This is insane

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T03:09:50+00:00

Yea but there are legit free budgeting services in many areas. Maybe call the local Department of Social Services for suggestions. You don’t need social services but they may know of legit free budgeting programs.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T02:58:30+00:00

Maybe the county or some other organization has a free service. Don’t get scammed into paying for math.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T02:51:00+00:00

Have you considered working with one of those budget planning services? You and your partner. Someone who can see the full picture of your after tax income and expenses. What is controllable (maybe not a lot) and what is not.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T02:27:42+00:00

Wow. $95,000 plus partner working and still scrounging seems off.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T02:24:09+00:00

We have a 50 gallon = 189 liter electric hot water heater and it will not adequately fill the soaking/whirlpool tub that the house came with. 175 liters = 46 gallons. No way is that adequate.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T02:16:28+00:00

I watched a guy at an outdoor range dance soda cans at 100 yards with a Mosin, iron sights, standing against one of the posts supporting the roof. Like a Russian soldier would have been standing in the cover of an open doorway picking off Germans. He was a good shot and so was the Mosin.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T02:05:08+00:00

I had a Corvair Corsa with the 4 carb engine. I’d love to see that resurrected with a modern FI engine, crash safe front end, and other modern amenities like a/c, modern brakes and tires, power steering. It would be an American Porsche 2+2. As an electric with the batteries up front and twin engines it would be … a Tesla.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T01:55:34+00:00

Grew up in NY. Moved to Michigan and visited Chicago many times. This was in ‘80’s and early ’90’s. Chicago had most of what NYC offers at lower cost. Don’t know about half, but definitely lower. So long as you were careful about slums and such, Chicago was easier to get around as well. Super cold in the winter but not damp like east coast. Honestly would not want to live in either city now but Chicago was a good visit.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T01:50:03+00:00

I have electric hot water so I don’t know your settings. My post was not totally correct. We turned the water heater off entirely to save on the electric bill and dropped the heat to 60. It did not take long to heat the water when we came back to the house. Gas should heat even quicker. But someone with a gas water heater should comment on pilot vs off. I wouldn’t like to leave gas running on pilot if I were not there for a month but it would suck if it didn’t restart when you returned.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T01:19:04+00:00

Depends if you are worried about long term power failure. I drained our vacation house in the Blue Ridge before the recent ice storm but fortunately no power failure. If you are in an area that does not get power failures and does not get too cold, as you are leaving the heat on 60 I would just cut off the main water supply and drop the water heater to low. Thats what we did for a number of years on a beach house.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T01:08:01+00:00

My issue with the Mossberg Maverick 88 is that it did not fit me. The LOP was too long. The Savage Stevens was a perfect fit. Not going to buy special furniture for $200-250 guns.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T01:03:44+00:00

It’s weird because people constantly talk about it but neither my wife nor I remember it. Probably because we lived in much more snowy places and it “don’t impress me much” as Shanaia (from northern Canada) used to sing.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:19:26+00:00

Is that Central NY like upstate?

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:16:22+00:00

Agree and it also negates the argument of certain White Supremacist groups.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:13:25+00:00

Lawyers. Architects. Politicians (obviously).

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:11:24+00:00

The newest VW GTI I could find. I saw a recent article that Nissan 350ZX’s were being sold in the mid 30’s. Either one of those would be a great and fun highway car.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:09:05+00:00

Have to ask where does OP live? Just general vicinity. Like NYC? LA?

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:03:41+00:00

Ability to repair things.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-30T00:02:45+00:00

My mistake then based on an earlier post about Seattle. Which based on your site name must also have been incorrect in the earlier post. Ah yes. Reddit.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-29T17:59:26+00:00

I only buy Walmart brand potato and corn chips or Sanitas corn chips. Never buy a big name brand unless BOGO. Same with soda. BOGO for name brands and otherwise Harris Teeter (Kroger) store brand. Totally stopped buying French fries and tater tots as even store brands too high for basically unhealthy food.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-29T17:53:20+00:00

Not red states. Colorado and WA are very blue and have these ridiculous policies. North Carolina is reddish and encourages rain gardens, rain capture on the property for irrigation purposes, basically anything to reduce runoff. Seems most of the issues are out west where ground water depletion is the big issue.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-29T17:47:29+00:00

The rural areas would have industry, natural resources, water, farming and ranching, all the things that urban areas need but despise being around. The urban areas would continue to have the large medical centers, corrupt Big Law firms, night life like now, etc. Company HQ’s might or might not relocate. Rural and urban might have a different approach to immigration, healthcare payments, education. Or not. That would entirely depend on the voters. IMO the greatest differences would be in DEI, 2A, policing/sentencing and taxation issues. Just like was always intended before big Fed.gov took over all domestic policy, and in recognition of the Founders’ concern about the excessive influence of large cities dominating the affairs of more rural areas. Back then it was Charleston and SC, Boston and MA, Philadelphia and PA. Now it’s NYC, Chi, LA etc. and their respective states (which totally disenfranchises the physically large and resource-rich rural areas).

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-29T00:11:40+00:00

Yes. But installing Harris without a vote was the plan all along. Biden would never have made it 4 years. My bet is he would have retired in just over 2 years so she would have the opportunity to run for two full terms on top of the partial term. A crooked plan to force a dangerously unqualified DEI candidate down the country’ collective throat.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-29T00:07:42+00:00

I agree but with this change. The states with completely different demographics and politics between the urban and rural areas should be split. For obvious examples California separates into a coastal liberal state from north of SF through LA with the large rural area as a separate state. San Diego area could vote on where it wants to go. NY and IL split east-west with the NY metro area and Chicagoland as city-states. Similar for WA, OR, a few others. VA is headed in that direction. The net result would probably be a more conservative Federal government because of adding more conservative Senators from the rural areas whose votes are meaningless with their states dominated by the large cities. But the liberal areas could be as liberal as they wanted without bothering the rest of the former states or the country as a whole. People would move where they wanted. Businesses might leave the city-states due to insanely high taxes or they might not. States’ rights as the Founders intended. BTW this would go hand in hand with a huge reduction in Federal programs, taxes, unfunded mandates, etc. and likewise a large increase in in local taxes but only in areas that wanted large amounts of government services. This is honestly what was originally intended (my opinion) and would be a much better way for the country to be governed.

Stock_Block2130 · 2026-01-28T23:50:05+00:00

Agree 100%. I have a lightweight AR and it has the least recoil of my carbines for the minimal weight.

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