avguser

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What would you do with extra income beyond requirements? in c/asklemmy
[–] avguser 3 points 1 week ago

Great advice. We're fortunate enough to have completed the FIRE flowchart and are at the maximize stage of our journey.

What would you do with extra income beyond requirements? in c/asklemmy
[–] avguser 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Too young to have any real interests yet. I was considering starting swim lessons, that's a lifelong skill.

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What would you do with extra income beyond requirements? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by avguser to c/asklemmy
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I am about to begin receiving a benefit to the tune of an extra $2k per month that I don't have a need for. I'm fortunate enough that all my needs are met financially and this is truly bonus income. If it didn't exist, my life wouldn't change significantly, and it's not enough to quit my job. Trying to get others thoughts on what would be good uses of this money that would benefit me and my family.

Thoughts:

  • ALL_IN_VTSAX - hit FIRE goal earlier than planned
  • kiddo's college fund - hit funding goal earlier than planned
  • do fun things - vacation fund, memories with family
  • fund hobbies - buy things I don't need but "lower-guilt" use of spare funds

Probably a combination of all of the above, but interested to hear the thoughts of others.

I'm also reminded of:

When you have more than you need, build a bigger table.

Curious of ways to help influence things in a bubble larger than my family too.

Supreme fight in c/memes
What animals do you like? in c/[email protected]
[–] avguser 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like cows. It started with using cowsay to make some "interesting" output for an otherwise boring looking program, then having to repeat the banner in msfconsole until I got the cow for good luck, then changing my desktop backgrounds and profile pictures to always have a good luck charm with me.

I also think they're neat but that isn't the origin. If I had the property where it made sense to host livestock, I'd like to get Dexter cattle. That's my current favorite.

People also figured out my interest early on and now they get me cow things. I have a wall of cow art I've accumulated.

I like cows

Excited to try my new snow shovel in c/dull_mens_club
[–] avguser 4 points 2 weeks ago

A few weeks ago I impulse bought a 24" show shovel at Sam's club cause it was ~20$ and I didn't wanna use a traditional shovel like I did last winter. The ticket scanning lady made some snide comments about "are you really expecting that much snow this year?" Frankly, I didn't know or care. I'm just trying to add to my tool collection.

Jokes on you, lady! We're getting a winter storm this weekend. And I'm gonna use my new shovel to clear the sidewalks. Might even clear my neighbor's sidewalk too.

Man in Cybertruck was shot in head before explosion outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel in c/news
[–] avguser 1 points 2 weeks ago

You misspelled suicide.

The Daily Check-in for 2 January 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking! in c/stopdrinking
[–] avguser 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Still here. IWNDWYT

How many of yesterday's terrorist events did you hear about actually yesterday? in c/[email protected]
[–] avguser 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The shooting in NYC sounds like gang-related violence. Supposedly a drive-by shooting at a memorial for a kid that was killed a few months earlier. Everyone has been pretty explicit that it's "not linked to terrorism."

Domestic or otherwise, I think you're being a bit hyperbolic by calling all those events terrorism. Is there a violence problem, sure, a rash of terrorism, I don't think so. There's only one event with a clear link to terrorism.

Are there any recommended "achievement" or life goal trackers out there that are FOSS/not advert-bloated? in c/androidapps
[–] avguser 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I use the Loop Habits Tracker to track trends of things I want to do each day.

The Daily Check-in for 1 January 2025 - just for today, we are not drinking! in c/stopdrinking
[–] avguser 6 points 2 weeks ago

Happy sober New Year, folks! And welcome to Dry January, sober-curious folks. IWNDWYT (and 2025)

[GAMEDAY] Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (#4 Penn State vs #12 Boise State, #10 South Carolina vs #24 Illinois, #13 Alabama vs Michigan, #25 Baylor vs LSU, and #23 Louisville vs Washington) in c/[email protected]
[–] avguser 2 points 2 weeks ago

Grass sniper took out Boise State's US flag bearer. Rough, dude.

Texas book ban law causes a school district to remove Bible from libraries in c/[email protected]
[–] avguser 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good.

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What are your hobbies? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 2 months ago by avguser to c/asklemmy
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I've been stuck in the work, recharge, repeat cycle for about a decade now. I'm looking to get back into hobbies and activities to enjoy my free time and possibly meet other folks.

I've heard you should have 3 types of hobbies: something to keep you fit, something to keep you creative, and something that can make some money. I've considered gym/triathlon (fitness) and woodworking (creative/income).

What are your hobbies? Anything you recommend I try out?

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Smoked wings for college game day (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by avguser to c/[email protected]
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1 hour @ 250F on the smoker. Finished at 425 in the oven to crisp up. Gonna toss them in homemade buffalo sauce and serve with curly fries.

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Shuffling the peppers (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by avguser to c/gardening
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Shuffling around my peppers to make room for the tomatoes I just planted up.

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I'm gonna be a dad! (self.dadworld)
submitted 8 months ago by avguser to c/dadworld
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We're at the hospital now and we can't wait to meet our little one. Mom's doing great after they placed the epidural. Excited to join the Dad crew with you all. :)

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Self-hosted or personal email solutions? (self.selfhosted)
submitted 1 year ago by avguser to c/selfhosted
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I have a unique name, think John Doe, and I'm hoping to create a unique and "professional" looking email account like [email protected] or [email protected]. Since my name is common, all reasonable permutations are taken. I was considering purchasing a domain with something unique, then making personal family email accounts for [email protected] [email protected] etc.

Consider that I'm starting from scratch (I am). Is there a preferred domain registrar, are GoDaddy or NameCheap good enough? Are there prebuilt services I can just point my domain to or do I need to spin up a VPS and install my own services? Are there concerns tying my accounts to a service that might go under or are some "too big to fail"?

I can expand what hangs off the domain later, but for now I just need a way to make my own email addresses and use them with the relative ease of Gmail or others. Thanks in advance!!

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Dry January (self.stopdrinking)
submitted 1 year ago by avguser to c/stopdrinking
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Noticed today in the daily check-in that someone stumbled into the community and committed to not drinking today. Pretty cool!

Are we able to drum something up to encourage a larger participation in a Dry January across the fediverse? I'm not sure how to spread the word, but I've always been a fan of pairing new years resolutions with sober curiosity.

I'd certainly be motivated to actively participate.

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I just ate a s'more... (self.casualconversation)
 

...and it was amazing!! The fact that this delicious treat is reserved for camping trips is a shame. A bit too rich to have more than one, so the bright side is we have extras to do it again!

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