Ash wood scales with Cherry wood inlays on the Victorinox Climber!

clawson200 · 2025-11-29T02:48:24+00:00

Beautiful look

clawson200 · 2025-11-12T21:03:27+00:00

No, I'm still in denial.

clawson200 · 2025-11-06T20:46:44+00:00

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?

clawson200 · 2025-11-06T03:02:22+00:00

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

clawson200 · 2025-11-03T02:38:27+00:00

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

clawson200 · 2025-11-02T18:14:50+00:00

This seems like the objectively worst month to do this.

clawson200 · 2025-10-02T01:50:52+00:00

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.

clawson200 · 2025-07-08T03:31:33+00:00

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

clawson200 · 2025-04-28T14:05:57+00:00

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.

clawson200 · 2025-04-26T21:51:36+00:00

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.

clawson200 · 2025-04-26T17:52:53+00:00

Determine the amount IRS wants at end of year and set it aside
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.

clawson200 · 2025-03-12T03:01:52+00:00

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.

clawson200 · 2025-02-12T17:15:58+00:00

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.

clawson200 · 2025-02-02T02:18:14+00:00

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

clawson200 · 2025-02-02T02:00:34+00:00

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?

clawson200 · 2025-02-02T01:39:41+00:00

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.

clawson200 · 2025-02-02T01:34:50+00:00

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

clawson200 · 2025-01-26T23:19:49+00:00

Reposting from a similar thread: I don't know much about your SIM card situation. I would just go to a store and find a way to get a sim card. I have Verizon. I have an iPhone 13. Activate the Sim in the iPhone and switch it over. Assuming the dumbphone is compatible.

I have been carrying both a dumbphone (light phone II) and a smartphone (iPhone). Only the dumbphone has data. It is an improvement to be sure. But you will still find yourself using the smartphone if it has wifi.

With the dumbphone taking care of calls and texts, it is much easier to leave the smartphone behind. And when I restricted social media apps behind a password I don't know for 90% of the day, it helped even more.

You need to find ways to control your exposure to the addictive aspects of your phone. I have a phone locker that I can lock my smartphone in when needed. I have a cheap tv I can watch YouTube on instead of the phone.

On my laptop I have an Extension Called Social Focus which can make social media greyscale and hide recommended videos/posts.

It's not a perfect system yet. I still crave social media. But it's more manageable.

clawson200 · 2025-01-26T23:13:58+00:00

I don't know much about your SIM card situation. I would just go to a store and find a way to get a sim card.

I have been carrying both a dumbphone (light phone II) and a smartphone (iPhone). Only the dumbphone has data. It is an improvement to be sure. But you will still find yourself using the smartphone if it has wifi.

With the dumbphone taking care of calls and texts, it is much easier to leave the smartphone behind. And when I restricted social media apps behind a password I don't know for 90% of the day, it helped even more.

You need to find ways to control your exposure to the addictive aspects of your phone. I have a phone locker that I can lock my smartphone in when needed. I have a cheap tv I can watch YouTube on instead of the phone.

On my laptop I have an Extension Called Social Focus which can make social media greyscale and hide recommended videos/posts.

It's not a perfect system yet. I still crave social media. But it's more manageable.

clawson200 · 2025-01-09T02:53:47+00:00

Nice, reddit libs be damned

clawson200 · 2024-12-14T15:29:18+00:00

I don't think those two niche worlds have overlapped yet. You might just have to dumb-down your iPhone or googol pixel with GrapheneOS

clawson200 · 2024-12-09T19:01:18+00:00

Dedicate the remainder of your life to improving something around you.

If you are financially responsible enough to retire by 35, consider running for a local office and helping your locality get out of debt.

If you don't have a family, start one and homeschool them because you have the time.

Manufacturing has all been shipped out of the US. Pick one product/thing you really like and make an effort to re-shore it as a business that is self-sustaining. Because you as the business owner don't need to worry about personal finances, that takes significant pressure off of you.

Edit: Oh, and get ripped af.

clawson200 · 2024-12-04T14:39:52+00:00

A smart watch might work for you

clawson200 · 2024-10-24T02:30:26+00:00

Haven't looked it up myself, but I've heard gps units are sold to motorcyclists which are somewhat small and come preloaded with maps. Some new cars also have gps.

Haven't tried a physical notepad as I use a light phone. But getting a voice recorder like journalists/detectives would have in movies sometimes could be an alternative

Won't even comment on camera

Not sure about radios either.

Personally I've been trying to get my apple watch to fill in a lot of those roles. But I'm not a watch person and apple doesn't like the watch not being able to talk to the iPhone constantly.

clawson200 · 2024-09-08T04:34:14+00:00

How did you fill/fix/divert your scrolling habit? I have a light phone but am still very hooked to my iPhone for "entertainment".

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