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  1. fris

    Home buying thread

    Do you need to prove pre-approval from a financial institution to a realtor?
  2. fris

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    this is my new go-to since my state blocked pornhub
  3. fris

    Home Improvement

    I've probably told the story before here. One time I wanted to replace the ceiling fan in my living room, which is a two-story vaulted ceiling. I've replaced ceiling fans and other rooms, but none of them were this high. I called a local company and asked for a quote, they said they wouldn't be...
  4. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    My friend.... Had a similar opportunity coming up. ..he... Is looking at a layoff in Sept. This will allow switching the 401k and it's limited choices to an IRA, #silver_lining. There will be a decent severance and the debate is trying to buy into a small biz or a franchise or trying to find...
  5. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    A 50 cent stock needs a 30x split?
  6. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    I hate intuit, only reason we have to file taxes is cause they lobby our govt to continue requiring us. If you're legit, the govt already knows everything, filling is just a way to fuck up or pay more in taxes. They could make it simple for everyone, but intuit won't let that happen. That...
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    Investing General Discussion

    We have a saying around work; some people, if you told them to design a new toaster, they'd eventually get you their design and it world be late cause that made it nuclear powered. Now, it's "put ai in it" , except now they're rewarded for over(under?) engineering everything
  8. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    Is Chatgpt integrated into Siri really that big a deal?
  9. fris

    Home Improvement

    Any suggestions on the type of dirt to fill holes in y your yard? My dogs dug a bunch of holes when they were younger. Ive bought 'top soil' and various types of dirt, but they all seem to have some sort of manure mixed in which just encourages my dogs to redig that spot
  10. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    Basically video cards are thousands of dollars, OEMs are restricted on inventory, lead times are crazy. I'd be surprised if anything in they earnings report was fake
  11. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    Do you sell after the split or continue to hold? At some point, this has to correct right?
  12. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    Like I said, I love the lesson. I've told that exact comparison to my sons and niece. The difference in $140k and $200m is a bit more than 5%
  13. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    I love the sentiment but $200m is way off https://www.benzinga.com/general/education/23/09/34704049/if-you-invested-in-apple-stock-instead-of-buying-iphones-each-year-heres-how-much-youd-have-tod
  14. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    Why isn't there an ETF that just has the winners?!?!?!!!! Just cut that buttom 80%, step 3 profit
  15. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    He might be right this time. Hearing that sales in China are taking off.
  16. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    I don't see how HPE and Dell don't rocket after their earnings reports at the end of this month
  17. fris

    Home buying thread

    I don't answer about 10 calls a day from numbers not already in my phone. Some calls trying to sell me healthcare, home owners insurance, sell my home, free roof inspection, etc. I just never answer anymore cause it's never anything useful.
  18. fris

    Home buying thread

    before my divorce, house hacking was our plan. keep this house, save up a down payment and move into a bigger, keep & rent the old. rinse repeat. my neighbor did it. he just had his 1 home when we moved into this neighborhood about 15 years ago. last time i saw him, he stops by every time...
  19. fris

    Home Improvement

    my f150 would fit in my 2 car garage if my garage wasn't full of stuff. #texasthings
  20. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    F150 is over $100 if memory serves. F550 oil and air filters being north of 600 isn't surprising
  21. fris

    Star Wars general purpose movie stuff

    I remember being in the theater for ep2 and seeing Yoda walk into the cave w/ Doku and thinking, 'i've been waiting my whole life for this moment'. then thinking, 'well that was a let down'.
  22. fris

    Home Improvement

    You're in Austin right? Check out AC Repair & Plumbing in Round Rock - Cool Kids. I had then come out once to replace my fan motor. He tested everything and said my capacitor wasn't wired correctly and only charged me 80 bucks for coming out.
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    Investing General Discussion

    19% beat eps, 1% miss on rev, 20% drop... I knew I should have shorted.
  24. fris

    Death and... Taxes.

    I would deposit that check with a quickness. Maybe not spend it, but at least they're it into a hysa
  25. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    at least in the Sarlacc pit, you won't last more than 1000 years. I'm sure this question will infuriate @Araysar , sorry in advance SMCI has an earnings report tomorrow. They currently have a PE ratio of 68.9. HPE currently has a PE ratio of 11.76. Dell is 28.97. IMB is 18.87. NVida is...
  26. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    I know this is tongue in cheek, but yes. My emergency fund (Marcus, kids allowance is in ally) grows about half as much as my monthly deposit. Under Trump, my 401k was growing faster than my deposits. Thanks to inflation, that's not happening under Biden. This year has been ok, but you...
  27. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    The savings account I use for my boys allowance now gains enough interest to cover their allowance lol
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    Investing General Discussion

    Isn't Biden about to sign a bill that blocks tictoc? I don't see how this doesn't recover move of the after hour losses tomorrow
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    Home Improvement

    I'm debating installing a mini split. Better long term solution to a window unit. Central Texas gets pretty warm, but not desert hot lol
  30. fris

    Weight Loss Thread

    It's anyone using an online doc for hrt? My GP didn't seem inclined to go down that path. He did request a test test, I'm 405. I don't think he'll want to do the other years to get my true free test number. My libido is ok, down from when I was younger but ok. Weight gain is a problem and...
  31. fris

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    I hope this makes a shit ton of cash and Disney realizes the money they can make when they drop the woke shit I can dream right? There can't be many more movies with Ryan Reynolds. The dude has to be worth close to a billion after selling his phone company right? And after his soccer team...
  32. fris

    Home Improvement

    Yes Media U shaped. It's awesome. I bought one of their stand up units that connect to a window, dual hose. Just haven't hooked it up yet. More an emergency plan once my main ac goes out again. My youngest son's window is a but less visible from the street so the Holes might not get...
  33. fris

    Home Improvement

    Dunno if this falls into this thread or not My home ac has been repaired probably a dozen times. The inside unit was replace about 10 years ago. The outside fan again just last month. I have the dual capacitor thing. I don't want to spend $10k at least to replace everything. So I got a...
  34. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    double miss, stock rockets, #tesla things
  35. fris

    Investing General Discussion

    I'm pretty that's still the case, you can only be "unemployed" for so.
  36. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    Heck year, my 50k ain't gonna turn into 1b on it's own
  37. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    250 daya a year extends that $50k to 1 billion to 5.6 years. Wildly different story. You got me.
  38. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    I think i'm ok w/ math. 1000 to 100,000 only takes 15 months. Month Deposit Interest Ending balance 1 $1,000.00 $353.45 $1,353.45 2 $0.00 $478.38 $1,831.83 3 $0.00 $647.46 $2,479.29 4 $0.00 $876.30 $3,355.59 5 $0.00 $1,186.03 $4,541.62 6 $0.00 $1,605.24 $6,146.86 7 $0.00...
  39. fris

    The Stock Trading and Shitposting thread.

    here's the problem w/ most of hte posts in this thread. they could be fake. you're posting charts and adding arrows to when you bought in and sold. in the other thread, people are posting their buy-in when they buy-in. they're talking about what they bought before they sold, the why. Why...
  40. fris

    Health Problems

    Bananas best way to rebuild your gut fana. Crap food will cause bad bacteria to reproduce faster. Best food for gut health. Better if they're more green than brown