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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Buddy of mine recently paid the incorrect amount for a wedding. Discuss. Shuttup
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Buddy of mine recently paid the incorrect amount for a wedding. Discuss. How much did he pay the photographer
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Nov 17, 2015 21:49
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Did I share the story my classmate told me, about her sister who was too proud to tell the insurance company that she dropped her $2k+ Mac, and instead told them it was the dog? Her insurance didn't cover poo poo caused by pets... Being too proud is bad with money.
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Nov 17, 2015 21:57
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MrOnBicycle posted:Did I share the story my classmate told me, about her sister who was too proud to tell the insurance company that she dropped her $2k+ Mac, and instead told them it was the dog? Her insurance didn't cover poo poo caused by pets... A co-worker did something like this about 15 years ago with one of the first iBooks. We heard screaming from her office so we kicked the door in thinking she was being attacked, only to witness her frozen in place and wailing as a tipped-over venti chai tea latte emptied into her keyboard. I distinctly remember watching the liquid level rise through the semi-opaque case. She bought the machine on her credit card so she had an extended warranty that covered accidental damage, but when she called them she told them she was at work. Guess what? It was a personal credit card and the added warranty did not cover business use. Two and a half grand down the drain. Almost. She put it through the washing machine and dried it out for two weeks and it worked. Then she tried to sell it to me for two grand because "it was brand new and barely used" and I laughed in her face.
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Nov 17, 2015 22:31
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Not a Children posted:Wow. I got my Camry for $22k new in 2012. And then there's the inverse of this "Hey, gas prices are down to 2 bucks, let me buy the most excessive, gas-guzzliest behemoth I can get a loan approved for, there's no possible way gas prices will go up again during the six-year term of my loan!" People are stupid and BWM. Especially when it comes to Americans and cars and our dumb car culture.
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Nov 18, 2015 00:02
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r0ck0 posted:Sure thing, Mortimer. Looking good, Billy Ray!
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Nov 18, 2015 00:28
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cowofwar posted:Dude is wise to keep his name off her poo poo. Eh it depends. BWM as hell but I moved in with my partner 8 years ago and he had over 100k in debt due to a failed business venture. I didn't help him with his debt at all other than short term "loans" to square payment schedules that were all paid back and he is debt free as of this year. All I did was cover rent, groceries and a few other bills but it's all relative. I guess the difference is he has a well paying job and I'm kind of an rear end in a top hat if he does stupid poo poo. People told me to leave him quite a few times but sincerity and determination goes a long way.
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Nov 18, 2015 01:06
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flyboi posted:Eh it depends. BWM as hell but I moved in with my partner 8 years ago and he had over 100k in debt due to a failed business venture. I didn't help him with his debt at all other than short term "loans" to square payment schedules that were all paid back and he is debt free as of this year. All I did was cover rent, groceries and a few other bills but it's all relative. I guess the difference is he has a well paying job and I'm kind of an rear end in a top hat if he does stupid poo poo.
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Nov 18, 2015 01:14
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flyboi posted:People told me to leave him quite a few times but sincerity and determination goes a long way. Those have no place in the BWM calculus, sorry. It's also rare for people to bother posting "my significant other is steadily reducing his debt and our relationship is fine", because it's a non-story.
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Nov 18, 2015 01:25
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I was just pointing out that people can recover from 6 figure debt without severing and hitting the gym. Not everyone does but hey, sometimes BWM can turn around. It's 8 years with a lot of stupid BWM poo poo glossed over including two Vegas trips. Edit: and for some BWM we are going to Vegas in March to celebrate 
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Nov 18, 2015 01:31
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flyboi posted:I was just pointing out that people can recover from 6 figure debt without severing and hitting the gym. Not everyone does but hey, sometimes BWM can turn around. It's 8 years with a lot of stupid BWM poo poo glossed over including two Vegas trips. Yes, I agree. I meant that there isn't a subreddit to crawl for success stories, so availability bias can make it easy to believe that it never works.
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Nov 18, 2015 01:33
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Dillbag posted:She put it through the washing machine and dried it out for two weeks and it worked. Then she tried to sell it to me for two grand because "it was brand new and barely used" and I laughed in her face. Like, the washing machine for clothes? I cannot believe a laptop would survive a run through a washing machine.
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Nov 18, 2015 04:44
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I assumed dishwasher.
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Nov 18, 2015 05:02
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Yeah dishwasher with no detergent could probably do it.
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Nov 18, 2015 05:06
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I meant dishwasher. We call them washing machines in Canada. yeah... ...
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Nov 18, 2015 05:07
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Chuch posted:People are stupid and BWM. Especially when it comes to Americans and cars and our dumb car culture. When Gas Becomes Cheaper, Americans Buy More Expensive Gas http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/21/when-gas-becomes-cheaper-americans-buy-more-expensive-gas.html
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Nov 18, 2015 06:00
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I love this country. Nothing ever makes sense.
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Nov 18, 2015 06:18
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KillTylerDurden posted:When Gas Becomes Cheaper, Americans Buy More Expensive Gas I do this. Prefer the extra power and responsiveness of 93, but since it's optional, I won't buy it if it's more than $4/ga. Also, holy crap, $37k on a loving Prius. We got our 14 for $24k OTD, and I still feel like we overpaid a bit.
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Nov 18, 2015 06:24
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Krispy Kareem posted:I'm curious how she framed the risk. Ponzi schemes usually offer really good returns at relatively low risk, but this was mortgage loans for people with bad credit. Who the gently caress makes subprime home loans and then is surprised when it turns to poo poo? The fact that it was a Ponzi scheme means at least some people made money which is probably better than they would have gotten had she actually been lending the money out to real borrowers. I don't know poo poo beyond what is in the articles, but I doubt anybody got their money back.
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Nov 18, 2015 06:33
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theHUNGERian posted:I don't know poo poo beyond what is in the articles, but I doubt anybody got their money back. Don't Ponzi schemes, by definition, pay out older investment "returns" using newer investments? If she wasn't paying out, it was just fraud, not a Ponzi.
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Nov 18, 2015 06:38
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Dillbag posted:I meant dishwasher. We call them washing machines in Canada. No we don't.
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Nov 18, 2015 06:41
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Electrical Fire posted:No we don't. 
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Nov 18, 2015 06:50
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oRenj9 posted:I do this. Prefer the extra power and responsiveness of 93, but since it's optional, I won't buy it if it's more than $4/ga. Good lord you do understand that octane is nothing more than the compression your gas can take before exploding? There is no extra power unless you have a car tuned specifically for higher octane. Without going hardcore AI there's literally no reason to drive beyond the recommended octane from your car manufacturer.
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Nov 18, 2015 06:57
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flyboi posted:Good lord you do understand that octane is nothing more than the compression your gas can take before exploding? There is no extra power unless you have a car tuned specifically for higher octane. Without going hardcore AI there's literally no reason to drive beyond the recommended octane from your car manufacturer.
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Nov 18, 2015 07:21
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oRenj9 posted:I do this. Prefer the extra power and responsiveness of 93, but since it's optional, I won't buy it if it's more than $4/ga. Are you joking? 
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Nov 18, 2015 07:55
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To be fair to anybody fooled into buying higher octane gas-- the entire system is designed to fool the consumer and lots of marketing dollars are spent on it.
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Nov 18, 2015 08:13
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Do you also buy audiophile cables but only if they're less than $4/cm? High octane fuel is something you use when your engine requires it and maybe sometimes in older cars. My uncle had an ancient car that needed higher octane fuel or the engine would knock because of built up crap in the cylinders. Octane is about compatibility not performance.
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Nov 18, 2015 08:13
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If you like the power and responsiveness of 93, I'm sure you're of the discerning taste that requires Monster diamond HDMI cables 
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Nov 18, 2015 13:37
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I have a car that's supposed to run on 92, but will accept 87 due to having knock sensors, etc and adjusting engine performance in response. So, buying 93 does indeed give me better performance since it's the expected octane (since no one here sells 92).
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Nov 18, 2015 14:04
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A ton of people at my new job are constantly buying coffee. And not just a regular cup of coffee, but the sugary bullshit that costs an arm and a leg. I poo poo you not they'll get caramel macchiatos from starbucks. Or things like smore lattes with extra marshmallow flavor or whatever super sweet concoction is the latest flavor. I'll often see a starbucks coffee in their hand in the morning meeting, and then in the afternoon meeting, it will be a coffee cup from a different coffee shop. Now don't get me wrong, coffee courses through my veins, but I bring a thermos full of it from a pot I brew at home before work. They always ask me if I want anything when they go on a run, and I always politely decline. The other day they said I'm going to have to get some "real coffee" with them one of these days. Being the new guy I just kind of smiled and was like yeah okay you're right, but christ, I just did some napkin math, and they're spending the equivalent of a months rent each year on sugary bullshit coffee. And that's probably lowballing the amount they buy. Plus they all commute from at least a half hour away and get food delivered often. That's not to say I don't enjoy a coffee drink like that now and then, but oh my God. GAYS FOR DAYS fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Nov 18, 2015 |
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Volmarias posted:I have a car that's supposed to run on 92, but will accept 87 due to having knock sensors, etc and adjusting engine performance in response. So, buying 93 does indeed give me better performance since it's the expected octane (since no one here sells 92). The answer is maybe. If you're not feeling or hearing any pinging then you want to run the lowest octane you can get away with. I had a turbo Supra that absolutely needed 91+ or it would be risking the engine. I had a 2000 I30 that would run on 87 but had bad pinging and got terrible fuel mileage. It was worth it to run 89 in that car.
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Nov 18, 2015 14:20
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Feeling a little left out of this gas chat as I prepare to bike to work  e: for content Reddit posted:My grandma has wired her life savings to a scam artist saying that she has won the lottery and that they need money to pay the taxes. These people call her 30-40 times a day at all hours of the day and night. Supposedly they will deliver the check Thursday. She is still in denial but my uncle is planning on driving her to the police station immediately after the scammer fails to show up. Is there any steps that I, my family, or she should be taking? Grandma no  Also come on Uncle Whoever, don't want until the scammer "fails to show up" to go to the police.
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pig slut lisa posted:Grandma no quote:For everyone saying go to the police, the police have said that they basically can't/won't do anything until my grandma actually files the complaint so we have wait for her to admit that she has been scammed.
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Nov 18, 2015 14:43
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Yeah I saw that, but it seems like maybe if they took her to the police they might be able to talk some sense into her to report earlier? I'm not surprised they'd blow off the relatives if they're showing up without the scamee.
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Nov 18, 2015 14:49
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pig slut lisa posted:Yeah I saw that, but it seems like maybe if they took her to the police they might be able to talk some sense into her to report earlier? I'm not surprised they'd blow off the relatives if they're showing up without the scamee. Grandma actually opened up accounts in other banks to avoid people talking sense to her. Odds are she's been warned against going to the police (the IRS will take more of her 'winnings' or it'll delay her check). These scammers are pretty good at keeping their marks on the hook for as long as possible. There will be some plausible excuse for why the check didn't arrive on Thursday that Grandma will believe.
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Nov 18, 2015 15:13
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NancyPants posted:Yeah dishwasher with no detergent could probably do it. I'm still having a hard time believe that the answer to "liquid in laptop" is "more liquid in laptop".
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Nov 18, 2015 15:15
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I'm still having a hard time believe that the answer to "liquid in laptop" is "more liquid in laptop". I think it's the short circuits caused by having a laptop full of tea that does the most damage. You might get lucky if you immediately cut the power and wash out the entire thing before making sure it's bone dry before you turn it back on.
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Nov 18, 2015 15:27
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GAYS FOR DAYS posted:Coffee Yes, it's gwm to brew your own coffee. It's also ok to spend your disposable income on things. This isn't the min/max thread. It's also even better with money to socialize with your co-workers. You get better jobs by being liked and being good at your job. The guy sneering with his 60oz camping thermos is "that guy" in my office.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Yes, it's gwm to brew your own coffee. It's also ok to spend your disposable income on things. This isn't the min/max thread. I thought the whole point of this thread was to gloat over people spending buttloads of money on coffee-flavored milkshakes and such? But on the other hand, just think of the promotions that guy is passing up by not buying starbucks 2x or more a day! Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Your 20s are not the time to save; they’re the time to gamble. $200 a month isn’t going to make the dent that a $60,000 pay raise will after spending all those nights out networking. Guys all you have to do is drink expensive coffee and socialize! That's how you get a huge raise. No wonder Slomo was in such good financial health.
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Uncle Enzo posted:I thought the whole point of this thread was to gloat over people spending buttloads of money on coffee-flavored milkshakes and such? It's not spending the money, it's socializing. You can buy the cheapest thing on the menu and still be part of the group. That's not saying he'll get raises from it, but if he's new at his job it's probably a good idea to fit in and not be that guy.
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