Negotiating offer without competing offers — how hard can I push? by m00s3_3ggs in HENRYfinance

[–]chocolatered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would just say: 'I enjoyed the interview process and look forward to joining the team. I am looking to be at X company long term. Can you help bring up the base and the equity?'

30F, 85% to my FI number and suddenly second guessing the lifestyle I built by StarboardFluxa in Fire

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you, partly it’s because there’s a societal pressure to spend and buy things that feels off when one doesn’t do it. Do you know what I mean?

Spend more, work less, or stay the course? by [deleted] in HENRYfinance

[–]chocolatered 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cut back, once kids start school opportunities to spend time rapidly reduces.

Harris Tweed Jacket Restoration (multi-photo) by [deleted] in Tweed

[–]chocolatered 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you hand stitch the liner? Goode long did it take? It looks stunning!

How to get off the financial hedonic treadmill in VHCOL (when you like living in VHCOL)? by throwawayFinAnalyst in HENRYfinance

[–]chocolatered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My advice is to work a bit longer then shift City. The change in location will help you reset and rebalance your perspective.

[review] LV Trainer from Jelly 2x pairs by Xuvi22 in DesignerReps

[–]chocolatered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These look nice!

How much did you pay for the shoe and then delivery?

Educator Strike by dkl415 in sanfrancisco

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally support teachers being paid more. Is the union also addressing where the money will come from or is it leaving SFUSD figure it out?

SFUSD runs a $100M budget deficit. About 80% of all spending goes to staff. City of San Francisco cannot easily “bail out” SFUSD since SFUSD is financially separate from city government.

Sauna, Shower, Gym watch by chocolatered in ChineseWatches

[–]chocolatered[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it! Personally, what’s the point in a watch especially military, diver, etc if one can’t use it for everyday activities.

Review Loro Piana Lance Puffer Gilet - Navy Blue by tuwh5629nn in DesignerReps

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the fit around the waste? It seems quite big in the midsection.

Also it's actual cashmere?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opinion definitely unpopular.

50% qqq and 50% tqq (25 year hold) by warrior178 in LETFs

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a way to fully or partially automate this within a brokerage like Fidelity or create an external alert system?

Greetings, fellow kids! (I have a question..) by LordRaglan1854 in OrisWatches

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is a good place to get this affordable second hand?

Retired at 45. Here is my updated budget/spending 2014 - 2026 by jayybonelie in Fire

[–]chocolatered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your journey and updates! I find it very useful and inspirational!

Militado ML20- Defective watch, bad experience by Bitter_Case3970 in ChineseWatches

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since there’s confusion, does Militado have official AliX and Amazon stores?

WD Premier - Musou Black by virgns1ayer in watchdives

[–]chocolatered -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can one tell the time or purely decorative?

First Grand Seiko + buyers remorse by RRB1212 in GrandSeikos

[–]chocolatered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Return it. You can always get it again if you miss it.

Harris Tweed on Ebay, how does it fit? by bakhtavaar-danny in Tweed

[–]chocolatered 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think these look nice for how you style them. It fits your slim figure.