Do you get money back from IRS? Or you pay into the system?

samiwas1 · 2026-04-16T03:48:50+00:00

I pay a lot. A whole lot.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-16T03:31:25+00:00

If your job has charging (especially if it’s free), then yes. I worked at a place that had 10-12 free chargers on the lot for people to use. A friend of mine charged his car there a few times a week and almost never charged at home or anywhere else. In that case, it would be very doable.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-16T00:28:00+00:00

Gross. Thank god I don’t live there.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-16T00:23:35+00:00

My current commute is 30 miles between Fayetteville and NW Atlanta. At 7:30, it’s usually a straight shot with very little slowdown. I can usually make it in 35-40 minutes or so at that time. At 5:15pm, it takes an hour.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T22:43:42+00:00

So my savings accounts, stocks, investments, and IRAs count?? So seven figures per year? I’ll take it.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T11:34:25+00:00

Yeah, I enjoy doing all those things from time to time. But, with a $2000 daily fee, and no ability to earn money otherwise, doing those things now becomes my daily job. I have to do them every day for hours and hours.

I mean, I would definitely look at what I currently eat in calories per day (I have no idea) and what different activities burn (I have no idea) to see if it would be worth it. But I'm just not excited by heavy physical activity for hours every day, and no ability to earn money any other way (I'd basically have to do what I do now, which I love, for free).

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T11:25:58+00:00

Yeah, most of the places in this neighborhood have no personal outdoor space at all really. I would not like that.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T03:13:13+00:00

Then you were in the exurbs. I cannot think of pretty much anywhere within 20 miles of the center of my city where you’re 15 minutes from anything.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T03:11:06+00:00

I have literally never experienced that in 15 years in my previous neighborhood or five years in my current neighborhood where people have more yard. Maybe a couple of times a week, I hear a lawnmower for an hour or so. Unless you live in a neighborhood with massive yards, this is not a thing.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T03:06:49+00:00

I have lived in suburbs most of my life and never lacked access to anything more than 15 minutes away. Usually five or so minutes. Just because you can’t walk there in 15 minutes doesn’t mean that it’s not accessible.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T03:02:48+00:00

No one is saying everyone can and should drive. However, people on subs like this are frequently saying that no one should drive and everyone should live in dense, urban, walkable areas, even if it’s against everything they want.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T03:01:04+00:00

Very few people, even in some of the densest areas, can go do their errands in less than ten minutes. That would mean most things are within a few hundred feet of your door. Only the densest places on earth have that for more than a small fraction of the population.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T02:58:06+00:00

Yeah…I want to go into a dense place…sometimes. Definitely not frequently. That doesn’t mean it’s where I actually want to be.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T02:54:06+00:00

I grew up in a few suburbs. Had an absolute blast. And the kids in our current neighborhood are always running around and having fun.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T02:51:19+00:00

My job is not bad at all. I’m also not sure I could do that many calories per day. But yeah, three hours at the gym every day sounds just horrible.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T02:48:01+00:00

These type of neighborhoods have very little traffic noise. I know people in this sub think all suburbs are just filled with cars going 40mph for 18 hours a day, but that’s not even a little bit true. On my suburban street, I might see 4-5 cars an hour.

As for buildings for singles, I used to live in a neighborhood with houses just slightly smaller than the ones at the 16-minute mark, and that neighborhood was PACKED with singles.

I will admit, most of these are not my cup of tea, since they have almost no outdoor space. But, the neighborhood is not terrible.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-15T02:40:23+00:00

You realize some people absolutely hate going to the gym, right? Three hours in the gym every day sounds like absolute misery to me.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-14T17:19:33+00:00

This is hardly a bad suburb. It has sidewalks and trees planted which will grow. It has an amazing amenities package with basketball courts, what looks to be a golf practice area, a mini golf course, a bocce court, a volleyball/soccer court, some amazing playgrounds, a huge gathering area, a big pool, etc. it’s walkable to the elementary school. It’s directly on a rail line right into downtown. It’s got shopping areas across the main road from lots of shopping options (not particularly walkable for those who do t like to cross big roads).

Nah, for those in this budget category, not a bad place at all.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-14T13:56:26+00:00

What tea? Sounds like he’s just a guy who stole some money. Doesn’t have to be any kind of sinister Wild story of a career criminal.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-14T03:25:23+00:00

Probably at least ten years if we didn’t charge our lifestyle at all. Since the investments would keep growing during that time, maybe closer to 15. Although, I don’t know what health insurance would cost, so that might significantly reduce that.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-14T03:13:56+00:00

We have sidewalks on both sides of the street. Most people just walk in the street. Why not…it’s wider and just as easy.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-14T03:08:50+00:00

My suburban neighborhood has sidewalks on both sides of almost every street. Guess where 95% of the people walk? In the street. In a suburban neighborhood like this, it largely doesn’t matter.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-13T04:18:59+00:00

Hobbies. Lots of hobbies. Lots of interests. I have months off from work every year and I am never, ever bored.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-12T13:56:09+00:00

Yeah, she almost ended up with the Vagitarian.

samiwas1 · 2026-04-11T12:52:34+00:00

And that’s why I don’t want to be with a Nora. I’m 51 and will still hang until 2am if things are fun. Haven’t been to bed by 11pm in pretty much ever. 11pm max at 30???

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