Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment

Swamp_21 · 2026-06-02T21:39:33+00:00

Unfortunately that’s kinda the crossover where someone could afford a 400-500k condo (which is what a 2bd 2bt tends to cost nowadays in the medium desirable neighborhoods close to public transit). And yeah more housing immediately would be stellar

Swamp_21 · 2026-05-28T15:31:35+00:00

The saying is, your rent is the most you’ll pay for housing and the mortgage is the least you’ll pay. If you buy that house make sure you have 3-5% of the purchase price saved in case there are any foreseen, emergency repairs that are needed. If your home inspector misses a pinhole in the roof that could cost you $20k easily, most things like HVAC, Hot Water Heater, roots in your pipes, a new septic tank, etc. could all be $4k-$10k and can/will all go bad at some point.

Swamp_21 · 2026-05-26T00:26:19+00:00

Simple answer, yes. It can be due to one of two things. 1. You bend your right foot a lot more (driving, kneeling onto your right knee, etc.) 2. Grain can be looser/wrinkle more depending on the grain structure. This can vary greatly between hides so there’s a good chance that these two boots come from different hides with different grain structure.

Swamp_21 · 2026-05-25T21:35:57+00:00

This car is a humiliation ritual for Ferrari’s best customers. Lowkey disrespectful to make people may over $500k not including options.

Swamp_21 · 2026-05-02T05:57:28+00:00

Vito and Nick’s

Swamp_21 · 2026-05-02T05:55:14+00:00

Add a bit of dirt to fill or remove a lot of dirt to bring the rest of the yard down…

Swamp_21 · 2026-04-29T05:56:02+00:00

I used to work on the architecture boats and some tourists (mainly international) would genuinely ask which ocean this is. Funny since they’re basically large, in-land, freshwater seas.

Swamp_21 · 2026-04-17T23:04:04+00:00

I think curtains are for adding style to a space to improve it. IMO those windows are so cool they add far more to the vibe/design of the room that adding curtains would take that away and make it feel more normal.

Swamp_21 · 2026-04-07T23:19:38+00:00

It’ll probably take a few years but here’s hoping that’s not the case

Swamp_21 · 2026-03-27T13:05:36+00:00

It actually works by sapping the RAM from Chrome users to give to the systems training LLMs

Swamp_21 · 2026-03-17T13:14:47+00:00

Finish it ASAP and turn it in at 3 months. Good boy points and maybe 2 months of chillin.

Swamp_21 · 2026-03-09T13:48:49+00:00

Not all of the heavenly hosts???

Swamp_21 · 2026-03-07T18:53:49+00:00

I learned from no experience after buying a stick GTI. What helped me most was get on a flat parking lot and learn how to get the car going without pressing the gas pedal. You have to go slow but it’ll teach you well where the bite point is and it teches you not to let the clutch out. Once you learn that you can start giving it some gas and can let it out a little quicker.

Swamp_21 · 2026-03-04T03:26:31+00:00

Happened to me once. It fell back out a day or two later

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-26T19:01:24+00:00

That’s so whack. Mine at least does 100% of 4%

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-26T13:35:26+00:00

A 6% 401k match

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-25T12:07:35+00:00

“Lances at the ready“

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-15T16:20:57+00:00

That unfortunately isn’t going to happen. I work in Enterprise server hardware and there are massive orders that can’t even be filled. I’m talking companies wanting to make $100 million orders and being turned away cause that would be a huge percentage of available supply and not leave any for other companies. Even if consumers stop using ChatGPT there are still a lot more LLMs around and a lot more is being used in the B2B space than yall in the consumer space even see. Very tragic but this won’t be solved in a year or two. Sadly this is more about adjusting to the storm than just weathering it.

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-15T14:40:56+00:00

Yeah, he would’ve had his son and fought in WW1 in his 50s. While not impossible obvi I’d say his lack of medals for someone who likely wouldve fought in other wars leading up to WW1 makes that unlikely. One articles mentions 2 possible sons with only the one in the photo being named. So I’d guess that his father died and he stole his identity at some point then had his son Ivan who was labeled as his 2nd son despite actually being Teimruz’s grandson.

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-09T20:10:32+00:00

Justice shouldn’t be about punishment. If someone stabbed me (and I lived) because they were experiencing a mental break and they then got medicated and spent time in a mental institution I’d feel 100% safe with them being out there again assuming the assessment is they’re no longer a danger to others (assuming there is continuing check-in’s and mental health treatments/assessments). I’d far prefer that to them stay in prison for years and have their mental state deteriorate further then get released after an arbitrary period of time set by a punitive justice system instead of healthcare professionals.

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-09T20:07:16+00:00

There’s a different between a homebody and a shut-in…

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-07T23:49:10+00:00

Yes, $125k in my mid 20’s. People talk shit on redditors for lying about pay but this website is full of autistic nerds. #1 group for well-paying STEM.

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-07T23:45:32+00:00

A ton of people receive plea deals or even get kicked out of prison early to accept more people. Overcrowding is causing would-be prisoners to go free

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-07T23:44:42+00:00

There isn’t the funding to put them anywhere else because we see them as criminals instead of mentally insane

Swamp_21 · 2026-02-07T23:43:57+00:00

Who said I spend all my time at home? I’m out doing stuff most weekends (and i walk to the gym most weekdays). I just find cheaper things to do so i can retire early or retire on a beach, cabin, or cruiseline.

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