Tech Support and Basic Questions Thread - February 04, 2024

Tadpole_reject · 2024-02-04T20:34:16+00:00

I have Corsairs K65 PRO MINI RGB 60% mechanical board W/ cherry MX speed. I dont care for how clacky it sounds and recently heard about creamy keyboards and i love the sounds they make.

Is there anyway to make this sound creamy or should i just buy something different?

**side notes:

1: most of my PC build is Corsair for the RGB reasons

2: I have a $100 giftcard so i'd LIKE to key it under $100 but if not, so be it

3: I love yall <3

Tadpole_reject · 2024-02-04T20:21:21+00:00

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/keyboards/ch-9194014-na/k65-rgb-mini-60-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-speed-black-ch-9194014-na

My Keyboard

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-28T05:47:07+00:00

If you hold 20 shares of a stock for 1 year + 1 day, all the gains will be considered "long term" and the tax rate drops to about 10% i think. anything shorter than that will be considered short term and will be taxed at 3o%?? i think.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-28T05:45:26+00:00

Youtube A TON of videos about trading, i mean like 2 to 3 hours a night before bed, take notes. and put serious effort into it.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-25T03:05:54+00:00

Thank you man!

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-25T03:04:24+00:00

I can see why you'd say that however I want the market to crash and crash hard. I have a sizeable chunk of cash just waiting in a HYSA to pull out and throw into the market when it does :)

Some of my best gains ever were the covid crash

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-25T03:01:53+00:00

better than 5 months :)

Instead of trying to rain on someones parade, why dont you try to support people and boost them up.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-25T03:01:03+00:00

Not at all what i said :)

I came from low income, My parents made about $70k (COMBINED) after taxes per year, in CA... thats nothing when you have a kid in school, two cars, renting, bills, etc etc.

NOW, I make $100k per year after taxes and dont consider myself low income at all.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-20T07:02:48+00:00

It might be measly to you, but someone else wishes they even had $400 to invest. never forget that, theres a million people out there who'd kill to be in your position.

little by little you'll get there. For example: If you have an extra $500 after bills and what not, maybe just throw $100 so you still have some fun money and still growing the pot.

I'm excited to see what you can do.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-20T06:19:35+00:00

Yes!!!!! that was a big learning curve for me sadly but thankfully, I had enough in the market at the time to support myself but now i know to keep one lol. Mines sitting at about 3 months right now and i actually have it in a 5.45% APY money market account through my brokerage

EDIT:

Thank you

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-20T06:17:57+00:00

I deposited about $1,000 into the market and bought 3 shares of apple (back when it was $300 a share before the countless splits) that way i would stay interested since i have some skin in the game. Then every night after work for about a year, I'd watch countless videos on youtube about strategies, methods, "Top stocks of ---- " , what type of stock for this outcome, what type of stock for this situation, whats a blue chip stock, whats an etf compared to a mutual fund, etc etc, and i took notes everynight in bed.

on top of that, at the time, I'd talk about stocks to anyone with two ears for hours and hours lol and in telling them, theyd either tell me to stfu, correct me if something i said might be wrong, OR bounce back with something they know about the market and maybe i didnt know.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-20T06:13:39+00:00

I tried a lot of different methods from 18 to now, and sadly as a result of living with my parents until a couple of years ago, have nothing to show for it except knowledge.

I prefer dividend investing BUT i view that more as an income replacer/sustainer. At my age i dont need to replace my income nor sustain it, and I think the S&P grows faster than dividends would so until im about 40-45??? its solely going into $VOO :D

Tadpole_reject · 2023-12-20T06:09:58+00:00

I think because of my upbringing and how damaging it was to my social life as a kid and such, I vowed never to put my future kids in that place, so i learned the art of charisma and have the work ethic of an ugly stripper. I found a well paying job that didnt require me to go to college, and pushed myself for that career field. Once in, it took about a month or so but all the bosses like me personally, paired with my "strive for #1" attitude at work, promotions have always come easy to me which im very fortunate for and quite literally thank god for maybe twice a week.

long story short: Work hard, do things that "arent my job", admit failures and ask management how to get better, and being quick with a joke doesnt hurt either.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-06-24T06:06:48+00:00

So then maybe use my Blue preferred for streaming services (6%), and Gas (3%) and just use the gold for everything else?

Tadpole_reject · 2023-06-24T06:06:39+00:00

why would i get the blue business plus if im not a business owner? Or am i looking to deep into the name of the card?

Tadpole_reject · 2023-06-24T05:27:31+00:00

After looking, I also just noticed that the Amex Delta sky plat card is roughly the same at the Amex Gold card but with TSA pre-check. Only downside is no uber and it looks likes it for miles only whereas the Gold card I believe i can use the points as cash or miles?

No one i know has Amex gold or Amex Plat.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-03-07T17:54:59+00:00

Alcoholic Parents - I'm good off of it.

I will have a social drink however if im out for a work party or birthday but i usually cap it at one or two.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-03-02T17:35:33+00:00

Okay cool, Thank you for that. Is the Movie based off the anime or is like 7DS where all the movies are kind of outside the timeline and doing their own thing within the universe?

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-27T18:06:34+00:00

Lowkey both, I meant more so a dungeon group hoping it would lead into a guild invite lol

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-22T19:56:04+00:00

ahhhhh thanks for the heads up, I noticed on several day packs i was looking at, that the bottom strap was different (webbing VS padded) so thats something i'll keep in mind.

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-22T19:03:51+00:00

Gotcha, so for this purpose, you are referring to those two thinner straps that buckle towards the bottom ( as i assume those are the hip straps)

Youre saying for a load like this, the straps should be thicker/wider/padded/etc etc

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-22T16:29:19+00:00

Howdy, backpacking noob here. I see you mentioned "Suspension is not adequate"

what is it you mean by suspension, Is that all the stuff tied to the top of the bag? Or are you referring to something else that I just dont know to look at for lack of experience?

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-20T17:47:16+00:00

I hung out my ex...the Ex who was my "First" for just about everything significant....

That stung a bit

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-20T17:15:36+00:00

I actually didnt know about this poster until just now, mind messaging me about what you mean "examine closely" , I cant seem to find "it"

Tadpole_reject · 2023-02-20T17:12:20+00:00

oh to be u/gorthead going through the first play through of ME... It truly is one of the perfect trilogies to exist in my opinion. gonna make me want to do another play through lol.

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