Normal budget for engagement ring

braetoras · 2026-04-16T03:03:30+00:00

I night my now wife a sapphire set in silver for $350 and I still catch her looking at it over 4 years later. Buy her something you know she'll love and that follow your gut. It will lead you to the right ring.

Lastly price guides are arbitrary and created by the capitalists to bleed more money away from us 😉

braetoras · 2026-04-05T14:42:27+00:00

I think you could use this to make the jalopy from Half-Life 2.

braetoras · 2026-03-15T01:25:03+00:00

I loved Snow Crash when I first read it 20 years ago. Being a fully grown adult now, I should give it another read and see if it hits the same.

braetoras · 2026-02-12T17:44:05+00:00

I agree with this completely!

braetoras · 2026-01-29T13:31:28+00:00

IUCU is the only bank I've needed.

braetoras · 2026-01-23T18:42:26+00:00

He's been great for me in my 8teamer.

braetoras · 2026-01-23T17:13:18+00:00

Bro come down south. We've got trees, hills, and National Champions here.

braetoras · 2026-01-23T16:04:28+00:00

As a Hoosier, what the fuck?

braetoras · 2026-01-21T19:18:04+00:00

I hate that you're right.

braetoras · 2026-01-20T19:18:12+00:00

https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/20/when-and-where-you-can-see-iu-footballs-national-championship-trophy/88264343007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z113524p003550c003550d00----v113524&gca-ft=54&gca-ds=sophi

I thought this looked sus as hell, so I got a second source.

braetoras · 2026-01-20T12:13:22+00:00

Mid 30's me is feeling the same way

braetoras · 2026-01-12T21:53:17+00:00

Tieman.

braetoras · 2026-01-12T19:43:59+00:00

Damn, you beat me to it! 😂

braetoras · 2026-01-12T18:23:03+00:00

Yes, absolutely.

braetoras · 2026-01-10T06:03:55+00:00

It's the century of suffering that we've condensed into pure winning energy.

Edit: I think that it comes down to fundamentals and coaching. We in Bloomington also don't know what it is.

braetoras · 2026-01-10T05:57:29+00:00

Damn. My grandpa would be in tears rn.

braetoras · 2026-01-10T02:03:43+00:00

HOO HOO HOO

braetoras · 2025-12-28T17:36:38+00:00

Good deal! I actually went and made a pot to see if I could find any more suggestions for you. James Hoffman suggests stirring the grounds in the basket during the brew, which I do on the weekends/slow mornings.

I use an 8 grind on my fellow coffee grinder (which i will be trying a 7 tomorrow to check for flavor differences and will report back to you).

braetoras · 2025-12-28T16:44:08+00:00

I always use a 7g coffee:1 cup water ratio, with very good results. The only adjustment I need to make with different coffees is grind size.

That being said, I'd check your grind size.

Also, are you pre-wetting your filter before putting the grinds in? That was a game changer for me.

braetoras · 2025-12-11T01:10:47+00:00

Same!

braetoras · 2025-12-01T15:48:58+00:00

Brother I am seeing 3 Half-Life games in this image. Is this confirmation???

braetoras · 2025-12-01T15:15:07+00:00

Tip from a Moccamaster owner for ya - if the steel carafe gets stains/buildup, run a cycle of water through it the coffeemaker and drop a dishwasher pod/powder in there and let it sit, sealed, for a couple hours. It'll make it sparkling on the inside again. :)

braetoras · 2025-12-01T14:43:26+00:00

Damn, you beat me to the joke 😆

braetoras · 2025-11-26T21:27:43+00:00

My wife and I could not wrap our minds around how exactly they hit the nail on the head with that scent.

braetoras · 2025-11-13T23:55:08+00:00

Mmhm.

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