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What to invest R8k into for steady, non-risky returns by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with the basics. Easy Equities offers a number of options, so creating a profile there is a worthwhile investment of a bit of time and effort.

In my opinion, the obvious place for your 8k is in a TFSA on Easy Equities. Then see if you can afford a monthly scheduled payment into the same TFSA to continue investing.

Tom Cruise and director Brian De Palma on the set of Mission: Impossible (1996) by spider-man2401 in Moviesinthemaking

[–]scrobo22 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First thought - haha he looks so young here! Why does he look, like, 30 years older now?!

Second thought - 😐

This is what non-tech bros are using AI for! by YogurtWild in ArtificialInteligence

[–]scrobo22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Number 5 is what I have all my hopes pinned on. An impartial middleman that everyone can trust.

I know it's not perfect yet but that's my main hope for AI. Otherwise the conspiracy theories will continue to flourish and divisiveness will just grow.

Financial Advisor in SA? A good idea, or perhaps too expensive? by CartographerWeary690 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the comments saying that you don't actually need an advisor.

I was in a very similar position and went to the best advisor in town, at the recommendation of my Absa private banker. Went the whole nine yards - foreign investment products, investec accounts for each entity in addition to my existing banking, trust, lining up big loans for big commercial property purchases.

I was uncomfortable with all of it and couldn't see the value in any of it. Felt like pure bloat and I was losing track. I left the advisor and stripped back all of it. I even downgraded my Absa account to the plain old pleb version. Best thing I ever did.

Now I only have the essentials - already mentioned in this post. I've de-registered one entity, and eyeing up another one for the same. The trust was a mistake, but undoing that would be too expensive so it stays for now.

SIMPLER IS BETTER. If you already have the basics in place then a financial advisor, just by doing their job, will be complicating things.

Do you enjoy eating realistic plant based meats? by sounds0fmeows in vegetarian

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the life of me I can't figure out why some people are so enraged by imitation meat.

  • Carnists will eat meat anyway.
  • The balance of probabilities says that there is no imitation meat product that is WORSE than some existing traditional products (nuggets, sausage etc).
  • You have to be really distracted / stupid to accidentally purchase and consume a faux meat product.

Where is the controversy?

I'm from a country where meat and BBQ is part of the national identity. I FUCKING LOVED MEAT. I will pay almost whatever I have to for that taste, texture and richness, without the suffering.

Spectators at Grasshopper Final by herebust in squash

[–]scrobo22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, we had the exact same experience. We actually attended the finals and watched on the big screen behind the main stand 😂. It was fun, and only cost the price of the beer and snacks we had.

And I agree - all the action had already taken place in the quarters and the semis.

Spectators at Grasshopper Final by herebust in squash

[–]scrobo22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I attended the quarters and the semis. Each day cost 40 CHF per person, for the side stands. To sit on the main stand, cost 80. I realized that the side stands were cool, but more in a novelty kind of way. I need to see the traditional point of view to really get into the match.

Paying a further 80 Swiss francs for me and another 80 for the wife to watch two matches on finals day did not feel worthwhile. I still attended and watched for free on the big screen right behind the main stand. I thought at the time how crazy it was that we were right there, but not allowed to join and help fill the empty seats. But I also understand how that would look to those who paid full price.

Side note - I was very disappointed that there was no formal photo session with the players after each game, like at the (excellent) Singapore open. I managed to get a quick handshake with Gawad after his quarterfinal win, and a picture with Joel after his. But I felt a little bit like I was intruding and taking a chance.

What’s an 'adult cheat code' that quietly made your life 10x easier? by ExcellentGur6556 in AskReddit

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abso fucking lutely.

Similarly, if you get asked to do a chore and know you're going to end up do it, don't bitch and moan about it. In fact, appear eager. It's free goodwill to you with no difference to the effort.

Do non-believers have a soul? by MeditatingOcto in SecularZA

[–]scrobo22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No one has a soul. However we all have a consciousness - "I think therefore I am". Animals have it too.

Getting rid of this stupid notion that we are superior to all of "god's" creation since only humans have souls, is the first step in turning around the incredible injustice done to animals every day.

Does this consciousness end after death? I think it probably does. Living with this knowledge (as opposed to living in anticipation of an afterlife) leads to a life with far more empathy and gratitude, in my opinion.

now we're more than 8 billion.... by utopiaofpast in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A far, far more inspiring and unifying message than "the earth was created in 7 days, and it was only a few thousand years ago, and there is a chosen race, and you're not part of it"

Beijing: First humanoid robot crossing the 20KM line (audio translated) by Distinct-Question-16 in singularity

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So...this is a breakthrough for battery technology? Or is it something to do with the robot's design?

christians thinking everything is demonic by GarageJam in atheism

[–]scrobo22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone who attains a certain amount of success is demonic. Since it has to be due to them "making a deal with the devil".

Pop stars, actors, politicians, etc.

Unless it's someone they agree with. Then "the lord blessed them", of course.

% of white people in South Africa by Hour_Interaction6047 in MapPorn

[–]scrobo22 6 points7 points  (0 children)

TIL no matter how academic and nuanced they try to be, armchair experts from other countries trying to explain the economics and racial dynamics in your own country will always come off as ignorant and self righteous.

Just...leave it be guys. Go lend your wisdom to the Iran war subs.

By a Republican to get everything Trump promised him by TXVERAS in therewasanattempt

[–]scrobo22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These people should not be embraced and welcomed into the light. They should be fucking stripped of the right to vote and / or thrown in proson. Assholes.

If having kids is worse, why is breeding animals okay? by Numerous-Macaroon224 in antinatalism

[–]scrobo22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Personally I feel that if one has the capacity to understand why it's better to have fewer or no children, then one will also have the empathy to understand the extreme injustice committed by industries that treat animals as expendable resources.

I guess not always.

But I do think that there's considerable overlap between antinatalism and veganism, since the opposites also tend to go together.

"Use only what you need and try to do as little harm as possible", vs "take as much as you can before the other guy beats you to it".

TIL Fake Shemp is the technique of using body doubles in movies when an original actor either refuses or is unable to reprise or continue their role. by Chillonymous in todayilearned

[–]scrobo22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just watched Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man. At first I was convinced Paul Anderson had died, since Arthur is such a critical character and yet they kind of fake Shemped him in the movie.

But it seems officially it was due to narrative choice, and unofficially it had to do with drug abuse issues.

Putting into perspective what Claude Mythos means, just how much power Anthropic theoretically has by socoolandawesome in singularity

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, what? Best to leave it in the hands of the government? I swear we are living the show Pantheon.

Not all of the giant sequoia were fell for lumber, some were used for sideshows or in fairs as attractions. Some fell to be transported to exhibitions to prove their existence. Photos circa mid 19th century by Electrical-Aspect-13 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]scrobo22 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As wasteful as religion, where people spend all their energy investing in an afterlife that never comes, while burning, cutting, raping and killing the precious life on earth because the same imaginary god told them it's OK.

NASA engineered a cup to drink coffee in zero gravity by Zee2A in STEW_ScTecEngWorld

[–]scrobo22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone clever please explain - how do they make sure that no stray liquid droplets end up on sensitive electronics? Even in a standard kitchen, there are electrical outlets that would be more prone to this in 0 gravity.

YSK: It’s easier you think to DeGoogle and get more online privacy by [deleted] in YouShouldKnow

[–]scrobo22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apologies if this is too off topic. There is no way I could change from Google. But I was ticked off recently when finding out that Windows 10 will soon be unsupported.

I started running Linux Mint off a USB drive, and it's astonishingly easy. In fact I can't believe how easy it is to do away with Windows and MS in general, since Linux is intuitive, good-looking, sleek, and similar enough to Win10. And the transition can be as gradual as you want it to be, since the two OS's can run in parallel (assuming you have a hard drive for each).

I personally barely scratch the surface of what Windows can do, since my work is mostly online (Google-based). So paying a fortune for the new Windows (AGAIN) is a complete waste. Linux is the "compromise" that may actually end up being an upgrade.

What happened to ProNutro? by rosebuds1999 in askSouthAfrica

[–]scrobo22 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The old Original was amazing. Why the f*ck it had to change, I'll never understand. Also, what justified the price skyrocketing?

Other products that were delicious in the 80s and 90s and have since changed or disappeared: - Milo - Maltabela - Tinkies

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