$700 on two sets of sheets and a duvet. $200 two pillows $50 sit up pillow $300 on matching tall night stands (one for roommate) $300 fridge $80 microwave $50 2 sets bath towels $50 over toilet storage rack $40 2 3-drawer plastic storage bins $25 phone/watch/airpods charging station $115 lounge chair $60 air purifier $50 shoe rack $30 rolling laundry hamper $140 office chair $400 at Target a months before move in. No idea what this was. $550 at Target the night before move in. No idea what this was. $350 on a 34” curved monitor. $1500 laptop. (Those last two were my purchases) That’s just what I remember.
I just paid Junior Brown's fall semester bill - tuition, room/board, and fees. All in, it was $19,900 after her merit aid and scholarships. The only other expenses were the parking permit which was like $720 for the year and Mrs. Brown probably spent $5,000 on the dorm room.
I didn't grow any habaneros this year so I changed up my salsa...
1 can whole tomatoes (reserve juice)
3 jalapenos
~1 Tbsp chile pequins
1/4 white onion
1 garlic clove
1 tsp better than bouillon chicken paste
1/4 cup white vinegar
salt
Roast the jalapenos, steam, and peel.
Boil the pequins, onion, and garlic for 2 minutes.
Blend everything and add tomato juice to get to a consistency you like.
The chicken bouillon paste adds that umami and is a secret FU to vegetarians.
If your kid is into small colleges, I would totally push her towards Colorado College. IIRC, its student body has the highest median family income in the country. It's quite the opportunity to move up the socioeconomic ladder.
We moved Junior Brown to Fort Collins this weekend. Regular move in is today but Lil' Brown's first day at Lamar MS is today so we opted for the early move in so her sister wouldn't miss the first day of school. I HIGHLY recommend early move in. Only a few dozen kids were moving in on Sunday so there was no 30 minute limit for unloading, no wait for the elevator, etc. We parked right next to the dorm, grabbed a big moving cart and it was a pretty leisurely process. Junior Brown has texted pics of the regular move in and it is crowded AF today. She and her new early move in buddies decided to stay out of the chaos and went 15 minutes away to Horsetooth Reservoir to go paddling boarding.
Tony C's is ass but add in Jet's, Pedroso's, and Desano's. My kid liked ESP for the $4 for 2 slices lunch special. She went there at least once a week while at McCallum.
Make sure you replace your remote batteries on a schedule. My batteries tapped out after I turned it on. No idea if there’s a manual switch on the side of the Toto but I couldn’t find it and I couldn’t reach the plug. Had to yell at Mrs Brown to bring me some batteries while my asshole got the longest polishing it has ever experienced.
I work for one of the 5 largest global engineering firms. It's amazing how bad the benefits all around are here. The only bright side is we do have unlimited PTO as long as you meet your billable goal. Mine is only 65% so it's easy AF and as a result, low stress for me. I take 6-8 weeks off every year. Pay is strong and we do get paid for overtime as long as 100% of hours are billable on that timesheet. 401K match sucks (3%), insurance sucks, no bonuses. But, it's my last job and I'm just coasting at this point.
I got stuck some in that position once and when some redneck told me to stand, I told him i ain't no traitor to the stars and bars. I like to think that his rusty hamster wheel turned enough for him to be confused about his allegiance to the northern aggressor.
My company doesn't contribute their 401k match until like April for the previous year, so it doesn't matter when you max out your contribution. Of course, they do that because if you quit before they contribute for the previous year, they don't contribute that money at all.
After Ozzy died, Facebook recommended I follow Geezer. His Facebook is pretty much like any normal dude…hiking, Aston Villa matches, vacations in Italy, taking the grand daughters to see Adele, playing on stage with the Foo Fighters. Other than the access music has given him, he is shockingly normal.
Keep in mind that you’ll end up doing 20+ short essays. For many colleges, when you go into the individual college’s additional info tab, they’ll have 2-5 short answer essays that are all completely different from the main essay. Don’t burn a kid out because they’re going to write a fuck ton more than that just that one.