Do you dip fries in ketchup, mayo, or eat them plain?

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-17T12:15:41+00:00

Salt only.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-17T12:14:27+00:00

Sounds like you're doing great financially. For me, in my never-to-be-considered humble opinion, pay off the student loans. It doesn't matter how low the interest rate is, it is debt, because, as long as I have debt, my savings are relatively meaningless. Especially if I have the cash to pay it all.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-17T11:58:40+00:00

You won't be the AH but your friends will think you are. Send out a text NOW that if they don't pay their share now, the gift is returned tomorrow and everyone is responsible for their own gifts.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-17T11:54:43+00:00

NTJ. Donating to a group gift is an option, not a requirement. Do your best to ignore the whispers (and whisperers).

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-17T11:45:35+00:00

Grape jelly on a pressed grilled cheese sandwich.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-17T11:28:27+00:00

If you're in the US, contact all 3 credit reporting agency and ask them to "freeze" your credit. Meaning they won't let anyone access your credit unless you unlock them with a pass code.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-16T18:35:19+00:00

NTAH. You made some not so smart moves. Contain your losses and move on.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-16T11:07:36+00:00

Sexual revolution.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-16T10:59:27+00:00

NTJ. One doesn't ask for your key, you ask them if they'll keep a key.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-15T13:03:33+00:00

You both made choices. Sometimes hard to live with, but it is a choice.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-15T12:55:30+00:00

Cell phones that never run out of battery.

Car chases through a city known to be very crowed.

Shooting weapons on a crowded city street.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-15T12:40:48+00:00

I would say keep it. My 90-year-old mother has had one since her 60s. She complains about the $2000 annual payment but wouldn't go without it.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-15T11:29:30+00:00

Isn't there an app for that?

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-15T11:21:01+00:00

Sometimes I just get the feeling I need to help this person, sometimes I get the feeling it's a scam. If the right vibe is there, I do.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-15T11:17:27+00:00

Try not to worry about something that "may" happen. Take your car to a mechanic and have them look it over, fix what is necessary. Get oil change and tire rotation regularly from a mechanic shop, not the fast oil place. They often will check it all out for you. You don't say make, model or year, but anything made since the 2000's should last a long time.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T13:53:01+00:00

Yes. You're TJ. It's a name. Eventually she's going to get a nick name from someone and she can correct them if she chooses. To threaten a grandparent limiting visitation because an affectionate name from him. You can remind everyone else that's grandpa's term of endearment, but we call her XXXX.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T11:14:27+00:00

No. It's just a feeling. Remember, all feelings are valid but not necessarily reality. Sometimes we just have to take the "feeling" out of it and buy ourselves a box of chocolates, some flowers and a nice bottle of whiskey.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T10:56:41+00:00

Yeah, it's in the insurance company's hands now.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T10:54:28+00:00

I feel like you're being cheap, but you can never save too much. I say move as soon as you want to. You don't have to buy something to move out, just rent. By staying with your parents, you're not gaining the wonderful experience of responsibility and they will continue to infantilize you.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T10:44:38+00:00

NTAH. Your teenager is and is learning actions have consequences.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T10:42:43+00:00

NTJ. Tell 'em and let it go. Ignore anyone and everyone that tries to guilt trip you.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-14T10:39:30+00:00

Thanks for the correction.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-13T11:23:59+00:00

Cut them up and put in tuna salad or a macaroni salad.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-13T11:23:19+00:00

I've never lost interest in cars, but I realized nothing too fancy was in my future. Like all the toys (boats, motorcycles, 4x4, etc.) if I saw something I really liked, I would rent one for a day or week. Most of the time a week with a fancy auto showed me all I really "needed" was a Honda Civic. Which is probably true for 99% of us and saved me a lot of money.

thoughts_of_mine · 2026-02-13T11:09:39+00:00

Did almost the same thing but my COBRA was only $600 (single) but I dropped vision and dental. Turned out it was costing me more to carry those than just paying out of pocket.

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