Posts by Benjamin Taylor90

If you’ve got $2,500, suddenly $4,000 feels like happiness. A few months later, once you get used to that, $8,000 is the goal. Then, after another stretch, you're chasing $15,000. People are constantly hungry for more, and money just gives them the fuel to keep chasing it.

On the flip side, if you’re totally broke—say you're stuck in some dead-end relationship and loneliness is eating you alive—you won't even be thinking about cash (unless you're actually starving 🙄). You'll be just as miserable regardless. 🤷

$4,500? Sure. If having a burger, some bread, and milk is enough to make you happy, then fine. 🤣 😬

Joseph Bailey41 said:You're actually right. I didn't want to be a believer, so I ended up just being reckless. 😬

But everything's fine now—the Aliens went ahead and reprogrammed my credit score. Thanks, Aliens! 🎉

A buddy of mine actually got kicked out on the street by his old man because he wouldn't drop his girlfriend just because she wasn't religious. What kind of... garbage is that?

Morgan Campbell4 said:I think the whole point was supposed to be about everyone living together in love, peace, and mutual respect.

In theory? Sure. In practice? Not even close.
Growing up, things were pretty rough, so I leaned on God quite a bit. But as I got older—traveling around, visiting different churches and holy sites—my faith just sort of eroded. Now? It’s at zero.

The judgment, the lack of acceptance, the aggressive defensiveness when you ask questions, the insults, the complete disregard for free speech... you name it.

Some of the stuff I’ve seen from "believers" is colder than people who have actually committed crimes, and I know plenty of those folks. ☕

If you look at the religion threads on this forum, you'll notice a massive amount of people getting banned—way more than in any other section. Makes you wonder what that actually says about the state of things... 😁

When you run out of actual arguments... you start throwing stones. 😁

Joseph Bailey41 said:Pavuna just proved God exists using a simple equation:

0+God=God

🙏🙏🙏

Anyone got the key to this one? 😁

Interesting equation. I'll start studying this immediately. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🤣

Money just smooths out the edges of life. If you're already miserable—say, someone who’s lonely but actually has their finances in order—a sudden windfall from a Chase account isn't going to fix a single thing about your existence. Been there, done that.

Let me rephrase this my way.
Is a person happier if they have enough to cover their needs, or if they're sitting on millions or billions? 🍿

It's debatable..

Can money actually buy happiness for the middle class or the wealthy? 🍿

You’re playing with fire here. ☕

1. Maternity leave isn't exactly liquid assets; from a bank's perspective, that income is basically useless for collections.
2. You've already hit your overdraft limit, which is just a polite way of saying you're struggling to stay afloat.
3. Now there's a baby in the mix. It's perfectly reasonable to assume unexpected expenses will pop up, making it even harder to meet your obligations.

Bottom line? It's a massive risk. But hey, go ahead and try your luck. 😁

Maternity leave plus a negative balance? I highly doubt it. I’d give those odds maybe a 0.5% chance. ☕

Eric Alvarez said:First, try running an error check to see if it can re-index the drive properly; if that fails, a full format might do the trick. In the worst-case scenario, the flash drive itself might be dead.
Keep in mind that when you attempt data recovery, about 90% of the time you won't actually get anything useful back. You'll likely just end up with fragmented bits of data that are impossible to use, all while waiting an eternity for the process to finish. That’s usually how it goes with those free software tools.

Unless the data has been overwritten (which isn't the case here), you'll get everything back 100%, and it should only take a few minutes using free software. ☕

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk 🙂

Oh, yeah, a total conflict of interest. I mean, these animal rescue nonprofits are pulling in millions in profit... roughly... every single month. I personally know at least four "volunteers" at the local shelter who managed to buy condos in Zurich, Rome, and Hong Kong just from two years of "volunteering." And now they want to slap a tax on tips? I’d rather be executed... honestly, I'd rather hand a gift to some corrupt landlord than pay an extra tax on his ridiculous, pathetic little tip.

Nice "sources" you've got there. Clearly very well-researched. 🤦
I'm not even going to touch the bolded part. 🤮

I really hope you're just trolling.

@SmokeyTaboo
Spot on!

So, I’ve had this hard, painless lump sitting there for about a year or two now. It’s movable if I really dig in and press it. It also shows up whenever I lean toward my right side or arch backward (even just when I’m 🐔 like).

On this diagram, it's located at the L2, L3 area on the left side => http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._the_trunk.png

It doesn't hurt at all, but it's an annoying distraction during workouts.
p.s. To the touch, it feels hard with sharp edges, but if I apply more pressure, it feels almost like it's attached to something deeper 🤔
p.s.s. Honestly, it feels like an extra rib 😒

Just wondering if anyone here has dealt with something similar or has any thoughts 🙂

Note: I don't have a doctor's appointment scheduled until the second week from now 🥱