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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • Between my current job (unlimited PTO) and my last (30 days PTO) I’ve had 30+ for the last 10 years.

    Last year I used 35+ days.

    A lot of it goes to smaller things. 1 or 2 days here and there. Few days camping, turn a 3 day weekend in to a 4 day, etc… It really can change how you use your time.




  • Combining calorie counting with intermittent fasting helped me lose 50+ lbs with relative ease. To support intermittent fasting I cut out evening snacks and breakfast, which gave me the 16:8 ratio (eating only from noon to 8 PM).

    The calorie counting helps set me up for future success as well since I now have a much better idea of what is healthy and what isn’t.





  • Don’t forget to throw inflation in there too, which is equivalent to $130k now. Everything over that shows how much houses have outpaced inflation.

    And now that you know that you can respect how nearly impossible it is for people who are just starting out to get a new home.

    You (and me too) were able to take advantage of the 2008 housing market crash. We need another one to give people a chance.


  • That isn’t “normal” though. Part of the reason that companies like unlimited PTO is that typically workers take less PTO when unlimited is offered.

    I had 8 weeks paid per year in my last job, so rolling in to this one with unlimited I pretty much do the same. But for sure I’m a bit of an anomaly. I rarely see others taking time.



  • I very intentionally received only an associate’s degree with the plan being to immediately get a job and start learning from there. It’s worked great. Except that was 20 years ago and now many jobs “require” a bachelor’s or otherwise have the nerve to say that 4 years of on the job experience is the same as 1 year of college.

    In my experience, I’ve seen the same thing. The university time kick starts things. But university lessons are so different than real on the job work.