1223068 Just sad seeing my paycheck get smaller. You could always do something like invest in your 401k for her, and have her reimburse the post-tax amount. That way you're getting the full pre-tax benefit, and she saves a few bucks to make it more palatable. We combine our bank accounts so no real...

I would either open an IRA or increase your contribution into your employer account to account for what she would have done. Yeah thought about that second option too. Just sad seeing my paycheck get smaller. Also sucks that her paycheck isn’t consistent, so have to calculate whatever %age I want t...

Probably won’t have to worry about restrictions but we’ll see

My wife’s new company doesn’t offer any 401k retirement benefits. Not just matching, there are no means to have a percentage of her income taken out pre-tax and into a company-sponsored account. What are my options here? I’m guessing Roth IRA but are there some places better than others? My company ...

mac5155 my 2nd grader had similar issues with his teacher. For some reason it seemed like she was picking on him alone and he was getting in trouble for things other kids were doing also. Or other kids were being rewarded for good behavior while my son was not even though he was also going what the...

In the 3rd and 4th grade basketball league I’m coaching in, the worst offender has been a referee. He was arguing with the guy who runs our league about the rules before a game. Referee shoved the rules at the guy, who shows him in the rule book where the ref was wrong. Ref pushes coach. Other than ...

Just missed her Franchise. We saw the carnival of the animals earlier today.

Could West Mifflin be in a more inconvenient location? It somehow takes the same amount of time to get there from Latrobe as it does to get to downtown. I'm looking at a position there in the Nuclear Propulsion Lab but the idea of commuting that stretch of Rt. 30 a few days a week...woof. Is that a...

I got readers for the first time at 47. Not ready for progressives but it is a pain not having them with me 100% of the time. Thinking of buying some off-the-shelfers as a backup

My wife was offered a legit position without an interview. I told her to tell them to pound salt but she was desperate enough to keep them interested. It wasn’t a scam but they were definitely a clown shoe organization.

Just realized that my drain pipe exiting the kitchen sink area is higher than the exit of my garbage disposal. Had a couple instances where the pipe just popped open and spilled drain water everywhere. Now I know why. Time to call the plumber.

I did survive, so the job search becomes much lower stakes.

Congrats. Sounds like the job search became a priority, though

Like skullman said, rich kids with their new fangled toilets

Another night of winter soccer, another 10-1 loss, accompanied by a crying 11 year old on the ride home. I’m just disgusted with this season, and would prefer just not showing up to anymore games. But that’s not us, so we’ll continue to suffer. There’s a team in our basketball league like this. I f...

This snow would have been useful LAST WEEKEND when we were winter camping. Instead we get 60 degrees

I have 650 bucks burning a hole in the IRS’s pocket but I need my wife’s W-2 for the one day she worked in 2023 before I can file. Her new company is not being very cooperative in sharing that info One day she worked or was paid? Big difference. Is it? Guess I won’t know until she gets her damn W2

I hit Aldi first and whatever I can’t get there it’s big bird. I splurge on meats at a butcher and occasionally Sam’s club, but I didn’t even figure those two into the $200

I habitually spend $200 a week on groceries. Ain’t no frivolous way to get that down. Thanks Biden

I have 650 bucks burning a hole in the IRS’s pocket but I need my wife’s W-2 for the one day she worked in 2023 before I can file. Her new company is not being very cooperative in sharing that info

Just got back from our winter camping trip. Yeah

Sounds like my son’s basketball team

I’m just commenting on the general optimism after their ending last year. It isn’t warranted

I feel like that last stretch of mediocre play was smoke and mirrors. Reminded me of a year during their 21 straight losing seasons where they finished 30-30 and everybody was ready to hand them the World Series the next year. Prove me wrong, but I just don’t see one player, as good he may be, overc...

lol Jerry Porter. So cute, Seachicken fans

Jeans, shorts, tshirts, hoodies, baseball hats, whatever. Just don’t dress like a slob.