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Classic cars, if you're into cars. Think older Porsche 911, muscle cars, Broncos, old pickup trucks, etc. This is not mine, and probably not $35k, but it can be an investment that …

I was recently laid off and have been considering a career change. I'm 46 and have been in software testing/QA for 20+ years with a BSEE degree. I'm getting burned out on doing the…

Those that got laid off in the past couple of months and were able to find a new position, was it a step up or down relative to your last job? I've been out of work since November …

I have a motorcycle lift and a car lift, but the desk is great for motorcycle engine rebuilds or working on a steering rack, just like a normal workbench but you can raise what you…

I love them, I have one at work and three at home. I end up standing about 80% of the time and I feel that I'm more productive when I'm standing. When I sit at my desk, I tend to t…

I was driving home today and I noticed a couple of businesses that always seem to be open and have been around for a while, it made me wonder how they stay in business. Some might …

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This is true, and there are many strategies that hedge funds use besides just buy(long) or sell(short) the market. High frequency trading is one, another is spread trading. With sp…

I was laid off in 2009, in the middle of the housing bust and it was rough. Fortunately, I was on my own, so I only had to take care of myself, but being laid off taught me to keep…

It's not a safe car by any modern means, we got it for drives on the weekend. It only has a lap belt and no power brakes, but it's fun to drive :-)

2008 Toyota Tundra with 208k miles. I needed a truck to tow a toy hauler and also to take my dirt bike to the track. I also race down in Mexico and the truck is old enough that I'm…

HA! I was just going to write this. It's like my official 'old man' gift for Christmas. People laugh about it, but when you get one, it's amazing lol.

I met my wife about 12 years ago and at the time, we were making about the same salary ~$70k. Over the years both our salaries went up about the same until we both got to the $100k…

MP3 players, beepers, pay phones and phone booths, phone charger battery vending machines at airports, boom boxes, laser disks... basically everything I remember growing up with in…

Apples(if you like them). If you are hungry, and an apple doesn't sounds good to eat, you are probably bored and not hungry. It helped me from eating snack foods.

Wouldn't any gaming systems with cartridges be considered finished? Atari, Nintendo, etc.

Acupuncture. I had a similar issue with my pinkie and ring finger on my right hand started going numb at work. I had an ergonomics specialist from my company give me a whole new se…

How do you deal with large missed opportunities? Recently this has been eating me up. I have been dwelling on a couple of missed financial opportunities which would have been life-…

Ex-Nortel here! First job out of college working in NY.

In hindsight, concentrating on finding a side hustle or a business of my own instead of just trying to be a better engineer. 90% of new ventures fail, but everyone thinks they will…

Yesterday I was driving and had Google maps directions on audio. For the first time, one instruction said: "In 300 feet, make a right at the In and Out Burger." It's the first time…

This E-Trade commercial that played during the Superbowl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnQMq5wtZcg

Not common in San Diego either... the sunshine tax is real.

I'm down in San Diego and the few tech meetups that I used to go to have basically dried up and haven't posted a meetup in over a year. Is this happening in other areas as well?