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SKULL.GIF posted:Another big chain goes down. who?
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Mar 2, 2024 20:04
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Scarabrae posted:who? joann fabrics i assume
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Mar 2, 2024 20:05
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that place feels like such a relic of the 80s and 90s that I can't imagine how anyone still shops there
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Mar 2, 2024 20:06
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Vox Nihili posted:If they're typical Americans most of that will be eaten up by two car payments, daycare, loan payments, and other bills. Gotta keep up with the Joneses. I thought keeping up with the Joneses was about having the same quality new fridge and matching countertops that your neighbors do, the stuff you listed sounds like "basic necessities" excluding loan payments that could include Affirm Fridge and Countertop Payment Plans Childcare is cheaper here than in LA by a chunk but costs us about $1800/mo, so, of their people are living on 10k a month and putting 6500 into a mortgage I hope that they don't have kids. Our biweekly grocery bills for a family of 4 are $3-500 now, as well.
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Mar 2, 2024 20:07
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triple sulk posted:that place feels like such a relic of the 80s and 90s that I can't imagine how anyone still shops there I shop there often, and I don't look forward to not having a good, relatively cheap local option for uncut fabric
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Mar 2, 2024 20:08
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triple sulk posted:that place feels like such a relic of the 80s and 90s that I can't imagine how anyone still shops there People still have hobbies.
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Mar 2, 2024 20:09
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Cabbages and Kings posted:I thought keeping up with the Joneses was about having the same quality new fridge and matching countertops that your neighbors do, the stuff you listed sounds like "basic necessities" excluding loan payments that could include Affirm Fridge and Countertop Payment Plans A nice kitchen is useful and the neighbors can't see it from the street. "Keeping up with the Joneses" is cars, boats, swimming pools, things that can be seen from the curb. There's no real intention to use them.
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Mar 2, 2024 20:22
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SKULL.GIF posted:Another big chain goes down. They were acquired by private equity, pushed to IPO in 2021 and all the debt was dumped on the bag holders that are now going to eat the bankruptcy. America baybee
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Mar 2, 2024 20:29
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Gorson posted:A nice kitchen is useful and the neighbors can't see it from the street. "Keeping up with the Joneses" is cars, boats, swimming pools, things that can be seen from the curb. There's no real intention to use them. speak for yourself brokeass https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/01/uncovered-windows-curtains-wealthy-neighborhoods/677204/
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Mar 2, 2024 20:36
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Beached Whale posted:They were acquired by private equity, pushed to IPO in 2021 and all the debt was dumped on the bag holders that are now going to eat the bankruptcy. America baybee Ah, the Toys R Us strategy
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Mar 2, 2024 20:36
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post hole digger posted:speak for yourself brokeass Waving to passers-by while I take a poo poo
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Mar 2, 2024 20:38
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narcissistic exhibitionists in my neighborhood?!
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Mar 2, 2024 20:41
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triple sulk posted:that place feels like such a relic of the 80s and 90s that I can't imagine how anyone still shops there Nah Joann’s is great if you need to do crafty stuff. The one in Asheville is always slammed. Also cheapest place to get something framed.
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Mar 2, 2024 20:42
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oh so its like a Michael’s?
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Mar 2, 2024 20:45
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SKULL.GIF posted:Another big chain goes down. An actual useful retailer destroyed.
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Mar 2, 2024 20:45
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JoAnn's should have pivoted to AI
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Mar 2, 2024 20:46
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Scarabrae posted:oh so its like a Michael’s? Yeah but most people say it’s better. No idea why, I’m not crafty.
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Mar 2, 2024 20:47
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also I have no idea if it’s coincidence but at&t had that major outage and the telecom I work for revoked access for all offshore workers and gave them 30 days pay and gtfo citing security concerns, I actually feel like I have actual job security for the first time in a decade. So I’ve taken over responsibilities for those teams while we figure out how to hire more US personnel
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Mar 2, 2024 20:48
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SKULL.GIF posted:Another big chain goes down. not surprised Beached Whale posted:They were acquired by private equity, pushed to IPO in 2021 and all the debt was dumped on the bag holders that are now going to eat the bankruptcy. America baybee Xaris has issued a correction as of 20:53 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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Mar 2, 2024 20:50
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Scarabrae posted:narcissistic exhibitionists in my neighborhood?! I've got cheap furniture that's been ravaged by pets and children, but I still keep my blinds open. Am I supposed to feel shame? gently caress that, get some sunlight.
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Mar 2, 2024 21:06
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craft stores tend to have little selection compared to dedicated sewing stores, though probably more profitable
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Mar 2, 2024 21:07
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i am begging you, learn a useful lifeskill that isn't touch computer and eat hot chip
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Mar 2, 2024 21:12
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FizFashizzle posted:Yeah but most people say it’s better. we have a Michael’s near me and it’s the most depressing place. 90% seasonal garbage crowding out actual art supplies, one vaguely haunted employee wandering the floor. it’s hard to imagine a store that isn’t better
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Mar 2, 2024 21:14
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RealityWarCriminal posted:i am begging you, learn a useful lifeskill that isn't touch computer and eat hot chip No
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Mar 2, 2024 21:24
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Akratic Method posted:we have a Michael’s near me and it’s the most depressing place. 90% seasonal garbage crowding out actual art supplies, one vaguely haunted employee wandering the floor. it’s hard to imagine a store that isn’t better yeah joanns isnt that dissimilar except even more empty. we have actual discount fabric warehouse stores around here so that's where we usually for for sewing projects. though man, fabric is loving expensive. its kinda crazy that its still much cheaper to buy clothes than to make one from a roll of fabric
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Mar 2, 2024 21:24
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Economist round up. Been awhile. Wolfers: nothing interesting Furman: being a bitch, but also interesting in terms of inflstion. https://twitter.com/jasonfurman/status/1763562425138151878?t=wqoLxVqyypnrb4J0pxT9zQ&s=19 https://twitter.com/jasonfurman/status/1763276374520074757?t=-Z___NksYYE-g6cp0ml44A&s=19 Krugman: out of touch as usual https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1762982257105805401?t=sNjhHaYkAt7_etVyJ4O5_Q&s=19 https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1763230601258184769?t=P8qVEwR1AHhDvcJxuBENfw&s=19 https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1762806240055378179?t=gUauzTIj0r9DKNSmXgm34A&s=19 https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1763951799197917211?t=ZXFOBt08iy_Y-Ec1jWbG4g&s=19 He didn't like this reading before, but now loves it. https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1761898264800989367?t=dvAAf_I0KY0lRYVEaJknew&s=19
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Mar 2, 2024 21:26
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Private Equity is a real disease Buy the company on debt, load said company up with debt you used to buy them, rip the copper wiring out of the walls and burn the joint down
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Mar 2, 2024 21:26
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Xaris posted:hate all these freaks Love that they write policy.
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Mar 2, 2024 21:27
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I trapped a raccoon that was trying to live under my deck, I think that counts as a life skill
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Mar 2, 2024 21:28
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Mr Hootington posted:https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1763951799197917211?t=ZXFOBt08iy_Y-Ec1jWbG4g&s=19 "These rural idiots just want people to tell them what they want to hear" said the economist insisting that you not believe your lying eyes because the economy is wonderful, without any apparent irony.
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Mar 2, 2024 21:29
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post hole digger posted:speak for yourself brokeass We don't have curtains mostly because they're very expensive That's not something this article speaks to
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Mar 2, 2024 21:46
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Mr Hootington posted:The federal reserve is saying nobody has excess savings. This opinion piece is wrong. That's because you haven't adjusted your expectation for inflation and are stuck in the 1950s, see:  The rest of the plots:  Lucky Ducky made it big in the pandemic (which is over).  It's good to be old again.  Everything is still better than in 2019 and you don't have to worry. But also what is even the point of that graph, credit card utilization as a percentage of household income or just in absolute would be way more useful than as a percentage of credit limits, for all I know banks just doubled everyone's limits in the last 5 years.  Should have put the actual share for one group or the other.
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Mar 2, 2024 21:47
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Second Hand Meat Mouth posted:what does that have to do with economics Spoondick posted:best healthcare system in the world BornAPoorBlkChild posted:been an awful lot of hacks in the Gov/Private Sector these past few weeks
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Mar 2, 2024 21:48
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I want a nice updated hardwood floored modern kitchen and bathroom two story house in a good area with a private nature filled backyard for under 500k. thanks
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Mar 2, 2024 21:52
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Precambrian Video Games posted:That's because you haven't adjusted your expectation for inflation and are stuck in the 1950s, see: Changed my mind. Everything is alright.
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Mar 2, 2024 21:55
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Nice of that chart up there to not tell us how household wealth for the bottom fifth is doing
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Mar 2, 2024 22:04
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Nice of that chart up there to not tell us how household wealth for the bottom fifth is doing Who? Also it was my fault for pasting into too small of an image, it's 26 and 8%.
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Mar 2, 2024 22:08
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lol we pay 150% of our mortgage in childcare each month
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Mar 2, 2024 22:09
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drat where can I get the kind of massage those numbers got?
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