OMapologist

Probably should have realized that. Thanks.

Enemy of the State is one of Will Smith's bests.

For a little more than 5k.

What would you fine folks do if you were in my shoes?
-Spend it?
-Call it in?
-Sit on it and do/say nothing?

TIA

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A good powerful swing with a bat is usually good enough to put just about anything down with one shot if placed right.

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All these dummies choosing a baseball bat to kill a wolf are envisioning themselves hitting a Hank Aaron homer on the beast and walking away unscathed... ain't gonna happen.

I'll take the knife and give it my left arm so I can stab the thing a couple of times. If I'm lucky, I'll have hit the jugular or some other vital organs.

It's gonna hurt, but an alpha male with a 6" blade could kill a wolf if he saw it coming.

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I'm curious if we should just take standard or itemize still.

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Assuming you're in a state with income taxes, you'll need to consider both options carefully. You'll be required to take the same deduction on your state return that you did on your federal return. The problem here is that your state standard deduction may be significantly less (i.e. significantly further away) than your itemized deductions.

A general rule of thumb is that if your itemized deductions total $19,000 or more, you'll be better off taking the itemized deductions. You're specific circumstances will dictate the tipping point for you.

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I would say that a bonus is just that; a bonus. It should not be expected, albeit rather nice to have around the holidays

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While that seems obvious and sounds nice, I can tell you that definitely is not the way it is. If someone has been receiving the same bonus for several years, they are going to be expecting it and will feel entitled to it. Not saying it's right. It's just human nature.

I live in Macon. It's not nearly as bad as this board would have you believe. There are plenty of good things going on in the revitalization of the downtown area. And those who say there's nothing to do are the types of people who don't do much regardless. Feel free to ask me anything specific you'd like to know.

I will say, however, that unless you plan on living in the Monroe County area and commuting, you'll want to be putting you children through private school which will cost 12-15k a year through the high school years.

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100% false

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You don't know me, bro. I'm just telling you, after 7-8 months of being intentional and paying close to attention to what/when/how I eat, I believe this to be the case for me personally.

If I hold my lunch and dinner and exercise constant and have a small piece of chocolate for breakfast or a fruit smoothie or a spoon of peanut butter, I more often wake up the next morning weighing less than the day before than If I were to have no breakfast at all. I understand daily weight fluctuates, but I've been consistently weighing myself daily and it's just the truth for me. I'm not saying I'll lose more weight if I eat BEC from McDs instead of skipping breakfast all together.

If you've got any good info on how you know that my metabolism doesn't slow down if I miss meals, please share (seriously)

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Exercise is a very small component to losing weight. You need to track your intake with a calculator and you’ll be shocked I bet at how much you are shoving into your face.

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If it wasn't clear, I was saying exercise is definitely the last piece to losing weight, not the first.

I'm currently down 26 pounds since late March. I started by going low (but not 0) carb, giving myself cheat meals after every so many pounds I dropped. Gradually, I started adding more and more exercise while trying not to increase my calorie intake. I eat more carbs now than when I started, but I'm definitely still carb conscious. I also found that totally skipping breakfast didn't work for me. Personally, I think my metabolism slows and I burn calories slower if I don't eat anything until later in the day.

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get me quicker results

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This is the wrong approach. You want sustainable results. Find something you can be consistent enough with to maintain. I'll report back in a year and let you know if my approach is sustainable or if I'm a fat-arse again.

TLDR
Diet and Exercise

Left hand is straight.

Right hand is gay as hell (makes sense).