Mama told me not to come.
She said, that ain’t the way to have fun.
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Mama told me not to come.
She said, that ain’t the way to have fun.
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.
Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?
It has been a while since the last one. So…...
Are hardware security keys worth it? If so, which to pick?
This isn’t strictly a privacy question as a security one, so I’m asking this in the context of individuals, not organizations....
RPGs for people who don't like RPGs
I have tried a ton of RPGs, and most just don’t click for me. Here are a few:...
How credit cards work, and how to use them properly
Intro...
This community is a dup of the one at Lemmy.ml (lemmy.ml)
There's another community already for patient gamers here: !patientgamers....
[US] Consider a brokerage account for your main bank
Most people take a simple view of cash: they have a checking account for spending and a savings account for savings, and if they get fancy, they’ll have a CD for longer term savings goals. Power users will change to an online bank with better returns, and that’s about as far as it goes. That certainly works, but we can do a...
Lemmur discontinued for "political differences" (github.com)
This was a mobile app that stalled out last year and was officially archived in February. The only reason given is "political differences" and I'm not really sure what that means....
What does your cash flow process look like?
I’m talking about types of accounts, automatic transfers, etc. Feel free to mention specifics, but I’m more interested in higher level information like does your paycheck go to savings or checking, do you use automatic transfers, do you use a traditional bank account or something different, etc....
Buy and hold works - Meet the 'unluckiest' stock market investor of modern times (www.marketwatch.com)
Here’s an archived version of the page....
May 10 2024 (text in body) (sh.itjust.works)
Horse styles of the ’50s
What's your favorite budget tracking app?
I have tried Mint, Personal Capital, GNUCash, and probably a few others, and I seem to have settled on Tiller. Basically, I like the convenience of automatically pulling in transactions and balances, but I like retaining control of the budgeting process....
Review request: home network setup
I’m going to be overhauling my network over the next few months as I get ready for my new municipal fiber installation. I have a general idea of how to set things up, but I’m not an expert and would appreciate a few extra pairs of eyes in case I’m missing something obvious....
Debt Repayment Methods - Avalanche vs Snowball
Intro...
May 10 2024 (text in body) (sh.itjust.works)
Look! Look, gentlemen! Purple mountains! Spacious skies! Fruited plains! … Is someone writing this down?
Average Retirement Savings Balance by Age (money.usnews.com)
Here are just the number for all of you degenerates who just want some milestones for your spreadsheets....
Costume Quest 1 and 2 - looking for recs for similar games
In Costume Quest, you play as one of two fraternal twins who go out to trick-or-treat, but then your sibling gets kidnapped by monsters and you go on a quest to rescue them. Along the way, you collect new costumes (which give you new abilities), get friends to join you on your quest, and collect power ups....
May 10, 2024 (text in body) (sh.itjust.works)
For crying out loud, Jonah! Three days late, covered with slime, and smelling like fish! … And what story have I got to swallow this time?
[US] Intro to investing - stocks, bonds, asset allocation, and account types
In this post, I’ll provide a lot of basic information about investing, with links to additional reading for various concepts. Most of these concepts are not US-centric, though I will be mentioning US-specific details, such as tax-advantaged account types....
Anyone interested in discussing a Lemmy/Reddit alternative?
This is still very much early-days, but I’m thinking about building a distributed link aggregator. Some notes:...
Plasma 6 Landed in openSUSE Tumbleweed (linuxiac.com)
I installed it over the weekend and so far it’s working great! I’m using Wayland with my AMD GPU, and the only hiccup I had was I needed to change my shell to bash (I use fish), which is fine since I have Konsole set to use fish as well....
May 10 2024 (text in body) (sh.itjust.works)
You know what I’m sayin’? … Me, for example. I couldn’t work in some stuffy little office. … The outdoors just calls to me.
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The Earth Awaits - a site for checking affordability of various areas (www.theearthawaits.com)
I was doing a little EOY accounting, and I wanted to see where I could afford to retire to with my current amount of investments. I searched a bit, but couldn’t find anything good, and then I remembered the old /r/financialindependence sidebar....
[US] End of year PF tasks (www.kiplinger.com)
I like to review my financial situation near the end of the year to prep for tax season, give to charity, etc. For any who cannot access the article or are too lazy, here are the things they recommend:...
May 10 2024 (text in body) (assets.amuniversal.com)
Sure, I’m a creature—and I can accept that … but lately it seems I’ve been turning into a miserable creature.