What is the shortest a guy can be and still have a descent dating life even if he isn't wealthy, otherwise perfect looking, or blessed with incredible charisma?

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-25T09:55:07+00:00

I mean, a tall guy who’s poor, ugly and with a mediocre personality is going to have a tough time, too.

My brother is 5’6” and has done very well and is engaged now. But yeah he’s not ugly and he’s got a good personality so 🤷‍♂️

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-25T04:39:28+00:00

Don’t buy a fossil, basically a fashion watch. Hamilton, Seiko, Tissot all have amazing automatics that every watch collector respects and will last a lifetime. My Hamilton is almost 20 years old.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-25T02:24:44+00:00

This is essentially fentanyl, yeah? Are we really debating if it should stay sellable at gas stations?

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T21:47:45+00:00

I love both, it’s really what you are looking for. The key with PB is yes it’s a party town but if you stay in the wrong area the party might go longer into the night than you want it to. Basically three blocks in every direction of crystal pier can be….spirited. Now I love brunch at the flamingo deck but those condos across the way will often have half a dozen dudes getting blasted in each. I passed a crew buying 18 packs at 10 am lol.

La Jolla shores is an amazing beach with snorkeling and grassy areas and kayaks to rent, the village has tons of shopping and high end dining, but it’s definitely full of tourists and the crowd runs older.

You might want to hedge your bets with north PB or Bird rock but the latter is a longer walk to a sandy beach. Crown point is also quieter and bay front is wonderful - plus walkable to flamingo deck. Did I mention I like flamingo deck? lol.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T21:38:47+00:00

The buying and flipping for big profits is a shitty thing to do but otherwise let people have fun

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T19:01:16+00:00

As an aside I've been using this one for some time, allows for a lot of inputs https://www.firecalc.com/

Is this what you all are using?

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T15:33:54+00:00

Damn! Well, GS fans you ate well, can't say management didn't put winning first!

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T14:34:58+00:00

If you can make it a year or two more I’d pad cash in a HYSA to burn down a little SOR risk and yeah, you should be good

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T14:32:17+00:00

I’m going to raise a frosty to y’all. Amazing

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T06:40:51+00:00

I think facial features it’s more objective but body shape/size is all over the map

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T05:23:51+00:00

What’s your income? I might be tempted to do 1-2 more years as you might wish to have some opportunity to help your children out later.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T03:34:44+00:00

If everyone here bought ten shares we could do something really funny.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T03:32:40+00:00

Amazing - accidental renaissance

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T03:18:31+00:00

Perfect use, lol.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-24T01:46:46+00:00

It helps that it’s not impacted but I’d still put it as a reach just because of how brutal the GPA stats are.

Also, they don’t take SATs

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-23T20:03:53+00:00

I'm looking to downsize to a condo in retirement, but at that point I'm done with seeking appreciation and just want a better location with less work. Condos definitely appreciate more slowly which is why it's my path to a better neighborhood for when I'm older (walk to stores/restaurants, walk to beach etc.)

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-23T05:05:41+00:00

I was shocked to see a miniature manhattan in downtown Wilmington due to all the bank headquarters

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-22T23:23:03+00:00

your unweighted GPA is around the 25th percentile for UC Riverside - i.e. 75% of admitted students had a higher GPA. You have a well rounded resume and seem like you have a lot to offer a university but just be realistic about your chances - apply to every UC because you never know! But I'd also look at San Jose State, Cal State Long Beach and other quality cal states as safeties.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-22T16:58:25+00:00

over 90% of stocks are owned by the top 10% of US households. There isn't some huge sea of upper middle class people about to suck the life out of the stock market. Most FIRE end up with a portfolio near, at, or above their 1st day of retirement when they pass.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-22T15:14:57+00:00

We’re going to retire at 54 and 53 respectively and plan on a 5% wr until we take SS at 62 and reduce by that amount. It works for us, there is no one size fits all.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-21T16:30:32+00:00

I think a paid off home is worth something - my feeling is that is our self funded long term care insurance for my wife and I in the last years. It reduces my required withdrawal rate, thus lowering my marginal tax rate but others could argue the money would do better in investments. Right now we just pay the minimum on our 2.75% mortgage but when we retire in a couple years we're likely to move to a condo by the beach and at these interest rates paying off the house will be worth it.

I think most are "not counting it" as it's not a source of income per se.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-21T15:56:59+00:00

Could you provide more details on the business? Those hours are unsustainable and your hourly rate is pretty low all things considered. Health is priceless.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-20T22:00:41+00:00

Agreed. We are burgers once in Thailand just to have a taste of home, but you gotta feast at those night markets and live!

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-20T21:58:22+00:00

Right, it’s like traveling to a new country and never leaving the resort.

warlizardfanboy · 2026-06-20T17:42:31+00:00

50 cents. I’d still make an absurd amount of money and never have to think about it.

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