Mustachian People Problems (just for fun)

[merula]

Fewer people are out and about stealing or breaking into cars, so that risk has gone down too.

Clearly you're not in Minnesota. :) https://www.startribune.com/officers-slashed-tires-on-vehicles-parked-during-mpls-protests-unrest/571105692/

[ysette9]

I was enjoying my pool today, like I do every day, but went back to this MMM post just for fun.  I am in my pool every day, even in the winter, and it brings me a whole new lease on life.  I don't think I'd be outside in the Houston summer, our kids wouldn't be outside with their friends, and we wouldn't enjoy the view of the pool outside our window if the pool were not there.  I guess, if I'm paying $20 a day, then this 'latte habit' is my downfall and I'll just have to work that extra year.  Egads!  I appreciate the awareness, but life is so complicated, this is one area I'm more than happy to have paid for and moved on.  Whew, cheers to paid off extravagance.

I think if I had to live in Houston I would have a pool also, or otherwise never go outside anytime it was over 75*F (which is most of the year, right?). Then again, it would also have to be covered because I can’t deal with the sun either.

Or the humidity. Really, Houston is not the place for me.

[zolotiyeruki]

I was enjoying my pool today, like I do every day, but went back to this MMM post just for fun.  I am in my pool every day, even in the winter, and it brings me a whole new lease on life.  I don't think I'd be outside in the Houston summer, our kids wouldn't be outside with their friends, and we wouldn't enjoy the view of the pool outside our window if the pool were not there.  I guess, if I'm paying $20 a day, then this 'latte habit' is my downfall and I'll just have to work that extra year.  Egads!  I appreciate the awareness, but life is so complicated, this is one area I'm more than happy to have paid for and moved on.  Whew, cheers to paid off extravagance.

I think if I had to live in Houston I would have a pool also, or otherwise never go outside anytime it was over 75*F (which is most of the year, right?). Then again, it would also have to be covered because I can’t deal with the sun either.

Or the humidity. Really, Houston is not the place for me.

I used to live down there, and can corroborate the "over 75 most of the year."  We loved living down there, and in fact, the climate was the only thing we *didn't* enjoy about it.  Great people, great food, great culture, low taxes, traffic wasn't so bad for me (I was out in the suburbs, but downtown Houston was only 40 minutes away), major airport hub...

[dragoncar]

Curious to hear about the Houston culture. 

[zolotiyeruki]

Curious to hear about the Houston culture.

In a "people" sense, everyone is super friendly/courteous/old school polite.  In terms of fine arts and entertainment, we had no trouble finding concerts, plays, operas, festivals, etc.

[Aegishjalmur]

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[ysette9]

MPP-I have to go buy a new silicon spatula because a sheepdog stole mine this morning.... yes, you read that right.

FIRE still beats office work.

Sorry. I just gotta

SiliconE spatula is the rubbery thing. SilicoN is what the chip in your phone is made of.

[ixtap]

MPP-I have to go buy a new silicon spatula because a sheepdog stole mine this morning.... yes, you read that right.

FIRE still beats office work.

Sorry. I just gotta

SiliconE spatula is the rubbery thing. SilicoN is what the chip in your phone is made of.

Maybe Aegishjalmur had a clear spatula with a chip design imbedded in it!

I bet DH used to have something like that available to him through Megacorp's bizarro rewards program. Unfortunately, they took that away about the same time that Delta discontinued the SKyMall catalog and now I don't know what kind of crazy things people are spending their money on :(

[dragoncar]

Silicone contains silicon so it’s not technically incorrect just rather unspecific

Not the other way around though

[ysette9]

Silicone contains silicon so it’s not technically incorrect just rather unspecific

Not the other way around though

To a materials engineer who has spent a career correcting this mistake in documentation, it matters. :)

[Taran Wanderer]

Silicone contains silicon so it’s not technically incorrect just rather unspecific

Not the other way around though

To a materials engineer who has spent a career correcting this mistake in documentation, it matters. :)

“You’re too detail oriented. You need to relax and take more risks.”

From more than one performance review in my role as a the leader of our engineering and several compliance functions in my firm.

Yeah. Right.

[ysette9]

Silicone contains silicon so it’s not technically incorrect just rather unspecific

Not the other way around though

To a materials engineer who has spent a career correcting this mistake in documentation, it matters. :)

“You’re too detail oriented. You need to relax and take more risks.”

From more than one performance review in my role as a the leader of our engineering and several compliance functions in my firm.

Yeah. Right.

Because what you really want in your design is creative risk without too many of those pesky details

[Mighty Eyebrows]

As I understand it, mustachianism is about maximizing your joy or utility per dollar spent.

Well said, sir.

[LennStar]

Silicone contains silicon so it’s not technically incorrect just rather unspecific

Not the other way around though

To a materials engineer who has spent a career correcting this mistake in documentation, it matters. :)

“You’re too detail oriented. You need to relax and take more risks.”

From more than one performance review in my role as a the leader of our engineering and several compliance functions in my firm.

Yeah. Right.

I feel you, bro!

And a year later, when the bridge is nearly finished: Why has nobody remembered that different countries take their zero sea level from different seas??

[dragoncar]

Silicone contains silicon so it’s not technically incorrect just rather unspecific

Not the other way around though

To a materials engineer who has spent a career correcting this mistake in documentation, it matters. :)

“You’re too detail oriented. You need to relax and take more risks.”

From more than one performance review in my role as a the leader of our engineering and several compliance functions in my firm.

Yeah. Right.

I feel you, bro!

And a year later, when the bridge is nearly finished: Why has nobody remembered that different countries take their zero sea level from different seas??

Easily correctable by letting a little water out of the sea

[BicycleB]

^ LOL

[Sugaree]

My kiddo just turned 7.  For his entire life, 90% of the clothes that I've personally bought for him have come from twice-yearly consignment sales.  I just got the email letting me know that this year's fall sale is cancelled.  So now I have to either scour the thrift stores for school clothes (and hope he doesn't grow another 2 inches between now and August) or hope that Children's Place will still have their uniform pants on sale a little closer to when school starts back.

[BicycleB]

^ Desperate times, desperate measures.  :)

[AO1FireTo]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

[Zikoris]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

Shit, that's a tricky one. Normally I'd say "Book a flight somewhere", but that's out now.

[MrGreen]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

Hah! We're the same way. We'd come up with dumb stuff like, "Hey, let's buy $30 worth of music on iTunes." Or we'd be stretching to come up with something just for the sake of meeting the goal, but nothing we really want or need.

[sui generis]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

Are donations not allowed?

Maybe I would be a nice-ish bike with a cushy seat that doesn't make my butt hurt after 20 minutes.  My current bike was free from a friend and only has the middle 7 of 21 gears, so I don't love riding anywhere that's not pretty much flat...which is not super easy where I live.

[MudPuppy]

If I had $1000 to spend, I’d get my sister to build a set of built in cabinets in my entryway. She does great work and I get the family rate.

[eyesonthehorizon]

Having just been presented the $1000 problem in the form of the covid-19 stimulus check, I realized the answer was fewer people dying of preventable malaria infections, and donated it. I had a do-over opportunity with an unexpected windfall from another source right after, and still couldn't think of anything else I wanted.

I did have a brief moment I thought my beloved headphones were about to die, but it turned out the L/R balance on my computer had been knocked askew somehow - a one-click fix - so I'm right back where I started: in position to give, but warring over how much to while I'm still not yet comfortable leaving an exhausting day job.

[dragoncar]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

Ten one-hundred dollar bills?

[Paul der Krake]

WTF are $1000 bucks

[Roger D]

WTF are $1000 bucks

For some strange reason, it has become really common nowadays for people to include the dollar symbol as well as the word. For example "$10 million dollars", "$50 bucks".

[sherr]

WTF are $1000 bucks

The Dairy Queen near me had giant printed advertisements for a long time advertising their new "$5 buck lunch". Drove me nuts. One or the other, but both makes no sense.

[GreenSheep]

WTF are $1000 bucks

The Dairy Queen near me had giant printed advertisements for a long time advertising their new "$5 buck lunch". Drove me nuts. One or the other, but both makes no sense.

I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one. Everyone I knew at the time thought I was being ridiculous. I used to joke about the idea that maybe it was a $5 venison sandwich.

[RetiredAt63]

WTF are $1000 bucks

The Dairy Queen near me had giant printed advertisements for a long time advertising their new "$5 buck lunch". Drove me nuts. One or the other, but both makes no sense.

I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one. Everyone I knew at the time thought I was being ridiculous. I used to joke about the idea that maybe it was a $5 venison sandwich.

Good one!

[dragoncar]

WTF are $1000 bucks

The Dairy Queen near me had giant printed advertisements for a long time advertising their new "$5 buck lunch". Drove me nuts. One or the other, but both makes no sense.

I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one. Everyone I knew at the time thought I was being ridiculous. I used to joke about the idea that maybe it was a $5 venison sandwich.

Good one!

Don’t get me started on the $.99 cent store

[Linea_Norway]

I moved to a new place. The nearest grocery store is at walking distance, is the local post office in shop, and is beside the library. Very convenient to visit often, but it is not the cheapest shop. It is well assorted and therefore more expensive. So once a week or so, I still drive to the other, cheaper store to buy some bigger quantities of staples and other stuff.

[ysette9]

I moved to a new place. The nearest grocery store is at walking distance, is the local post office in shop, and is beside the library. Very convenient to visit often, but it is not the cheapest shop. It is well assorted and therefore more expensive. So once a week or so, I still drive to the other, cheaper store to buy some bigger quantities of staples and other stuff.

Similarly we just moved and are a quick bike ride from a little neighborhood grocery store. Good selection and convenient but more expensive. I haven’t worked out yet how I will balance this two competing values out.

[Dollar Slice]

WTF are $1000 bucks

The Dairy Queen near me had giant printed advertisements for a long time advertising their new "$5 buck lunch". Drove me nuts. One or the other, but both makes no sense.

I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one. Everyone I knew at the time thought I was being ridiculous. I used to joke about the idea that maybe it was a $5 venison sandwich.

I used to proofread for a magazine where the editor did this all the time. I fixed this error about a million times and tried to explain it repeatedly. Never got through to him. Worked together for 19 years.

[jps]

WTF are $1000 bucks

The Dairy Queen near me had giant printed advertisements for a long time advertising their new "$5 buck lunch". Drove me nuts. One or the other, but both makes no sense.

I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one. Everyone I knew at the time thought I was being ridiculous. I used to joke about the idea that maybe it was a $5 venison sandwich.

I used to proofread for a magazine where the editor did this all the time. I fixed this error about a million times and tried to explain it repeatedly. Never got through to him. Worked together for 19 years.

Wishing your user name was $ Dollar Slice now

[lemanfan]

The Buck Stops Here?

[Dollar Slice]

Wishing your user name was $ Dollar Slice now

I'm sure there are a thousand signs in NYC advertising a "$1 Dollar Slice" of pizza. (Or "$.99 Cent Pizza" where they charge you $1 anyway. I've also seen a sign advertising a 99 cent item as $99.)

You can spell it Dollar $lice if you like to aggravate the grammarians. :-D ("Doesn't that say Dollar Dollar Lice???")

[LennStar]

Wishing your user name was $ Dollar Slice now

I'm sure there are a thousand signs in NYC advertising a "$1 Dollar Slice" of pizza. (Or "$.99 Cent Pizza" where they charge you $1 anyway. I've also seen a sign advertising a 99 cent item as $99.)

You can spell it Dollar $lice if you like to aggravate the grammarians. :-D ("Doesn't that say Dollar Dollar Lice???")

"$1 Dollar Slice" is correct. It is the price offer that for $1 you get a thing called "dollar slice". Pizza, potato, doesn't matter what that is.

[sherr]

You can spell it Dollar $lice if you like to aggravate the grammarians. :-D ("Doesn't that say Dollar Dollar Lice???")

I'd vote for reading it as "Dollar Lice Dollar", given that $5 is "five dollars". ;)

[frugalnacho]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

I do have $1000 and already chose to save it, which is why I have $1000.

I feel like the same conversations come up every year with family.  What is it you want frugalnacho, socks, music, a t-shirt? What small item can we purchase you for a gift?  Well, nothing - I already have money and if I needed any of those things then I already bought them, like who the fuck is in needs of socks and can't just purchase it themselves?  If you insist on getting me a gift just do something nice for me, or have us over for dinner, or do something that shows thought but isn't expensive. 

[sui generis]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

I do have $1000 and already chose to save it, which is why I have $1000.

Yeah but the question posed is "and you had to spend it" which is what makes it a challenge.

I had to dig deep, other than donating it, to come up with something that I would actually be a little interested in having.

[ixtap]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

I do have $1000 and already chose to save it, which is why I have $1000.

I feel like the same conversations come up every year with family.  What is it you want frugalnacho, socks, music, a t-shirt? What small item can we purchase you for a gift?  Well, nothing - I already have money and if I needed any of those things then I already bought them, like who the fuck is in needs of socks and can't just purchase it themselves?  If you insist on getting me a gift just do something nice for me, or have us over for dinner, or do something that shows thought but isn't expensive.

MIL needs a Christmas list. So we start thinking in July. Luckily, we asked for a pair of something last year and she only got us one. Actually, we could still use a pair, so if she only gets us one again, we are already good for next year, as well.

[Sugaree]

My wife and i had the following discussion.  If I have you $1000 cash right now and you had to spend it what would you buy?

DW - "I can't think of anything"

Me - "I'd rather have the $1000 bucks"

End of conversation.

I do have $1000 and already chose to save it, which is why I have $1000.

Yeah but the question posed is "and you had to spend it" which is what makes it a challenge.

I had to dig deep, other than donating it, to come up with something that I would actually be a little interested in having.

Travel.  I can always find somewhere that I want to go.  $1000 could easily be a long weekend in NOLA with dinner at Galatoire's and Antoine's.


I mean, maybe not right this minute, but soon.

[shelivesthedream]

I dunno, I could easily spend £1000 on our garden. I choose not to right now and to accumulate things slowly and to get plants young or free and grow them up myself, but I have a long list and £1000 could do a lot towards getting things right now! Fruit trees, bushes, larger pots, etc etc.

[mspym]

I feel like the same conversations come up every year with family.  What is it you want frugalnacho, socks, music, a t-shirt? What small item can we purchase you for a gift?  Well, nothing - I already have money and if I needed any of those things then I already bought them, like who the fuck is in needs of socks and can't just purchase it themselves?  If you insist on getting me a gift just do something nice for me, or have us over for dinner, or do something that shows thought but isn't expensive.

This is basically exactly what the boys have said about gifts for us. But now they know that delicious consumables are always a hit so that is awesome.

[penguintroopers]

Since I'm guessing this $1000 can't go to things like "3-4 months of minimum student loan payments", I'd say we'd choose a new gaming computer for Mr. Penguintroopers or an iPhone upgrade for myself. Both are items that we've wanted for over a year but have delayed. Depending on how the rest of the year goes (COVID, finishing our SL debt, what sales/promotions are offered closer to Black Friday/Christmas), we will see what we end up doing.

[Sugaree]

As of five minutes ago, I officially owe absolutely nothing to anyone (except myself where I borrowed from savings to make the last payment).  And I can't tell anyone without breaking that carefully crafted illusion that I'm riding the struggle bus. 

[Sibley]

As of five minutes ago, I officially owe absolutely nothing to anyone (except myself where I borrowed from savings to make the last payment).  And I can't tell anyone without breaking that carefully crafted illusion that I'm riding the struggle bus.

WHOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MudPuppy]

As of five minutes ago, I officially owe absolutely nothing to anyone (except myself where I borrowed from savings to make the last payment).  And I can't tell anyone without breaking that carefully crafted illusion that I'm riding the struggle bus.

congratulations!!!!

[Playing with Fire UK]

As of five minutes ago, I officially owe absolutely nothing to anyone (except myself where I borrowed from savings to make the last payment).  And I can't tell anyone without breaking that carefully crafted illusion that I'm riding the struggle bus.

Awesome news!! Congratulations!!