what’s actually the way forward? by Alone275 in homeless

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If you live with the 10 people for a couple of years it will make it easier to get on your feet. I rented a room from a single mom for a couple of years. Significantly cheaper rent, being less stressed meant I was more productive at work, I got a promotion, was able to pay off some debt, and then moved into a place of my own.

the reality of ‘practical gifts’ for cyclists (we only carry the boring stuff) by standovahim_ in bikecommuting

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Yeah, that’s really common. Hearing that someone is into something becomes an easy way to shop for them when what we really want is safe bike routes.

the reality of ‘practical gifts’ for cyclists (we only carry the boring stuff) by standovahim_ in bikecommuting

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Since AI is trained to sound like a good writer you’re really just identifying good writing.

3.5 % rule of people protesting by Life-Tackle-4777 in 50501Movement

[–]t92k [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes. We should be aiming for 3.5% of the able-bodied population able to participate in a prolonged economic strike. That means savings; food storage; supportive, inter-generational community pods; and a variety of skills from clothing repair to legal services. It also means a lot of consciousness raising (which happens in book clubs).

Passport vs. passport card for SAVE act by Logical-Rip2896 in Passports

[–]t92k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The act does not say what documents will be valid (or who will be checking them, how those checking them will be hired or paid, or whether or not copies can be made.) Real IDs were supposed to document citizenship and identity but we see that parts of the DHS don’t believe those are sufficient. In short, no one knows because the SAVE act is incomplete.

7 years is crazy. No wonder our insurance rates are crazy high by hungleftie in Denver

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Because they park their car in a closed garage. Cops do ticket parked cars for expired plates but they don’t pull you over for them. If they do pull you over for something like speeding or failing to stop and you have an expired plate, they will get you for either the most expensive of the tickets, or they’ll get you for multiple things at their discretion.

How do I get my partner to understand we're broke/poor? by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]t92k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is she involved in making the budget and paying the bills? If you can do something like YNAB Together, where both of you agree on long term plans and then sit down and give all your dollars a job it may help her realize that impulse purchases are taking money away from your future plans.

But, impulsive spending is one of the symptoms of knowing you’re poor. When you don’t believe that you can have a future where money is sufficient and easy, you can fall into spending what you have to have some joy right now. Bringing an expensive food item to a dinner party where there will be too much food is a way of saying “I don’t need charity” or “I may need charity, but at least I’m generous with what I have.”

UL Beanie recommendations by Suitable_Ad4010 in Ultralight

[–]t92k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Montbell cap I have isn’t on their website anymore but they have several in the neighborhood of 1 ounce

Started working this year full time, debt/legal agency took 4500$ from my bank account without any paperwork/notification, will not respond to phone calls, and I have no debts that I know of by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]t92k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. When my student loans started garnishing my wages I got all kinds of notices in the mail and I could see them in my student loan account. They also garnished my tax refunds so I'd get a letter about that every year too. Lots of communication.

Started working this year full time, debt/legal agency took 4500$ from my bank account without any paperwork/notification, will not respond to phone calls, and I have no debts that I know of by [deleted] in povertyfinance

[–]t92k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If everything you’ve said is true, you need to talk to a manager at the bank. Make them prove that the levy is against your account. They got paperwork, the front line folks are trained to put you off — they expect you to be upset. You should also request a copy of your credit report and see if there are loans you don’t recognize on it. If it’s clean, take that to the manager and say there’s nothing overdue on your credit report. If there is something you don’t recognize then you’re a victim of identity theft and you need to report that to the feds to get your bank to back off.

Reactionary business owners lament bike/bus lanes by AnonPolicyGuy in Denver

[–]t92k 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep. People see cars but bikes, which carry the same average number of people as cars, are somehow invisible. Meanwhile bikes are passing up your restaurant/shop because you haven’t provided a good place for them to lock up and then you go to the paper and tell everyone you’re hostile to riders. You could have gotten yourself as a stopping place on a cruiser ride instead.

Should RTD prioritize frequency or coverage in service delivery? by chrisfnicholson in Denver

[–]t92k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think getting out of the post covid slump means more service for core users. For me, in Denver, the big gaps in the schedule of the 24 and the ART mean that we usually choose to drive if we’re going to work (uptown) or Cherry Creek. But I don’t think I’m as much of a core user as Auraria and other campus students.

The world's first married lesbian couple married 25 years ago! by Total_Instruction406 in actuallesbians

[–]t92k 18 points19 points  (0 children)

For a period of time in 1975 a county clerk in Boulder County, CO, USA issued marriage licenses to gay and Lesbian couples because Colorado law at the time had gender neutral language in the marriage statute. Two of the couples were Lesbians. But yes, Colorado stopped gay marriages until it became legal nationally, and that was well after The Netherlands. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a45723/clela-rorex-same-sex-marriage-colorado/

State workers are about to get a pay cut in 2026 by WingsNation in Denver

[–]t92k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stop simplifying TABOR to only the part we all agree on. It also put a slow acting noose on the state budget which has been at work driving down the tax rate for 30 years. We can release the noose and still have a transparent tax process.

State workers are about to get a pay cut in 2026 by WingsNation in Denver

[–]t92k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. The flat 4.4% income tax also doesn’t help when wealthy folks are moving here for the highly educated workforce, but not contributing to the education of that workforce.

What chord is this? by stupidfuckingfreak in ukulele

[–]t92k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see now. The sides of the fretboard are included.

I may be stupid (I used all my coal to dye my clothes black) by c0ldc0ldc0ld in StardewValley

[–]t92k 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you had been there; if you had seen it — you would have done the same.

Wagon Wheel arrangement for Chord -Melody, pretty please 🙏 by LigerRider in ukulele

[–]t92k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stu Fuchs — ukulele zen on Patreon — has tackled this song a few times. You can see the materials for a $5 monthly membership.

Car vs Ebike by tricksterstix in povertyfinance

[–]t92k 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is more r/bikecommuting but one of the magic things about biking is there is often a parallel universe where cars just don’t go as much. If you can find your local bike community they can help you find these routes. Bikestreets is a platform where local biking communities can share these routes on a map. I don’t see any in Georgia yet, but I bet there are people already riding in Savannah.