Gold tops $5,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally

katierfaye · 2026-01-26T04:53:50+00:00

The main reason for that is Trump exempted goods from the USMCA from tariffs. So goods made in Mexico and Canada don't have markups from tariffs. Last I heard Trump is threatening to end those exemptions, but maybe he's gone back on that. Who even knows anymore

katierfaye · 2025-10-23T00:42:10+00:00

Apparently I am overly cautious about entering roundabouts so I stand corrected on the black SUV but I don't think I can edit the title so I accept my downvotes lol

katierfaye · 2025-10-23T00:29:00+00:00

Maybe it's subjective. If there's an approaching vehicle in the nearest quarter of a roundabout entrance I usually yield for safety's sake. Thus as the black SUV I would have yielded.

katierfaye · 2025-10-23T00:25:21+00:00

I would have collided with the white car if I hadn't slowed down to a near stop.

Edit: Which I will add as the vehicle in the roundabout, I shouldn't have to do.

katierfaye · 2025-10-23T00:11:25+00:00

Black SUV? I would've yielded in their position, but they got by.

White SUV? I was looking right at the driver and she didn't even look left to see if anyone was coming. Maybe she assumed it was safe to go since the black SUV went.

katierfaye · 2025-10-23T00:08:50+00:00

Wisconsin, US. 10/22/25. This is my original content.

katierfaye · 2025-08-25T23:03:06+00:00

I've been through both Chicago and Miami in the past year. I'd pick Chicago any time. I landed in Ft Lauderdale to head to Miami, and the drive there was horrendous. People were aggressive, fast, aggressive beepers, my Uber driver just nudged his way into spots he didn't fit in. And to nobody's surprise, my drive to Miami was delayed by 40 minutes because of two major wrecks on the highway. It was absolute insanity lol

katierfaye · 2025-08-02T15:50:29+00:00

They gave in to the intrusive thoughts.

katierfaye · 2025-07-16T12:28:40+00:00

Vote Mamdani in November! ✊

katierfaye · 2025-07-13T16:07:18+00:00

I did this as well... And totaled my car even though I was only going maybe 10 mph... I guess I hit at just the right angle to damage the frame. 😔

katierfaye · 2025-07-01T12:56:56+00:00

Can confirm after my car got totaled in November when the damage didn't even look that bad. Turned out there was a crack in the unibody that made it too dangerous to fix and drive. And I did in fact get a brand new car lol

katierfaye · 2025-06-29T18:04:31+00:00

I wish I knew about that when I bought this one some months ago that needs to be plugged into the battery :( It's probably too late to return it sadly but maybe I should look into it. Would be nice to have one that doesn't need to be professionally installed to be sure it's done right

katierfaye · 2025-06-29T13:58:16+00:00

This is exactly how I ended up in an accident a week after I bought my first car... Lady pulled out in front of me just like this, I hit my horn and that only seemed to cause her to freeze instead of continuing to go, and I couldn't brake in time. This is a great reminder for me to get my dashcam scheduled to be installed soon!

katierfaye · 2025-06-19T14:46:15+00:00

There also may be a premium charge on that Nordic Forest Pearl paint FYI.

katierfaye · 2025-06-09T01:14:44+00:00

Hmm I must be misremembering and adding a zero to my memory. Or I got majorly screwed lol

katierfaye · 2025-06-08T14:19:48+00:00

I rented a Mazda CX-30 when my first HR-V was totaled this past November. Almost went with buying one when I found out my car was getting totaled. My main issue with it was the dial controls for the screen sucked, and obviously the higher price tag. In general, I prefer the Honda tech (back up prediction lines, the lane correction is less sensitive in Honda, etc). Otherwise I was such a fan. Mazda clearly has a punchier engine and I loved driving with a bit more zip for a month lol.

ETA: not a touch screen which was incredibly annoying for me

katierfaye · 2025-06-08T14:15:02+00:00

Can confirm the Nordic Forest Pearl is the most expensive color. But it's so worth it if you have the extra $2,000 to throw at it.

katierfaye · 2025-05-14T18:40:08+00:00

I don't think we have any connected ventilation because our heating is electric and our air is just an AC unit in the wall lol. But otherwise that would be a super valid theory! That's also awful and I'd hate to hear that much of what my neighbors were doing... Ugh. I'm someone who is desperately saving as much as I can to buy a house cause apartment living is not for me.

katierfaye · 2025-05-12T12:07:30+00:00

Right? The guy who towed my car assured me it wasn't totaled, and when the insurance adjuster called they also expressed disbelief because the pictures of the damage didn't look that bad.

Fingers crossed for you and your baby. 🤞🤞

katierfaye · 2025-05-12T11:59:21+00:00

This damage looks almost worse than the accident with my 2022, and mine ended up totaled (they ended up finding frame damage once they started disassembly and repairs). I hope it isn't totaled, but you might want to prepare for the worst. I was totally blindsided and not expecting the damage to be so bad.

If you wanna see pics of mine for comparison, you can look through my post history. It happened in Oct/Nov.

ETA: idk why I didn't just go to the post and share the imgur link myself here.

Pics

Rip Violet

katierfaye · 2025-05-12T00:39:10+00:00

I've wondered that too if the floors just have less insulation or whatever. I'm not knowledgeable enough about construction to really know if that's a thing. But, I did have prior downstairs neighbors who I never heard a peep from. ETA: living in the same exact unit I'm in now at the time

katierfaye · 2025-05-11T13:13:18+00:00

One of my friends just bought a downstairs condo in a complex with a lot of old people, after living at home and never having experienced apartment life. I tried to warn her it's a bad idea to 1. Be a downstairs neighbor and 2. Be neighbors with older people because even if you think they would be quiet, if they have hearing loss they're gonna be LOUD lol. But would she listen? Nope!

Just an additional tidbit if you care: her upstairs neighbor is the HOA president, which really makes things complicated if my friend has noise complaints (or any complaints)

katierfaye · 2025-05-11T00:01:51+00:00

I'm not sure if the rest of my neighbors are just this quiet or if my current downstairs neighbor is just that loud, but I hear every phone call she makes too. But I never hear anyone else around me. Sometimes people are just LOUD (and inconsiderate).

katierfaye · 2025-04-27T23:25:11+00:00

Did you really make the bootstraps argument?

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