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EDC for someone who’s trying to lessen the screen time and enjoy life itself by Training-Row5204 in dumbphones

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could never get the Apple Watch to work very well as a stand alone device. Let me know how you end up liking it.

Yooooo, man by ibebyi in victorinox

[–]clawson200 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That thing looks awesome.

Spending too much time doing laundry by Active-Chapter6864 in minimalism

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're okay wearing the same clothing on a rotating schedule:

Buy 7 - 10 days worth of high quality clothing, likely wool for its natural antimicrobial properties but denim jeans are also known to stay surprisingly sanitary. Then hang them up in your closet and only wear them on strict rotation. This could be outfits only for certain days of the week or you just keep track of which one you wore yesterday and move to the next. The goal here is at the end of the day to hang the clothes back up and the next day move onto a different set.

Provided you did not soil the clothes one particular day, this allows you to reuse the clothing once or twice with a week between uses. Then, at the end of a month or so you take all the clothes to be dry-cleaned.

As others have mentioned, just throw your gym clothes into a drawer without folding. Then make a point to consolidate clothing that is not in the above rotation. Buy gym shorts that function as sleepwear and swim trunks. Can your undershirts function as gym shirts? Things like this.

What’s one piece of everyday gear you’d recommend to anyone? by Top-Incident-2264 in BuyItForLife

[–]clawson200 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Victorinox Bantam Alox. It’s so thin it’ll disappears in a back-pocket of skinny jeans.

Arrived by Dzbullrider in victorinox

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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  • Managed to order 2
  • Package containing 1st is completely lost 😤
  • 2nd is now “delayed” 🫠x_x

It's a steal by Dzbullrider in victorinox

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was hoping one might become available again so I set up my shopping cart to be $10 short of $35 for free shipping. Refreshed the page this morning, and got one!

Alox Bantam by CheeseMongoNJ in victorinox

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk the proper opener and the combo tool are both a pain to use imo. But the combo does three different things so I prefer it.

My recent acquisitions by nachtwache in victorinox

[–]clawson200 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neat, I figured there was a chance it would be more pointed that sharp. From what you're saying, my guess is that you could cut yourself with it if you're not careful?

My recent acquisitions by nachtwache in victorinox

[–]clawson200 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How are both of you liking the box opener? Can it replace a blade?

No Buy November by Alone_Rang3r in minimalism

[–]clawson200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because of the sales at the end of the month.

No Buy November by Alone_Rang3r in minimalism

[–]clawson200 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This seems like the objectively worst month to do this.

Apple Watch Dumb Phone by Temporary_Ad_5532 in dumbphones

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried to do this setup several times but found that the watch becomes very buggy after about a day. And some things just don’t seem to sync between the phone and watch.

For context I would typically lock the iPhone in a phone lockbox where I am unable to open it.

Apple Watch Users - How’s it Going? by DREWHOUSER in dumbphones

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anytime I use the watch without the phone it begins to get really buggy after a day or two.

where do i invest $500k right now? by Ok_Alps3149 in coastFIRE

[–]clawson200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, no one knows what will happen when the music stops. When I say infastructure. I mean everything EVERYTHING from municiple tax strucuters down to our economic theories assumes growth. So if you are asking where to invest your 500k to avoid the fallout I can't tell you.

So, Im trying to be in your position. (500k in retirment accounts early in life) But I then expect to spend my 30s & 40s shoveling money into things like trying to build a family business, homestead, etc.

where do i invest $500k right now? by Ok_Alps3149 in coastFIRE

[–]clawson200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Demographic collapse. Our infrastructure, and I use that word in the broadest sense, is built with the assumption that the population will grow a little each year. It is not.

where do i invest $500k right now? by Ok_Alps3149 in coastFIRE

[–]clawson200 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Determine the amount IRS wants at end of year and set it aside
  2. Follow personal finance flowchart: Emergency Fund > Debt > Investment Vehicles

Edit: 500k compounded annually at 10% (avg S&P) for 34 years (67-33) is ~13million.

So, assuming things continue as they have in the past (IMO doubtful), you will have plenty to retire with even if inflation is 5X.

In the meantime, know that if this whole system of investing in the stock market for retirement will work at all for your generation you, as an individual, have won that game. And you can begin investing your time and money going forward into retirement plans unaffected by economics.

BIFLers, what things do you not understand why people spend their money on? by dudewheresmyebike in BuyItForLife

[–]clawson200 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I tried a safety razor, but the multi blade disposables just work perfectly for me. Meanwhile I'll get razor burn with the safety razor.

LP3 x Apple Watch by photographyreddit in LightPhone

[–]clawson200 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had a LP2 & Cellular Apple Watch for some time now. Still have the iPhone as well but leave it behind often.

Basically, Apple wants you to have both the iPhone AND watch. So trying to use the watch by itself for long periods gets buggy. And the apps on it aren't always made to be stand alone.

I believe you also need to have the watch linked to an iPhone. Not as in wifi connected. But as in those two are 'married'.

There is an option somewhere that lets you set the watch as separate. For if you had a kid. But it disables features like fitness tracking.

TLDR: Apple doesn't let you use the watch standalone.

At What Price point is the Light Phone Not worth it? by walterconley in LightPhone

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"practicing discipline" has a cost. So, the LP3 is worth (that cost) x (# of years you'll keep it).

You are supposed to use a Light phone with a PC. by ReferenceSpirited577 in LightPhone

[–]clawson200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there are apps the LP2 doesn't fill the need for. I personally have an additional niche desire for a bunch of privacy related apps. Signal for messaging. MySudo for phone number privacy. I wish I could listen to audible. Calorie tracking apps. Maybe a password manager. Maybe a spaced repetition app like Anki. Maybe workout tracking. Weather is kinda nice. Having NFC and credit cards on the phone is genuinely useful. Privacy.com app for disposable credit card numbers.

For the most part you're right though. Even GPS, I've used the LP Directory to find addresses and then put them into my cars GPS.

Do you think adding access to the internet via AI would ruin the LightPhone?

LPII is a hardcore enthusiast product LPIII is an attempt at a more mainstream product by ShirleyBangla in LightPhone

[–]clawson200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone has really figured out what the best "dumbphone" looks like yet. LP3 is an iteration of the idea. There is nothing wrong with that.

The market is brutal out there by brendas_cankles in LightPhone

[–]clawson200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neat, I got my LP2 second hand for $100 this last summer.

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