avguser

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[–] avguser@lemmy.world 37 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm this person and I often get misunderstood. I can be the center of a room and I'm loud not quiet. People attribute this with being an extrovert. I am absolutely not, I am an introvert. It's draining for me to be front and center but I don't mind doing it. I recharge by being alone. I have to explain this to folks often.

In my mind, it's a best of both worlds being able to do both. But the introvert/extrovert is about how you gain energy, not whether you are shy or center of attention.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They changed it a few years back to default to the Lifecycle fund which matches your retirement date.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's been a long time but I remember it being something like 18-24 months. Not a short ordeal.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Microtonal guitars exist. Jacob Collier's content might be up your alley. He explores all the interesting crevices of sound and music

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Just put down the closing costs for a house. So saving to replenish savings for a bit.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] avguser@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago
[–] avguser@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

The Baja Blast commercial with Seal as a seal was pretty great.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not gonna link to the "other site" but the post starts with "Congrats, you won the lottery. You're fucked."

Great resource of no nonsense advice. I'm sure it's copied elsewhere.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I ended up buying a charcoal suit, a navy suit, and a sports coat I can dress up or down.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Going to hopefully buy a new suit, and maybe a sports coat.

[–] avguser@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I was probably was able to set up more effective filters as things coalesced onto that instance then I guess after reviewing my filter list. I've got community blocks as well. I'd prefer to block communities, not instances. No reason to miss out on interacting with folks just cause they're into different things than I am necessarily.

 

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.

 

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?

 

I have a unique name, think John Doe, and I'm hoping to create a unique and "professional" looking email account like johndoe@gmail.com or john@doe.com. 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 john@mydoe.com jane@mydoe.com 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!!

 

...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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