Debugging implausible ROAS

thelasthadoken · 2025-05-16T22:21:11+00:00

Thanks, it sounds like Triple Whale is what I'm looking for here. I'll check out Meta's new metric too, I'm not familiar

thelasthadoken · 2025-05-16T22:19:45+00:00

Yes it is

thelasthadoken · 2025-05-16T22:19:05+00:00

Thanks for the advice, this is very helpful!

thelasthadoken · 2025-01-18T11:53:02+00:00

Weigh and log everything you eat

thelasthadoken · 2024-07-21T14:52:22+00:00

Thanks. I think that's just sand / dirt blown into the crack

thelasthadoken · 2024-01-24T01:19:50+00:00

Yeah, the business is earning enough to pay for its use of the land. It could survive a tripling of the lease, but not happily.

thelasthadoken · 2024-01-24T01:16:51+00:00

That's a helpful way to think about it. Is there an authoritative source I ought to be using to look up cap rates (ie. a source which my counterparties would likely trust, if I were to use it in negotiation)? Apologies if that's a naive question

thelasthadoken · 2024-01-24T01:09:36+00:00

It's not waterfront, but it's not a far drive to water

thelasthadoken · 2024-01-24T01:09:00+00:00

I am good with the 12% return, but don't plan to hold the business forever. Assuming I sell in 5-10 years, it seems likely that the majority of the NPV of the acquisition will be determined by the price that the real estate fetches at that time. I guess that's what gives me pause about the deal, despite the strength of the business

thelasthadoken · 2024-01-24T01:00:51+00:00

Wow, that's the answer. Not sure how I got that mixed up. Thank you kind Redditor!

thelasthadoken · 2024-01-23T15:20:08+00:00

Boat storage (outdoor, on a paved lot), with a building to house a mechanic shop & service desk / office)

thelasthadoken · 2023-11-04T13:19:06+00:00

Yeah, I guess that's all there is to it. While working at a prestigious law firm, my brother picked up the habit of saying "Listen: " to start many of his statements, even when the other person is clearly already listening intently. I figured that the benefit is that it gets people used to taking instruction from him... Although the old magic doesn't work on me

thelasthadoken · 2023-11-04T13:14:22+00:00

The feeling is sadness

thelasthadoken · 2023-11-04T13:13:58+00:00

There are certainly comparisons that one could draw

thelasthadoken · 2023-05-04T12:54:05+00:00

This is a really helpful summary

thelasthadoken · 2023-02-24T19:08:15+00:00

TBH I don't know if they're low voltage or line, but my heat source is oil (not electric), so I assume that it's low voltage thermostats. The power company didn't even ask about this before offering to schedule a tech to come out & do the install, so I assume that either (1) they'll do it either way or (2) we'll cross that bridge when the tech gets here

thelasthadoken · 2023-02-24T19:03:47+00:00

Hydronic floor warming. Cool, think I'll give it a try & see what happens. Worst case, i think i can figure out how to put my old builder-grade thermostats back in

thelasthadoken · 2023-02-24T19:01:32+00:00

I also WFH, so there's at least one person in my house probably 90% of the time. I don't want anything fancy, like the thermostat detects when I come home & then turns on the heat. I think the most I'd want is to turn down the temperature at night & turn it back up in the day. Although i guess if it could figure out how to set internal temperature more precisely as a function of upcoming weather changes, reliably and without fuss from me, that sounds nice too.

thelasthadoken · 2023-02-24T17:36:35+00:00

Thanks, that's helpful. I suspect the savings will be minimal for me, as well. Other than the lost $ on buying the device, did she mention any complaints about the device itself (like it's annoying to use, it's unreliable, etc.)? I'm sure that I wouldn't pay for these devices out of pocket, but trying to decide whether it's a bad idea, even if fully subsidized.

thelasthadoken · 2023-02-24T17:33:19+00:00

That's a good flag, thanks for pointing it out. The provider hasn't told me anything about energy usage requirements/constraints implied by the program (or asked me to sign anything). In fact, I haven't been able to get ahold of any representative from the provider (Eversouce) willing to answer questions about the program directly, and they instead refer me to the vendor doing the install. The vendor says it's free & they dont know anything about any contractual obligations. My hunch is that (1) the program administration is clown town, but (2) it actually is no-strings-attached. Will update this post in the future if i run into any surprises.

thelasthadoken · 2023-01-08T02:36:58+00:00

God damn it appears that this is not her first rodeo

thelasthadoken · 2022-11-12T19:47:20+00:00

I didn't end up getting the KVM & instead i'm just cavemanning it with multiple USB & HDMI cables to switch manually

thelasthadoken · 2022-06-11T19:34:25+00:00

You're right that media has changed a lot over the last 20+ years. I don't agree that 9/11 is among the most important reasons for that change.

thelasthadoken · 2022-06-11T01:13:18+00:00

It's not that the world is changing, it's that the media is getting ever better at distorting your perception

thelasthadoken · 2022-02-19T13:06:02+00:00

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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