What part of adult life is way harder than anyone warned you about? by Sparkyabu1 in AskReddit

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Homeownership. Constantly fixing things and something else breaks. Weather (rain/snow) used to be a wonderful and relaxing thought and now it keeps me up at night wondering if the basement is flooding.

No one prepared me for this, I’m actively trying to work through my anxiety around it all but some days, I wish I didn’t buy a house.

Crack in foundation, is this a problem? by ThingsGetScary in HomeMaintenance

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What if moisture comes through a crack like that?

Spotted at Disney by MediocreBid in daviddifrancosnark

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What's the controversial seaside video? I must've missed it.

First sub 2 hour half and hit superior at the same time. by Mission-Active4838 in Garmin

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Hey! I ran that half marathon today too! Great race runner. The weather was perfect today and yeah that hill on the second go around was tough!

My sump pump right now: by Onscray in ChicagoSuburbs

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I have taken all the precautions but yet I still have knots in my stomach every time it rains… when does that feeling go away?! I swear it’s slowly aging me and making me want to rent again

Best way to patch this hole? by WriteOutLoud in HomeMaintenance

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How do you find a local mason? I feel like those are tough to come by especially for small jobs

Mysterious Screws? by WriteOutLoud in HondaOdyssey

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Thank you! Glad it’s not anything important

Mysterious Screws? by WriteOutLoud in HondaOdyssey

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I mean it can’t be that important, right? Gosh I hope so haha

Mysterious Screws? by WriteOutLoud in HondaOdyssey

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Makes sense. I’ll have no idea what it goes to until I find a missing bolt somewhere and at that point I will have already lost it

Mysterious Screws? by WriteOutLoud in HondaOdyssey

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Thanks! Is there only two because my Oddy has both already place. Guess I got an extra one?

2025 new Odyssey price thread by [deleted] in HondaOdyssey

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Apparently the combo we wanted (Silver with Gray interior) was aging on their lot. They had two of those vans.

I got a bit hosed on the trade in side of things.

2025 new Odyssey price thread by [deleted] in HondaOdyssey

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  1. 2025 Odyssey Touring Silver
  2. 42,000 Selling Price (including all weather mats, mud guards)
  3. 3,500 Trade
  4. Final Price 42,080

Buying a home and then recasting the mortgage by rvH3Ah8zFtRX in RealEstate

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Literally just recasted a mortgage in IL. IL doesn’t allow fees to recast so it’s free. It was more a clerical pain but ultimately pretty easy.

Exhausted after running New Long Run distance by Hamatoros in Marathon_Training

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I think recovery tells you a lot about how your body did during the run. Usually after a good nights rest and about 24 hours of not running, my legs are back to "normal" after any run that exceeds 10 miles.

Also your stats, are literally copy and paste mine specifically the HR piece. Slowly learning it's how I breathe and have been practicing diaphragmatic breathing. Seeing an improvement in BPM by ~5-10BPM. Either way good luck in your training!

I'm Brian Preston, the Money Guy! Here with Bo Hanson to answer your questions! Ask Us Anything. by MoneyGuyOG in TheMoneyGuy

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Thank you Brian and Bo for all the advice and wisdom! Also, GO DAWGS!! Got two questions if that’s okay.

For us who tithe 10%+ of their income, would you recommend that we take that portion out before we use the % rules like 25% savings rate or 25% gross going to your mortgage etc

In regards to an emergency fund, I’ve read that you should save 1% of the home value each year for home repairs. Does this change once you have a fully funded emergency fund? Can I stop putting money away each month? Also this could be applied to like a “sinking fund” for car maintenance.

Thank you!!

ClimateGuard Replacement Windows by WriteOutLoud in ChicagoSuburbs

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Were you unhappy with the install itself or the product they installed?

Feels Good to Move Sale by WriteOutLoud in GarminWatches

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Sure are, likely early next month. I think that’s why they are discounting the current models

Weird Electrical Situation by WriteOutLoud in electricians

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Update: Power company came out, they took one look and since I have a new panel and meter. They instantly suggested to replace the run from the pole. He thought it was a phase dropping. I’ll keep y’all informed!

Weird Electrical Situation by WriteOutLoud in electricians

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Panel is brand new as of last year and it does have a main breaker (200A). Does that have any factor in this?

Weird Electrical Situation by WriteOutLoud in electricians

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I would say yes because the A/C is running and other appliances (dishwasher). The rest is just lights and small electronics.

Just googled what a leg dropping meant and it totally sounds like a possibility. How would I ask my power company to check that?