PostsCommentsPayoutsseattlea (74)Good Copin Finance and Economy • 3 hours agoRE: The Low EnoughAre you sure that lower end would be a little tight in your area? Those are after tax numbers...seattlea (74)Good Copin Finance and Economy • 6 hours agoRE: The Low EnoughThe key to your numbers is that they are after tax. So for comparison, my wife and I run a pretty tight budget and we don't have any mortgage payments anymore. If you exclude…seattlea (74)in LeoFinance • 9 hours agoRE: Cost Of Living Values Have Increased Rapidly Over A Short Period Of Time Well, these states are more expensive because Democratic (blue) states have higher incomes: As you can see in the top 15 there is only one red (Republican) state... And…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 9 hours agoRE: Look the Part, Be the PartI actually enjoy exercising, and I take care of my body. I take care of how I look and I think every self respecting man and woman should also take care of their body. There is a…seattlea (74)in LeoFinance • 10 hours agoRE: Cost Of Living Values Have Increased Rapidly Over A Short Period Of Time So New York is 100, USA 54.6... USA number is pretty much a useless number as US is a huge country and cost of living is all over the place. Even if you look at the US cost of…seattlea (74)in Reflections • 11 hours agoRE: Open EnrollmentI am also in the public sector. Our salaries are better that your area, but still about one third of private sector in our area...seattlea (74)in Reflections • 11 hours agoRE: Open EnrollmentYou know that is not as bad as our changes. Two years ago all of our health, dental, vision and life insurance were all free to all employees, last year they phased out PPO and…seattlea (74)in Actifit • 11 hours agoRE: Holiday was nice, but back to work tomorrow. Yep, that 200 Billion dollars in salary payments that was held up by the shutdown will now find its way into the economy...seattlea (74)in HiveGarden • 14 hours agoRE: Does it rain a lot in your garden? What's the impact of that?It rains in Seattle almost every day from October to July, but our rain is very light, so I just do garden stuff in the rain, a little mud is OK with me :) Nice that you shared…seattlea (74)in HiveGarden • 14 hours agoRE: Does it rain a lot in your garden? What's the impact of that?Depends on which mushrooms :) The chantarelles are $32/pound here...seattlea (74)in Actifit • 14 hours agoRE: Holiday was nice, but back to work tomorrow. BTW, they renamed the AD on Azure recently into Microsoft Entra Id :)seattlea (74)in Actifit • 14 hours agoRE: Holiday was nice, but back to work tomorrow. Yes, AI is a big selling point right now.seattlea (74)in Hive Governance • 14 hours agoRE: Witness Update: Ready for Hive Fork 28Thank you, I noticed yesterday.seattlea (74)in Actifit • yesterdayRE: Happy Sunday 😇…………My Actifit Report Card: November 9 2025You are welcome :)seattlea (74)in Hive Governance • 2 days agoRE: Witness Update: Ready for Hive Fork 28We should encourage people to review their Witness votes and remove votes from in-active or witnesses that generate only misses without validating any blocks...seattlea (74)in Actifit • 2 days agoRE: My Actifit Report Card: November 10 2025Thank you! My little place on the bluff...seattlea (74)in We Are Alive Tribe • 2 days agoRE: Alive & Thriving Goals Monday : Ten Days In... 🎉|| AATYr6 || Prompt A Day 😊My wife gave it to me as one of the first gifts after we met years ago and it is still around :)seattlea (74)in #tesla • 2 days agoRE: 2025 Tesla Shareholder Meeting (Part 2 of 2)Makes sense, I have more than half of my 401k sitting in money market earning 4% right now, I will be looking to enter into Tesla on a correction... Thinking $370 is a good first…seattlea (74)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: Risk Versus RewardIf he thinks he is going to trade his crypto portfolio he would be better off to just invest in S&P500 ETF :)seattlea (74)in Reflections • 2 days agoRE: Facts of LiesIt is not just stories, give people something to believe in and they will accomplish that. Believing in something is the biggest part of being able to achieve it. I don't know if…