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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • I’m in the process of buying a new house.

    I think “good time” is just kind of luck. I’m buying now because circumstances make it the best choice. Interest rates are kind of high (mine is 7%) and if that drops a few, I’ll refinance to get a better rate.

    I looked for houses that had a space easily convertible to a MIL suite cut off from the rest of the house. My plan is to get the house payment down as quick as possible with a renter in the MIL suite.


  • 2018 Kia Soul.

    I like boxy cars, they’re big on the inside. And the small boxy ones don’t feel small.

    I had a 2005 Honda Element for many years, and it just started falling apart. The car itself was worth less than the fix, so I got rid of it, but I got used to no car payment, so I decided I wouldn’t pay more than $300/month. Found this car for 10k. Perfect.

    I like it. It’s slow to gain speed, but I’m not trying to out speed anyone. It also fits my giant 112lb dog no problem. It’s comfy, and though most would now think it’s old tech-wise, it was a major improvement in tech compared to my previous car.














  • My mom towards my brother. He’s 37 and has no job, smokes weed and plays video games all day. My mom is 70. No idea what he plans to do when she inevitably passes, but I’ve outright told him he’s not moving in with me and I’m not supporting him.

    My mom though, it’s truly a mess of her own making. She harbors a lot of guilt towards picking our father, even though the worst thing he did to us was be uninterested/eventually leave… Still, she has it in her head that making my brother do anything he doesn’t want to is abandoning him in a way, so she lets him do whatever, pays for it, and tell him all the time nothing is his fault and that he doesn’t have to change.

    I love my mom, but damn.