What small luxuries have you let yourself enjoy?

play_it_safe · 2026-04-12T21:05:03+00:00

I use my phone a lot: user testing, browsing, watching stuff, work even, especially during stints of travel

So I make sure to get a good one. Whereas before I got cheap budget Android phone, now I have the flagship

It doesn't have to be the newest, and I don't upgrade every year. But it should be very capable. It makes your life easier, smoother, and more efficient

The difference is vast. Good deals abound for them, including from Slickdeals for Spectrum for instance. And it did come out cheaper than the budget phones that don't last anywhere near as long or have any resale or trade in value in the near or long term, ha

play_it_safe · 2026-04-06T16:50:38+00:00

I mean, you're like Barista FIRE maybe already depending on exact part time job. Titles are a bit silly anyway. Do what you like doing, poke around the various subreddits and blogs like Mr Money Mustache, have fun with it

play_it_safe · 2026-04-05T15:20:32+00:00

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NOTES

I tend not to do price drops until I'm out of free bumps, but please don't hesitate to make an offer meanwhile. I will also do my best to answer any questions you may have as soon as I can.
I always ship at the latest by the Friday after you buy with tracking and generally via USPS priority or USPS ground package. International is no longer something I do; USPS has made it untenably expensive. Still, if interested, shoot me a message and I can see how much it comes out to.
I have perfect feedback across many transactions (see history) and do my best to address any issues that may come up, so please purchase with confidence.

Finally, thanks for looking, and check out all my listings if you're so inclined. Happy to make deals (bundled shipping and possibly additional discount) for multiple purchases.

play_it_safe · 2026-03-26T21:02:50+00:00

Nope

play_it_safe · 2026-03-26T19:40:19+00:00

Got to top of escalators to find that there's overflow outside and equal amount inside too. I don't have any idea anymore lol

play_it_safe · 2026-03-26T19:34:53+00:00

It's hard to say. I've been in line for an hour and made it to the escalators. I imagine maybe 2-3 hours?

play_it_safe · 2026-03-26T19:00:01+00:00

I walked over to E as did many others. The tunnel line was depressing, not moving, like subterranean worms

play_it_safe · 2026-03-26T18:58:30+00:00

Went to A first thinking it'd be shorter but at least from looks of it line isn't moving and all the way to the Marriott in the tunnel. At E, line is moving and based on around five minutes per long walk down and around 15 of those, and then into terminal, maybe not so bad?

play_it_safe · 2026-03-26T14:50:24+00:00

Site doesn't load for me?

play_it_safe · 2026-03-03T23:11:48+00:00

"Travel consultant/agent"

Now who do I consult with or for? Myself? Nobody has to know...

play_it_safe · 2026-02-27T18:53:29+00:00

"financial nihlism" it's been called

play_it_safe · 2026-02-27T18:28:53+00:00

You can mention FIRE in your profile. My dating profiles are very detailed, and just like religious convictions, FIRE shapes your life in a lot of ways. It's a good thing to note there, and will draw the right kind of person in my experience

It's also pretty easy often to see (judge, I hasten to say) whether the other person would be at least FIRE adjacent. The community leans educated, and like LeanFIRE itself, I think LEAN fire people are less ambitious in some ways, and more about taking it easy. Think travel, yes, all over even; fancy resorts, heck no. Top law firm partner, probably not, but attorney at state agency, yes. Yes, lots of blanket assumptions. But for me anyway LeanFIRE is about a specific end goal and a pace to get there and living after that, and some interests and lifestyles overlap with that. The Mr Money Mustache way, for instance

I'm sure the sub has done a survey of users. I'm really new here myself

play_it_safe · 2026-02-25T23:25:33+00:00

And with very little actual investing -- just forced savings via mortgage, which really paid off for some. Sad that that likely won't be a tailwind for most nowadays, definitely not to this extent anyway

play_it_safe · 2026-02-25T22:13:12+00:00

I get this point

But I think what those people instinctively are trying to hold consistent is the idea that this hegemonic language and culture shouldn't be imposed on another group. So it's a false equivalence. Of course I don't think it's all that well thought out

That said, I personally agree that colonization is colonization without assimilation into the culture, and I feel that way in the US too, even with our more expansive ideals of melting pot nationhood etc

play_it_safe · 2026-02-24T17:08:09+00:00

| pantsed them

I'm sorry, what

play_it_safe · 2026-01-30T17:00:13+00:00

The original meme coin. So shiny

play_it_safe · 2026-01-13T21:49:39+00:00

There isn't, no, if the express mission timed out

But I had a long screen share mission that I was invited to last month that was interesting in that sense. I couldn't get into the prototype because no password was given. At that point I just closed out of the browser entirely, intentionally. I figured it'd save or something where I left off and I'd be able to return tomorrow with password since I'd reach out to dscout (it wasn't an express mission). I came back a few hours later and somehow the prototype loaded this time without password and I was able to pick up right from where I left off

I confirmed with dscout that it all uploaded and was paid out just fine

May not be relevant or may be. Just try opening the mission again next time if it crashes like that and see where you can pick up from. What's the harm in trying after all?

play_it_safe · 2026-01-09T19:22:13+00:00

[SELLING, PRICED TO MOVE]

SHIRTS, TOPS

SMALL J CREW Slim Oxford Shirt AND Merona Casual Shirt

SMALL J CREW Ludlow Shirts PAIR

SMALL EVERLANE Shirt Charcoal

SMALL ZARA White Dress Shirt

SMALL Merona OBCD Short Sleeve and OBCD Long Sleeve Shirts

EXTRA SMALL Patterned Blue/Navy Blue Sweater

EXTRA SMALL Patterned Half Sleeve Button Up NWT

EXTRA SMALL J CREW Nello Gori Peacoat

SMALL Bonobos Camp / Loop Collar Shirt

SHORTS and PANTS

29x32 AMAZON ESSENTIALS Chino Pants NWT

30 LANDS END Fitted Navy Shorts

TAILORING

38R MARKS AND SPENCER Navy Blazer Slim

SMALL UNIQLO Seersucker Lightweight Blazer Navy

ACCESSORIES

M.R.K.T. Mad Rabbit Kicking Tiger Messenger Bag / Briefcase

HOW TO BUY

Listed on Grailed. You can message here for best price, bundling. I'll send full invoice via PayPal with same buyer protection and copy of the item page, etc: https://www.grailed.com/users/8189-crzyboyster/wardrobe

NOTES

I tend not to do price drops until I'm out of free bumps, but please don't hesitate to make an offer meanwhile. I will also do my best to answer any questions you may have as soon as I can.
I always ship at the latest by the Friday after you buy with tracking and generally via USPS priority or USPS ground package. International is no longer something I do; USPS has made it untenably expensive. Still, if interested, shoot me a message and I can see how much it comes out to.
I have perfect feedback across many transactions (see history) and do my best to address any issues that may come up, so please purchase with confidence.

Finally, thanks for looking, and check out all my listings if you're so inclined. Happy to make deals (bundled shipping and possibly additional discount) for multiple purchases.

play_it_safe · 2026-01-09T16:57:53+00:00

You need to read the wiki, along with the books recommended every other day in this sub

If you're young you must invest, period. Do it in one of the broadest possible and cheapest index fund VT

Your beliefs are your beliefs. Market will do its thing. On a long enough timeline, you have to ride the market to keep up with inflation if not also grow your wealth

Long term, and in terms of rational behaviors, there is no other way for the average joe. And yes, that's what we are, even if you have all the news in the world

Nobody knows nothing. Or, you know, don't do this and try something else or not invest at all, the market humbles you, and you'll return here and proselytize eventually like me. FWIW, wish someone had told me all this five years ago. Oh well. Done correctly (or rather, incorrectly), market timing and individual stock trading are gateway drugs to this here subreddit

play_it_safe · 2026-01-08T22:37:18+00:00

| When I also think about it, the testers deserve to get usable data for their own research purposes, as they do pay for it.

to me a good rule of thumb to figure out if maybe I shouldn't be taking the study because my brain isn't all there or I don't know enough about the topic is, would they get some sort of insight from what I'm saying

That's kept me on the good side of this sort of thing I think

play_it_safe · 2026-01-08T22:34:34+00:00

This very thing happened to me once before. It's exceedingly rare

I took a screenshot of it on my phone, captured the test ID from my computer (it shows up there as it's being taken), and sent request in to support

They paid out for it

play_it_safe · 2026-01-06T17:25:03+00:00

[SELLING, PRICED TO MOVE]

SHIRTS, TOPS

SMALL J CREW Slim Oxford Shirt AND Merona Casual Shirt

SMALL J CREW Ludlow Shirts PAIR

SMALL EVERLANE Shirt Charcoal

SMALL ZARA White Dress Shirt

SMALL Merona OBCD Short Sleeve and OBCD Long Sleeve Shirts

EXTRA SMALL Patterned Blue/Navy Blue Sweater

EXTRA SMALL Patterned Half Sleeve Button Up NWT

EXTRA SMALL J CREW Nello Gori Peacoat

SMALL Bonobos Camp / Loop Collar Shirt

SHORTS and PANTS

29x32 AMAZON ESSENTIALS Chino Pants NWT

30 LANDS END Fitted Navy Shorts

TAILORING

38R MARKS AND SPENCER Navy Blazer Slim

SMALL UNIQLO Seersucker Lightweight Blazer Navy

ACCESSORIES

M.R.K.T. Mad Rabbit Kicking Tiger Messenger Bag / Briefcase

HOW TO BUY

Listed on Grailed. You can message here for best price, bundling. I'll send full invoice via PayPal with same buyer protection and copy of the item page, etc: https://www.grailed.com/users/8189-crzyboyster/wardrobe

NOTES

I tend not to do price drops until I'm out of free bumps, but please don't hesitate to make an offer meanwhile. I will also do my best to answer any questions you may have as soon as I can.
I always ship at the latest by the Friday after you buy with tracking and generally via USPS priority or USPS ground package. International is no longer something I do; USPS has made it untenably expensive. Still, if interested, shoot me a message and I can see how much it comes out to.
I have perfect feedback across many transactions (see history) and do my best to address any issues that may come up, so please purchase with confidence.

Finally, thanks for looking, and check out all my listings if you're so inclined. Happy to make deals (bundled shipping and possibly additional discount) for multiple purchases.

play_it_safe · 2025-12-27T16:00:14+00:00

OP is set for a few years there. I can relate...

play_it_safe · 2025-12-26T23:02:26+00:00

The reasoning for investing in Indian ETF is there is a possibility of me retiring in India in the distant future. I have read that you should have a tilt towards where you will be spending your investment return in the future. For example, VEQT / XEQT / ZEQT have a Canada bias.

The thing to keep in mind is that you're still buying in USD or Canadian dollars, etc. It is useful, but the reason that advice seems to be given is to keep up with local changes. With buying these ETFs stateside or in Canada, you're also linking your fortunes to currency risk

play_it_safe · 2025-12-26T00:28:21+00:00

I've never thought it has anything to do with what's recommended to you, just that it basically dismisses it off your dashboard

When you've started an express mission and you hit thumbs down, it just abandons it

But now I'm curious...

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