We speak Murican here
― rb (soda), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 02:26 (seven years ago) link
surprised it didn't say 'a distance roughly the length of a football field'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 02:29 (seven years ago) link
not sure it's worth the link but Travel section's "36 Hours" feature yesterday was Brooklyn SOUTH OF WILLIAMSBURG!
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 February 2017 22:32 (seven years ago) link
loool
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 February 2017 23:35 (seven years ago) link
The stress of having to taste a wine you ordered before the whole bottle is served to you:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/dining/should-restaurants-offer-guests-that-first-taste-of-wine.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWines&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection&_r=0
― Josefa, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 14:39 (seven years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/12/12/a-woman-in-a-restaurant-complained-about-my-kids-heres-how-i-responded/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_1_na#comments
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 17 February 2017 22:19 (seven years ago) link
1 - that's fake news2 - what a very weird thing to put in a major newspaper
She leaned in and said, “Your children are charming to no one but you.”She started to flounce out. Her back was turned to me, but I knew she must be smirking, pleased by her clever insult. She wanted me to be shamed and stunned. I tried to formulate a quip about how our kids would help pay for her Social Security someday. Instead, I said: “I hope someone takes care of you when you’re old.”She stiffened and whirled around. “B —, I have a great relationship with my children,” she snarled. “And they never behaved like this!”She stormed out of the restaurant. Evidently, I’d hit a nerve.
She started to flounce out. Her back was turned to me, but I knew she must be smirking, pleased by her clever insult. She wanted me to be shamed and stunned. I tried to formulate a quip about how our kids would help pay for her Social Security someday. Instead, I said: “I hope someone takes care of you when you’re old.”
She stiffened and whirled around. “B —, I have a great relationship with my children,” she snarled. “And they never behaved like this!”
She stormed out of the restaurant. Evidently, I’d hit a nerve.
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Sunday, 19 February 2017 07:28 (seven years ago) link
better response would have been "I'll pray for you"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 19 February 2017 10:34 (seven years ago) link
"You just became clickbait"
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 14:23 (seven years ago) link
"Lady, if you were real I'd sock ya right in the kisser"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 16:24 (seven years ago) link
not nyt but very facepalm-yhttps://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/people-are-selling-supreme-branded-metrocards-online-for-hundreds-of-dollars-022117
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Tuesday, 21 February 2017 20:31 (seven years ago) link
:/
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/feb/22/im-tired-of-law-but-is-a-career-break-right-for-me
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 February 2017 17:25 (seven years ago) link
"I also needed to start earning more as my fiancee has exacting standards”
― the world's little sunbeam (in orbit), Wednesday, 22 February 2017 17:28 (seven years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/your-money/who-will-listen-to-a-billionaires-troubles.html
ilx will listen
― j., Friday, 24 February 2017 15:38 (seven years ago) link
What can be done to fix the game of baseball? The New York Times would like to hear from readers.
GUESS WHAT, motherfuckers?
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 February 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
ask the Black Sox
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Friday, 24 February 2017 19:06 (seven years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/27/silicon-aa-cost-of-living-crisis-has-americas-highest-paid-feeling-poor
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 2 March 2017 01:17 (seven years ago) link
Another tech worker feeling excluded from the real estate market was 41-year-old Michael, who works at a networking firm in Silicon Valley and last year earned $700,000. Sick of his 22-mile commute to work, which can sometimes take up to two and half hours, he explored buying a property nearer work.“We went to an open house in Los Gatos that would shorten my commute by eight miles. It was 1,700 sq ft and listed at $1.4m. It sold in 24 hours for $1.7m,” he said.Although he said his salary means he can afford to live a decent life, he finds the cost of living, combined with the terrible commute, unpalatable. He’s had enough, and has accepted a 50% pay cut to relocate to San Diego.“We will be unequivocally better off than we are now.” He said he won’t miss some of the more mundane day-to-day costs, like spending $8 on a bagel and coffee or $12 on freshly pressed juice.
“We went to an open house in Los Gatos that would shorten my commute by eight miles. It was 1,700 sq ft and listed at $1.4m. It sold in 24 hours for $1.7m,” he said.
Although he said his salary means he can afford to live a decent life, he finds the cost of living, combined with the terrible commute, unpalatable. He’s had enough, and has accepted a 50% pay cut to relocate to San Diego.
“We will be unequivocally better off than we are now.” He said he won’t miss some of the more mundane day-to-day costs, like spending $8 on a bagel and coffee or $12 on freshly pressed juice.
http://www.hardtimes.com/assets/1/13/SlideShowDimensionMain/htchomepagebanner.png
― nomar, Thursday, 2 March 2017 01:22 (seven years ago) link
yeah it's the New Yorker but
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/per-ses-seven-course-kids-menu
― DJI, Friday, 3 March 2017 23:15 (seven years ago) link
There was a blog that took kids to a bunch of high end Bay Area restaurants, it was adorable.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 3 March 2017 23:20 (seven years ago) link
--he says sarcastically (I hope)
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 3 March 2017 23:23 (seven years ago) link
https://thebolditalic.com/a-four-year-old-reviews-the-french-laundry-the-bold-italic-san-francisco-b6b92b919ff3#.oexlqjdg9
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 3 March 2017 23:43 (seven years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/nzL0SLi.png
― gr8080, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
can only hope 1-down is "swole"
― tales of a scorched-earth nothing (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 7 March 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
and 2 down is "totes"
― nickn, Tuesday, 7 March 2017 20:44 (seven years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/realestate/suburban-just-dont-call-her-a-jersey-girl.html
― 龜, Saturday, 18 March 2017 14:11 (seven years ago) link
i posted on trump thread too but uh what is this
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/style/donald-trump-jr-business-politics-hunting-twitter-vanessa-haydon.html?smid=tw-nytstyles&smtyp=cur&referer=
― marcos, Saturday, 18 March 2017 17:16 (seven years ago) link
jfc that montclair article
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 18 March 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/PKOhMEl.jpg
― 龜, Friday, 24 March 2017 14:56 (seven years ago) link
http://cdn.financialsamurai.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-Financial-Samurai-Main-Banner.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:09 (seven years ago) link
(no fancy bags)
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Friday, 24 March 2017 15:10 (seven years ago) link
looool
crazy how those vacations and million-dollar homes and BMWs really add up
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 March 2017 15:10 (seven years ago) link
https://frinkiac.com/meme/S12E05/274816.jpg?b64lines=ZmluYW5jaWFsIHBhbnRoZXIsIGVoPw==
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Friday, 24 March 2017 15:11 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7sRoaZW4AE9RDB.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:14 (seven years ago) link
It's true, if you take away the expensive cars, 3 vacations per year, expensive house, expensive food, $12000 worth of children's lessons per year (!), these people live a fairly average life.
― silverfish, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:36 (seven years ago) link
I mean, rich people are just middle class people who make and spend a lot more money, we're all the same.
― silverfish, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:40 (seven years ago) link
There's something weird about making alumni donations in lieu of paying off their student loans faster.
― jmm, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
yea for the age they need to be, those student loan payments are crzy
― johnny crunch, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:48 (seven years ago) link
the $10,000 a year on "miscellaneous" is totally the best bit
― soref, Friday, 24 March 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
18K on charity
break me off a piece homie
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 March 2017 15:59 (seven years ago) link
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― johnny crunch, Friday, March 24, 2017 11:48 AM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark
probably trying to prime the pump for when their kids go to college
― 龜, Friday, 24 March 2017 16:11 (seven years ago) link
somebody should tell them unless they're giving their alma mater name a building after me money, it aint gonna work
also the 40% effective tax rate is total bullshit, comically so
― intheblanks, Friday, 24 March 2017 16:28 (seven years ago) link
yeah they made an 18k deductible donation for a start, but also progressive income tax does not work that way.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 24 March 2017 16:51 (seven years ago) link
2150 a year will get you a lotta normcore gap clothes
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Friday, 24 March 2017 16:54 (seven years ago) link
(though to be fair, "no threads," so maybe they're using space age polymers only?)
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Friday, 24 March 2017 16:55 (seven years ago) link
they're factoring in state and local xp
here's the writeup:
Largest ExpensesTaxes ($185,600, ~40% effective tax rate): The government doesn’t believe in two high-earning working spouses. They want one spouse to stay at home and take care of the kids. If they didn’t, why did President Obama campaign aggressively for $200,000 + $200,000 = $250,000 before taxes go up for the top? Equality would dictate that $200,000 + $200,000 = $400,000, which is the compromise our politicians made.Living in NYC is expensive due to Federal (39.6% marginal tax bracket), State (10%+), City (4.25%+) taxes, and FICA tax of 6.4% for the first $127,200 you make for 2017. Unfortunately, NYC is where the jobs are. This couple is paying roughly $8,000 – $10,000 extra a year due to the marriage penalty tax. Furthermore, they have AMT, an extra 0.9% Medicare tax they have to pay on income over $200,000, and net investment income tax (NIIT) of 3.8% on income over $250,000!- See more at: http://www.financialsamurai.com/scraping-by-on-500000-a-year-high-income-earners-struggling/#sthash.wSuoWtUT.dpuf
Taxes ($185,600, ~40% effective tax rate): The government doesn’t believe in two high-earning working spouses. They want one spouse to stay at home and take care of the kids. If they didn’t, why did President Obama campaign aggressively for $200,000 + $200,000 = $250,000 before taxes go up for the top? Equality would dictate that $200,000 + $200,000 = $400,000, which is the compromise our politicians made.
Living in NYC is expensive due to Federal (39.6% marginal tax bracket), State (10%+), City (4.25%+) taxes, and FICA tax of 6.4% for the first $127,200 you make for 2017. Unfortunately, NYC is where the jobs are. This couple is paying roughly $8,000 – $10,000 extra a year due to the marriage penalty tax. Furthermore, they have AMT, an extra 0.9% Medicare tax they have to pay on income over $200,000, and net investment income tax (NIIT) of 3.8% on income over $250,000!
- See more at: http://www.financialsamurai.com/scraping-by-on-500000-a-year-high-income-earners-struggling/#sthash.wSuoWtUT.dpuf
― 龜, Friday, 24 March 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
"One breath of scandal, and not only would the Giscard scheme collapse but his very career would be finished! And what would he do then? I’m already going broke on a million a year! The appalling figures came popping up into his brain. Last year his income had been $980,000. But he had to pay out $21,000 a month for the $1.8 million loan he had to take out to buy the apartment... Of the $560,000 remaining of his income last year, $44,400 was required for the apartment’s monthly maintenance fee… $18,000 for heat, utilities, insurance and repairs, $6,000 for lawn and hedge cutting, $8,000 for taxes. Entertaining at home and in restaurants had come to $37,000. This was a modest sum compared to what other people spent."
― lettered and hapful (symsymsym), Friday, 24 March 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
a hahaha, totally.
― tales of a scorched-earth nothing (Doctor Casino), Friday, 24 March 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
i'm not going to run the numbers on this extremely dumb article, but the 39.6% marginal tax bracket doesn't start until $466k, which they are under after deductions.
if their effective rate is really 40% they should spend $250 on an hour with a financial planner.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 24 March 2017 17:45 (seven years ago) link