To upgrade, or not to upgrade. That is today's laptop question https://olly.world/should-you-upgrade-a-5-year-old-laptop-in-2026-or-wait

#mac #rampocalypse #moneypit

Mind you, some of these same ppl would (and probably have) vote to decrease or eliminate snap benefits and other meager-but-needed help from the govt.

#ukraine #moneypit #foreignpolicy #politics #government

After this, not much else can break, right??? In the 2 years we've owned this home we've repaired:
•3-4 sources of stormwater intrusion
•drainage flow in our back yard
•our refrigerator

We've removed:
•a rotted wooden deck
•literally all the trees in our backyard 

We've replaced:
•literally all of our flooring (due to 2 separate plumbing leaks)
•the support beams for our patio
•our dishwasher
•moldy drywall
•our garage doors

The previous homeowners replaced the sewer line, and our roof is 9 years old. We have flood insurance. Not to jinx ourselves but after this next round of repairs can we relax a bit??

#homeownership #moneypit

Hmm, seems I have discovered a new way to be parted from my money.
Some weeks ago I saw a second-hand bass guitar for sale. A couple of weeks ago I bought it. I didn't realise I needed a specific bass amp for it to work nicely.
After some research, today I went and tried different amps at the "Rockshop". Of course I walked out with a more expensive one than I planned.
While there I used one of their new basses. Now I'm home I realise mine is much harder to play nicely. After some searching it seems I should put new strings on to fix this. Maybe fix the action too. This is perhaps best done by a professional so they say. Hmm.....

Someone posted here a while back "The $30 hobby which only costs $100 to start is the best $500 you ever spend". That looks like a bargain compared with my bass-heavy rabbit hole. But I am loving making fun noises. Soon I shall be cosplaying as Tim Commerford.
#Bass #Guitar #MoneyPit

Funny that.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/insurers-move-to-limit-ai-liability-as-multi-billion-dollar-risks-emerge

#AI #MoneyPit

Played a game of Magic The Gathering: Commander with some work friends at lunchtime. Had a great time, I've played before but this was the first time I've played with my own deck, previously I've borrowed one from another player.

About halfway through I found myself thinking

"this is fun, I wonder what other decks I could get?"
"..."
"oh. oh no. no no no no. shut *that* thought down"

This is how I end up with no money and a house full of cardboard. Yikes.

#mtg #moneyPit #addictiveCardboard

Ah yes, the joy of old not so old 2000s #cars. Our inherited #renault #scenic2 JM now starts to do funny electronic things. So lets do the only reasonable thing and continue to throw money at it.

- malfunction parking brake (but only if stopping at a traffic light, parking actually works)
- reverse light flickering
- windshield wipers intermittent failure (but only for heavy rain, lol).
- low voltage error codes via OBD
- AC not activating (no click/no cold air)

My best guess is the engine bay "fusebox" that actually contains some smarts, MosFETs, current sensing and other stuff and supplies all those things. Part number 8200306032. Luckily this part is still available for a reasonable price of ~120 bucks and just takes two weeks shipping for some reason.

We are now approaching ~6k spent to keep it running. But now everything that can fail failed so we should be good, right? RIGHT? Maybe we should've just bought a used EV for 20k...

#carrepair #electronics #moneypit

So, as soon as I order my new PC, I find my car has a coolant leak.

As foretold by prophecy.

#car #moneyPit #pc

Wanna buy a fire damaged mansion on 5 acres, 20 minutes southeast of #WorcesterMA? $200k - if you want to restore what was once a gorgeous property.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/120-Hill-St-Northbridge-MA-01534/119239069_zpid/

This reddit thread giving context is a JOURNEY - the supposed owner is chiming in. https://www.reddit.com/r/zillowgonewild/comments/1hp8wxn/over_a_1m_price_drop_and_it_has_a_pipe_organ/

#Northbridge #NorthbridgeMA #massachusetts #fire #zillowgonewild #zillow #mansion #urbandecay #boston #housing #moneypit