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Uber will let you see average fares and wait times for different cities

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Uber will let you see average fares and wait times for different cities Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeUber rolled out a new update that lets users search average fares and wait times for planned trips in other cities. The company said it wants to give people who are planning trips or vacations more visibility into how much it will cost to book Uber rides when they get there. The update will give people acc…

The Verge 1.2k 2024-07-16

I have federal student loans at interest rate of 3.65% (average) with 8 years of pmt left. Should I pay them off now?

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I have federal student loans at interest rate of 3.65% (average) with 8 years of pmt left. Should I pay them off now? My question is- should I pay these off immediately if I can? I can definitely afford the monthly payment of $178, but also have the money to pay them off. I get 4.2% interest on the money I have in my savings. I max out Roth and put a good amount into 401k, have $30,000 in savings and I contribute $2,200 a month to my savings as well. I’ve alr…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.3k 2024-07-04

The latest House of the Dragon showed me the average viewer is incapable of understanding character motivations

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The latest House of the Dragon showed me the average viewer is incapable of understanding character motivations The amount of people I’ve seen calling it bad because THEY wouldn’t have done what Rhaenyra or Alicent did is astounding. They legitimately can’t understand that a character with an entirely different life and relationship to the other characters would have different motivations than they do. Like no empathy at all to see the situation from the…

Reddit Television 976 2024-07-01

Can any average person look pretty as long as they are good at makeup?

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Can any average person look pretty as long as they are good at makeup? Dope2111’s makeup tutorials for example, very amazed at how she can look like a differs t person afterwords. She even does this on her cousin and mom and they end up looking very pretty and different. Can an any average looking person look as pretty as long as they have good makeup skills? submitted by /u/Throwaway_yessirski

Reddit Makeup Addiction 1.1k 2024-06-28

Advice Needed: Should We Keep Two Average Cars or Upgrade to One Premium Car?

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Advice Needed: Should We Keep Two Average Cars or Upgrade to One Premium Car? Hi everyone, My wife and I have been living in different countries (Canada and USA) for the past two years, but we’re finally going to start living together. We both have good jobs now, each earning $140k per year, making our combined yearly income $280k. However, we’ve only been making this kind of money for a couple of years. Here’s our curren…

Reddit Personal Finance 986 2024-05-30

Europe’s warming up at nearly twice the global average, says new report

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Europe’s warming up at nearly twice the global average, says new report Image: Hugo Herrera / The VergeEurope is warming up at twice the global average, leading to deadly heatwaves and severe flooding, according to the European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report for the year 2023, released Monday. According to the report, temperatures in Europe are rising 2.3 degrees Celsius (or 4.1 degrees Fahrenheit) above prei…

The Verge 469 2024-05-21

Why is the all time VTSAX average return so low?

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Why is the all time VTSAX average return so low? I want to plug some numbers into a retirement calculator, only to find that the all-time average is only 8.25%? I see so many people here confidently plugging in 10-12% into retirement calculators, where are they getting that number from? submitted by /u/GargoyleBlue

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-04-16

Just 12 Billionaires Produce More Emissions Than 2 Million Average Homes

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Just 12 Billionaires Produce More Emissions Than 2 Million Average Homes Billionaires love the planet. They have to, right? They spend so much money on developing green tech and combatting climate change, it all must mean something to them. They’re in it for the good of humanity, so surely they’re practicing what they preach, right? Read more…

Jalopnik 1.2k 2024-03-27

Got a new job, is their 401k plan competitive or average?

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Got a new job, is their 401k plan competitive or average? This is will be my 2nd job at what is considered a big boy job. I’m in the early 20’s, I want to take advantage of my early age and work on retirement. Here is the program “Employer Match is 100% up to $8,000 per plan year for the first 0-3 years, then 100% match up to $11,000 per plan year after 49 months.” submitted by /u/LenzoQ

Reddit Personal Finance 674 2024-02-06

Is it ok to treat federal student loans as one loan with an average interest rate or should they be considered as individual loans with different rates?

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Is it ok to treat federal student loans as one loan with an average interest rate or should they be considered as individual loans with different rates? My wife and I have 27 federal student loans to pay off with a wide range of interest rates. I am wondering if it is a good idea to treat these loans as if they were consolidated for the purposes of financial planning. The optimal strategy is clearly to pay everything above 5% interest off quickly, but I’m hoping that by treating them as consolid…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-01-18

How much better are professional musicians than average musicians?

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How much better are professional musicians than average musicians? I was reading a post about how NBA players are so much better than average players and even college players and I was wondering if the same applies to musicians. I’m not a musician so when I see a video of someone considered one of the greatest, I don’t really have an appreciation for how good they really are. I’m hoping someone has some good st…

Reddit Music 976 2024-01-13