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Before you remodel/renovate, make sure the infra are good in the house (electrical, plumbing, structural, etc). Invest in those things first, then do the more fun things. Save money where you can by doing things in your wheel house, as mentioned there are great videos for things like tiling, basic plumbing (toilet installs, faucets, etc), painting, replacing switches/fixtures. I've also had buddies come over to help with drywall and I learned a ton from them, I paid them but now it's something I can do some basics with. But don't be afraid to pay for the expert when you're uncomfortable or if it's a big job that would take months. Of course you'll pay for it, but I've found paying someone to do some things were just 100% worth it. For example, I've always done my own painting but I had a stairway and kitchen that needed new paint, and I had just done my cabinets and didn't want to screw them up. I had a guy who helped install my flooring who does a good job at a good price and he came over to do those two painting jobs flawlessly and I didn't have to disrupt my kitchen or whatnot for an entire weekend, trying to do ladders on narrow stairs with paint, etc. Worth the money to me to get it done right without the stress.

Even though I love Doug Kramer the person and as an alum of Illinois, I would much rather take a flyer on a WR like Justyn Ross, I'm shocked that dude hasn't been picked yet. Not sure if Kramer is ever going to be strong enough to play in the NFL, but love his heart.

Dang was hoping we’d snag Butler, thought he was great value here.

I like the pick, tons of upside.

I like both of the picks, they make sense. Still so many holes though and there are some great guys on the board.

Is there any other way to accomplish actually changing out Putin/KGB without nuclear warfare than their own people making the change?

Great win for Illinois, big statement for Bret and a horrendous start for Scott Frost. let’s get a bowl game fellas!

I haven't been able to watch much this year, but tuned in for my first full game in a long time and man that was fun.

https://twitter.com/rapsheet/status/1419097524028252162?s=21 Miller traded to Texans

Had the same thought, he shouldn't have known those details since he didn't live through them. The Loki that did was killed by Thanos.

Yes, college seniors have always been low balled by orgs as they have no leverage anymore. Their choice is sign, or be blocked from the minors and go play independent ball for years (and make diddly there too).

Name, Image, Likeness Essentially, they can profit for them being...them.

Do you mean Schwab? I didn't like their trading platform at all. When I moved off of Robinhood I moved into Fidelity, I wanted a broker that wasn't relying upon another clearinghouse (etrade, which I used to use years back uses apex). Fidelity is a pretty stable platform, but like most brokers their tech still looks like it was created in the 90s. I'm still amazed that not one of the big players hasnt found a way to develop a better UI.

Huge day for the meme stonks. AMC up huge. GME up pretty well. RKT up big. Nok, PLTR, BB all with strong days. Not sure if shorts got margin called or what, but yea some got squeezed today.

Nice congrats! I like the CRV quite a bit, it's really gotten better through the years.

Trust me, big Costco fan here and I've used their tire services a lot ? Wish they did more car services as well, would trust them over many other places.

When I was in HS, I took my car to a local oil change place and they sold me on it (helping with MPG, etc). $40 lesson right there. Funny thing, pretty sure I just topped them off down the road with an air compressor when at home anyways, so yea, really negated the whole thing. Parents gave me a good ribbing on that.

Yea I really liked the exterior styling and the interior is well thought out. Ended up getting an SEL with convenience and premium pkgs, didn't think I would get that much in this purchase but the discount was too good to pass up, a version without those pkgs would have been thousands more.

Yea doesnt seem too bad after I talked to them, have to send my Wisconsin tax return and then prove residency which is kind of a pain in the butt since it was a few years ago but doable.

Saw Hyundai has a great incentive of $4250 and 1.9 interest rate for 2020 Santa Fe’s, found a somewhat local dealer with one discounted after being used as a loaner, so jumped on it. Got it for thousands less than what 2020 used models are going for.

No Stargate jokes on the UFO stuff with pyramid shaped UFOs? Or am I the only Stargate nerd here? ?

WHAAAAAT, that's insane. I would never pay MSRP and even more insane to pay over it. Paying 8k over MSRP is just ridiculous, cars aren't houses. I also think this is where a Costco deal would make sense, where they have agreements on price patterns to give you good, but not amazing deals. If there's a local toyota dealer that works with costco's auto program then you could have a no-negotiation deal that is under MSRP. I know when I looked at Audi's years ago, it was $500 below invoice so it was easy to figure out pricing. I may actually look at some lease deals, but I'm always nervous those advertised ones aren't real.

It's laughable, 3-4 year old cars with 40k miles on them and mayyyybe $5k in difference, and thats MSRP. Warranties and negotiations alone make that up.

So my brother got the Rav4 hybrid, said he's been really happy with it and getting great mileage. Though he wishes he went for their Prime plugin hybrid.

Interested in responses to this as well, I think the CX-5 and Tiguan look great from the outside. I know my brother just bought a Rav4, I'll see what he thinks of it.