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I coach HS cheerleading - and I cut, and that is whether I’ve been at a small or large school, small or large turnout. DS plays HS soccer, and this year they didn’t cut because they lacked numbers, but that is not typical. Football doesn’t always cut at DS’s school because its a small school...

It’s an MTA owned bridge, not MDOT. It’s not old. And every bridge in the US over 20 feet long is federally mandated to be inspected every 2 years. There’s an entire industry of engineers whose job it is to do those inspections. (Mine included.) A direct hit by a cargo ship of that...

I don’t think someone who is putting extra towards their mortgage meets the definition of living paycheck to paycheck. Someone who lives pay to pay has no extra money and no savings.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton are amazing, and bonus, the fall is an excellent time to visit because the ridiculous summer crowds are gone. Glacier starts to shut down earlier than YNP and GTNP, so do keep that in mind. I believe some of the boat tours are done by the second week in September...

Correct, for roads and bridges, cars are negligible. It’s tractor trailers that are the source of loading and damage. However, parking garages are another issue altogether. The design load was actually reduced from 50psf to 40psf in recent years and there is now discussions that they will...

First, are you playing frisbee with your phone? A good case is going to protect your phone. Second, it’s what, $1000 to replace a phone? It’s far, far more money to replace a car, home, or pay for medical. Those insurances are not the same.

But a good case and screen protector, skip the insurance.

The average US buyer is not buying luxury SUVs and cars.

It might help you to take notice that they are not actually “expiration” dates. The dates you see on food labels are not usually related to food spoilage. Instead, the dates tell you how long food maintains the best taste and texture. Sell by dates are just dates to remove food from shelves...

I think there’s a big difference between the common courtesy of letting your housemates know that you’ll be out late, whether you’ll be home or not for dinner, not coming home at night… And a curfew with a time that someone is expected to be home by. What are you going to do if they break...

But all investments have risks. A person who’s net worth is mostly in stocks could just as easily wake up to find themselves with much less. Why would you not count the stocks just because the market could take a dive? It’s why you should diversify, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t count...

Benadryl is not enough to stop an anaphylactic reaction. It does not work fast or strong enough to reverse the reaction.

Water parks are not open late, they close at 5 through most of the winter and stay open until at most 8 during the rest of the year. With no direct busing, it’s also time consuming to get there. So, you’d have to arrive at your hotel relatively early in the day to make use of this perk. I’d...

It’s not just random people who say you can freeze past the date, the USDA says so. The date on packages is literally a “Use or FREEZE by date”. You are throwing money out by tossing frozen meats.

Thinking you have to go into debt to make memories with your children is simply deluding yourself. Spending your time with your kids is free, and ultimately the best memories. I’m not judging, we currently have a loan on our camper, It’s low interest and we bought it to vacation with our...

I cannot emphasize this enough. I coach high schoolers and there are always a bunch that are planning on something like teaching that ignore our two, semi-local, reasonably priced state colleges for a more sexy choice. You are never going to be a high earner as a teacher, and there’s nothing...

You only have 2 to 4 trips of 250 miles a year? Good grief, we average 2-4 a month during soccer season alone. This actually explains a lot to me. I’ve lived in the NY, NJ, PA area my whole life and the idea that “most people” can charge at home didn’t seem right. But assuming that 53% in...

I still don’t see how older towns with all street parking are going to work for EVs. Where are the people who live there supposed to plug in their cars? They don’t have garages or even driveways. They park on narrow streets in front of their homes. Are we envisioning car charges along the...

Nikes are still popular here with the preteens. My kids hate their cleats, they swear by adidas, oldest got shin splints while wearing them that cleared up as soon as he switched. (And we spend A LOT of money on soccer cleats…) As for me, I went to a running store where they measured and...

1 towel per week. Body is freshly clean, washed with soap. They get swapped out more frequently if the air is such in the house that they aren’t drying (say during a wet/humid spring when the AC or heat isn’t running to condition the air).