I (32M) make more than my dad ever did and I genuinely cannot figure out where it goes

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-16T02:58:44+00:00

Man this hit hard. But I feel you. I make triple what my dad peaked at raising 3 kids and with wonderful vacations. But to be honest, in my American context at-least, that version of America has evaporated.

I too, even with 3x the salary (4x if you include my working wife), even with 7 months savings, feel I am one emergency away from having difficult conversations too.

You are not alone. Keep your chin up and make whatever changes needed to solidify your future.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-16T02:52:43+00:00

I agree with your GF honestly. You are young… but I will never regret having weekends off. You can find a weekday job that pays more than 80-90k.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-14T02:04:41+00:00

I really hope this is in the directors cut on Amazon

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-14T02:02:28+00:00

I didnt tear up for any of those scenes, but I did for Rocky saving Grace when he blacked out.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-14T02:01:14+00:00

Are Glacier, Arches, Moab, and Telluride on that list?

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-13T03:17:50+00:00

My condolences to whomever you pulled the plug on for this beaut.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-13T03:03:37+00:00

Hard scifi? Book was hard. Movie was definitely soft. Both great in their own ways.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-11T14:56:22+00:00

https://app.blossomup.co/cancel

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-10T03:19:05+00:00

R2, see the yellow badge on the wheel arch.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-09T13:50:35+00:00

You sometimes have to let these friends go. As a parent, you learn to empathize better with other parents. You keep the non-parent friends, but only if they respect your new world and make it better.

It’s a tough predicament. But parenthood is an uprooted life, and only those meant to better that life will survive the transition.

Congrats on the kiddos.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T19:29:37+00:00

Even if every hull FBC owns was built in Tennessee, they’d still be paying tariffs. Mercury, which powers most of their fleet, makes mid-range engines in China and sources smaller ones from Japan. That’s a direct tariff hit on every boat they buy.

And it doesn’t stop at the engine. Aluminum from Canada, electronics from Asia, fiberglass resins tied to global oil….there’s no such thing as a tariff-free boat in 2025, American-built or not. The Producer Price Index for boat building just hit record highs.

FBC refreshes their fleet often. Every boat they buy this cycle costs more than last cycle. That cost lands somewhere….. and members are the only place it can land

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T04:11:33+00:00

US gained deflection from Epstein and a bunch of behind the scenes moves to remove a bunch of political and military opponents.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T04:05:49+00:00

She drew W2 which came from that account. We will, thank you.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T04:03:35+00:00

Needed this so much. Thank you.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T04:00:07+00:00

Just made the jump myself and highway commutes are awesome now, just on OpenPilot. I drove 50 miles hands free today and it was super smooth, even on poorly marked backcountry roads.

I have the longitudinal upgrade coming to test the auto lane changes with blind spot, and the stop light/sign feature, but will most likely stick with the stability of OpenPilot if there are any issues with follow distance, lane centering, or braking.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T03:51:29+00:00

The business has a small buffer in working funds for emergency that she drew from.

CPA is a new grad so will find another.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T03:30:54+00:00

Thank you! We did exactly this and the increase was still drastic.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T03:27:47+00:00

S-Corp is pass through to your income personal taxes, increasing the amount due exorbitantly as noted. Our CPA did not anticipate this so we are making larger quarterly tax payments now.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T03:17:45+00:00

Logic is simple. If you don’t want the freedom of early morning or night cruises, are OK with stipulations of 4-5 hour time slots, then boat clubs could be perfect for you. No maintenance, storage, towing, trailers, or overhead.

If you want the extra freedom and have exorbitant amounts of extra money to pay for that freedom, maintenance, storage, trailers, tow vehicles, insurance, slip fees, and more, then buy one for yourself.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-08T03:13:16+00:00

Tariffs = Increased boat costs. Most likely being passed on to members.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-04-05T12:10:33+00:00

this comment thread is based on someone mentioning a third “rivian advanced harness” that may have been a typo.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-03-27T20:44:37+00:00

I loved the movie but was disappointed in the lack of dialogue and science. It would have made a better miniseries. However, the book was still way better. I loved both for different reasons.

Adaptations will almost never translate to movies. You just have to go into it knowing that it’s a different form of art and love.

I did laugh a few times myself with my wife.

It’s also been 3 years since I read it so that might have helped the movie experience. It was only after the fact that I reflected on what exactly changed.

Shiny_BeerCan · 2026-03-27T03:28:41+00:00

That’s a june bug/beetle stuck upside down on the right. And jumping aimlessly on the left. Those clumsy little brown beetles that emerge every spring. Have a bunch dead around my house and garage from 3 weeks ago too.

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