2 Weeks in Japan: Overwhelmed and confused with JR passes, and how to cost-effectively get around. Hello, I am traveling for around 2 weeks in Japan later this year with 1 other person in late autumn/early winter. I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on how to get around the best way but also not while burning the entire in-land travel budget, which is around 1,5K USD/227K Yen/10K DKK. Our itinerary simply put looks like this: Arriving ea…

Confused about tax document mailed after filing season Greetings, I started an IRA and made a 100 dollar contribution last year in the Roth IRA. I’ve already filed my taxes in March. Yesterday, I suddenly received a IRS Contribution Information 5498 that was never mailed to me before tax season was over or even available online. Do I have to seriously waste time appending my taxes over 100 dollar c…

Confused about budgeting with uncertain income I posted a while back about how I generally find budgeting (very) confusing, but I have a new problem on the horizon. I’m currently on a temporary contract that could end at the end of July. It could also be extended but I’m at the whim of various factors outside of my control. So my income is currently uncertain. How is it possible to make a pl…

Confused about IRS Tax Withholding Calculator Result – Leave Spouse’s W4 Fields Blank? Hello, I filled out this IRS tax withholding calculator using paystub information from both my wife and I’s jobs. We work for companies (not self employed) and my wife earns less than half what I do (150k vs 40k.) We have two children. The W4 recommendations at the end of the calculator says to submit this W4 to my employer: https://imgur.com/1…

Very confused on W4 and federal withholding after job change for one spouse I’m confused on federal income tax. I switched jobs on May 7th. My previous position until then was at $41,000 annually, hourly of $20. With my PTO payout, I “made” a total of $16,075 this year there. Total federal income tax withheld there was $1,184. It was around $140 that was withheld each cycle and I did fill out the W4 there exactly the sa…

Confused between the two? Want to buy a new point and shoot and can’t decide between these two submitted by /u/daanyal_zaidi

LPT: If you‘re sad, angry, jealous, stressed, confused, or unmotivated, take a 1 hour walk and listen to music Get lost in the music and the rhythm of your pacing. Think about nothing. Watch the surroundings. Don‘t worry about wasting your time… you needed a break from your emotions to move your body and forget everything. submitted by /u/youremymymymylover

I’m confused by filter mounts…. Help please? Pic for attention. I am finding that my style leads towards needing some way to balance exposure with background light. Primarily on street photography or landscapes. Being new to photography, I am struggling with understanding filter mounts and the best way for multiple lenses. I for sure want to add a polarizer and gradient filters to contro…

401k total distribution from old job, confused on how to proceed. I did not have much in this 401k since I was not at this job too long, but I received a letter stating I would get a check sent to me with the funds. What I’m confused about is, the total amount was 495.18 and there was 7.00 taken from that for Federal Withholding, so net to me is 488.18. The letter says I will have 60 days to roll this money ov…

Confused by manufacturers description of equivalent? Hi everyone, I’m learning all about crop factors as I am transitioning to FF from APSC. I’m browsing lenses and I’m confused by Sony’s descriptions of “equivalent” The SEL50F25G (50mm FF) says it’s 75mm equivalent for APSC. However, E 70–350 mm F4.5–6.3 G OSS (APSC) it says 105–525 mm equivalent. I’m confused why both numbers are being multipli…

Solo travelling, a bit confused and overwhelmed Hi guys, I think I should give some context. I’m a 22 year old male and a few years ago I was diagnosed with leukaemia. Fast forward to today and thankfully I am in remission and I’m healthy again. I went back to work last year but left in February due to mental and physical burnout. I live in the uk. Now that I am fit and healthy again I want t…

I got my first job and had to fill out W-4, I was so confused. Can I re-do it? Hi! I just got a job and had to fill out w-4, it was my first time ever filling one out. I will be working part time making $16 an hour. I live with my mom and dad. No siblings. I’ve never had taxes before. I was very confused when filling out the form. It asked if I was exempt and had itemised deductions. I had no idea if I was. I put 0 for ded…

Google Merchant Misrepresentation – Confused Hello All, It’s my first time using Shopify and I am trying to connect it to Google Merchant to increase the visibility of my products. I keep getting flagged for misrepresentation although I am sure I am following the policy and not doing anything shady in my listings! It’s relatively small, it’s not clear to me what is the problem here. I have…

Confused about Elinchrom strobe power settings I just dug out a pair of Elinchrom 400BX strobes that I have had for a while. The product literature says the units have a five stop range. The power setting on the unit allows me to set values from 2.0 to 5.0, in tenth stop increments. What am I missing here, that’s not five stops? How do I interpret these values? TIA. submitted by /u/1T…

Confused by love stone I just bought the Huda Beauty Rose Quartz palette, and I’m confused by Love Stone..is it supposed to look like this? Should I exchange? I’ve never seen an eyeshadow look like this before.. submitted by /u/Squirrelywhirl

Confused about Greyhounds luggage policy about the free check in bag Confused about Greyhounds luggage policy and having to check in. I’m taking the indianapolis greyhound bus to chicago soon. I want to bring a standard travel size suitcase bag with me. On the website it says I’m allowed one free carry on and one free stored bag. I’m assuming this suitcase needs to be stored under the bus. Do I have to check thi…

A Gaza ‘Cease-Fire’ or a ‘Pause’? Even World Leaders Are Confused. Experts say neither term is defined under international law.

Anyone know what my undertones are? I’m confused… submitted by /u/Striking-Option17

I went to paradise to see the future of AI, and I’m more confused than ever After four days in the tropics and lots of AI talk, I’m still unclear about the future.I left Qualcomm’s annual tech summit in Maui lightly sunburnt, cautiously optimistic, and confused as hell. Continue reading…

I’m incredibly confused about what to do when exporting my photos from Lightroom Hey guys, So I was wondering if any of you can help me out with a frustrating rookie problem. Did my fist biggish portrait shoot since the pandemic for my friends band, and I finally finished editing them. Only issue I’m running into is what to make the settings for exporting them. Before, I usually just exported as sRGB JPEGS set to 300ppi, qua…