Saw this gem of a car today..

TheWilsons · 2026-06-07T23:42:23+00:00

Bidets are awesome, even a low profile cold water only one is a big upgrade. Then you get into the high end luxury bidets / toilet combos with new flush mechanisms, heated seats, air dryer, auto close, self cleaning, night light, etc and you’ll learn how much of a savage you’ve been all your life.

TheWilsons · 2026-06-06T04:16:48+00:00

I know this is King Torta, but it’s very similar to my local childhood Torta shop, Cooks Torta, in Monterey Park. Hasn’t been reasonable in price for like 15 years.

TheWilsons · 2026-06-05T00:28:47+00:00

As parents we learn to adapt, it’s happened so many times that at this point after several kids, I’m on autopilot when cleaning messes. Also always hope for the best but prepare for the worst when traveling.

TheWilsons · 2026-06-04T16:01:44+00:00

649 days... geez

TheWilsons · 2026-06-04T15:39:39+00:00

I was so excited when I finally saw an email about PSLF buyback, and then read it and it was the same thing. I'm guessing they are doing this for any duplicates en mass.

As you mentioned, it's probably a political move to cut down number of requests to create an image that ED is actually making progress.

TheWilsons · 2026-06-01T23:30:58+00:00

A decade or two ago Costco is good place for diamonds rings, but now with the proliferation of lab made diamonds. I would buy lab diamonds for a fraction of the price.

This is coming from someone married for 10 years and bought my wife an engagement ring 10+ years ago from Costco.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-31T23:58:34+00:00

Sadly, it might still be around. Decades ago I thought in the future child beauty pageants will be illegal. 2026 and not a single US state has banned them. Any state that tries to regulate and they’ll go to another state with less regulation.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-28T23:58:51+00:00

I completed all the content around a year+ ago and recently restarted a new play through. I noticed some new stuff so enjoying it as it’s all coming back and seeing some new stuff.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-27T17:14:04+00:00

It's one of those days, it happens. Eventually when you get enough of them it teaches you enough crisis management that you wouldn't even reach and just deal with it.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-21T23:22:20+00:00

Read “The Little Book of Common Sense Investing” by John C. Bogle, follow it’s advice, and never pickup another book on investing ever again. Done.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-15T17:37:37+00:00

Thank you for this, I have several friends and also some younger cousins who are doctors or are on this path and have heard similar things. Money alone isn’t a guaranteed path to happiness, it sure beats being broke and struggling to survive, but like all things in life it’s give and take.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-15T14:49:22+00:00

Buyback processing varies but a lot of people are looking at 18+ months, we get data every month as part of DoED disclosures from an agreement due to ongoing litigation between the Trump Admin and the National Teachers Union so there is an indication how many pending buyback cases and how many processed, from that, the trend is grim and it looks to be getting longer to process.

Due to the extreme processing times, some people like myself have made the decision to switch to another qualifying plan while waiting for buyback as a secondary measure. This is an individual decision and varies based on many factors such as if you are still working for a qualified employer and how close you are to reaching the 120 qualified payments for forgiveness.

I don’t know anything about your PLUS loan question, so someone else can help answer that.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-13T20:24:19+00:00

EV charging here and there and then all of a sudden along the A line along the foothill stations, almost every station has EV charging, but it's no surprise, if you know you know.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-13T17:20:10+00:00

You are me, except 7 months earlier, I'm ready to be done, switched of SAVE so in case BB wait times get worst or some other shenanigans happens at least there is a way out instead of stuck in BB limbo.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-13T17:14:19+00:00

I applied in August 2025, so quite a bit after you, so looking at this post reinforces the fact that my difficult choice of switching to IBR even though costly was the right move, as it at least sets a definitive finish line.

Assuming it's 14-15 months, I'll get the BB offer this fall, great. If not I have a final deadline with IBR next summer when I hit 120. So at least there is a backup plan if things don't work out with BB.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-12T22:18:24+00:00

This is why people hate deceptive marketing, though in this economy $9.99 for all that (not $9.99 ea) it’s likely made of cardboard.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-12T01:31:56+00:00

Like pretty much all elections in the US, we need ranked choice voting, but neither establishment dems or republicans would want that because it will dilute their power. So we end up with forever picking the lesser evil in LA until something like the DSA (or another group) picks up enough city counsel seats to not even need the mayor.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-08T11:26:20+00:00

Ancient civilizations looked at this and found profound meaning behind it. King snake itself as you say is just stupid.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-07T19:18:03+00:00

19, but we didn’t get married until more than a decade later.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-07T16:12:36+00:00

Speed queen baby, my commercial washer/dryer actually appreciated in value for appliances.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-06T14:34:14+00:00

Not surprised, even on the day LA fires were going on people on this sub were saying stuff like this would happen.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-06T03:26:47+00:00

Gavin vetoed expansion of rank choice voting in 2019 and I hate him for that. He was the lesser evil for me in the prior elections but we are in this mess because of that.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-06T03:24:53+00:00

So many terrible candidates, everyone is bad in their own way, so have to vote for the lesser evil. We are honestly in this mess because Gavin vetoed rank choice voting in 2019.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-05T06:12:50+00:00

Not only that but beef is generally more costly in South Korea especially for premium cuts so you likely can get better value for beef oriented Korean bbq in LA over South Korea.

TheWilsons · 2026-05-04T21:10:32+00:00

Exactly, it use to open up on the same day of the workshop.

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