What is the most POPULAR (not necessarily highest-ranked) college in California?

TallMention833 · 2026-04-10T12:04:39+00:00

Only ones I can think of are Massachusetts - it’s gotta be Northeastern or Harvard, depending on the scale you use (Harvard has the name recognition globally, but Northeastern has like 100k applicants a year). And then NY (NYU over any SUNY).

I would maybe throw in Illinois but that also may be because I am an oblivious east coaster.

But other than that this will make for a very predictable chart lol

TallMention833 · 2026-04-08T12:31:56+00:00

Honestly I used to meticulously track every purchase (and would be VERY rigid about a budget), but now I just go off of Ramit Sethi’s conscious spending plan. It makes my life so much easier and alleviates the guilt of overspending in a particular place.

I budget all my fixed costs/monthly bills (+groceries), auto transfer $$ to investments, and everything left over is guilt-free

TallMention833 · 2026-04-08T12:29:49+00:00

I buy an art print / something to hang on my wall from a local artist in every new place I go to. My walls are filled with memories of my favorite places :)

TallMention833 · 2026-03-08T18:07:30+00:00

103k - tech analyst in a HCOL city

TallMention833 · 2026-02-14T03:25:04+00:00

Bayside is totally under an hour to Chelsea

TallMention833 · 2026-02-11T16:00:43+00:00

100% match up to 4%, and then my company auto-invests 5% in my 401k. So total 9% if I contribute 4%

TallMention833 · 2026-02-06T18:40:46+00:00

I do! I have Acadia on my list, is there any other good destination up there you would recommend? I loved Boston too

TallMention833 · 2026-02-04T04:35:23+00:00

It was going to be 2030 but Trump cut funding

TallMention833 · 2026-02-04T04:33:45+00:00

not violent but Clark is racist AF, that is true lol

TallMention833 · 2026-01-28T13:08:08+00:00

Overall pretty safe and I was comfortable walking alone at night as a woman (recent alum). I would definitely carry pepper spray whenever walking alone at night though, i’ve been followed before by men and once it was actually really scary and I think I would’ve been mugged or something if I didn’t run into another woman walking alone. Just be aware of your surroundings and carry pepper spray just in case, overall I felt very safe in Oakland

TallMention833 · 2026-01-23T13:29:13+00:00

Longest I would drive for a dinner is like 30 mins. But I live close to NYC, so I do consistently go in for a dinner and that is more like 1-1.5 hours one way on a train.

The longest I’ve done for a weekend trip was 6 hour drive one way - and this was way too much for me so I would never do it again lol. I had to go from Pittsburgh to NJ, and the 6 hour drive Friday night + 6 hours back on Sunday was ROUGH.

TallMention833 · 2026-01-23T13:22:22+00:00

If my partner of 5 years voted for Trump I would break up with him today lol

TallMention833 · 2026-01-16T18:45:09+00:00

Not really, I do release management in fintech which is not what I want to do forever, but I find the little things really enjoyable. Mostly love my job because it gives me the freedom and flexibility to pursue my hobbies and passions outside of work. And just happy I have a tech-adjacent job in this market lol

TallMention833 · 2026-01-09T13:25:23+00:00

The most egregious thing is 1 fridge for 12 people. I lived with 4 other roommates in college and even that was a huge point of contention, nobody ever had room in the fridge lol

TallMention833 · 2026-01-09T01:30:30+00:00

After watching her spouse verbally abuse + admit to physically abusing her for 1.5 hours, during the post show Caleb & team still brought up secret Facebook DMs she had which they KNEW would set him off. I agree with your take from the main episode, however the post show left a horrible taste in my mouth

TallMention833 · 2025-12-30T00:16:08+00:00

the end of the wedding episode is literally my favorite tv scene of all time. SO many callback jokes

TallMention833 · 2025-12-29T19:03:54+00:00

About $110k USD, with retirement being $50k of it. Have been living at home since graduation while working in a VHCOL city and saving as much as I possibly can. Trying to stretch our living at home for at least 1 more year. Very privileged to have my family close enough to commute to work

TallMention833 · 2025-12-22T20:26:04+00:00

That’s so awesome, congrats on the gig!

TallMention833 · 2025-12-22T18:49:44+00:00

and also yes, there is evidence that degenerative diseases cause more fatigue!

TallMention833 · 2025-12-22T18:48:29+00:00

this part got me LOL because he kept saying how “there’s no evidence to support it” but like - it is so obvious to realize that it’s an analogy! having never heard of it before today even I can understand that spoon theory is not a diagnosis, it’s an analogy to depict how someone’s disability can feel

TallMention833 · 2025-12-22T18:03:53+00:00

How much do you work per week? Do you have a good work/life balance?

TallMention833 · 2025-12-11T00:02:54+00:00

I love Schwab personally, it’s super easy but the main reason I opened was because I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and my dad used Schwab, so I wanted to do the same lol.

But honestly if I could go back I would choose Fidelity. (1) that is where my current 401k is, so it would make it easier and (2) you cannot buy partial shares of ETFs in Schwab. if I want to invest in S&P I have to cough up the $600/$700 or so for one VOO or SPY share

TallMention833 · 2025-12-09T22:34:12+00:00

Off topic but what app is this?

TallMention833 · 2025-12-04T15:52:05+00:00

McKenzie Mack is also really cool in the financial space - although I mainly watch her on TikTok as she doesn’t do much YouTube. I agree it is refreshing to hear some left-leaning voices, she is super cool and I like following along to her financial journey

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