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Spur08

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  1. Shoot, easier said than done. I'm one of those people that just cannot physically eat salad - my body doesn't process it well and it results in painful digestion (think the gut bomb of eating 100 hellfire wings). I really would like a salad every now and then, but it damn sure isn't worth that amount of pain. I had a discussion with my GI about it and his simple response was "some people just can't digest lettuce"
  2. That's a good idea. Also, I've maxed out my 401K but my wife's acct is not maxed. I assume I can do the same? I should also probably get clarification - is a $1 contribution to the HSA/401K a $1 reduction in tax liability? If not, is there any vehicle that is a 1:1?
  3. True. As I said before, I maxed out 401K contributions so it wasn't a massive over the top change from looking just at the deposit.
  4. Yeesh. 12% sounds rough and definitely not cheap. Sounds like I should bite the bullet and use savings?
  5. So I am in quite the pickle. Last year, I owed a decent chunk of change come tax time. To remedy that situation, I maxed out my 401K contributions and decided to withhold an additional $100 per paycheck (so, M-3, +100). I submitted the information to HR/payroll via our dumb ass portal and let it ride. I made the incredibly foolish error of not double-checking any of my paychecks, at all. I cannot describe how pissed I am at myself for that - lesson learned. Why am I pissed might you ask? It turns out, Payroll changed my withdrawal to only withhold $100 for FITW, total. As I'm starting to do my taxes this year, I'm finally seeing the chickens come home to roost and wondering why I have a $13,000 tax bill. I take a closer look at W2s....what the hell.....and realize, "FUCK"! I'm in the process of getting this all corrected, but I'm wondering what my options are. Of course, this is my cross to bear, so Payroll isn't going to give a fuck and isn't liable for anything (nor should they be, I suppose). $13K is a lot. I can pay it in one lump sum but I don't want my savings to take that big of a hit at the start of the year. Are payments an option? Do I have to pay interest if I choose that? If so, what does that typically look like? File an extension and withhold a fuckload more - does that do anything? HALP!
  6. There are 2 threads that I found previously which had really good recs. I'd search them
  7. PM me Venmo. It may not be much but it's something.
  8. We're all mid 30s w toddlers/young kids who bleed us dry. Game trips is an option. We're all alums from different schools so UT centric stuff might be out unless it's my year. I like national park ideas but hungover hiking might suck. I gotta ask, wtf is in pampa? Not sure if it's a joke or not which probably means it is? And typical gilbang with dicks on his mind.
  9. Some buddies and I were talking about doing another guys golf weekend and, since one of the guys doesn't golf, the conversation turned into another idea. We discussed having an annual guys trip where someone selects the trip and we go through a rotation. That way we don't get stuck doing golf trips every year with the one guy who only wants to spend money on golf every chance he gets. I was trying to get some ideas but, when I googled it, all that came up was stupid shit like "guys trip to Italy, trek the Amazon, spend the night sleeping on a volcano." Don't get me wrong, I like a good guy's golf or Vegas weekend, but I'm looking for some other ideas that we can consider. Budget wouldn't be huge $500-$1K for the weekend, probably sans travel costs.
  10. This sucks
  11. Apparently there is an existing thread for this, so I'll move my post here My brother wants me to smoke a huge boar ham...or whatever cut it is but equivalent of a ham of a wild boar. I've heard bad things about wild boar meat. Is this going to suck? Any recs of how to brine and smoke it?
  12. Interesting timing. My brother wants me to smoke a huge boar ham...or whatever cut it is but equivalent of a ham. I've heard bad things about wild boar meat. Is this going to suck? Any recs of how to brine and smoke it?
  13. I got drunk and bid on something at a silent auction. Dont even know who it is, but I'll sell the grab bag mystery to you for tree fiddy
  14. That 3 surgeons in the US thing is bogus. Does the area have neural and vascular structures around it that make the procedure more difficult and a bit more risky? Yes. Is it so risky and difficult that only 3 people know how or are willing to do it? Absolutely not. Every medical school has someone that has done or does this surgery. There are also a small subset of guys in private practice in DFW who I would trust to perform the surgery. My company doesn't really have a market in NM otherwise I would try and get you a rec. I just saw your biz is located in TX. If you need recs here (DFW, ATX, Houston, San Antonio) I can provide some.
  15. I think I they make this thing called audio books..
  16. Air Tahiti flies there as well
  17. We honeymooned on moorea and had a great time. Toured the mountains, a banana liquor distillery, paddle boarded and snorkels, and overall hung out, drank, ate, and banged like teenagers. Great trip
  18. They do look pretty cool. I considered that and RecTec and it's the customer service that won me over. You sound like someone who's been watching ATBBQ youtube channel!
  19. Sazerac, old fashioned, and manhattans are my 3 go-tos. I hate campari so I can't do any drinks involving that, but I've been playing with some vieux carrés lately.
  20. Hot damn this is the truth. I have to answer standard computer questions weekly, not to mention run CCleaner/Malwarebytes frequently due to my dad, ahem, contracting spam/viruses from browsing certain....sites....... why can't that mental flexibility be lost first?
  21. Mother in law got me some sear grates and seasoning from rectec for christmas. Unfortunately I already have the seasoning she gave me so I called them to see if I could exchange it for another. They asked which one I wanted and just shipped it to me free of charge. Their customer service really does kick ass
  22. From what I've heard, it's on the lower end of pellet grills quality wise and the PID controller is sub-par. They also were sued for false/deceptive marketing or something on their pellets Prime rib from Christmas. It was awesome. I overcooked it by about 5 degrees from searing but it was still spectacular
  23. They were told dishwasher was empty. Seems common manners, no? Also, MIL just knocked her whole glass of water on wife's laptop. Good stuff
  24. In laws, BIL, and gf are in town I made breakfast, loaded and unloaded the dishwasher so it is now empty... Come back to the sink after eating and...
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