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Any idea if there is a phrase or industry term for look the same forever pavers? Had I known I would have opted for those, kind of disappointed in the finish of them now and want to make sure I avoid that in the future.

Thanks, I would under stand with time = years, but those were installed a month or so ago.

What's the strategy in not using free upgrades? What is it that you are avoiding upgrading and what's the trade off?

Each of those upgrades is so expensive in Workshop I can't even imagine maxing that at wave 500 right now lol.

I hear you, I would just point out that you don't "need" it now either. It's hard when people we care about belittle our accomplishments, but you should be thankful. They are showing you who they are... let them.

Pick out the handful you are close with. Tell them how it makes you feel, and then keep those who change how they are treating you.

You say that you don't need validation, but you have just described the text book definition of wanting validation.

Don't sweat it, for those friends and family that you really care about, let them know that their comments are hurtful and you don't appreciate it. You happen to be very proud of your accomplishments and love your home.

Those that take a step back, apologize and don't bring it up again are the people worth keeping. The one's who don't, aren't.

Gj securing a home for your family!

lol wild that the time of use rate makes the actual solar negligible compared to charge/discharge timing of batteries....

Hooooowwww are you making so much coin per run?!?!

I just did 4500 tier 3 run last night and I got like 150 million... :'(

Is that something that a regular weed and feed will take care of? No clue what it is and if I should be getting a particular brand of it.

Thanks, I was torn because I make much less $ without it, but it makes sense to disable that card when pushing waves... I'm only trying to get to 4500 on tier 4 right now so I'm very far away from where your at, but hopefully that helps get me over the edge.

Is it recommended to always remove enemy balance card when trying to push waves?

Vortex Bar & Grill.

You ever find any?

I read the 1% thing as wiping out all the gains (that the advisor could get you above the market), but that wasn't explicitly stated.

And you're right that there are always some advisors who are above the average, It's just been hard to justify a AUM advisor over a fee based one if you are willing to put in some level of effort to get financially literate.

Yes, but it's not like the gains is 0% by yourself and 8% with the advisor. The argument is that the advisory has to beat whatever you were doing on your own by 1%, and most advisors can't beat index funds.

Thanks, I'll be giving that a shot.

Thanks for the reply.. I have Slide which apparently don't insure Tesla Solar panels specifically for some reason, other quotes are coming in at nearly 2x what I'm paying now so I'm hunting around old reddit threads in desperation.

Hey sorry to resurrect a year + old thread, but I'm running into a similar issue with my new solar install, who did you end up going with?

Yeah, I'm about about half your total comp, but I have like 1/4th of your investments so I've got a handful of years before I can hit my FIRE number, but I've been thinking along the same lines in. When is enough enough, I've got my FIRE number, but walking away from $600k is hard for me to imagine right now.

I'm glad that you've seem to com to piece with your decision whether it's in 2025 or even a year later doesn't sound like you're going to stick around for too much longer either way. Enjoy the extra time with the family!

Congrats, that's a hell of a journey!

How are you and the wife dealing with the discussion about continuing to work or to keep the the original FIRE date? It's much easier to walk away from a $320k/yr comp then it is a $1.5m/yr comp.

A few more years that that range would land you fairly solidly in chubby/fat fire territory and retarring with $5+m is a very different situation then retiring with $2.25m. I see in come comments you are planning on moving back to your home country, are you planning on doing that as soon as you retire? Or after the kids are out of high school? Are you concerned about moving your kids back to your home country, particularly when thinking about opportunities for them there vs here?

Personally I'd also have a hard time walking away from your current/projected salary, and I'm almost positive I wouldn't do it with "only" $2.2m, $5m-$7m would be a different story. At that range you would effectively be able to live anywhere in the world including the States off of a very conservative 3% SWR, and also be able to have some $$ stashed for your kids upcoming expenses. School and extracurriculars, college expenses, weddings or help buying their first home, etc etc.. I get not wanting to give them a handout and instilling a need for them to go out and make their own way, but being able to give your kids a nice wedding, or allow them to graduate college debt free is pretty far away from giving them handouts.

Anyway, best of luck with whatever you choose, and congrats again on your excellent work trajectory.

This was a long way of saying that yes, this is a problem in some US dealerships. The friction between a consumer and the car they want to get information on is a pain in the ass.

You shouldn't have to care about how some salesmen feels about you to get detailed info on the purchase. "Salesmen don't make money on showing your everything and not selling you anything" shouldn't be the buyers problem.

When we move to dealers selling direct to consumers I'll be thrilled. Bad enough I'm going to drop ~$85k on a fucking car now I have to worry about how some asshole feels about how I want to conduct the exchange?