Crypto Giants Notch Wins in Expensive Quest to Sway U.S. Politics – Without Mentioning Crypto In politics, money talks, but the donors and organizers behind crypto’s massive U.S. campaign fund don’t. The digital assets industry has amassed a juggernaut of campaign finance, a $169 million fund that’s capable of steering many contests this year and could decide the makeup of next year’s Congress. It’s already scored more than 20 victories,…

Ways to travel that aren’t too expensive? Me and my family are going to Italy this year,. We live in austria and the only transport we’ve found is “Flixbus”. We only travel once a year so we try to make the best out of it, however, this year we will lose one full day just on traveling. My mom says it doesn’t bother her, but deep down I know that she was hoping to go to the beach right a…

why? what’s the point of making tech that is specialized for reading this powerful and expensive? submitted by /u/goshdarnpeesea

At the time of release, was Star Trek: TNG considered an “expensive looking” show? I watch the newer Star Trek shows and the production values are consistently very good with updating the aesthetics, costumes, and makeup. They definitely poured alot into the production values. Shout out to Picard season 3 for being an excellent sendoff for the TNG cast. TNG I don’t want to call it cheap looking, but it’s very charming and pres…

Dentist quoted one material but used a more expensive one… Initial estimate using material A was $40 out of pocket. They ended up using Material B without my knowledge that was not covered by my insurance and is now over $200 more OOP. Anything I can do? Not sure how good faith and no surprise act apply here since it’s dental, I am insured, and I did get an estimate (imo a “bad faith” one) submitte…

This Power Station Offers an Impressive (but Expensive) Way to Keep the Power on During an Outage If you’re experiencing more and longer power outages, it might be time to consider whole-home backup.

Is my employer health insurance too expensive/bad? 20s M, healthy, started new job. My new employer has cafeteria options, but they all seem really expensive to me. I’ve seen other options for HDHP and they can be half if not less the cost. I’m not sure if I am missing something here as to why these plans seem much more expensive. My previous employer only had 2 plans and paid premiums either wa…

I’m looking for the least expensive macro kit with in-camera focus stacking for mushrooms and slime molds, any recommendations? I’ve never had an interchangeable lens camera of any sort. I know both Olympus and Fuji have firmware with in-built focus stacking but I don’t know what most of the other options are or how to use a “real” camera. Any suggestions on body and lens to help take pics of small mushrooms and tiny slime molds? I say least expensive because I live on …

Norway: How much “expensive” are we talking about? Planning a solo trip, around 10 days early July, still nothing fixed. I was considering: half trip around Bergen (Trolltunga hike, then one or two fjords), and the other half Lofoten Islands. Now, the accommodations I’m finding are pricey but doable. The guided hike fees seem fine to me, I’d rather go safe than die with a couple of hundred buc…

Trying new (to me) expensive products I got during the Sephora VIB sale submitted by /u/rachel17017

So what was your most expensive purchase for your cameras and what was it? submitted by /u/Puzzleheaded_Tone268

The more expensive the meal, the more makeup I wear. submitted by /u/rabbitsredux

favourite large soft light modifiers for fashion photography? are the expensive ones *really* worth it? i’m looking to upgrade or, rather, expand my modifier game. i’ve just been using a large bowens softbox for over a decade, but am looking for something even larger that’ll offer full body coverage (something in the 6-7ft range) and maybe even softer shadows. i see the pricier ones, such as the elinchrom litemotive and profoto zoom reflectors- an…

How do people insure expensive items (laptops, cameras, sunglasses) Hello, I will be traveling solo for the first time at the end of the month, I will be taking with me some equipment such as a laptop, drone, camera, microphones and such, totaling around £8,000. After looking at some insurers and speaking to my bank it seems most companies only do up to around £1000 cover on some items, such as phones. I am wo…

What is too expensive of a house in this situation? We are currently house shopping for a house in a better school district than where we bought our first house. We really don’t want to move, but the schools in the area really are not very good. We make a combined 150K and have no other debt besides our mortgage. I know the general rule of thumb is about 3x your income or the 28/36 rule, but we a…

Keep seeing this table on TikTok shop but it’s actually more expensive on Aliexpress?? I keep seeing this “viral lift-top coffee table” on Tiktok, I was going to buy it but since I know it’s a dropshipper I usually just go straight to Aliexpress and buy it for cheaper. The thing is with this table, and some of the other home product stuff I’ve been seeing on tiktok shop, the drop shipper is actually selling it for LESS than it is…

More Expensive In South America Or SE Asia? Currently travelling SE Asia and find it cheap here, but not as cheap as everyone makes out. Are South American countries generally cheaper or more expensive than the countries here (I’m talking like Columbia, Argentina, Peru, etc.). Thanks 🙂 submitted by /u/ArugulaSuccessful430

Do you postpone your expensive trips for later in life? A lot of the things I really care about like gorilla trekking, scuba diving in Galápagos Islands, are a bit more on the pricier side. Is it wise to postpone these trips for later in my life where I’m “supposed” to be doing better financially? A few years ago, I thought I was on my deathbed and the idea at the time of never travelling again real…

Is my mortgage too expensive? It feels like something is wrong. I purchased a house in March on the outskirts of Austin, TX. About the house The purchase price was $450k – the national average. It isn’t the most expensive house in the neighborhood. My monthly mortgage payment is $3400 because I put the minimum down as a deposit. I recently found out that my house is now only worth $430k at best due to inter…

Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive submitted by /u/nihonthrowaway