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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by avguser@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.

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submitted 6 months ago by avguser@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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?

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

In regions where LinkedIn or its affiliates use member data to train generative AI models for content creation, you can choose to opt-out of having your personal data and content you create on LinkedIn used for training (including fine-tuning). To opt out, use the Data for Generative AI Improvement member setting. Opting out means that LinkedIn and its affiliates won’t use your personal data or content on LinkedIn to train models going forward, but does not affect training that has already taken place.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 54 points 6 months ago

That he published after he was no longer serving as the Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff. The US military is known for being apolitical. This is him speaking out as former CJCS Mark Milley, and not CJCS GEN Milley.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Most Dangerous Game

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

Yes. I don't take wildly long showers, so the conservation isn't really worth the convenience of being able to step in/out of warm water at will.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago

If everything smells like shit everywhere you go, maybe you should check your own shoes.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

Might as well link to the actual source which has a lot of great content.

The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!

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submitted 11 months ago by avguser@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world

Shuffling around my peppers to make room for the tomatoes I just planted up.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My blocked community list got significantly shorter when they introduced instance blocking. Got pretty tired of playing furry porn community whackamole.

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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 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!!

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Literally my MIL.

[-] avguser@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

That seems really interesting, but not $30 app interesting.

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...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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