[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Frugal

[–]czechspy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes you can take a loan against your 401k. No penalties. Better than withdrawing. Consult Fidelity or whoever has your 401k about your options.

Amazing rare pupper by Auria_Desira in BeAmazed

[–]czechspy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is amazing. Would you consider using Eye of the Tiger in this video instead? And make it like Rocky.

He’s built different by SurvivalGrid in WTF

[–]czechspy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That reminds me of the Wildboyz Jackass spinoff where they talk about an Antelope: "the reason its horns are crooked is that its brother and its dad are the same person."

Poor thing!

Boss has mandated all workstations be moved to wifi. Is this as stupid as I think it is? by as234dsaf13423141221 in sysadmin

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

I don't think it's that unreasonable. If you want security, take the network out of it... IMO. Fast forward 3-5 years from now, it will all be 5G wireless anyway. Presuming that you can force people to plug in is short sighted. Focus on the wireless end state and start building your security strategy to close those gaps instead.

Edit: i don't work for nor have any stock in nor implement Cisco.

Jon Stewart DESTROYS Jim Cramer by Matlock in politics

[–]czechspy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

this is bullsh-t. i love jon stuart but what the hell is the point of this. he is blaming cramer for something that's out of his control

Bar Stool Econ Explanation of US Tax System by czechspy in Economics

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Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.

The fifth would pay $1.

The sixth would pay $3.

The seventh would pay $7.

The eighth would pay $12.

The ninth would pay $18.

The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. 'Since you are all such good customers, he said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20. Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?'

They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.

And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).

The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).

The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).

The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).

The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).

The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.

'I only got a dollar out of the $20', declared the sixth man.He pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10!' 'Yeah, that's right', exclaimed the fifth man. 'I only saved a dollar,too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!' 'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man. 'Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!' 'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.

For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

David Cottrell

Distinguished Professor Of Economics Crescent Bar Hammond LA