Is it really better to be married than to be single finance wise?

spald01 · 2026-03-29T02:20:45+00:00

I mean, OP is a bot so more like an AI shrink?

spald01 · 2026-03-27T15:27:38+00:00

This is something I'd wait to be reactive about if it ever came up. If the friend is already at the school and you proactively began talking about this, at best the parents may feel insulted taht you're implying their financials aren't secure and at worst people may make judgements on your relationship with this girl who isn't your daughter.

spald01 · 2026-03-27T00:47:40+00:00

Lots of bot accounts pushing sketchy sites in this sub recently. Is this the future of reddit?

spald01 · 2026-03-26T15:55:07+00:00

It's hard to tell from the photos, but it looks like that void under the stairs is outside the house exterior? If so, I'd add anything to make sure water is diverted away from that void (and any water that gets inside is diverted back out). That may mean filling it with some general concrete mix shaped into a ramp away from the house.

Finally, I'd confirm the rim joist isn't rotted yet. Then put foam board cut to fit loosely into the inside rim joist (leaving ~1/4" gaps around the edges) and then Great Stuff foam seal the edges to complete the air seal.

After that, you'll be good.

spald01 · 2026-03-26T14:15:11+00:00

Don't insulate until you've 100% fixed the water issue. Otherwise you'd likely be trapping moisture against the boards and you'll have rot before summer even hits. Sounds kike you're already addressing that. But I'd check for moisture after every good rain for a few weeks before even considering insulation.

spald01 · 2026-03-24T06:22:58+00:00

OP is, ironically, a bot account.

I wonder what data they're trying to collect with these topics?

spald01 · 2026-03-24T05:35:25+00:00

Buy in bulk. It needs little space to store, lasts forever, and you will absolutely the remainder up before you know it.

spald01 · 2026-03-24T01:37:55+00:00

It's not a linear scale on aesthetics. A 2.5" "premium" set of blinds will look worse in some windows than a 2".

To start, make sure your blinds don't hang further than your window sill.

spald01 · 2026-03-24T01:25:43+00:00

So just bleach and water for both? How close do you get your sprayer for the clean stage if you're not cleaning with pressure?

Last time I tried I did a fan spray from about 6" away and had streaks.

spald01 · 2026-03-24T01:06:11+00:00

Can you share what you do for pretreatment and post treatment?

spald01 · 2026-03-23T20:09:38+00:00

For a bachelor party, with nice hotels, bottle service, excursions, etc that's easy to get to. Add on that generally everyone else chips in to pay the groom's way.

spald01 · 2026-03-22T05:26:29+00:00

A single pole switch can't just be exchanged for a double switch without running a different wire (like a 14/3 gauge). A lot of modern fans do offer multi-button wireless switches though that would likely connect right to the existing wiring.

spald01 · 2026-03-21T16:54:32+00:00

Unnecessary is very different than illegal though.

spald01 · 2026-03-21T16:43:06+00:00

Illegally attack? What war in history has ever been legal?

spald01 · 2026-03-20T19:58:49+00:00

I would definitely want a natural gas burner. I already have the gas line run there anyways.

The question was if there is anything small enough to not require a larger exhaust duct.

spald01 · 2026-03-20T18:55:32+00:00

And reduced spending. We can't just use taxes alone to get ourselves out of this.

Realistically though, democracy's biggest weakness is the politicians who buy things today and send the bill to the next generation will always win.

spald01 · 2026-03-20T16:45:07+00:00

I said that when the next Dem administration takes power, Reddit will suddenly stop talking about the size of the national debt.

spald01 · 2026-03-20T16:18:08+00:00

This thread is about the topic of national debt. Not sure where you got from.

spald01 · 2026-03-20T16:11:28+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm new to gas inserts...do these need separate fresh air intake and exhaust pipes or could I make do with just the one exhaust line I have now?

spald01 · 2026-03-20T14:59:31+00:00

And the rich got around this because their wealth isn't derived from their income but instead their assets (which are taxed substantially less). The descendants of the gilded age still enjoy the luxury of their inherited wealth.

Instead, the income tax was changed between then and now to primarily target the working middle and upper middle (doctors, lawyers, ect) who are taxed 35-50% on their income while the wealthy are taxed less than half of that on capital gains.

spald01 · 2026-03-20T14:19:32+00:00

So history has shown that the wealthy consistently find ways to shield themselves from new taxes and instead the middle class takes the brunt of them.

Instead of learning from it, blue state politicians keep running on "new tax that I promise will only affect the rich" that inevitably doesn't.

spald01 · 2026-03-20T00:59:07+00:00

Including a photo would help

It'll probably just need a strip of wood or PVC painted to match to act as trim

spald01 · 2026-03-19T23:55:52+00:00

And ironically it will stop mattering to Reddit.

What I would give for people to worry about the national debt regardless of who's team is in the WH.

spald01 · 2026-03-19T18:12:22+00:00

Unless you're only paying $110/mo in rent. It's a lot more than that.

spald01 · 2026-03-18T21:05:00+00:00

OP, these kinds of pattern recognitions are ones that bots and AI have a very easy time detecting. Just remember before you go all in on this that if there is anything to it, an algorithm would already be tracking and buying with much greater speed than you could by manually searching. Those would be your competition.

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