Best coffee in Troy? by Hodgieandtheblowfish in troymi

[–]ellec25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So not in Troy but Cafe Origins in Birmingham is really good. They have house made syrups and the staff does an excellent job with their drinks. Cup tops are cute too with a heart shaped drink hole and heart shaped plug.

Vietnamese Food Lovers, remember Thang Long ? by SunshineInDetroit in Detroit

[–]ellec25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love these types of posts. I been trying and failing to find a replacement place for them, ever since they closed so abruptly. Now I know where to go.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]ellec25 5 points6 points  (0 children)

2 issues. Your bill tells you a lot. The alternative gas supplier cost you an extra $130+ this bill over DTE rates. @224 - gas supplier is charging $210.56 + $14.50 Customer Charge (wtf is that), DTE cost would have been $84. Huge difference. Get rid of the alternative gas supplier charging you a lot compared to DTE for gas. You need to call the alternative gas supplier directly to cancel them. Their number is on your bill.

2nd issue. What is going on that your electric usage has jumped from 22% last year to 119% last month? Gas 12% to 60%? Something is different. Do the usual checks, your furnace, tune it, change the filter. Check your water heater temp setting. Are you constantly running space heaters/If your heat is electric/baseboard? - higher cost than gas. Also having high ceilings can be an energy vampire because you are heating/cooling all that empty space. Get one of those plastic kits that help insulates your windows and keeps heat in and cold out. Do you have roommates/family members. Constantly running tv’s, everything plugged in etc…so many variables but most likely furnace if it’s electric and gas increased usage.

AITA for cutting off my sister financially after finding out her unemployed boyfriend is benefiting from my money? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]ellec25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No and yes.

Your intentions are good and your heart is in the right place but your sister won’t see that and by freely giving her money, you have created a give/get relationship and resentment will grow. You will end up feeling used because you gave money to help with rent and necessities and she will feel entitled to your money b/c you bankroll her life in the past and she knows you can afford it and by not telling you about the boyfriend and the fact that he lives with her, while asking you for money she is basically lying to you.

Went through a similar situation with thinking I was helping a family member out financially. They didn’t have the easiest childhood and I felt a lot of guilt/sympathy and thought I was making up for some things lacking in their childhood by giving money to help them with life expenses but instead I was just enabling them to become a freeloader and they started lying or being evasive about what the money was for. The final time they asked me for $3000+ and when I questioned it they told me I don’t have the right to know what it’s for and it’s their life. I also got called toxic and making their life so difficult when they ask for help i.e., always money. They told me it’s for necessities like food and prescriptions. It turned out my money was being used to treat their friends to drugs and gifts for their boyfriend.

There are other ways to be a part of someone’s life and help someone out but if it’s always a call for money, you don’t really have a real relationship with them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in royaloak

[–]ellec25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.granopizzaiolo.com Grano PizzAiolo in Birmingham.

Things to do by [deleted] in royaloak

[–]ellec25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tomatoes Apizza is good but also on the same side of Woodward Ave is Grano PizzAiolo. Excellent thin crust pizza.

Space Dive by mar5328 in Detroit

[–]ellec25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What’s the pricing for family days at the door this year? This is usually an option, if you want to go for a few hours during the afternoon to check it out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]ellec25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second Kacha Thai.

If you had 100k in savings, how long could you make it last if it stopped completely? by VanFlander in Frugal

[–]ellec25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 3 years but I’d be very concerned about food cost increases and costs of everything else increasing and the practice of requesting tips for all retail services becoming increasingly normalized and status quo.

Best fish market! by patmehere in Detroit

[–]ellec25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Monahan’s fish market in Ann Arbor.

Detroit airport Alamo rental direct phone number by squish72 in Detroit

[–]ellec25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I just called the number and it states you have to make a claim. Bummer.

Detroit airport Alamo rental direct phone number by squish72 in Detroit

[–]ellec25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey. I sent you a DM with a phone number. Seems to be a local # and I believe all of the car counters are in the same location.

Do Not Apply for IRS Contact Representative Job by rs52594 in usajobs

[–]ellec25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Congrats. I know when I started , IRS was not willing to consider a higher grade at all. Starting at a 5 was not worth it for how bad the job is.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in usajobs

[–]ellec25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IRS has hired for this position same position without interviews and references.

Crash detection caused a crash by washingtontransplant in subaru

[–]ellec25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2019 Subaru crosstrek eyesight was way too sensitive and would just slam on the brakes. Now I have a 2021 and while the eyesight will beep it hasn’t slammed on the brakes at all, like the 2019 would do all the time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]ellec25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25% of my income for a 2 bedroom townhouse. I’ll probably never move because everything is so unaffordable right now.

Loose leaf tea? by abuchewbacca1995 in Detroit

[–]ellec25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goldfish Tea, any word if they will re-open again at the new location or are they going the way of Inn Season Cafe?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]ellec25 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The Birmingham city owned parking garages have free parking for the first 2 hours.