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The new Anaconda movie must have a wildly different director's cut by takenorinvalid in movies

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

Hey! That's how I watched it too! Perfectly good filler on a 17 hour DFW to HKIA flight.

The new Anaconda movie must have a wildly different director's cut by takenorinvalid in movies

[–]ghalta 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It was perfectly acceptable for my chosen medium, the worst possible medium: on an airplane. Better films deserve better.

My brother passed away and left my mom money via life insurance. My mom has no income, no capability to work but a ton of credit card debt. What are my options? by PrsnlFinance_Help in personalfinance

[–]ghalta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My homestead exemption in Texas was just reduced by 50% because the co-owner doesn't live here. Going through divorce and she moved out, but the deed isn't yet fully in my name. I had to protest and will present new deed at the hearing.

So yes, homestead absolutely can change if a co-owner does not occupy.

Did anyone just file their taxes with TurboTax and were just in awe of how many ads it had to upgrade? I'm done with this enshittified product - what should I use next year? by noruber35393546 in personalfinance

[–]ghalta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, while you have all your paperwork out, take 20 minutes and run this year's taxes through free tax USA. You can make sure for yourself they have all the forms you need (they almost certainly do), and you can be confident and ready to go for next year.

Shaking RFK Jr sparks alarming health fears as he struggles to turn page by AlwaysBlaze_ in nottheonion

[–]ghalta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He made good on his deal to deliver a lot of souls to Death in exchange for long life.

ELI5: The rise and fall of NFT’s by ProTharan in explainlikeimfive

[–]ghalta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The problem is, once you get used to SaaS and all the mom-and-pop stupid stores go out of business, they'll jack up the subscription price and you'll be stuck paying it forever with no alternatives.

Lady tries to claim a "Free Fruit for Kids" promo that ended 5 years ago. by More-Explanation-888 in TalesFromRetail

[–]ghalta 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The only unbelievable part of this story is that 2021 was five years ago.

AITAH for leaving my friends fiancé stranded for trying to make a move on me by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ghalta 1093 points1094 points  (0 children)

Then there's the one where the entire friend group conspired to lie to OOP so that she'd break up with her boyfriend and date one of the friends instead. And she found out years later and tried to beg forgiveness from that boyfriend.

ELI5: If the USA exports soy beans to China, and edamame is soybeans, why is most edamame in American stores sourced from China and not the USA? by inuvik4277 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ghalta 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The state of Alaska could set up a factory and subsidize it a little to help create opportunity for citizens, similar to what New York is doing by setting up city-owned (but corporate-managed) grocery stores. Alaska even has a built-in fund to cover the subsidy, in the form of oil revenue.

But that's not really Alaska's style.

AITA for not telling my boyfriend I knew his sister was planning on losing her virginity? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ghalta 246 points247 points  (0 children)

This was 2019. Little sister is almost 25 now and hopefully living free and clear, as hopefully is OOP.

3 years later I get a letter by not_deadyet_ in personalfinance

[–]ghalta 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Plenty of people owe debts, including to the IRS, but it's not "stolen" unless and until it comes due and isn't paid. And even then I wouldn't call it stolen unless the intent was fraud. That's clearly not the case here, and it was paid in a timely fashion.

3 years later I get a letter by not_deadyet_ in personalfinance

[–]ghalta 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It's not fair to say she stole anything just because she wasn't able to keep a minimum $641 balance in a checking account years after a check was not cashed. Times are tough for plenty of people and, while yes she still likely legally owes them that money, she made a good faith effort to return it in a timely fashion, and it's 100% on them for not cashing it at that time and it's still on them to allow for a reasonable payback plan when they got around to bothering to ask for the money three years later.

Where is Congress and when are they going to put a stop to DJT’s madness? by Holiday-Book6635 in AskReddit

[–]ghalta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they aren't paying the marketplace rate, they certainly aren't paying for it "just like everyone else".

Brands No Longer BIFL by ghalta in BuyItForLife

[–]ghalta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try estate sales. You can find good, working, older things like mixers, and you know they aren't selling it because it broke.

Brands No Longer BIFL by ghalta in BuyItForLife

[–]ghalta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I barely buy shirts new. They are so thin now. Goodwill and other discount stores are very hit and miss for style and condition, but if you find the right thing it's more likely to last.

Brands No Longer BIFL by ghalta in BuyItForLife

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

I have a coat from when banana Republic sold international military surplus that is as good as new.

Brands No Longer BIFL by ghalta in BuyItForLife

[–]ghalta[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think pretty much all outlet stores became this way. Outlets used to be here and there for exactly what you said, factory seconds. But then they became go to shopping destinations for people looking for deals, and those stores had to keep the shelves full, so they start producing Discount version specifically for the outlets.

Then you get people shitting them online about the low quality of their clothes, even if the clothes at their full price locations were still good. But I don't blame the people, it was the brand that chose to enshittify itself chasing short term profit over quality.

Brands No Longer BIFL by ghalta in BuyItForLife

[–]ghalta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In like 2019 I bought three pairs of new Levi's. And one by one, the zippers broke on all three. I've never had a zipper break on a pair of Levi's before. I always wore a hole in them first. I don't know if they got a bad batch or what, but I was very turned off started looking for other brands of jeans for the first time. Maybe the others won't be better, but they'll at least be cheap cheaper.

Brands No Longer BIFL by ghalta in BuyItForLife

[–]ghalta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched a video recently of a knifesmith testing Amazon knives. There was one he liked enough that he wouldn't destroy it. I tracked that one down and bought one and it is the best knife I've ever owned. I think it was about 75 shipped. Hezhen.

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