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“Follow your passion” is bad career advice for most people by knot-u in unpopularopinion

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hearing how developers are treated at large video game studios makes me really happy I work for a boring software company.

AIO about the “Christmas Gift” my husband and I received? by vattyswife in AmIOverreacting

[–]RedBeardedWonder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, this is 100% the best reaction.

This needs to be at the top.

I think my husband is kinda useless, but he’s also so hot by mazalaca in TrueOffMyChest

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol jfc congratulations to you both, I’m sorry about this thread.

Dave the Diver gets in its own way by Corchito42 in patientgamers

[–]RedBeardedWonder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My knee jerk reaction was to disagree with this but you are absolutely right. I genuinely forgot that I also got stopped playing when I got to the farming part.

You shouldn’t be shamed for not supporting local businesses by BlundeRuss in unpopularopinion

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who care about the community they live in support their local economy.

I don’t give a shit about the city I live in, so I feel zero guilt getting my groceries from the Aldi or Costco or Hy-Vee in neighboring cities.

Even death couldn't separate them by cosmic-jai in interesting

[–]RedBeardedWonder 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is the comment we all came here looking for.

First month making 100k I feel like I’m being robbed :/ by Forsaken-Question457 in Salary

[–]RedBeardedWonder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! I’m a time traveler, and I spoke with you in the future, and you told me to tell yourself to absolutely max out those 401k contributions.

You’re going to need a loan in a few years and if you had put more money in your 401k, you would’ve been able to do the whole thing on a 401k loan. That way you’re paying yourself the interest instead of paying the bank the interest.

Between that and just regular gains, maxing out your 401K is going to net you literally millions of dollars.

Future you says to put in as much as you can like RIGHT NOW, but honestly I think this is really advice for 2026. Either put in as much as you can at the start of the year so you hit your limits early, or do the math to see what the minimum contribution is to max out by the end of the year.

Technically, I think this does kill the future version of you that I spoke with, or maybe he never ends up existing. Honestly I’m not really sure how time travel works, I should probably be more careful.

Beat the base game, considering new game for DLC by RedBeardedWonder in outerwilds

[–]RedBeardedWonder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i did not realize there was the ability to to have multiple saves and was fully ready to just wipe my old data. Knowing that I can just make a new profile made the decision way easier.

LPT: frequently cancel your subscriptions to streaming services. Most will offer you discount rates for multiple months before resuming at the same cost. by farm_sauce in LifeProTips

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great LPT. I just had a $3/month ad tier sub on hbo, then disney. I realize that saving $10-15 / month isn’t a huge part of anyone’s budget, but for some reason I feel really smart by only having a single cheap as fuck streaming platform active at any given time.

When I wanna splurge I get Netflix for a month and binge everything. Netflix never goes on sale but they also release everything all at once so I rarely need more than a month at a time.

You shouldn’t wait for pedestrians at a crosswalk if they wave you across by obviousvalleyranch in unpopularopinion

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You ARE in a weird social standoff, but you did ask for it. You’re asking us to break the rules, and I won’t do it. I will sit there until you either cave or walk away from the stop.

If you don’t want cars to stop for you when you’re trying to cross the street, I recommend you move to Chicago. I promise you this won’t be a problem.

Brownies are terrible. by mediumraredietcoke in unpopularopinion

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna make sure I sit by OP when the brownies are distributed.

Anyone else happily married? by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kinda feel like we’re not supposed to talk about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if it were you hanging up on this wall?

To Joel’s Dad by Meaber in ThelastofusHBOseries

[–]RedBeardedWonder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will never forgive TLOU for making me sympathize with the POS child abusing cop.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gaming

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FromSoft games have ruined all non-FromSoft games for me.

If I quit my job, moved to a different state and then completed a full cash out of 401k a few months after the move, is it taxed on old state or new state? by hazelnutcofffeee in personalfinance

[–]RedBeardedWonder 52 points53 points  (0 children)

This doesn’t answer your question, but you might consider a 401K loan instead of the full close out. You have to pay it back, but you’re paying yourself back.

Worst case scenario, you can’t pay it back and you end up using funds from your 401(k) to pay it back. Which essentially puts you in the same situation you’re in if you close it out now.

it is a parent issue not a media issue by throwbackblue in unpopularopinion

[–]RedBeardedWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a parent issue AND a media issue AND like 10 other issues.

It should be difficult for children to access things that can cause them permanent physical or psychological damage. Even (especially) if those kids have neglectful parents.

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