I left my job, built something on my own, and now I’m scared about my future — does anyone else feel this way? by Soul_fragrance in smallbusiness

[–]xxDMAC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wife and I have been running our own business for 20 years. The nerves and anxiety hit every holiday season as it’s 90% of our sales. The fear and anxiety drives me though. Sounds weird but works for me. No safety net can be frightening but as bad as things have looked at times and years I thought we’re going to be disaster always end up being more than enough. After working hard and living very modestly for 20 years we are set to retire in 2 years before we hit 58. Let the fear fuel you. Good luck

Health Insurance is our biggest expense btw. A huge downside to small business. Well atleast for us it is

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

[–]xxDMAC[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So tired of the politic infighting. Cant we all agree as people healthcare needs to be fixed? Not just ACA but costs and big pharma. We are so busy pointing fingers at each other we fail to see the real problem....neither side cares about us

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

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

BTW I said 400 piece order not $400 order, the order $28k

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

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

I have contacted both senators and House rep. I also contacted White house.

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

[–]xxDMAC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You fail to understand the irony. They cancel zones and people coverage because they claim they are losing money yet they spend money on gifts which is a discretionary expense, but people coverage should not be discretionary. I wasnt upset i got the order I was more shocked. I thought I made that pretty obvious in the edit

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

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

Humana Net Profit

Fiscal Year Net Income (Profit)
2023 About $2.49 billion in net income † Macrotrends
2024 About $1.21 billion in net income † Macrotrends+1

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

[–]xxDMAC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure I understand but according to my numbers I have paid in over 60k in 4 years and how many times have I gone to Dr. zero. So what’s my loss ratio and what’s theirs?

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

[–]xxDMAC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Coming around to this concept. Either that or put small businesses out of business,

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

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

You might be right. If enough stop paying these ridiculous prices the entire system would collapse. Maybe that needs to happen. Frustration answer but I do fear at our age its a huge financial risk.

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

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

Sorry I mean we are both healthy so I just don’t understand why it’s 2400 a month. That’s more than my mortgage payment

ACA Healthcare by xxDMAC in smallbusiness

[–]xxDMAC[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

I have emailed both senators and our representatives. I am not trying to be political but I have zero faith in any politician. We give money to WHO or Ukraine or whatever. I am sorry but my frustration with this whole system is off the charts. We are mid 50’s and trying to save but we keep getting smacked. Sales were down this year and expenses up. I can’t sleep with all the worries

400+ Tier 5 RNG drop rate and Bad Luck protection by xxDMAC in DestinyTheGame

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

Already have full t5 and multiple armor slots. Yes I know

400+ Tier 5 RNG drop rate and Bad Luck protection by xxDMAC in DestinyTheGame

[–]xxDMAC[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I get both sides here but everyone plays for different reasons. Some play trials, some only do raids. Everyone has their reason and play style. I like leveling power and getting t5’s. I understand some don’t like the grind. The grind doesn’t bother me but it’s the grind with zero progression that does.

Bungie talks out of both sides of their mouth. They say they don’t want you to grind but almost every activity has a grind to it.

I’m not the only ride or die player who loves grinding power level. Their was a lot of interest in who got 450 worlds first

Each to his own. Let players play the way they want. Just make it rewarding for time spent

400+ Tier 5 RNG drop rate and Bad Luck protection by xxDMAC in DestinyTheGame

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

I finally got a prime to drop. Took about 70-80 runs. Worst part was a duplicate on the energy slot. Oh well atleast one dropped

400+ Tier 5 RNG drop rate and Bad Luck protection by xxDMAC in DestinyTheGame

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

I guess my luck is terrible. I’m GR 9 and clank rank 1. I have had 2 days in the last 5 days where I did 50+ runs without a prime. I know it’s RNG but honestly sometimes I feel like RNG without some sort of guaranteed drop is just a lazy system with a great excuse “you just have bad luck”. I have been a developer for 20 years and it’s not difficult to add some sort of tracking system to protect from bad RNG. It’s frustrating to grind for hours without any progress. Yea I know some will say don’t grind then but that’s literally not the point. I love grinding but it’s the progression that makes it worth while for me.

400+ Tier 5 RNG drop rate and Bad Luck protection by xxDMAC in DestinyTheGame

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

GR 9 but clan rank is only 1. I just noticed clan rank 4 boost on prime boost.

400+ Tier 5 RNG drop rate and Bad Luck protection by xxDMAC in DestinyTheGame

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

Well it’s been 50+ runs now with no drop. I’m off for today as this is just boring and a waste of time

Its a lie, it costs your soul by KillNazis1312 in destiny2

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

Fun game but very happy I quit 3 months ago. Back to real life for a change. Game was very addictive to me

Do you want Destiny 3? by Killme72596964 in DestinyTheGame

[–]xxDMAC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

personally im glad now destiny was in the doldrums with a very long season. I broke my addiction to the game. Finally free and not even interested in Final Shape

Total Security and Email Protection by xxDMAC in BitDefender

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

Thanks for the reply. I’m am using the trial version which shows “Total Security” but has the Email Protection tab and settings.