WNBA playoffs first-round predictions: Which higher seed will be tested? As expected, Las Vegas and New York finished as the top two seeds. One is predicted for a first-round sweep. One faces a tough first-round challenge.

Prioritize low interest private student loan or higher interest federal loans on new SAVE plan? Looking for input from outside sources. I have $10,000 that I’m looking to throw towards taking out a chunk of my student loans. I have a private loan with sofi with around $9,900 remaining and federal loans totaling about $72,000. I’ve listed the monthly payments and details below: ​ Private sofi loan: $9,900 @ 3.75% interest ($178 monthly paym…

How in the hell is the show Foundation not higher rated and more talked about? Its honestly incredible right now. I just finished the latest episode which inspired me to write this post. This show is super underrated and it has some of the best acting performances on television right now. Lee Pace’s performance as Emperor deserves award nomination. He is playing one of the most captivating performances I have seen in a few years. Love Jared Harris as well. …

Bitcoin Plumbing Six-Month Lows and Higher Oil Prices Suggest Further Pressure Saudi Arabia and Russia Monday morning agreed to extend oil production cuts, sending crude to its highest levels of 2023.

Women May Face Higher Risk of Stroke Following Infertility Treatment In the largest study of its kind, scientists found higher odds of stroke after childbirth among women who had received the treatments. Still, the number of strokes remained very low overall.

In Tennis, a Higher Ranking Means Better Perks Higher-ranked players tend to get the perks, like the better practice courts. The lower-ranked must make do.

Does Capital One not do higher credit limits? So I have 5 credit cards. Discover It, Apple, Amex Gold, Citi Costco, and Capital One Quicksilver. All of them have a limit over $2500 except for the Capital One. That one has a $1000 limit (was previously $500). When I applied for it I was shocked by the low limit they gave me but thought nothing of it and that maybe they’re a little more caref…

ELI5 Roth + Higher Tax Rate in Retirement I know the argument about the value of Roth accounts: better to pay taxes on the money now than in retirement (where the income will presumably be taxed at a higher rate) but I don’t understand the argument. If I am in my highest earning phase of my career and if I only expect to make 80% of my current income in retirement (a valid expectation, …

Got a higher paying job but less net pay Left a job at 87k for 108k… got my first full paycheck and it’s slightly less than what I had with 87k…. Background is I had w2 withholding at 2.5% (although now I requested 2.0% today), no dependents, married filing jointly… at my first job I had benefits, at this job I have no benefits but the federal income tax is way higher… did I make a mis…

Did I screw myself out of higher pay? Yesterday I went to a hiring event, everything was going great, one of the questions they asked was “What made you come apply with us?” One of the multiple reasons I provided was, “Your starting wage for any of your positions really stands out because you pay a livable wage for your employees which really shows you care about them”, I’m sorry if…

What makes instragram url pop up higher than other links? What can I do to make my Instagram be the first (or one of the first) links that come up when I search my name on Google? I am struggling with fake news and articles about my career and wanted to make sure that when people search my name, they are not faced with such articles upfront but have to scroll down or even get to the next page of Google…

Does higher end luggage make a difference? Moving to a different continent in a few months and need another luggage set. I have some things I obviously don’t want broken so was looking at some higher end luggage. Have been doing some side by side comparisons between brand and no name and I honestly can’t really tell much of a difference in quality of exterior in terms of softening a blow…

Am I stupid to leave my WFH to a fully in office but much higher pay? Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some opinions because I’m not sure if I am making a good financial move and I’ll possibly regret my decision. I currently have a job fully work from home and make 60k a year plus bonuses ( however last 2 years bonus were like 1k due to market ). I have a promotion , my boss has already guaranteed I will have next …

Investors Look for Reasons the Market Could ‘Grind Higher’ Companies are expected to report a fall in profits, but some analysts see brighter times ahead.

Is it ok for kitchen island to be higher than the counters? We’re doing a kitchen renovation and want to make the island top thicker. They do this by mitering a piece to the edges to make it look like a thicker slab. It ends up making it about 1.25” taller (37.25”, the other counters will be 36”). Will this be noticeable or cause any functional issues? submitted by /u/karate_doctor_