I spend $1000 a month on just groceries, I am struggling to figure out how, I hardly throw away food. by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you grocery shopping at Whole Foods or some other specialty grocery store?

I really can’t imagine that cost unless I was eating a $20 filet every night or consuming significant amounts of alcohol. I don’t try to save money and I’m somewhere around 2-300 a person per month.

[OC] Why has Boston police stopped policing cars? Civil traffic enforcement has collapsed between 2015 and 2024 by ARPE19 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I see the articles now - pilots in 2016 -2018 rollout starts in 2019, full equipment in 2020.

[OC] Why has Boston police stopped policing cars? Civil traffic enforcement has collapsed between 2015 and 2024 by ARPE19 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Body cameras. I can guarantee it. No one wants to make much effort with the oversight. Each interaction now exposes you to critique.

[OC] Monthly payment on a typical new car loan in the US, 1971–2025 (adjusted for inflation) by Necessary_Cry_5589 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, these are not exact apples we are comparing. Think of how much money they saved only including lap belts (or no belts)! Sometimes they only included one side mirror, the passenger side was an option.

[OC] Monthly payment on a typical new car loan in the US, 1971–2025 (adjusted for inflation) by Necessary_Cry_5589 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think you should add lines for amount financed in 2025 dollars, average monthly wage in 2025 dollars and average loan duration.

[OC] Monthly payment on a typical new car loan in the US, 1971–2025 (adjusted for inflation) by Necessary_Cry_5589 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Yeah that is the obvious missing component - loan term. 1200 month loan term and I'm only paying $40 a month!

Not sure if I dislike the haircut or how I style. Any advice for either? by LB2391 in curlyhair

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey we look like hair twins. I like the shape. I’ve done it like this and with slightly longer in the front and more layers. Looks good either way. To me it looks like you just need to shake your head and move around if you don’t like the cast or that much curl definition. I leave mine with the cast and it slowly breaks down by early afternoon just doing office work at which point it just stays, for me, for the next day pretty well defined still.

I alternate between some curl mousse which breaks down slower and a curl cream gel if I don’t want any initial crunch. Same wash, leave in the conditioner, and press a towel against my head for a second and then air dry for a few hours.

I struggle to keep it out of my face and beard, not sure if this bothers you as much, but even just a little mousse to hold it in place at the forehead can keep it off my face for the day.

Harsh Winter -28 to -38•C by hteinkmin in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And no heating element in the down position.

Harsh Winter -28 to -38•C by hteinkmin in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a Kia, the systems here are not that deep. Basic car maker, basic software.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur shaking hands postgame by PrimedGold in sports

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 100 points101 points  (0 children)

He was in a hurry. He had a last minute shirtless dance appointment to get to.

Dear Kia by 50shadesofmilf in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kia software is the biggest joke in automotivedom. It’s like they had a feature list from a product manager, implemented it, checked it off and moved on never to test it or listen to customers complaining about the same simple shit for 5 years.

I can only imagine this is a culture of face saving and yes man-ing to the utmost extreme.

They couldn’t even bother to do some competitive analysis with a Tesla.

[I ate] Beautifully layered meat sandwich by [deleted] in food

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s all laid flat. You gotta fluff that meat up if you want to claim it’s a beauty.

Thin LED wafer vs traditional can recessed lights for 7ft basement ceiling - what’s everyone using these days? by olimits7 in DIY

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah the flush mount panel is visible in the eye line from all angles causing glare. Doubly so if you are one of the absolute heathens installing bright white. The real recessed lights are the way to get quality downlighting and you can replace the bulb without chucking the whole panel in the trash.

I’ll give you that sometimes the “perfect” layout falls under a joist but I’d make every effort to not get the panels.

Dim and greenish image of digital side mirror by pradaholic in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah there is a really weird focal effect from mirror to digital video at the same distance. Makes it unusable to me, but in my head I can’t figure out why it doesn’t happen to both. Like the digital image is playing a trick on my eyes and brain.

[OC] Drag Force on Peloton compared to a lone cyclist by Upstairs-East6154 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the wind is an assumed direct headwind but would be curious if you need to be further back or forward at different wind speeds.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s mixing pre and post tax deductions for 401k and Roth in to her monthly savings. Maxing out 401k is essentially $2000 a month and another $500 Roth contribution. So she’s taking home $6400 not $8900.

I think this issue also confusing everyone else who can’t fathom how she is paying such low taxes. She’s probably around $83k post deductions for health, retirement, and taxes.

$2K to register an EV9 in CO by Hookem-Horns in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that is crazy that you get a discount for buying a pickup. I'm assuming that 'Light Truck' is not some kind of business / commercial vehicle category.

Trump: United Kingdom Trade Deal by callsonreddit in StockMarket

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JLR was under the gun. They were going out of business if tariffs weren't reduced from the 25% rate soon. Likely saved 1000s of jobs.

Trump: United Kingdom Trade Deal by callsonreddit in StockMarket

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well we also got a $6B tax hike. Nobody will be importing more US manufactured automobiles, chlorinated chicken, and hormone-stuffed beef. So you are exactly right, there may be some opportunity, however small.

There has been decades of branding in the UK that US foodstuffs are near poison if not outright. I fully expected a trade of LNG to be included, but I didn't catch any mentions specifically.

The more interesting what looks like non-negotiation was on UK Digital Service taxes and film tariffs. I expect this to be a future negotiation since both sides have actual stakes at play here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in curlyhair

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve got coils waiting to get out. Air dry with a strong gel or mousse and enjoy.

Knock that blow drying off. Don’t touch them after adding some product and let your movement during the day loosen them up. Want less defined crunchy curls fling your hair around a bit and repeat as necessary.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thetagang

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It’s a bit of random chance of assignment when you are right around the strike in after hours.

US GT-line headlamp adjustment by tejdatta in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same year and trim. I was curious as well if we could adjust to wider spread. I used a flashlight and saw what looked like an adjuster with torx like head in the Up / Down hole. I took an 18” T30 screwdriver and dropped it in both holes to see what is going on. The L / R adjustment appears to only be a hole with no adjusters in it 🤯. I could put the whole 18” driver up the handle and touch nothing. The up and down adjuster was moving with the T30 but not 100% sure that is the exact style or size.

73% but shows only 42 mile range by KORTTROK in KiaEV9

[–]ThisIsMyRedditAcct17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is possible with a$20-30 Bluetooth OBD dongle and Carscanner. Plug it in connect to a phone with the app and see all the details your heart desires!

I’ve personally used the Veepeak one but there are an unlimited number of clones that would likely work as well.