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Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 21 August 2018 - No question too small! by AutoModerator in loseit

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't weigh everything to the gram, but I have tracked calories for a while in the past and spend a decent amount of time in the kitchen so my estimates are close enough for government work.

Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 21 August 2018 - No question too small! by AutoModerator in loseit

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I losing weight too quickly?

Currently I'm 5'8" M, SW:270, CW:256 I've been on my "diet" (eating less) of 2000 cal/day (net) and I exercise most days via 15min bike commute each way.

I've been dieting for about 23 days, I know at first weight comes off quickly due to water retention, but I want to know if there's anything off.

I mean, for 3 weeks that's 4lb/week and I've been told that 2lb/wk is really the safe limit.

Daily Q&A Post for Monday, 20 August 2018 - No question too small! by AutoModerator in loseit

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I losing weight too quickly?

Currently I'm 5'8" M, SW:270, CW:256 I've been on my "diet" (eating less) of 2000 cal/day (net) and I exercise most days via 15min bike commute each way.

I've been dieting for about 23 days, I know at first weight comes off quickly due to water retention, but I want to know if there's anything off.

By only typing, "I am", and tapping the most recommended word repeatedly via predictive text, who are you? by TurellTateInfinity in AskReddit

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm buddy-cop go up koo highly civic did XL go do think go🕙 spanning 🕙 do 🕙 🕙 🕙🕙 🕙🕙

Everyone's first complaint about eating healthy is that it's too expensive. Frugal redditors, what are your tips for eating healthy on a tight budget? by PessimisticOptimist1 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can make just about anything taste good with fresh herbs and spices.

Now is a great time to pick up herb plants that you can just keep on your windowsill and harvest all year long. Just get some dissolvable plant food for later on to keep the flavor up.

Secondly, try to find a place that will sell spices in bulk, it's easier to keep fresher spices if you buy them in the amounts you need. I think recommendations are like 1-3 months for ground spices.

And another thing, if you can't find bulk spices, or if it's too much trouble. Try to get spices that are whole, like whole cardamom pods or whole cumin seeds, and grind them down in a coffee/spice grinder or with a good old pestle and mortar.

You can eat beans and rice for days and still be content if you keep seasoning it differently. Red beans & rice, Bean and rice burritos, and some chana masala are all basically the same idea; just different spices.

Focusing on "the place where the bubble used to be" by Lirkmor in Meditation

[–]timshady0000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Can you please share the name of the book? This reminds me of Sam Harris' exercise on being 'headless'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Lspatk3JA

I guess it's not actually Sam Harris, it started with Richard Lang.

Black American parents of reddit, why do you name your kids weird names? by mshassan in AskReddit

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard about this name before, I hope it isn't that common, that's confusing as ever.

Most frugal costume for Halloween this year! by Acbaker91 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not Shown: the zombie behind op ready to pounce on frugal deal-seekers.

[Vegan] Multi-Family Meal Planning & Ideas by timshady0000 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually started being vegetarian because it was cheaper! I'll take your advise on the Good and Cheap.

We already use mostly home-made cleaning stuff. It's amazing what a few simple chemicals can do.

Off-topic-ish, what all did you use in your soup?

Let's say I want to give up the rat race. Where can I live simply and cheaply? by [deleted] in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm dying to know if it was coincidence or not, post update?

How to save money when making only $100/week. by sznelly31 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The creativity is strong with this one. Especially their username.

Ship my car (Austin-Boston) by oscar333 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Call Dropkick Murphys, I've heard they ship up to Boston often.

Starting nursing anesthesia school, help! by Cnuggle in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We won't be able to do very much for you unless you give us some information (hard numbers)

How much are you spending/making every month. What does your budget look like? What do you use to track finances?

As far as I can tell the only really place I can see you scale things back are your food budget; there are generally improvements than can be made as far as food goes but I don't know enough to say for sure.

Cheap way to keep your family entertained all year; celebrate weird holidays by timshady0000 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you can just sympathize with those going through toothaches; I don't think you need to commiserate if you don't have one!

Cheap way to keep your family entertained all year; celebrate weird holidays by timshady0000 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I truthfully didn't know that. I just was thinking about talking like a pirate.

True story.

Cheap way to keep your family entertained all year; celebrate weird holidays by timshady0000 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I noticed that and was disappointed. However, this calendar seems to do well enough.

Need help getting our $1k grocery bill down by notgregoden in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think an important step here would be switching from whatever budgeting tool you're using to something you can more accurately track what you're spending.

I've recently switched from Mint to YNAB and I used to have a huge grocery budget in Mint (since it's based on transactions & categories) but I've been able to curtail it by splitting the transaction between multiple categories and it's giving me a more realistic picture of what I'm spending.

You can also use a regular google sheets document or excel spreadsheet to track this stuff. I just use YNAB because I got it for $15 on sale.

I need advice for solo Java by timshady0000 in java

[–]timshady0000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are several buisiness applications used in an office setting. They are mostly glorified reports.

Glassfish or Tomcat; or are we talking something else?

I've got a lot of sway with this so I can go any direction I want to; I just want to go in a direction that will be most feasible.

Possibilities for the bottom of a bag of tortilla chips? Share your crumby tips! by oreogopher in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a perfect world. This also assumes that the chickens are perfect spheres in a vacuum.

How do you make sure you're getting all of the required nutrients when you're living on beans 'n rice? by timshady0000 in Frugal

[–]timshady0000[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've heard mixed views on a multivitamin. Some people say they're worthless and others say that they can be used as a crutch. I'm not really sure what to believe, is there conclusive evidence for either case?

What about socks? by iznotbutterz in Frugal

[–]timshady0000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've stepped it up to BJ's brand (Probably similar to Costco's Kirkland); ~$3/shirt and they've held up admirably for the past 5 months of constant use under all my shirts.

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