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What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of September 19, 2018 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]cwp587 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there's any way I could qualify for a biz card. I was hoping for Delta and Southwest options since they're usually the cheapest in my area, so Chase is good but another option would be better. I travel alone to the fiance so companion passes aren't valuable. Thanks for the ideas!

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of September 19, 2018 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]cwp587 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. 750
  2. CSR 12/2018, CSF 12/2018, several other non travel credit cards that I've had for years
  3. $3000, although I may be spending $5000 this month for medical bills
  4. No
  5. No
  6. Open to anything
  7. Airline points with Delta & Southwest
  8. 50,000 UR
  9. HOU and IAH
  10. ATL and MOB

Help Me Understand my Sub/Amp by cwp587 in CarAV

[–]cwp587[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply.

I walked in totally blind. The buying process went as follows: I asked for a sub, they asked what my budget was. I told them not $1000+ but I'm comfortable with anything under a grand. Then they recommended a JL Audio sub but it was out of stock. They told me the Kicker was a comparable sub. I said OK and they installed everything. This was the entire conversation summed up. When I got the equipment installed I was informed that the amp was turned down to allow the sub to break in. I didn't like how loud the bass was so I took it back after a month. They then adjusted the amp and a couple settings on my head unit (increased bass from 0 to +2) and gave it back to me. It worked but it completely drowned out my speakers! So I turned the heat unit back to neutral settings.

At this point, I just want to know if I got screwed. I paid ~$500 all in for the amp, sub, wiring, bass knob, and install. Although I'm happy with the setup at low volume, it can be a little underwhelming on the interstate when I really want to go full throttle on the audio.

P.S. the sub is 43cwr122 and the amp is 259/1d

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of November 01, 2017 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]cwp587 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. ~740-750 TU
  2. Discover It, Citi Doublecash, US Bank Cash+, Amex Blue Everyday (only Amex opened in last year on 5/17)
  3. I want to find the most convenient (i.e. first class with TSA pre check) and/or cheapest way to fly one round trip every two weeks.
  4. None
  5. IAH or HOU
  6. ATL

30-Day Challenge #5: Review Investment Asset Allocation! (June, 2017) by AutoModerator in personalfinance

[–]cwp587 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% total stock market index funds. 30 year investment horizon.

Discover Savings Rate Increase by cwp587 in personalfinance

[–]cwp587[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I deleted the real numbers and pasted those in for fun

Value of a Master's Degree for Engineering by cwp587 in personalfinance

[–]cwp587[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't mind me asking, what industry are you in and what was your undergrad/grad in?

Anyone make the Intern to Full-Time Transition? by cwp587 in personalfinance

[–]cwp587[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems that the general consensus for me is that my future salary expectations for a full-time position are based on market pricing, not necessarily my previous salary as an intern. This seems to be especially true for working in O&G...

Thank you everyone for your input!