It seemed to start in the 80's — the era of "Yuppies" — when "rental property" and "flipping" first became a thing. I could never get it to add up that as soon as you moved

Before I say anything else, I'd like to point out that the 15% active retention rate is a pretty impressive number by most web forum standards. I say that as somebody who has been moderating, admined and

Thanks for the concern! Things are just pretty cruddy here in the States, no matter what the news might be reporting. A lot of "ordinary" people are really struggling to get by.

Why would a right leaning Supreme Court declare him innocent?

Death is expensive! Here in the USA, the average funeral will cost $10,000 or more. And that's just the funeral.

Thank you!

Thank you! We never really know when something is going to be "for the last time," hence the importance of appreciating our moments!

Without a doubt, something has to give. It has to give, in the sense that the infrastructure we have for life as it exists right now must change. Everything is so "more, bigger, better, more expensive,

Sadly, the "3 months of money for all the bills" has long since gone out the window to pay for car repairs, broken water heaters and other such things! Appreciate your kind words, Wes, as always!

Thanks for all the effort you put into this @livinguktaiwan! So interesting to see these results. As I suspected, we're pretty screwed, living in one of the most expensive parts of the USA. In retrospect,

I watch this with cautious anticipation, at least. You make a good point about dead tokens... but it's not really a Hive problem, it's a Crypto problem, rooted in the "Create Token, Get Rich"

Gotcha, good to know! I sometimes use topcomment "in reverse" to track down posts that seem to have good engagement.

Absolutely true. I find myself stepping back and reviewing regularly... and remembering that I was raised in an environment were "the family stuff" was held in great esteem, but when I break

Dang. I liked the ammo idea... still, next thing we know there'll be a tariff on air. Every time the breeze blows from Canada or Mexico, they tack a 50% federal tariff onto your electric bill... breathing

You've got a point there! Maybe it's secretly brilliant; a self-regulating economy: The price of everything drives people to drink, but the price of drink is so high outright alcoholism is off the table...

If you have a pool, why not convert it to a duck pond? Start the meditation slowly, maybe 5 minutes at a time. Play them soothing flute music. Good luck!

Most eggs here are about $9/dozen. The fancy organic ones laid by zen chickens who meditate three times a day are closer to $11/dozen. Even the local farmstands are getting in on the action... farmstand

Yes, those definitely are the big ticket items... in this case, I was just using @livinguktaiwan's list of items to compare.

Hi @livinguktaiwan, thanks for stopping by! Yes, I know what a stone is! My late stepfather was English, and I spent three years at boarding school in the UK (5th, L6th and U6th forms) to finish off my

It's sad that people seem so reluctant to explore what they have in common. A friend of ours from years back was sort of diplomat/activist and he was always trying to bring feuding parties together over