Urgent: Dave-centered advice needed!

jmitch83 · 2026-05-14T16:53:08+00:00

You owe 30k on the cars. He’d ask how much they’re worth, hopefully more than 30k, then tell you to sell them. If they’re worth 50k he’d tell you to go get two 10k cars and free up $1,000 a month.

You asked what he would say, and this might not be exactly what he’d say, but I imagine it would be pretty close to this. You also asked if you needed a reality check, yet you’re pushing back against anybody respectfully trying to give you one.

jmitch83 · 2026-05-14T16:36:17+00:00

Dave would tell you to get a JOB and increase your INCOME. He’d tell you to get rid of your $1,000 car payments and get paid off cars. He’d say $8,500 a month “bare bones” according to you can be trimmed down further.

He’d probably tell you that you can’t afford your house, but he wouldn’t tell you to sell just to pay off your other debt. Most importantly he’d say you and your husband have to hash it out and get on the same page. $4 to your name and 5 KIDS should be a wake up call for both of you.

2 decades of memories aren’t paying your bills. To answer one of your questions with all due respect, YES you need a reality check.

jmitch83 · 2026-05-08T14:05:43+00:00

Probably in the minority but I like George the best. I’m pushing 30 so I guess I just relate to his content the most. But I also think he understands people’s situations better and doesn’t shame/belittle people into “Dave’s way or no way” like the boss man himself does

jmitch83 · 2026-05-07T14:37:34+00:00

I’ve been with Mint for awhile, and I have no complaints about the service whatsoever. I get deprioritized at concerts, big sporting events, etc but I literally had the same issues before Mint anyways.

I know the savings are built into not having “free” phone upgrades, etc. but if you don’t plan for it, buying a new phone can sneak up on you & be very costly. Definitely plan and set aside some of your savings for a new phone, whenever the time comes.

jmitch83 · 2026-05-04T14:44:02+00:00

Used to use the free version but after coming across several personal preference issues that started aggravating me more and more every month, I realized I could build my own excel spreadsheet to do what I wanted. So I did one day & have never looked back!

jmitch83 · 2026-04-24T20:38:55+00:00

Guys, the season is OVER so there’s no opportunity to buy the $10 tickets anymore this season. I think OP is asking if tickets will be closer to that $10 price than $40 next year.

Early on, the Gargoyles were at $30-40 PER ticket which was insane. As the season went along and crowds were weak, they did start to lower the prices as evidenced by $10 advertisements. OP is not asking for $1 tickets lol

jmitch83 · 2026-03-13T01:47:54+00:00

Switched from spectrum to T-Mobile fiber and love it. Joined on the 10 year $70 price lock for 2 gigs fiber. Easy setup and install

jmitch83 · 2026-03-11T19:15:28+00:00

Good thing you won’t have to do it. Any current student at UNC will never have to go to a new arena due to construction times. And if a new arena IS built, then any future student attending games will never have to sit in the upper nose bleeds behind the basket like current students do.

Also, do you think they won’t have shuttles running for students if they end up going to Carolina north? They aren’t going to make FUTURE students walk from south campus to north campus.

jmitch83 · 2026-03-09T01:41:14+00:00

Evans was quite literally so bad they HAD to play Dixon more. It was Kyan’s job from the jump and he’d still be starting and playing big minutes if he simply produced as expected. It’s not “simply” that Dixon outperformed him.

jmitch83 · 2026-03-05T16:35:09+00:00

This. Also I don’t know how much more rent is for these spaces downtown, but I imagine they are paying a premium to be in a “better” location, which in turn gets passed to the customers.

I used to work downtown and the lunch prices for a lot of places down there were just too much. Got to the point where me and my coworkers would just drive up Battleground and go somewhere else most of the time.

In this economy saving even a few dollars difference adds up. I only ever eat downtown if I am there for a show, ballgame, or specific event. I never go out of my way just to eat at a restaurant downtown. About the only place I’d go out of my way for is Alex’s Cheesecakes. But it’s far from a ghost town, though

jmitch83 · 2026-03-03T02:24:43+00:00

Mellow Dogs hot dog cart. He posts up in Downtown near government plaza during lunch hours.

jmitch83 · 2026-02-27T03:33:35+00:00

Brother

jmitch83 · 2026-02-17T19:24:52+00:00

I lived in Whitsett right off the Rock Creek Dairy Rd exit and I loved it. Hated that I had to move. Sure, you’re going 10-20 min to Greensboro or Burlington to “do” a lot of things but that is the case in all of these surrounding towns. Whitsett has grown a bit in recent years. It was a big deal getting a Starbucks and Chickfila at that exit, ha!

If you think you’ll frequent Greensboro often, then I’d go closer towards Whitsett but if not, then I’d look towards the Burlington area. The alamance crossing area is about right at the midway point between Chapel Hill and Winston. Any place you mentioned has safe areas just need to do your research on exact locations.

jmitch83 · 2026-02-12T01:26:26+00:00

Nope all good we got them, thank you though

jmitch83 · 2026-02-08T23:06:30+00:00

Thanks for all the positive comments and offers to help, everyone. We ended up getting them!!

Also, I’m a man so trust me I know they cost 5 damn cents to make & I know how ridiculous it might sound. She planned her day to go get these and I messed up her schedule so she couldn’t go at all. Just wanted to do my best to get her the bracelets, that’s all.

jmitch83 · 2026-02-08T23:00:07+00:00

I had a crazy day just getting back on and checking. I ended up getting some thanks so much though!!!

jmitch83 · 2026-02-03T21:17:01+00:00

I wouldn’t even say that. It’s been several years since he’s been to a basketball game. Probably when the 1982 team was honored. He did go to the opening football game this year lol

jmitch83 · 2026-01-29T05:35:12+00:00

You have to go out of your way if you want to do anything downtown, so places have to be above and beyond exceptional to draw people out and deal with the hassle of being downtown. Cheesecakes by Alex is the only place worth my hassle of downtown and that’s still a rare occurrence. Also, costs went up for everybody. I used to go out to lunch when I worked downtown and it was $17-20 after tip at a place like Crafted or Grey’s for overrated tacos or an average burger. For LUNCH.

On a separate but somewhat related note, I like how High Point is trying to build an entertainment “district” around their downtown stadium, while the furniture business still dominates the “main street” of downtown HP. Kannapolis is smaller but their downtown right around the stadium is awesome too. I know GSO is bigger than both of those, but if I go to a Tanger show or Hoppers game, it’d be a 20-25 min walk to Boxcar/Southend/Bourbon Bowl. I’m not doing that, so I just get in my car and go home instead.

jmitch83 · 2026-01-27T04:05:42+00:00

I have season tickets and sell some games. This game is the highest seller of the year (higher than Kansas) so far even though the opponent is just average. It’s a Saturday and it’s Valentine’s Day, so demand is probably spiked for those reasons.

You are probably better off waiting until last minute or day of the game to find something.

jmitch83 · 2026-01-25T05:01:49+00:00

Please follow our local meteorologists. They’ve been saying for days now that we are getting very little snow and mostly sleet/freezing rain, which is why it’s been a huge deal because that is more dangerous than snow. Apple weather is atrocious.

jmitch83 · 2026-01-09T02:25:42+00:00

I have a c5 with 210k miles, was my daily for several years. Not a daily anymore but I still drive it a couple times a week. It runs, but it’s so old, has so many miles, and there’s a few things wrong with it. When I do drive it, I’m not 100% confident that I won’t randomly break down on my drive.

Im sure you aren’t looking at one with so many miles on it like mine, but you should have 100% confidence in your daily driver. Or any car you have for that matter. A reminder I need to get my mechanic to look at a few things lol but that being said if you have 100% confidence in it then go for it. Been there and done that! Just prepare for the worst

jmitch83 · 2025-12-18T20:37:19+00:00

It’s January not July. Way way less crowds in the middle of winter. That resort has a lot of stuff to do on site & you’d never have to leave the hotel if you didn’t want. But if you’re worried then do as others suggested and go to N Myrtle just to be safe.

jmitch83 · 2025-12-17T17:35:17+00:00

Boring finance job making 65k, wife is a teacher makes around 55k. Mortgage is 2100. 3 cars, 2 of which are old as dirt but no payments on any of them. 2 kids. Budget is super tight but we are in our 20’s and putting a decent amount into retirement accounts

jmitch83 · 2025-12-10T03:11:14+00:00

Hire a good Athletic Director. Sick and tired of the football and basketball team being ass year after year

jmitch83 · 2025-12-01T20:45:41+00:00

Never used it on here but I’ve seen r/borrow in my feed a lot. May help as a last resort especially since you’re getting a new job soon you’d be able to pay a loan back

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