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Congrats, couldn't have turned out better.

Good luck with the move, hope it goes smoothly.

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Tue May 14, 2019 2:41 am

From what I understand though for much of the last decade they have been getting less so, the last year this has seen a shift back in the other direction. Hopefully this is just temporary, but there is no way to know for certain.

Chocolate - I definitely agree with Frita that quality chocolate is worth the premium though it does mean I get to enjoy it less frequently than I would like. However this is probably good for my waistline too. Gaming - though I do have strategies to reduce costs here it definitely is one of my cost...

I would say if you appreciate the art then just that can definitely be worth it as the manga art is among some of the best of any manga. There is a ridiculous amount of detail put into it and the artist has done a great job at conveying weight and motion in the action panels. I've watched the origin...

Other April 2019: Read "Off to Be the Wizard". It’s a fiction book about a programmer that finds the source code of the universe and the capability of editing it and the adventures this leads to. It was a fun read and I got through it pretty quickly. The only thing I was hoping for was going into e...

I would say a large part of consumerism doesn't come from the actual present, but rather the near term. The anticipation of the purchase/acquisition leading to the payoff. This is why there is a certain empty-ness shortly after acquiring something new. The enjoyment came from the lead up, the antici...

Something like this: https://www.fitnessfactoryoutlet.com/Body-Solid-ProClub-Series-2-Weighted-Chin-and-Dip-Assist.html?utm_source=google-shopping&utm_medium=organic&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn8_mBRCLARIsAKxi0GJwtb-NBYRh5ufrWT5y2oyx0GG6YBYKRjgzPygl-xV75Fk-5iPhFpIaAhKuEALw_wcB The weight is subtracted from your ...

Health February 2019 Health Metrics March 2019 | Category | This Month | Last Month | |----------|------------|------------| | Weight | 187 | 182 | This month has been a struggle in more than one way. I’ve been struggling to maintain my diet for more than a few days at a time 4-5 days. This has lea...

Congrats, hope when you hear back from him he comes bearing good news.

If they agree to both your contract and salary comp requests which would you go with?

Finances April 2019 Income April 2019 | Category | $ | % | |--------------|-------|-------| | Total | 5,898 | 100.0 | | Paychecks | 3,383 | 57.3 | | 401k | 2,304 | 39.0 | | HSA | 211 | 3.5 | This month was pretty normal for a 2 pay cheque month. Spending April 2019 | Category | $ | % | |-----------...

Good job on the progress. How has the tracking been going?

Also though I agree with the sentiment that there is only so much you can do to change someone else's behaviour unless they decide they need to change themselves(and even then it often fails), I would add to make sure to maintain some boundaries that protect you from self-destructive behaviour as it...

You are over on your fancy/durable boot related pricing in pretty much all places. I managed to get a pair of Hanwags for $230 and that even included shipping them all the way from Germany to the US, a resole would cost me about $60 and I may need to resole once every 3-4 years. This means that the ...

To be salaried I would require a level of pay that my employer would never agree to. I would effectively be checking my hours worked for the past year. Calculating how much I would be making a year including OT then adding a safety margin on top of that and looking for that as my new salary and they...

It's also hard for a disease to kill an entire species as once population density gets very low it gets much harder for it to successfully transmit.

It's definitely a spineless power play. It would have at least been slightly less spineless if it had actually been conveyed in a meeting rather than a note. Just let him know you are open the constructive feedback where if he can bring specific people/situations that you could act on, but that in i...

Good job on continuing to vigorously tackle the debt. It's the best way to take care of it because debt is generally an anchor dragging you back where investments are like a sail pulling you forward. It's best to get out of the former and into the latter asap. Good luck on expanding the business. So...

Well purely from an economic standpoint (non-monetary)gifts are wasteful as often gifts are given with an underlying expectation that a gift of similar value be returned at some point leaving you financially equal, but only if they buy the item you would have wanted to buy anyway in the way you woul...

I can understand the registries if they are filled with relatively sane household items to help out a new married couple start a life together(even if in many cases the items on them aren't the reasonable versions). However paying for an expensive honeymoon not so much. Also I don't enjoy weddings. ...

That is the thing I would concerned about if everyone is getting invited even when there is little sense in them being present as a way of getting the participants to help pay for the event. Given that my whole extended family paid for our whole honeymoon being a trip and hotel in Paris for 5 days a...