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Wow... this thread took a turn. I haven't been reading the boards as much lately, but it's interesting that some other conversations are referred to here. I'm not all that into the whole--I'm going to call it the "Uber-philosophy" behind ERE, although I find much of it interesting and some...

Great Pride Month post!

Tennessee would fit the bill nicely, even if you moved to more expensive Nashville. DBF just bought a studio condo in downtown Memphis with a kick-ass view of the river for $120K. I was comparing what a bargain it was to Nashville, where I found a similar one--a little bigger--for about $380K. Tenne...

Not sure if this is a rerun--Marketwatch often reruns/re-dates their columns--but I don't recall reading this before. Jacob is mentioned as "One blogger claims to have lived on $7,000 a year or less for a decade. Another says his family of five lives on $40,000 a year and spent just $296 on gro...

Thought it was about time for a check-in. I thought I’d last checked in on this journal at the end of March, but it turns out it was January! Wow! Time flies when you’re not having any fun… OK, I am having a little fun. Thankfully Covid appears to be on the wane, I’m all vaxxed up and actually took ...

Love the pics and the progress reports! Keep 'em coming!

More interesting news is I received both my first dose Covid vaccine and my approved building permit today!

WOOT to both!! I get my first dose tomorrow. I can't wait for life to get back to normal.

Just listened Rush for the past 2 days while staring at excels. Small anecdote: My 70 YO boyfriend was running an errand and stopped by a little shop in his hometown. He had to ring the bell--the proprietor was in the back. Guy comes out, about DBF's age, with a ponytail--and says "So sorry! I...

Diet stuff is interesting, but more project, please!! :-) The photos of the cleaned up shed look AMAZING--you've done a lot of work and it shows. It's definitely cleaner than my garage at the moment. (I hear you on the weight woes--I recently signed up for Nutrisystem, which is RIDICULOUSLY expensiv...

Congratulations!!!

Wow! What a project! Take lots and lots of pictures as you progress--I think we all are interested! I have a friend whose parents, at the start of their marriage, bought a dilapidated farmhouse in New Jersey. It had been built in the 1700's, and they talked about buying it for next to nothing and ca...

I'll probably just get a used regular free-standing gas stove/oven at the habitat for humanity store or similar. People redecorate all the time, so there are some perfectly functional ones available.

Freecycle is excellent for stuff like this.

Had lunch with a friend of mine yesterday--he retired early at 60 a couple years ago and is pretty happy. He's got a little part time job he really enjoys for the social and fitness aspects, and on many occasions has commented on how stressful (he used to be in the same field as me) our job is. So I...

Oh, sorry. I don't follow that thread--too long!

Anyone here following the GameStop/Reddit saga? Thoughts? I had wondered why Blackberry's stock had shot up, and didn't realize it was part of this deal as well. My only thought is that I wish I'd gotten in on it.... It looks like the Redditors are looking for other funds/stocks to exploit, and appa...

Welcome! You have a great start, especially for your age.

I'm making lentils and rice right now, which inspired me to post for the first time in a while. Who can eat lentils without thinking about Jacob? I’m making mujadara. I can’t recall if Jacob technically made that, or put his own spin on it; I love it, but I always make enough fried onions for the wh...

Why count your HSA contribution as part of the healthcare expense? That is tax sheltered money you don't have to spend. Well, one way or another, if I have to have health treatment, I have to pay for it. I generally pay run-of-the-mill stuff as I go and don't take it out of teh HSA, but this year I...

Making enchiladas. These ones, but with cheese--I highly recommend. Her enchilada sauce is easy and way way better than buying prepared.
https://www.budgetbytes.com/snap-challe ... nchiladas/

I always joke--although it's not really a joke--that we're all working for health insurance. it's actually pretty true for many of us here in the United States. We're getting ready to have open enrollment at work, and we got advance notice that they're passing even more costs on to us. So my premium...