What am I misunderstanding about comparing interest rates, when deciding where the next dollar should go? Let’s say I have a 100k mortgage at 2%, which I pay aggressively, an extra $100/mo. The rule seems to be: that extra $100/mo could be making 6-8% in the stock market, so I should put it there instead, and consider that very low interest 2% loan ‘free money’. …but here’s what I’m not understanding: the yearly (to make the numbers simple) intere…

LPT: How can I stop myself from comparing to my immensely successful sibling? I am 5 years younger than they are and at my age, they were everything I aspire to be. Humble, hard-working, fairly affluent and successful in their field- articles on Forbes and listed 30 under 30 before reaching 27. I never was jealous and never wanted to do exactly what they do (just for the sake of it) but as I get older, I find myself being…

LPT: spend your life competing, but not comparing In order to maintain a healthy, driven outlook on life competition is important. Try to become better at what you do and improve yourself/your life. But it is important not to measure your success and self-worth based on other people. Everybody is born with a different potential…. Looks, strength, intelligence, finance…. Many of those things are…

LPT Request: How to stop comparing myself to others and being jelaous? I feel like I have this mentality where I need to be ‘the best’ at everything. When I’m around other people, regardless of the topic, I feel the need to prove that I’m the best in everything. I have many hobbies, and I want to become an expert in all of them. I find myself constantly comparing myself to others. When my friends achieve something,…

LPT Request: How do I get over comparing myself to others? Specifically, career and money wise, skills and knowledge wise, and relationships and confidence wise. submitted by /u/ReanuKeevesIII

Comparing beginner mirrorless cameras Hi all, I’m finally taking the plunge and buying my first mirrorless camera. I’m new photography and my budget is about $600 (including lens to start off with). I’ll be honest and say I don’t know too much about cameras yet, but after a couple of weeks of research, watching videos, and comparing, I think I’ve narrowed it down to either the Cano…

What are your thoughts on this article comparing the iphone 14 pro with the ricoh gr iii? I am thinking of getting of these two (in reality the new iphone 15 when it comes out) exclusively for every day carry photography. And in the case of the iphone also the additional features such as front facing camera and video. I am wondering how much of an advantage in image quality particularly there is when using the ricoh gr iii. I dont ca…