| Favorite team: | LSU |
| Location: | Third World, LA |
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| Registered on: | 8/5/2007 |
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re: Luggage Recs for my son
Posted by TheWiz on 5/5/26 at 1:21 pm to EnragedPlatypus
Whole family has TravelPro. Cry once, buy once.
re: How much do you tip when purchasing coffee in a drive thru?
Posted by TheWiz on 4/17/26 at 4:03 pm to JackieSonnier
$1
Travel Pro lover here.
re: Baron Rothschild's investment advice from the 19th century still applies...
Posted by TheWiz on 3/20/26 at 8:38 am to LSURussian
I'm running out of ammo :wah:
Yeah boi. In the suites.
Yeah. Metairie here. Zoysia yard. April 15th is usually my target date and then take into consideration number of cuts.
re: Mexican Airport Cartel Issues
Posted by TheWiz on 3/2/26 at 1:02 pm to Tiger Attorney
I mean, sometimes you get that in New Orleans East.
Pretty quiet here in Old Metairie today.
re: What’s the longest Uber ride you have done?
Posted by TheWiz on 2/23/26 at 8:24 am to doublecutter
Old Metairie to Mandeville, I guess.
I just got 6 days for $132 and I’m 50 feet from the airport. It’s really not a bad deal. Especially if you’re traveling with kids.
Correct. I bought mine yesterday. I fly Monday at 09:00'ish. I started my parking for Monday at 07:00. I also set it to expire two hours after I land although I doubt that matters since it is daily parking.
re: Reserving Parking at MSY
Posted by TheWiz on 2/10/26 at 2:29 pm to TigerTatorTots
You pay, you get a QR code to scan in. There will be a spot. It may be on the roof, but you'll have one. The lane will likely be blocked to get into long term by a sign that says FULL. Show the security person your parking receipt and QR.
See ya Monday!
See ya Monday!
Co-worker flew last week. He's A-list preferred. Was in Group 2 and had extra leg room seat. Said the boarding was seemingly slower but less chaotic. He also took a pic of leg room. He had enough room to cross his legs in front of him and not touch the seat.
re: Southwest will switch back within 4 months
Posted by TheWiz on 1/28/26 at 3:31 pm to LSUfan4444
Again, it's never ever going to change my user experience. I don't think I have been more that A 25 within the past five years. It will be nice not having to hold a seat for my wife and kids and get cursed out by some Karen. Now I can book them on my status and pick their seats.
We spend a little over $1M with SWA every year, so I got to go to a business town hall with them last February.
Their main goals were to recover the $MMMs lost in baggage fees. They did comprehensive analysis and people weren't picking flights with baggage fees in thought. People shop for the lowest priced flight and baggage fees are a thought when you check in. And if you think about that for a minute, you know they're right.
Second they wanted to enhance the user experience. So for those of you that claim you are loyal, you likely have some form of status. So now you are eligible for an enhanced user experience of priority group boarding (likely more overhead space), and in addition to that you might be eligible to get extra legroom.
Lastly, they even clowned on the miracle flights. They may have referred to them as hallelujah flights. But they knew they were a problem and wanted to address it. As I understood it, the pre-boarders will be gone as they will now have a group to which they are assigned based on status or ticket class.
I think it's a good move on their part. It will bolster rapid rewards users and increase the value for current, SWA loyalist. Plus, they'll make a shitload on those baggage fees now. That should help keep them competitive with pricing.
We spend a little over $1M with SWA every year, so I got to go to a business town hall with them last February.
Their main goals were to recover the $MMMs lost in baggage fees. They did comprehensive analysis and people weren't picking flights with baggage fees in thought. People shop for the lowest priced flight and baggage fees are a thought when you check in. And if you think about that for a minute, you know they're right.
Second they wanted to enhance the user experience. So for those of you that claim you are loyal, you likely have some form of status. So now you are eligible for an enhanced user experience of priority group boarding (likely more overhead space), and in addition to that you might be eligible to get extra legroom.
Lastly, they even clowned on the miracle flights. They may have referred to them as hallelujah flights. But they knew they were a problem and wanted to address it. As I understood it, the pre-boarders will be gone as they will now have a group to which they are assigned based on status or ticket class.
I think it's a good move on their part. It will bolster rapid rewards users and increase the value for current, SWA loyalist. Plus, they'll make a shitload on those baggage fees now. That should help keep them competitive with pricing.
As A-List preferred, I'm excited to bypass the miracle fliers, gain priority group boarding, and get better seats than most.
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re: Monarch Money Management
Posted by TheWiz on 1/27/26 at 2:33 pm to JohnnyKilroy
I ran an extended trial of Monarch and ultimately stayed with YNAB. Maybe it was familiarity, but I'm pretty hands on so I like that aspect of YNAB. Plus my shite is so dialed in, it was hard to dive into something else. Again, I've been using it since late 2016.
Monarch's Sankey Diagram was cool but that's about the only place it really trumped YNAB for me. I could probably export YNAB to Chat GPT and get the same Sankey Diagram.
Monarch's Sankey Diagram was cool but that's about the only place it really trumped YNAB for me. I could probably export YNAB to Chat GPT and get the same Sankey Diagram.
re: Vanguard: why can't I select reinvest dividends on newly acquired shares?
Posted by TheWiz on 1/27/26 at 2:27 pm to ColoradoAg03
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Transaction hasnt fully completed.
This. Takes a few days.
Did I look at the wrong website? These things look inexpensive.
re: Just changed my distribution for 401K and added a Roth
Posted by TheWiz on 1/7/26 at 1:30 pm to TrapperJohn
Just made sure my 401k contributions were upped to $2,041.66 / month for 2026.
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