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TexasEd

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  1. I think chaos for the sake of chaos and insider trading is the issue. Stable gains were too slow for some people.
  2. In San Diego right now and the ratio of hot women it’s high and the number of obese people I see a day is single digits. Like maybe 3 or 4 a day. So low that you don’t really notice.
  3. Yes. I’m switching over to how I spend every day items now.
  4. One of my friends goes every time. He has a 65 Mustang
  5. So the next big thing is probably the rewards partners. I see Chase has BA, Iberian, SouthWest and others on the web site but I cannot find the partner list for Capital One. Are they hiding it?
  6. Yes, realizing I will need to use it for normal purchases now. We do about 3K per month so no issue other than moving subscriptions and autopayments for things like cell service.
  7. Starting to plan my sabbatical trip to Europe for next summer. Possible destinations include something like London, Aberdeen, Paris and maybe Brussels or possibly Rome, Venice and possibly Croatia. Have not decided yet but the first one is more likely. Could drop off Paris or Brussels. So I want to start earning the miles/points now. Origination will be Austin so thinking BA is the way to go for the UK trip but could be others for the Italy trip. What are the best rewards cards and programs to earn points that I can sign up for now and use over the next 12 months. I saw some mention of the Hilton AmEx and I already have one but just ear HHonors points there. I also Have the AAdvantage Visa but think the Capitol One Venture Rewards with 75,000 bonus miles with $95 fee or Chase Sapphire Preferred (About the same deal) might be better.
  8. I was supposed to do this a couple years ago but my parents scheduled a cruise for the granddaughters and I couldn't be the heel that said no. So I need to reschedule my family trip there.
  9. Can I book this for next summer? k thx Seriously I would have been on this but too late now. We're going to San Diego this year and planning on Europe next year when I have a month off.
  10. Wait, is this supposed to remind us that the Epstein files have not been released yet or this?
  11. And yet I'll bet they had radios on where they received their course corrections and other coordinating adjustments over satellite coms but never transmitted. Impressive but the mission objective was not to fly around radio silent.
  12. Operationally successful = All planes delivered bombs on target and returned home before is was published to the press on Signal. No one is arguing against this. Our Military can do things other nations cannot like replenishing fuel and weapons for ships while traveling at 20+ knots in a heavy fog. We don't do the complex missions or exercises for the sake of doing them, we do them to be able to complete a mission objective. Operationally Effective = objective of the mission is realized. On this one we can't even get the White House, Pentagon and Director of National Intelligence to agree on what the objective was. Granted there can be multiple objectives but Hegseth can't get them out in order without sounding drunk. Trump is focused on planes flying a dropping bombs "The pilots pulled off something never seen before!!!" and only occasionally remembers that you have to assess effectiveness of the bombing. Can you imagine an oncologist who was only concerned with delivering the chemo and not whether it killed the cancer? Was the Objective to: Prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear bomb in the next 2-5 years? - Unknown, saying there is a setback is fair but how big? Destroy the infrastructure to enrich uranium beyond 60% - Unknown, sure bombs were dropped but there is no BDA on the facilities under the mountain just satellite images from above. Analysts said before the operation that it could take successive missions. Destroy all current 60% uranium stockpiles - Unlikely, some reports are saying the stockpiles were moved before the mission. Cripple the corporate knowledge, research arm of Iran by killing the scientists - Partially effective. The people at the podiums are not serious people who can wait for the assessments to be complete so they front run it with their sensational stories because it doesn't matter if they are right when the real mission is something else.
  13. Dealing with Texas State (Yay Pac 12?) and I don't have that information yet but is something I was concerned about.
  14. Yeah, I realized this yesterday but need to do the math. Some of the cards I saw had annual fees. I would want to make sure of the redemption rate and cost per mile after any annual fees and figure out if I keep or shut down and cycle through a different card. I could do 3 cards, Me, my wife and my college age kid. Is there a restriction or can you do them all under one name? One of the goals is to get to Europe next summer. I'll check food and travel again.
  15. If both kids go to the same college I might do that. I've also thought of that when I retire. Rent my huge house to my kids and buy a new one for me to downsize. Right now I have a 1% unlimited cashback card I plan to use but there has to be a better payout. Different Capitol one cards have things like 75,000 bonus miles after spending $4000 in the first 3 months, 1.5% on all purchases and other offers.
  16. No. I put some in a Roth IRA but don’t think I will need to tap that. Most is coming from taxable investments like EESP or retail brokerage accounts.
  17. Going soon. Too bad the track is not open until July
  18. Got my first college student starting in the fall. I have the cash side of the equation with different securities, CDs, and investments maturing on a schedule to withdraw as we go so this isn’t a saving for college question but how to best pay for it. I want to know thoughts on how to go about maximizing the transaction between taking loans, paying with credit cards, etc. I remember when I was a student my dad had a GMAC rewards card and with 4 boys in college at one time he earned enough to get a new truck. I have one starting in fall 2025 and the next one in fall 2027. How do I maximize the opportunity for things like airline miles, cash back, new cars or just floating the cash with a low interest loan and bank the spread on a higher interest CD?
  19. Like Star Trek was a documentary.
  20. Drove to Lampasas last week and got to see a new car museum being built in an old Ford dealership. I took videos of most of the cars it will be a great drive destination
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