qjkxbmwvz

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 21 points 2 hours ago

The amount of money you save (and invest) isn't accurately depicted with this though. Living expenses don't necessarily grow with take home, if you keep lifestyle creep to a minimum.

So what this means is that if you make $100k and save $10k/year, if you start making $200k you can save the same $10k/year, plus the entire additional $100k after taxes (let's just say that's $50k+). So you doubled your salary but your savings went up 6x+.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 5 days ago (4 children)

But "included" doesn't mean free. You still paid for it.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't universally funny.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 19 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If you don't want to sail the high seas, and you don't want to pay, the library is a great, free option.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Many, many (most?) commercial ham radios are powered by ~12VDC, and can be run directly off of a car battery in many cases (always use a fuse, kids!).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ah, pretty sure that'd be the whole OnStar transceiver, too (which isn't a bad thing to disable...).

I thought the antenna itself was behind a fuse (as in, feedline has an inline fuse) which would be a peculiar design I think.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Are antennas usually behind a fuse?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 53 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

And environment


DISPLAY and PATH in particular.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Verizon will tell you to fuck right off and will never unlock your device.

Will never unlock their device.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

hopefully someone will appreciate it 😋

Not sure if wholesome, or wants there to be a car crash...

(I know what you mean, I just found it humorous.)

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 3 weeks ago

Our experience is that basically the only really expensive thing is childcare. Are you eligible for subsidized, or free, care (or have trustworthy and willing relatives)?

As for gear, babies don't need much. But for what they do need, reach out to friends, neighbors, and family! We're fortunate that we could have afforded everything new, but we really only bought a few things because friends and randos alike gave us so much free kid stuff (we bought a nice stroller, a baby basket, and an IKEA crib


basically everything else was a hand-me-down). Join local "buy nothing" groups, or parent groups (sadly they're usually WhatsApp, but whatever). Most people hate throwing away stuff, and would rather it go to a good home.

Look at programs for subsidized/free necessities like diapers. There are lots of resources out there, especially in cities.

As everyone else said, no one feels ready. We certainly didn't!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What kind of cutlery are you dropping that requires refinishing your floor?

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