cdttmm
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Hope it heals well.

Emergency fund a bit over $9K

Threw another $1K into savings.

At work. On lunch. Holy Week for me so I’ve got services every night and can’t stay late.

I had tomato sandwiches. Work has been so insane lately I feel like cooking even less than usual. I’ve had grilled cheese, eggs, pasta, plus tomato...

Yeah, no idea what’s going on with that. At least I don’t have to deal with electronic shipments.

Real life example from my job of how the China duties are biting: Air freight from China that left yesterday. $4340 cargo value. Subject to all...

Excellent NYT article on how all the different China duties work. ...

TMS, prayers your way and your mom, too.

EO from WH website, Federal Register notices, messages sent out by CBP on their email list that contain important info on how to file clearances with...

The reciprocal tariff is now 10% worldwide for 90 days. Stuff in transit is exempted if in transit before they went into effect.

Today? OMG. Today was just freaking insane. I had just gotten done responding to all the emails and phone calls about the reciprocal tariffs...

Orange Man is a property developer. If he had been in manufacturing, hopefully it would have been different.

There’s a group relevant to my industry that’s quite helpful.

I’ve been trying to be more anonymous online. That’s why I like Reddit. Sort of a fresh start.

The 34% China reciprocal is now 84%.

Yeah tomorrow is going to another dumpster fire day at work. The last two days have been quieter since the initial panic over the reciprocals died...

Looks like another 50% China duty is happening tomorrow.

Both my current job 401K and my IRA (rollover 401K from a job ages ago) are in target date funds. I’m leaving that alone, but a month ago I stopped...

The Verizon 5G home internet is working out very well. I had to work from home for several hours today and I didn’t have any issues. Can’t beat it at...

To be honest, what helps me waste less food is to buy what I like. No experimenting with new stuff. Like eggs. I love eggs, primarily fried eggs. So...

I posted the stuff in the OP on FB. People well known to be Democrats also thought the overseas suppliers paid duties on imports to the US.

I don’t know why everyone think the overseas suppliers pay for the duties. The importers always do. And that’s the companies who import these goods,...

I don't watch TV (I don't OWN a TV) very much, although I'll occasionally watch something on the PBS website or some on YT. I mostly watch on my...

Depending on the price of phones whenever I eventually replace my current iPhone 15 Pro, I may buy refurb directly from Apple or Best Buy (the Geek...

Things only got more complicated recently.

I generally buy frozen for any soft fruit (cherries, berries) because it's just me and they go bad so fast.

Pharmaceuticals are not included in the reciprocal tariffs.

Ah, it wasn’t clear.

Agreed. A friend said this is the time when you fake your death!

The increases are worse than I expected. And they’re on top of already existing duties. 34% for China, on top of recent 20% and 25% from 2018.

Dumpster fire! Thanks, all.

More duties to be announced today. Ugh. Work is just awful. The ones to be announced today will go into effect immediately today. I spent yesterday...

Wind. It seems to have gotten worse the last couple of years. I don’t ever remember there being wind advisory like we now get them. More bad...

A combo of blue Dawn, white vinegar, and a bit of water in a spray bottle does wonders for soap scum and the like. Huge squirts of Dawn in the...

TMS, so sorry to hear about your mom b

I hate having to call something to cancel that won’t let me do it online. Changed from Concast Xfinity internet to Verizon 5G home internet. Had to...

I’ve been donating to the local food pantry for years.

Mine was fine.

I did the poop test, Cologuard, a couple of years ago. No history of colon cancer in the family b

Eating Imam Bayaldi - twist on a Middle Eastern classic. This is eggplant fried in olive oil, then added to simmering onion, garlic, tomatoes, and...

Decided to keep the Verizon. Did more work today and it was much better speed wise. At half the price, I can’t beat it.

The Verizon 5G is too slow for when I have to work. I had to do a bit of work this weekend and it was decrepiy slow. Speeds are still 140-150 to 300+...

In Covid‘a Wake. Brand new and has been in the news a lot. NYT Daily podcast had a 45 min interview with the author’s in the last week or so. Very...

All I have are east facing windows. Router is in front of a window on a table, and it’s the window that’s closest to the corner that’s the end of the...

What was in the hamburger pie?

Alan, my Verizon gets 160 at the most so far. Xfinity is 300+. I don’t have a TV. I stream audio constantly. Watch some videos on iPad, but not a...

Yes, IG for the cute stuff.

Got the Verizon 5G home internet router today. Speeds are about half of Xfinity, but it’s also about half the cost! Going to see how it goes for a...

You should save your photos elsewhere besides FB.

Xfinity has a reputation for being expensive. If you get an initial deal, it will increase immediately after that offer expires.