rintintin
Favorite team: | Tulane |
Location: | Life is Life |
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Registered on: | 11/2/2008 |
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re: Forget about American universities and divert your attention to Argentine protests
Posted by rintintin on 4/25/24 at 12:56 pm
[quote]The people there are so, light skinned for being South American.[/quote]
[img]https://www.psu.edu/impact-assets/images/quotes/nina-sepia-rainbow-map1.jpg[/img]
Aside from the European blood angle, Argentinans aren't necessarily supposed to be super dark anyway based geography. ...
re: Fertility rates drop to record low in 2023
Posted by rintintin on 4/25/24 at 9:50 am
[quote]Meanwhile, births continued to shift to older mothers. Older age groups saw smaller decreases in birth rates, and the birth rate was highest among women ages 30 to 34 – with about 95 births for every 1,000 women in this group in 2023. Women 40 and older were the only group to see an increase ...
re: New Single Family homes listed for sale hits highest level since 2008
Posted by rintintin on 4/24/24 at 3:04 pm
[quote]Yet prices still aren't declining[/quote]
They are slightly but not as much as they should be IMO.
High rates, high inventory, they should be plummeting. ...
re: Go Woke Go Broke, Dixie Beer Edition
Posted by rintintin on 4/24/24 at 1:55 pm
Dixie is the only beer I've ever bought a 6-pack of and couldn't even finish. It's absolute garbage.
And I'm not a beer snob. I'll drink almost anything.
Couple that with the fact that any branding recognition and nostalgia left when they dropped the Dixie name. There's no surprise here. ...
re: Do you have an inner monologue?
Posted by rintintin on 4/22/24 at 12:04 pm
[quote]Saw a video that said 50% of people do not have an inner monologue[/quote]
Been hearing this alot lately and just don't believe it. ...
re: Seeking tips for cool spots in Portland, OR
Posted by rintintin on 4/21/24 at 5:09 pm
Went there for the first time last month and the short time we were around downtown I had no interest in exploring any of it. Just a gross feeling all around. We spent most of our time up in the mountains. They have some gorgeous hikes that are a close drive from Portland up near the Timberline Lodg...
re: Proof: Technology has made us all dumber
Posted by rintintin on 4/21/24 at 4:57 pm
I'm not even that old but remember in college working at a Christmas tree farm in BR. My boss gave me and another guy a piece of paper with an address way out in the boonies and said take the work truck and deliver a tree to this place, stop and get a map or something.
Took us like 2 hours follow...
re: How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 6:49 pm
[quote]It's all relative.[/quote]
That's very clear just in this thread.
We're definitely spoiled in the US thinking that you can't be comfortable unless you have a new car every few years, own a 3br house and put 15-20% of your income into savings and/or retirement.
There are plenty of p...
re: How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 6:14 pm
[quote]My biggest issue is that I am putting about 17500 in my 401k, another 6500 in my Roth and still putting another 30% away to build a house[/quote]
[quote]There are months that I have struggled too. [/quote]
I wouldn't say that's an "issue". You're being responsible and putting away $24k ...
re: How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 4:48 pm
[quote]Not at all.
Hell i could probably do alright with 25k.
Instead 25k doesn't cover the mortgage.[/quote]
Yeah I don't agree with the whole "single expense" they allude to in the article.
I spent much less money when I was single. Even with dual incomes you spend more with a SO/wife...
re: Movie Characters that were miscast
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 4:44 pm
John David Washington in Tenet.
The dude just doesn't have the charisma to lead a Nolan film. With that cast, Pattinson should've been the lead. ...
re: Boxing and tennis are very similar sports prove me wrong.
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 4:23 pm
In one you get brain damage, the other you wear capris and collared shirts....
re: How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 4:15 pm
[quote]These days absolutely. I'm a single person making six figures in Louisiana and still some months it seems like there is nothing left over[/quote]
Thinking more about this and I'm interested. What exactly is your situation to not feel comfortable making 6 figures in LA?
Are you able to ...
re: How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 4:07 pm
[quote]These days absolutely. I'm a single person making six figures in Louisiana and still some months it seems like there is nothing left over[/quote]
Thats hard for me to believe but to each their own. Before I moved away from LA I made well below that and felt pretty comfortable. Owned a hous...
re: How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 4:03 pm
[quote]have a great job. I make very good money. I have outstanding credit but I lack companionship. I am 56 years old and I really don’t want to live alone. I thought about suicide .[/quote]
Damn man, I don't know your situation but hope you're putting yourself out there. There are tons of middl...
How Many of You Make Enough to "Live Comfortably "?
Posted by rintintin on 4/20/24 at 3:49 pm
According to this article not many.
[link=(https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/04/16/salary-a-single-person-needs-to-live-comfortably-in-every-state.html)]salary-a-single-person-needs-to-live-comfortably-in-every-state[/link]
IMO the people who write these articles are so out of touch with most peo...
re: IRS collected a gargantuan $7 billion estate tax from a single source, nobody knows who
Posted by rintintin on 4/18/24 at 3:30 pm
[quote]that $7 billion payment implies an estate or gift of some $17.5 billion.[/quote]
It's sickening knowing they can take this much. ...
re: Why Do People Hate "The Rich" So Much?
Posted by rintintin on 4/12/24 at 8:03 am
It's pure envy and/or idiocy.
Many think wealth is a zero sum game. They think because Musk or Bezos has billions somehow that keeps them from being successful.
Also, politicians have done a great job creating the rich boogeyman. It's easier for them to deflect blame from themselves when in ...
re: This is what basketball used to look like kids
Posted by rintintin on 4/8/24 at 8:59 pm
Fun game. Not your typical dribble/pass around the perimeter for 30 sec then jack up a 3. ...
re: Louisiana has 4th highest outmigration of residents in 2023
Posted by rintintin on 4/8/24 at 7:43 pm
[img]https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-20-2023/FB4Myv.gif[/img]...
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