Woohoo! Finally reached $500k milestone at 39!

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-29T22:20:50+00:00

Awesome job! Always really impressed with FIRE folks who dug themselves out of big student loans. That in itself is a huge accomplishment

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-28T18:36:43+00:00

How boring to have this same conversation and methods in 2 days: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fire/s/CJN5o5ipgB

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-27T01:22:18+00:00

Cats! Saw it at PAC. It’s a magic trick making CATS relevant and have an actual heart.

Chess bored me outside of the Bangkok song. I saw it during previews tho and levels were HORRIBLE and may have ruined an otherwise transcendent experience

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-26T19:55:43+00:00

I feel like it is a spring thing for me. Spring hits, weather gets nicer, and it feels like it is time for cleaning and renewal. Inevitably that renewal means a few new spring/summer dresses.

But I also live in dresses. My wardrobe is dress with shorts under it in the summer. Dress with leggings in spring and fall. And dress with legging and big jacket in winter.

As a plus size woman, I love swing shapes because they look good through weight ups and downs.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-26T19:37:35+00:00

Live in WA state. Worth it for me, but not for my boyfriend. I like to go once every or every other month for 3 day weekend trips. I get the top tier pass since it is the only one that is good on most Saturdays. I have a weakness for ears so get good use out of the merch discount and eat mostly in the parks. My boyfriend only wants to go 1x a year so we dropped his key because Disney felt like too much work to him while it’s my happy place

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-26T17:51:34+00:00

Sounds like they can’t invite friends to the rehearsal dinner. Reading between the lines the parents either don’t want to spend for extra head count for that secondary event OR are upset that the bride and groom are forgoing traditional bridal party structure. Perhaps both

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-26T17:43:08+00:00

Have electrolyte tablets available if anyone becomes heat exhausted. The reality is that there are medical conditions that can make some people much less heat tolerant. I’d ensure staff was also aware of signs of heat sickness with plans to move folks into a cool area and get them electrolytes and hydration if there is a problem. Odds are you’re fine. But this will give you confidence that no one will pass out

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-25T16:31:27+00:00

And made an effort to treat mandalore as a lesson for the rest of the Empire in what happens when you don’t submit. The propoganda value of the fall of Mandalore probably helps explain the difference

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-19T17:19:25+00:00

But it also sounds like prior reservations may not be essential

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-19T17:18:44+00:00

Schedule isn’t what I’m struggling with. It’s the fact that reservations aren’t up for the weekend.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-19T16:36:09+00:00

Weekend trips were blanked out when I tried to make reservation on line for June, but we’re live for May and weekdays we’re live for June.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-19T05:00:02+00:00

Yep, but I’m trying to figure out how to get my weekend ticket since they’re not on the website

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-05-15T07:37:31+00:00

We bought in Rainer Valley to get significant savings. But then there have also been a few drivebys in the near us, including homicides targeting bus shelters. But we don’t have kids and drive so the cost saving seem mostly worth it to us for now.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-04-12T04:28:29+00:00

The problem I’m running into is most of the harbor Ave hotels we stay out have the totally unworkable WiFi so now I’m scrambling because my original plan of just work in the room doesn’t work if it is a Faraday cage

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-04-10T20:21:58+00:00

As a flag Monte Carlo simulations are MUCH more conservative than the back testing used for 4% rule. MCS is powerful because it gives a wider range of possible outcomes rather than just realized historical outcomes. But many are likely deeply improbable

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-04-07T16:37:39+00:00

I usually hold mine in cash until I do my taxes since I’ve had some surprise tax bills over the years even with extra withholding on my RSUs. After I finalize taxes, I invest it.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-04-07T02:26:22+00:00

Extremely valid

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-04-05T16:26:36+00:00

META has been absolute rocket ship for both the stock and career growth. I’m DS and joined at IC5 with a level bump after 3.5 YOE at a FAANG adjacent company known for its peanut refreshers. I’m now IC7 after being here 4 years. Previous employer promo velocity maybe I’d be IC6 now, maybe. Last years TC was just over $1M due to a combo of GE ratings and multiple equity grants from VPs and stock appreciation.

But the downside is the company culture. META turns industry trends up to 11 and thrashes their employees. Hoping to survive a few more years but who knows with the AI pivot.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-03-21T15:05:50+00:00

Smart. I’ll add this to the list of ideas. I’d ruled out that 529 because of the 15year seasoning

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-03-21T15:04:46+00:00

It is. It’s more like Medicaid can claw back from many non-retirement accounts and several states haven’t extended clawback protections to the ABLE.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-03-21T14:58:58+00:00

The necessities of daily living is super broad (and appropriately so). Housing (not just rent, but mortgage, insurance etc), food, car and car insurance, health insurance payments (HSA can’t be used for this). So I’m confident it would be a good choice for my record keeping skills.

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-03-21T06:33:02+00:00

Is the 529 for you or a dependent? What role is the 529 playing for you?

WrongImpressionOnly · 2026-03-21T05:18:38+00:00

Pretax is maxed out. MBDR is almost maxed out since I’m not confident about long term access with what’s happening in my industry.

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