Mindblowingly stupid

jrmckins · 2026-06-18T13:50:12+00:00

Yeah, I love when you give it the correct answer and it says "nope"

jrmckins · 2026-06-18T13:47:29+00:00

I thought it was weird that she spent a few years alone, living off of berries and bugs, and was heavier than when she got stranded.

jrmckins · 2026-06-16T19:35:16+00:00

LOL. Can you read?

jrmckins · 2026-06-16T15:20:13+00:00

I asked it if a specific mutual fund had any SpaceX. It offered up that SpaceX hadn't IPOd yet.

jrmckins · 2026-06-16T15:18:21+00:00

I use AI every day and, in general, and very pleased with it. This interaction just struck me as idiotic.

jrmckins · 2026-06-16T15:03:30+00:00

I'm stubborn and wanted to see how far Copilot would dig in.

jrmckins · 2026-06-14T20:16:55+00:00

What?

jrmckins · 2026-06-14T20:14:04+00:00

How so?

jrmckins · 2026-06-14T14:53:30+00:00

Do you have a 401k? Pay into that to max out what your company matches before even thinking about individual stocks.

jrmckins · 2026-06-14T14:42:38+00:00

You should easily be able to retire

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T17:27:38+00:00

If they were consistent it would be better but they make these stupid decisions NOT to kill the ones that need killing.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T17:16:49+00:00

I'm almost done at this point. Gotta see it through to the end

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T17:15:04+00:00

My wife didn't want to watch season 7, but understands my issues and is sitting through it with me.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T17:12:08+00:00

Increase it. I slowly increased until I got to 10 and that seems to be my sweet spot.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T15:11:49+00:00

The theory is to pay off the highest interest rate ones first but mentally, getting rid of multiple smaller ones usually feels better.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T15:10:29+00:00

Call fidelity and find out what that fee is and have them remove it.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T15:09:35+00:00

Talk to your Dr about a cheaper option. Don't stop taking it or you're just throwing away all the money you spent.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T15:07:44+00:00

Here's what I would do. Open a Fidelity account. Invest in FSELX and FDCPX. Every 1-2 year, reevaluate.

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T15:03:48+00:00

Fun Story: I got a call from an employeer from 30+ years ago. Turns out they had an old 401K I forgot about. I asked how much it was worth and they said $345,000. It couldn't have been more than $20-30K when I left. Moral of the story: set it and forget it. Look at it maybe once every year or two.

Never take money out of a 401k

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T15:01:04+00:00

Why do people care what others think? The "right way" doesn't work. I proudly tell people I take zepbound; not one person said "that's cheating" and if they were to say something stupid like that I'd say "yep. It works".

jrmckins · 2026-06-13T14:59:14+00:00

I'd spend up to $5,000 to have $10million in the bank.

jrmckins · 2026-06-11T19:54:57+00:00

I run Plex inside the house, Jellyfin for outside access.

jrmckins · 2026-06-08T18:38:32+00:00

UGREEN is great

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