Fully agree, but we gotta start finding ways to fix the problem cause that ship done already sailed.

You've never been a rich privileged white man I see. Trump's only thoughts are "surely this can't be fair, there's gotta be something we can do to come to a better agreement" and he'll continue to be flabbergasted by any other result because he's never had to deal with real consequences in his life.

How old is this cousin? Maybe they don't know how to deal with difficult information yet

It's not a fact. You're predicting events of the future that haven't yet happened. I don't care what you know about the legal system, you absolutely cannot call it fact.

You are not a supreme being with the power of knowing or influencing the future. That's just nonsense.

Also I hope you're right.

That one whooshed right over your head eh? He's saying that chickens families are not, in fact, the same as human families. They don't form a family unit with bonds above those of other chickens. It's mostly because they're chickens....and not humans and it was a dumb comparison for PETA to try and make.

Pointing out how chickens relate to other chickens does not mean it's an endorsement for cruelty...you stretched big time for that one.

Except they didn't fix the root of the problem, they just kicked the can down the road and made big banks even bigger. Some bigger than the Treasury itself. They set up a bigger ticking time bomb for someone else to worry about when they're gone.

Thanks for reminding me to water my one and only plant....it was suffering! 🫣

Pizza party solves everything!!

So this is just advocating for budgeting in general? Well let's take it a step further...how do you (and others) go about building your budget?

Hmm, so what books would be best for Baphomet to read to children? (non-serious replies only please)

There's never a scenario on the internet where 99% of people agree with you...unless you're just talking to yourself. Just let it go, not like you lose anything with downvotes.

And those owners can almost always find a compassionate ear from their loyal rich CEOs who don't want to upset a however many years relationship of "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine" kinda thing.

Don't worry, I'll go first.

So I ultimately agree that the first thing to do is to recognize your known amounts. I start with a simple Excel spreadsheet and begin with known monthly income amounts first. Fixed or relatively consistent income gets it's own row. Then I try to think about other sources of income that I make throughout the year (if any) and then average that to a monthly amount.

Next I start with all of my known fixed expenses. Mortgage/rent, car payments, insurance, etc. Next comes known variable expenses like gas, groceries, etc. I always average out the last few months and try to lean towards a higher amount to be conservative. Last, I try to always budget for unexpected expenses. Vehicle maintenance, child injury, unexpected bachelor party...you name it, but every month on average SOMETHING unexpected comes along.

What I'm left with, I divide by 30 days to figure out what I can spend on a daily basis. Some days I spend over, sometimes way under...but this gives me a good idea every day on how I should be doing for the month. I find it helps to have that "per day" thought in your mind at all times!

That and so you can close the door and just try to pretend there's nothing in there

I wonder what he'd do if he were here...

Well, either you're really bad at expressing yourself through online comments...or you forgot to add a /s to the end of your comment. Certainly seems to me like you're still a bit confused.

What action was the general public supposed to take? Opposing voices have ended up in jail or worse. If you think this can't happen to you in your country then you're very much mistaken!

That's what I was thinking. Pretty much what I would expect them to say publicly. Who knows what they actually think...you don't find it in the news, that's for sure.

I mostly just enjoy reading varied opinions of others rather than having much to say, but I'll try to start responding more!

My cat has pretty much free reign of the place...with two exceptions. Whenever she wants my attention and isn't getting it, she ALWAYS goes where she's not allowed just to force me to get up and yell at her. Her reaction is just "oh you're up now? Ok come on let's go play"