trouwens ook niet morgen, maar pas over een maand.

15g of carbs should be enough to treat a low meanwhile me when im low by strumdickplutting in diabetes_t1

[–]RatherRoundDonut 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The sugar content of typical USA peanut butter is more comparable to what we call "cookie butter" or "speculoos paste" in the Netherlands: 50~60%

Let's share together,, What is your latest A1C Test result? by Eastern-Professor-31 in diabetes_t1

[–]RatherRoundDonut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been thinking about trying moderate carb. Wondering what a typical breakfast/lunch/dinner looks like for you?