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I definitely did not, but I do now and learning from others is a great way to get up in life. Is it a requirement that he makes the same mistakes if they can be made known to him now so he can have a better outlook for later?
That is a pretty small list for most of us in vehicle related hobbies. I have one of his XJs now, btw.
I'll take the things ivory tower leftists tell themselves so they can cope with the inconvenience not having the right tool for the job for $400 Alex.
If it's all "paid for" it hardly matters. If it's all paid for and he has a proper relationship with his priorities he's got semi-liquid assets to sell if things get tough.Isnt the list irrelevant? This is about judging his financial choices on his income.
It did a couple hundred miles of the Pennsylvania Gambler 500 with no problems after minimal work. Still a shitbox.The $600 shitbox with steering issues and running problems?
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Definitely cannot argue that one
see you made my point.
yesYour allowed to bet on yourself?
A/C is a crutch invented to destroy the South by enabling Yankees to make the move
Actually, I did open up a personal Roth IRA/401K account at the local credit union back in 2021, and I max out the TSP the usmc does (5%).A lot of you are vets and should be able to relate to his situation. I've never met Ashke but feel I already 'know' him quite a bit, having been a nobody from BFE that joined the military, so I can relate.
IRA's? Investing? Dude, he's a lance criminal. He can't afford to pay attention
You can armchair quarterback the poor dude and lecture him on saving money...but how? Where? Does he have some toys? Sure does. All that shit is dirt cheap too. He can totally have a hobby that takes his mind off the Marine Corps and family responsibilities for a Saturday afternoon as he wrenches on whatever he wants to and lets whatever amount of rust fall in his eyeballs
If his vehicles are mostly reliable now, why on earth should he spend money to buy another shitbox, pay more in sales tax, registration, etc, only to have to go through the next shit box to fix the odds and ends on it? That doesn't make any sense.
It's not realistically feasible to save a whole lot as a E3 with a family. It's just not. What would make sense would be to start something like a Roth IRA and when he gets promoted to Corporal, put 50% of that pay raise difference into his IRA. His promotion is only $200/mo (not sure how many years he has in). $100 ain't much, but after a year, that's $1200 into a long time retirement account. It's a start, and honestly that's all you can ask (Ashke?
I don't even know the MF'r and I'm proud of him to see someone that was a relative dysfunctional member of the society to join the military to make something of himself. None of us, himself included, will know where he will go from here. Maybe he'll get out and turn into a total loser and turn back into the same person he was before. Maybe he'll utilize his skill set from being in the 06xx community and progress. Maybe he'll make a career of it, like I did. Who knows?
I had no idea I would stay in when I was a Lance. I had no idea I'd stay in until I was a SSgt, become a CWO, and now a LDO Captain. I started off saving small, but as I progressed, so did my financial goals. It's a little more reasonable to expect to max your IRA, TSP contribution, and stock options as a 16 year O3E than a 2 year E3.
Joining the military is a totally new chapter in life and affords people a fresh start. See where he goes, offer candid advice here and there, and see what he does. None of you can hold his hand for him.
Very good fleet! Excellent choices all around.
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A/C is a crutch invented to destroy the South by enabling Yankees to make the move
BassnTruck goes back to the very being of the shitshow from 2017, where this all started, really.No idea what's going on but some of these replies has me envisioning The Trailer Park Boys posting on irate
- what is the back story on this entire ordeal
- why does WTF? put so much care into his vehicle registration costs?
- was ashke bassintrucks little spoon some years ago?
the xj is in PA on storage mode so it doesnt really count. I don't have anything else yet.
you implying romantic food and drink intake and buttsecks?
I was told stuff doesn't rust in CA
Because I can, I guess. It's important to me.
Not from road salt, anyway. Scouts tend to rust top down from the salt in the air, though.
I have no idea what is going on but my money is on the ugly one to win this fight!
Plym is still here, in this very thread. Action fabulous left us because we didn’t offer as much positive attention as FB, IG, etc.Gawd, I just remembered some characters from the shitshow 7 years ago.
- remember Grampa Plym and Uncle Fabulous?