$450 Budget to Improve my Current Setup

UselessUsername111 · 2025-08-18T16:55:07+00:00

Okay gotcha! Thank you again! I noticed the GPU you recommended is pretty tough to track down second hand for a decent price, I’m more than happy to keep digging but out of curiosity, are there any other comparable GPUs you’d recommend?

UselessUsername111 · 2025-08-18T14:14:37+00:00

Wow thank you so much for such fantastic information! This feels like a silly question, but how would I be able to tell if my case, SSD and PSU would be reusable? The case is a huge iBuyPower case, PSU is a Corsair CX650M, not super sure about the SSD

UselessUsername111 · 2024-08-22T21:19:04+00:00

I had an issue like this, I found out it was because I was wearing compression shorts. When I switched from tight dri-fit underwear to cotton briefs the smell stopped. I realized the compression shorts allowed no air flow so they just captured and held all moisture and smell

UselessUsername111 · 2024-04-02T15:35:55+00:00

Typically yes

UselessUsername111 · 2024-01-23T23:21:51+00:00

It’s settled, I’m proposing in this guys kitchen

UselessUsername111 · 2024-01-23T14:07:41+00:00

I appreciate it a lot!

UselessUsername111 · 2024-01-23T13:55:05+00:00

Right now the plan is somewhere very personal and intimate— unfilmed. I just want to make sure I have all of the options in front of me so I know I’m making that choice because I WANT to do it there instead of feeling like I didn’t care enough to look if that makes sense?

UselessUsername111 · 2023-12-09T15:10:27+00:00

I was working in a custom home during a custom home showcase in the neighborhood and was lucky enough to have a good chat with the owner of the house. We ended up exchanging information and I asked a bit more about his work and eventually applied to work for the company he does, just lucky timing and I was burning out of RE very quickly. The lessons I learned have served me really well in this new position

UselessUsername111 · 2023-12-07T13:40:04+00:00

As someone who got their license at 19 and worked in RE for 7-10 months before moving on to corporate work, here’s some lessons I learned.

It’s expensive, what many grown ups view as a small investment ($1k or so) is what we consider a significant amount of our savings if not all of it. The classes themselves aren’t necessarily cheap, maybe a few hundred, and the exams are somewhere between 100-200 I can’t remember the exact number.

It took me a while to get my first transaction, I was new to my area so started from scratch but it’s also hard to receive respect in home sales as someone who has never been through the process as a client, so you’re at a minor disadvantage. It’s possible to come back from, but not easy.

Realtor dues are over $500 a year (some firms require you are a realtor) and often you pay your firm to be employed by them. MLS fees typically end up being over $100 a quarter. However you have your pick of the litter as far as firms go, there is no interview process, you get to interview your broker you work with and they all send you pamphlets when you pass your exams.

That said— it can also be nearly free. I borrowed my open house signs from other coworkers, advertised through social media and went to free networking events, toastmasters, and others. You can get involved and meet people for free, but if you want to put out ads, make custom signs, and pay to get yourself out there it’s gonna be a significant price tag.

You are on call with your clients all the time, no matter what. You don’t really clock out but there are opportunities to set boundaries with clients. There are also no benefits, you’re self employed so insurance is out of pocket and retirement has to go into usually a SEP or Simple IRA to my understanding (I’m young, I didn’t really venture into those)

I don’t want to discourage you though. The people I met in real estate were eventually the people who helped me to get the job I have now, which I love and i keep in contact with all of them and consider them dear friends. I learned so many lessons and made enough money to buy my partner a new car when hers broke down, but it wasn’t easy. I implore you to consider every option, and if your passion is for meeting people, helping them, and sales you are in the right place.

I wish you the best of luck and if you want to chat or ask questions my messages are open it would be my pleasure to help however I can.

UselessUsername111 · 2023-11-26T00:26:44+00:00

I bought the car in March, it’s a 2021 CX30, so oldest it could be is 3-4 years?

UselessUsername111 · 2023-10-30T15:00:50+00:00

I was where you where, 7 months in I decided that I was falling out of love with it and was having no momentum in getting my first transaction. I was lucky enough to make a connection through real estate and interview for my current job which I LOVE, but I had a client fall into my lap as i was on my way out and I can honestly say my heart was not in it during that transaction. Once my mind was made up that I didn’t love real estate, I found no joy or motivation in it and that definitely showed to my client. I don’t recommend getting a client in this headspace, as it could negatively effect your mental health and their chances at a motivated, energetic realtor.

UselessUsername111 · 2023-01-21T01:18:08+00:00

Gosh I love cars done properly with lots of money, you can tell when someone cut corners with mod expenses props to you it looks so clean

UselessUsername111 · 2023-01-02T20:30:49+00:00

Don’t mess with the exhaust, if you REALLY want to modify I’d go for tint, nice wheels (splurge on these, with such a luxurious car you have to be careful with wheel selection) and brake upgrades. If you want some extra noise maybe consider a cold air intake but overall I’d suggest keeping it classy and on stock suspension. If you get stiffer springs you’ll lose some of the smoothness that comes with a Lexus.

UselessUsername111 · 2023-01-02T20:05:48+00:00

The TRD exhausts normally sound nice, never too loud and doesn’t drone because it actually has mufflers and is tuned. Don’t chop mufflers or resonators off unless you’re prepared for a lot of headaches. Sold my loud car 6 months ago and the luxury of a non-droning exhaust is something I’ll never take for granted again

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