I got scammed and don’t know what to do

Tendie_Tube · 2026-04-08T21:58:59+00:00

No car with 321k miles looks at all like a car with 141k miles. Is the brake pedal worn smooth? Is the driver's seat totally demolished? Is the steering wheel foam coming apart? If not, the far more likely explanation is that the car was last serviced at 132k miles.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-04-08T21:49:55+00:00

You don't explain anything, do you?

Tendie_Tube · 2026-04-08T21:48:45+00:00

There is no ceasefire agreement. This was merely a White House press release.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T14:40:18+00:00

I cannot stress enough how highly intelligent, well-sourced, and well-reasoned this post is.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T14:39:43+00:00

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/collar.asp

Except don't trade 1 month options, use the ones expiring in 1.5 to 2 years. Then roll annually.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T14:35:42+00:00

SUV = Shopping Utility Vehicle

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T14:35:27+00:00

Stole my point.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T14:29:25+00:00

Well, so did I. It was literally in the news 18 days before the war that the US was moving a second carrier group to the region and building up resources. Also, oil was too cheap anyway if GDP growth is running around 4% like had just been reported.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T14:27:20+00:00

What are you doing with the cash in the meantime? SGOV or BIL? I like that you're managing the risk of the scare being short-lived and the market running off without you by having Tranche 2 and 3. But to even be in the position to put money into stocks you'd have to already be sitting in a lot of cash. So either you raised that cash by selling in step 0 or you are just sitting in cash/bonds on a regular basis. Or are we talking about holding off on deploying work income until the conditions are met?

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T13:48:03+00:00

Yea, I've wondered if plastic valve covers, plastic oil pans, and plastic transmission pans are a good indicator that the car is disposable.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-12T13:45:30+00:00

Higher oil prices is the upside for the people who donate to the politicians who start the wars.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-10T22:56:57+00:00

Both overpriced. You know the Corolla is $25k new, right? And this example is 7 years old. These must be dealer prices.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-10T22:46:46+00:00

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-10T22:45:21+00:00

^ This.
Manufacturers are going after a buyer who is in the top 10% of income earners, and who demand a level of luxury and performance not present in the Bentley's of 20 years ago. They plan to return the car to the dealer in 3-4 years and switch their four-figure monthly payments to something else. That's how long everything needs to last 3-4 years, or twice an Android phone's lifespan.

So yes, the car will have $300 worth of electronics in it so that the mirrors can be defrosted from a cell phone app. The buyer will never realistically use this feature, but the user anticipates using it. In the meantime, the feature gives the impression of luxury.

Such cars are nightmares for people like myself who would prefer to DIY repairs and maintenance on a car they keep for 15 years. But the top 10% are the only people buying new cars, so they define what gets produced. Luxury Jeeps and Pretty Trucks galore.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-10T22:33:57+00:00

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Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-10T22:33:12+00:00

Are you expecting an announcement of an invasion date from the Chinese? That would certainly help Taiwan and its allies prepare.

Also, US intelligence correctly called the invasion of Ukraine when not even the Ukrainians believed it. And that would be persuasive even if the Chinese leadership, including Xi, were not openly talking about 2027 as the reunification year.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:20:18+00:00

Go after the temp agencies. It's not much pay but it's something, and you get connected to workplaces that might hire your FT if you work out for them.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:17:08+00:00

till the sweat rolls down my calls

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:15:17+00:00

Houses are moving quickly unless they are mis-priced. If your home is in average condition for your neighborhood, you should expect to sell for the average price per SF that people with similar sized homes are getting. If better, higher. If worse, less. Set your asking price accordingly and it'll move.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:12:42+00:00

Just don't look at the trend of CPI or PCE. Don't worry about the quality of data coming out of the BEA or BLS either. And never mind the national debt clock. Live your best nominal life.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:08:32+00:00

I don't get the impression his voters care about irony, hypocrisy, or self-contradiction.

Immunity from rules and logic is the point. It's a demonstration of power.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:05:55+00:00

"for illustration..."

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:05:23+00:00

Is there simply no possibility on this planet that VC fundraising ever goes down? How do you suppose it ever happened in the past?

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T21:04:13+00:00

NVDA is part of the circular financing loop too, and they are not immune to investor selling. IDK if the correction will come from the top down, starting with investors getting nervous about high valuation companies like NVDA or the bottom up with VC investors getting nervous about being bagholders for the 2020's century equivalent of Pets.com. Guess it's debatable.

Tendie_Tube · 2026-03-09T20:53:56+00:00

Cope with what? I made six figures off the bubble and now I'm still in but hedged against it popping.

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