Any suggestions for my tech-averse mom going on safari? No budget, but she wants something light and easy to use with a good zoom. Ideally point & shoot comparable. I’m eyeing the Sony RX10 IV, but then thinking maybe Sony RX100 VII would be friendlier if I can find one. The size and age of the RX10 IV worries me a bit. I have no idea what a safari trip is like, so any input from that perspective is …

Boy Meets World Turns 30: An Ode to the Perfectly Imperfect, Continuity-Averse TGIF Sitcom submitted by /u/Daggmaskar

Dad passed recently. Mom is extremely risk-averse & anxious about money. Sitting on a lot of equity. Disclaimer: I know that my parents are the lucky boomers that everyone hates. They bought a vacation property 40 years ago & retired to it. It’s now worth around $1.5m. I also realize that even though I am set to inherit all this (only child), it’s my mom’s money to do what she pleases with. I just don’t want her to needlessly throw away money b…

My husband is freakishly risk averse After 2008 when his 401-k got mauled, he refused to invest in more 401-ks after a lay-off due to down-sizing. No investing. Our money is sitting in cash. We don’t have enough for retirement and what we do have isn’t working for us. I can’t get him to look at or consider investing our money in any way other than maybe CDs. I was researching high …

Is 18 months of emergency savings way too risk averse? I’ve become increasingly risk averse this year and I currently have 18 months of emergency runway saved up. Half of it is in a CD gathering 4.8% interest, a quarter in a HYSA at 4.25%, and a quarter still sitting in I-bonds at the last bi-annual rate (forgot but it’s 6.x%). I feel like it’s money not put to good use but it gives me mental satisf…

Predictive Texts for the Conflict-Averse Just _____ Just checking in _______ Just checking in, sorry – – – Hey neighbor ______ Hey neighbor, could you drop the volume a smidge ______ Hey neighbor, could you drop the volume a smidge on your vintage pornography? – – – Babe, can I get an update ______ Babe, can I get an update when you’re back from Six Flags _____ Babe, can I get an updat…

Twitter alternatives for the Musk-averse Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTwitter users (and ex-users) are still watching to see what the next chapter will be in the soap opera called “What Elon Musk will do with Twitter next.” (While this was being written, the latest drama was the institution of paywalls and the blocking of unregistered users. And that’s only the latest.) If y…