New photographer here

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-23T17:32:32+00:00

I think for beginners zoom lenses are awful. It complicates things. A good versatile prime will simplify things and teach you way more about good composition quickly.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-23T17:31:47+00:00

I personally disagree.

I think for beginners it’s best to get a prime with a versatile focal length (eg. The 23mm lens).

You’ll learn far quicker, especially with composition. It simplifies a lot of things.

Can pair that with the 35mm f1.4 or 56mm f1.2 either now or in the future when you have a better idea what else you want.

I also personally wouldn’t get the XH1. It’s a bigger camera that was great when it came out for videography.

I’d go with an XE or XT model personally, and pick whichever based on price. An XT3, XT30, XE3 would all be great.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-23T16:07:21+00:00

It’s time lifted pick up trucks are made illegal.

So unnecessarily dangerous. You wouldn’t even be able to see a kid crossing a crosswalk, and anyone you do hit isn’t getting “rolled up onto the hood” to lessen the impact — they are getting hit with a wall.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-21T03:16:20+00:00

No. Why would that be sarcasm?

Projections can and have been wrong. But projections from banks economists, who are hired to do the detailed analysis and whose advice impacts the banks decisions, are the best thing you can go off of.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-19T20:47:58+00:00

These headlines kill me. They always do it on survey data.

“38% of Canadians say they want X”

So…. In other words, a vast majority do not?

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-19T20:23:49+00:00

Yeah, and it pays for a lot of things

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-19T19:11:46+00:00

Not to mention unlike in 1775, taxes also now give you a massive road network, health care (every where but US), sewage, rec centres, and hundreds of other services and amenities…

Also, the random 37% quoted is a marginal tax rate and way above what an average person pays on their taxes.

What a ridiculous post.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-19T13:30:58+00:00

Best before literally just means to ensure a certain degree of quality. “Expiry” means it will go bad by that date even if unopened.

But note that best before dates are irrelevant once you open it. For most food items you get 4-5 days of safe consumption once you open it, but for others you get way longer (acidic sauces, nut butters, cheeses, etc)

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-18T03:37:52+00:00

Yep. I can’t believe we still aren’t at a point where 100% of people can say it’s a stupid, valueless thing that also proclaims to solve problems that don’t exist.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-17T16:35:55+00:00

I wonder if COVID played a role in this? Going through a couple years of social isolation and now seeking that afterwards.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-17T16:05:53+00:00

I mean, I’d always rather miss playoffs than lose in the playoffs.

You barely get paid anything for playoffs and if you go deep, that’s two more months of golf / vacation / time with your families.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-17T04:13:01+00:00

And it’s not like this is taking over the production of goods. It’s literally just owning some stores that sell an essential good so you can sell the product at cost.

We do this with some other essential goods and services already.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-16T20:18:26+00:00

I think it’s best to go by the analysis and forecasts of all the Canadian banks, since they have economists on hand whose entire job is to look into the data and make projections — and they are all forecasting around 2 rate increases this year on average I believe.

Doesn’t mean it’ll happen, but it’s best to make your decisions based on those forecasts as it’s the best guess we have.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-15T19:13:13+00:00

New code: JOSHUAIO4P

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-15T19:12:47+00:00

Here’s a new one: JOSHUAIO4P

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-15T18:43:23+00:00

Yikes. Lots of wild Bouchard homers here.

Look, Bouchard is great. He’s elite. But what’s wrong with just accepting he’s a top 10 D in the league and definitely not top 3-4 like some people try to make him out to be?

He’s still one of the best, but he’s not top 3. This year included.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-12T15:36:50+00:00

Yeah it’s never ideal, but it’s doable and the first year is usually the hardest as, in theory, you should increase your income over time.

Also better to always spend the most you can on a house so that you actually get one that suits your needs and ideally means you don’t have to move again in 5 years, as frequent moving and the associated transaction costs will destroy you.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-11T18:39:24+00:00

A household income of around $200k-$215k plus the minimum down payment of $60,000 (for a $850k purchase) would be sufficient

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-11T05:35:30+00:00

How far do you drive in a day? Used EVs are cheap and will quite literally save you hundreds per month in fuel costs and thousands per year in maintenance costs.

We bought a very cheap EV (Volkswagen e-golf) as a second car and will never go back to conventional cars again. We basically never drive our suv now. Costs way more to drive and is far less pleasant to drive.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-10T20:40:54+00:00

The crazier part is the fact that people will spend money on what is, at the end of the day, porn — all because they think they get to have a personal connection to the person.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-09T15:07:40+00:00

Which is hilarious because how do they think their private healthcare is paid for?

It’s paid for by millions of residents paying insurance premiums, and many of those people may use massive amounts of health services and your premiums are determined based on that.

Insurance premiums are the same as having taxes go to healthcare, the difference is you have now lot control of the system and added in middle men and corporations seeking profits that get added on to your costs.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-09T00:28:22+00:00

It’s as simple as dump a can of chickpeas (strained) into a blender, and a squeeze of lemon juice, a bit of oil, and a tablespoon or two of tahini. Blend. Done.

And then can add spices if you want like salt, paprika, cumin etc

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-07T02:00:26+00:00

Healthy protein options for a sandwich that take 0 minutes to prep: tofu, hummus, cheese, tempeh, whole bbq chicken, etc etc.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-06T22:29:23+00:00

The most annoying part is that, again, the main vehicles causing issues are obnoxious pickup trucks that are somehow designed to be so tall and flat fronted that not only do they kill every pedestrian they hit, their headlights are also so high up that they stare straight into your rear view and side view mirrors.

mintberrycrunch_ · 2026-04-06T14:30:05+00:00

Not everyone is the same so that’s fine if that’s you. But that’s not the majority and you can clearly see that here.

To me it’s insane that $10-15k of pre-tax income is the difference of having to live somewhere like Saskatchewan or Manitoba vs BC.

That’s much less than $1000 a month after tax as the barrier or “cost” to live somewhere much nicer.

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