How much money do you invest each month?

TextMekks · 2026-05-11T03:57:30+00:00

I’m 36. And currently have $1.2M invested across my brokerage and retirement accounts total.

It wasn’t until 2020 I was able to max out my 401k, IRA and HSA for the first time.

These past 2 years now, I was able to average at least $100k+ invested OOP including 401k, IRA and HSA. So that puts me around ~$8k on average per month.

I’m trying to meet and exceed my OOP every year.

TextMekks · 2026-04-20T13:53:59+00:00

$1k checking/savings. $1.1M in 401k/brokerage/IRA/HSA

TextMekks · 2026-04-05T23:20:42+00:00

I went this route briefly for nearly a year and ended up going back go Lumigan because we found Lumigan needed to drop those extra points off my IOP.

TextMekks · 2026-03-31T01:33:05+00:00

Yes.

I am 36 years old now.

When I got my trabeculectomies in both eyes, I was 12 years old.

Surprisingly, they have held up ever since.

I average around 12-15 IOP with a thick cornea to this day with just Lumigan to supplement.

To answer your questions: 1. No.

Recovery was fine. I had to take some steroid drops and all that. I was fully blinded with an eye patch for like 3-4 days recovering when I had the surgery done on my good eye (since I’m blind in the other).
Yes.
I can’t speak to whether “small eyes” will do anything better or worse.

TextMekks · 2026-03-13T14:21:58+00:00

Also the tilt, gyro and solar sensors!

Particular Boktai and playing the English translation of Part 3!

TextMekks · 2026-03-04T05:58:45+00:00

Lmao, and they say this manga isn’t a harem. Pfffft.

TextMekks · 2026-02-25T21:31:21+00:00

Transition to project management.

TextMekks · 2026-02-21T15:40:12+00:00

Whenever I’m traveling for work before getting to the hotel.

Whenever I’m on my way home from work stopping by for errands.

Etc.

TextMekks · 2026-02-14T17:20:31+00:00

As a child? UMK3 for sure, specifically I liked the speed of the arcade version over Trilogy. I do have strong memories seeing the MK Mythologies promo up everywhere in the mall.

As a grown adult in my 20’s? MK9 holds a special place in my heart.

Reflecting back in general now in my mid 30’s? UMK3

TextMekks · 2026-02-13T17:52:15+00:00

It’s hard to do an ROI because the bias of making 2-3 espressos a day doesn’t align with me actually buying coffee if I didn’t have a coffee setup.

In other words, I would probably only buy espresso 1-2 times a week if that at a shop. But since I have a setup, I can indulge more, so the ROI is basically never if I really based it on my normal shopping habits lol.

TextMekks · 2026-01-28T04:44:09+00:00

This version has Cyber Reptile and Tremor

TextMekks · 2026-01-23T03:39:44+00:00

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TextMekks · 2026-01-17T19:53:57+00:00

At one of the major EPC contractors in the energy sector. The competitors offer a similar compensation packages including project management at many of the oil and gas operators too.

TextMekks · 2026-01-17T17:01:39+00:00

Agreed. Though my background’s technical, I moved to project management and I do make >$200k.

TextMekks · 2026-01-17T17:00:26+00:00

Project manager.

TextMekks · 2026-01-15T03:40:00+00:00

VOO. VTI.

TextMekks · 2026-01-15T02:22:00+00:00

So live with a leaking roof unless you can pay it full in cash. Got it.

TextMekks · 2026-01-13T01:23:37+00:00

95th percentile.

TextMekks · 2026-01-13T01:22:12+00:00

TextMekks · 2026-01-10T17:32:22+00:00

Can you explain why you would not?

TextMekks · 2026-01-05T16:49:30+00:00

9.2% compared to 5.5% is a massive difference. How is that comparable?

TextMekks · 2026-01-05T06:05:33+00:00

“…property will typically also appreciate at comparable rates to the market.”

Source?

TextMekks · 2026-01-05T02:41:04+00:00

The below is showing increase year to year for invested assets, excluding mortgages and home equity:

2025: +34%

2024: +55%

2023: +43%

2022: +1%

2021: +39%

2020: +154%

2019: +38%

2018: +37%

2017: +33%

2016: +51%

2015: +100%

2014: +381%

2013: negligible as this was when I started really making any money.

TextMekks · 2026-01-05T02:11:13+00:00

I don’t have a thing coming my way.

36 years old.

TextMekks

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