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This morning I woke up at 6 am to drive to Austin from Dallas to interview for a job that would pay more than double what I make now for the same job, except it's for a start up that has less than 60 employees and is growing quickly. I'm still going to school so the fact that they even approached me even though I don't have a degree yet and am qualifying solely based on my work experience is pretty awesome. The company culture is a great fit, they have fantastic benefits, and everyone that works there gets equity. There are no downsides except Austin traffic but I'd bypass that by living close enough to bike to work, and the small matter of my girlfriend staying in Dallas for a few months if I get the gig. It's not a certain I'll get it but the interviews went extremely well and I'm just giddy at the thought of making $60k-$70k after working retail my whole life making like, 35 tops.
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slothrop posted:Avocado is the loving best. That's annoying but I'm glad it's fixed. I'd love some better water pressure in our apartment.
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) only to find the probable cause of the issue is the ridiculous water pressure at this new house. The guy had no problem fixing it all under warranty but then advised me to go get some pressure reducing valves. Two hardware stores and $145 later I can finally wash clothes. I hope.
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Tomarse posted:I look at it as what I get out of it at the end of 15 years. I could be renting in which case after 15 years I would walk away with nothing, or I can buy and after 15 years I walk away with a house. It may not be the best house and it may be valued at less than it was 15 years ago and need some work - but it is still more than the nothing I would have got via renting. Don't you usually have to put a down payment on a house to buy a house? $15K, $20k? If you were renting you wouldn't have to pay that money and instead could invest it in some interest bearing account and at the end of 15 years you would have made some money. Doesn't mean renting is better but it's not cut and dry "if I rent I end up with nothing."
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Mar 5, 2017 19:11
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angryrobots posted:So today we took the kids to a matinee showing of the Lego Batman movie, and it was my 3yo's first theatre experience. Movie was pretty good, not as good as The Lego Movie but worth a rental at least if you have kids. I remember my step dad taking me to see Starship Troopers at the movies. If not that, then I vividly remember seeing Jumanji because the theater had added animals breaking through the front walls.
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Mar 7, 2017 06:01
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I got the job offer from Austin I was looking for but I turned it down because the schedule didn't work for me and my girlfriend and I might move back to Seattle in the fall so I needed flexibility. Oh well, got some good interview experience out of it and it feels good to be wanted. Good news is I got a promotion at my current job that comes with a hefty raise. Everything's looking up.
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Mar 17, 2017 03:29
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I would be pissed but once I got over it it would be so less stressful to not have to worry about dinging my car anymore because it's already hosed up. Still sucks, though. Sorry.
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Wistful of Dollars posted:I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I rode my bike down some stairs for the first time. It was scary and cool and exhilarating.
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