Guac and queso if you make over $450k

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Anonymous wrote:The person who can’t drive 2 miles to save $30 is making fun of the wealthy one?

Now that’s rich.

She's not answering the questions about her own college savings, home, etc. Clearly she thought she was going to be wealthier and that's why her choices are better (as in, "5 minutes of my time is not worth $30").

Come on...divulge the same info!

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Anonymous wrote:The person who can’t drive 2 miles to save $30 is making fun of the wealthy one?

Now that’s rich.

She's not answering the questions about her own college savings, home, etc. Clearly she thought she was going to be wealthier and that's why her choices are better (as in, "5 minutes of my time is not worth $30").

Come on...divulge the same info!

You are wrong. That poster isn’t giving you any numbers because you don’t know what to do with them. You are not good at figuring out and calculating the value of things. Basically, you are bad at math.

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Anonymous wrote:The person who can’t drive 2 miles to save $30 is making fun of the wealthy one?

Now that’s rich.

She's not answering the questions about her own college savings, home, etc. Clearly she thought she was going to be wealthier and that's why her choices are better (as in, "5 minutes of my time is not worth $30").

Come on...divulge the same info!

You are wrong. That poster isn’t giving you any numbers because you don’t know what to do with them. You are not good at figuring out and calculating the value of things. Basically, you are bad at math.

It's you, not "that poster." But seriously...you said, "At a certain income, $30 a month is in the noise. Tell me about your home size and location, what kind of car you drive, how long your commute is, your budget for your kids’ college, etc. before you want to discuss wasteful mindsets."

So since you think $30/month is in the noise...disclose your income, home size and location, cars you drive, how long your commute is, and budget for your kids' college. You know, before you want to discuss wasteful mindsets.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a contractor and I always let my workers pick the options…I pay and don’t make as much as you

Your employees aren't spoiled kids.

But wonder if they'd prefer cash bonus instead

A kid saying yes when asked if they want a vegetable with their lunch, or asking for a smaller portion is not a spoiled kid.

Guac is not an extra vegetable. Sure it has veggies in it, but you’re making it sound like Oliver Twist is at home asking for spinach and mom says no. It’s an over priced dip when out to eat. It may have great health benefits, but kids can eat the 5 avocados I got from Lidl this morning for the same pricr.

So why are you taking them out to eat at all! Why didn’t you buy some chicken, rice, beans, and tortillas at Lidl this morning? You made an entire trip just for avocados? Seems like a waste of money AND time…

Where was this said? Stop making facts up to fit your narrative?

She said she didn’t want to buy the guac because she just bought avocados at Lidl that morning. PP was pointing out that this argument can be used against ever going out to eat at all. She just went grocery shopping apparently- so why are they out to eat?

Please stop the ridiculousness. People were stupidly saying “I am not going to deny my kids vegetables!” That’s like saying:

“ I’m going to get gas when I need it!”

“I’m going to buy a water bottle whenever I want it!”

Get gas but get it cheaper with about 3 seconds of effort. Fill a reusable water bottle at home.

And kids with parents who don’t frivolously spend still get avocados! Maybe not a scoopful once every 3 weeks for $3, but 5 days/week for the same price.

What? Who doesn’t get gas when they need it? Are you stupid?

Nice…

It was related to someone above, who said that when they need gas, they go to whatever gas station without looking at what gas stations in the same area are significantly cheaper. Within a .2 mile radius, the price can vary by .75/gallon. It’s dumb to not check prices.

How many gas stations do you have in a .2 mile radius?! Sorry, we don’t all live by the airport.

My Waze app shows a station that is $2.79 and another one that is $3.80, within 1.2 miles. I assume you drive your vehicle and pass places with gas stations away from your rural home…

It is this obstinate refusal to see how this one simple change can save you money, which waters down everything you say.

You already had to increase your ridiculous estimate by 600% when called out, ma’am. I fill up my 15 gallon gas tank once every two to three weeks. I’m not driving 2 miles out of my way (roundtrip) to save $30 a month. It’s not that big a deal.

I bet if you look while you're out, you don't even need to drive out of your way at all. But this is the mindset that was discussed earlier in this thread. Either these things are important to you or they aren't. To me, it's ridiculous that someone won't drive 2 miles out of their way (worst case scenerio) round trip every 2-3 weeks to save $30/month. You don't think it is a big deal.

Right. And it’s not important to me. Which is what I said before you numbskulls started arguing for some weirdo reason.

At a certain income, $30 a month is in the noise. Tell me about your home size and location, what kind of car you drive, how long your commute is, your budget for your kids’ college, etc. before you want to discuss wasteful mindsets

Sure:

Commute is zero (retired by mid 40s)

I have many homes (3 are rented out, 2 are vacation properties, and 2 are homes that we spend more than just vacation periods of time in). They vary in size.

We have 7 vehicles, all are similar to Tahoes or Highlanders.

Kids go to colleges that are $100k a year each. No aid provided, obviously. We have about $560k in each 529 but have decided to pay cash for their education and the 529s are saved for future generations.

Jeff can verify that I have posted some of these facts before- all are true.

And he could also verify that I look to save money when possible. My guess is I have more money than almost everyone I know in real life…but I still think you’re dumb for willfully paying more for something like gas, a water bottle, etc unless there are no other options.

Your turn…how much you have in all those categories where you think any amount of money is “in the noise” because you can’t be bothered to drive 4 total minutes for a $30 savings.

I like experiences (travel, shows, excursions, luxury travel, etc.) That’s something I will very happily pay for.

DP. But why police occasional guac at Chipotle if you’re buying $40k vacations?! How are you teaching your kids about value in this scenario?! The very point of this thread.

Never change, DCUM!

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Op here. I should have capitalized the AND in my post. I have absolutely no issue with the guac. It's the queso, which has no nutrition and there is already free cheese.

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Anonymous wrote:Dumbest thread.

Completely disagree, we need more ridiculous whether op is trolling or not, its really funny

This is a completely made up situation posted to see how engagement OP would get. Well played, OP!

Ha, op here and it's absolutely a true story. My kids are two persimmons and almost 2 pounds of strawberries as part of their lunch today, lest anyone think my kids are deprived.

So they can eat $14 in strawberries in a day because you bought it at the grocery store, but not $3.50 in guac when out to eat w the family?!?!

Op. I have issues with the queso, not guac. Safeway has two lbs of strawberries for $5 at the moment. Also, fruit is a major food group and so that needs to be part of their regular diet. Queso is not. That is a nice to have, not a must have.

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Anonymous wrote:The person who can’t drive 2 miles to save $30 is making fun of the wealthy one?

Now that’s rich.

Whatever. I spent $30 to have an extra 15-20 minutes to do something else.
You spent 10,000 times that amount in order to have six cars that are literally useless.

Where does it take 15-20 min to drive 2 miles? Unless you’re Amish…

Tell me you don’t live in DC without telling me. Our grocery store is 1.5 miles from our house it takes 8 minutes to drive if school isn’t getting out, so 16 minutes RT with 5 stoplights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This may be a silly question, but I found out that my dh lets my kids get queso and guac in their chipotle bowls. My son has the nerve to order light queso. My daughter said she didn't realize it cost extra. Do you let your kids get all the extras all the time? I feel like it's wasteful and they need to learn they can't get everything that they want all the time. I did the ordering today and ordered them one queso to share. I know it's a small expense but all the small expenses add up.

We would never be caught dead in a Chipotle eating with the poors. We value our family's health far more than that.

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Anonymous wrote:The person who can’t drive 2 miles to save $30 is making fun of the wealthy one?

Now that’s rich.

Whatever. I spent $30 to have an extra 15-20 minutes to do something else.
You spent 10,000 times that amount in order to have six cars that are literally useless.

Where does it take 15-20 min to drive 2 miles? Unless you’re Amish…

Tell me you don’t live in DC without telling me. Our grocery store is 1.5 miles from our house it takes 8 minutes to drive if school isn’t getting out, so 16 minutes RT with 5 stoplights.

Do you have any activities in a 3 week period where you could get gas in a DC metro area where a mile of driving takes a few minutes when you're out? How about ever?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a contractor and I always let my workers pick the options…I pay and don’t make as much as you

Your employees aren't spoiled kids.

But wonder if they'd prefer cash bonus instead

A kid saying yes when asked if they want a vegetable with their lunch, or asking for a smaller portion is not a spoiled kid.

Guac is not an extra vegetable. Sure it has veggies in it, but you’re making it sound like Oliver Twist is at home asking for spinach and mom says no. It’s an over priced dip when out to eat. It may have great health benefits, but kids can eat the 5 avocados I got from Lidl this morning for the same pricr.

So why are you taking them out to eat at all! Why didn’t you buy some chicken, rice, beans, and tortillas at Lidl this morning? You made an entire trip just for avocados? Seems like a waste of money AND time…

Where was this said? Stop making facts up to fit your narrative?

She said she didn’t want to buy the guac because she just bought avocados at Lidl that morning. PP was pointing out that this argument can be used against ever going out to eat at all. She just went grocery shopping apparently- so why are they out to eat?

Please stop the ridiculousness. People were stupidly saying “I am not going to deny my kids vegetables!” That’s like saying:

“ I’m going to get gas when I need it!”

“I’m going to buy a water bottle whenever I want it!”

Get gas but get it cheaper with about 3 seconds of effort. Fill a reusable water bottle at home.

And kids with parents who don’t frivolously spend still get avocados! Maybe not a scoopful once every 3 weeks for $3, but 5 days/week for the same price.

What? Who doesn’t get gas when they need it? Are you stupid?

Nice…

It was related to someone above, who said that when they need gas, they go to whatever gas station without looking at what gas stations in the same area are significantly cheaper. Within a .2 mile radius, the price can vary by .75/gallon. It’s dumb to not check prices.

How many gas stations do you have in a .2 mile radius?! Sorry, we don’t all live by the airport.

My Waze app shows a station that is $2.79 and another one that is $3.80, within 1.2 miles. I assume you drive your vehicle and pass places with gas stations away from your rural home…

It is this obstinate refusal to see how this one simple change can save you money, which waters down everything you say.

You already had to increase your ridiculous estimate by 600% when called out, ma’am. I fill up my 15 gallon gas tank once every two to three weeks. I’m not driving 2 miles out of my way (roundtrip) to save $30 a month. It’s not that big a deal.

I bet if you look while you're out, you don't even need to drive out of your way at all. But this is the mindset that was discussed earlier in this thread. Either these things are important to you or they aren't. To me, it's ridiculous that someone won't drive 2 miles out of their way (worst case scenerio) round trip every 2-3 weeks to save $30/month. You don't think it is a big deal.

Right. And it’s not important to me. Which is what I said before you numbskulls started arguing for some weirdo reason.

At a certain income, $30 a month is in the noise. Tell me about your home size and location, what kind of car you drive, how long your commute is, your budget for your kids’ college, etc. before you want to discuss wasteful mindsets

Maybe if you spent a smidge less time posting about how saving $30 is not important to you, you'd have the time to save $30?

[Anonymous]

This thread is amazing.

Fwiw, we have 7 figure HHI and generally skip extras. We will also often split large meals and desserts. It's not a question of affording, it's about not unnecessarily wasting and also value for money. It's not a thing that comes up, because our kids dont see us randomly ordering extras so they don't either.

We do pay for convenience. So we buy food at the airport instead of packing it unless we have leftovers that are easy to bring.

I don't actually find this super weird for UMC families.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. I should have capitalized the AND in my post. I have absolutely no issue with the guac. It's the queso, which has no nutrition and there is already free cheese.

Why does the story keep changing?

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Anonymous wrote:The person who can’t drive 2 miles to save $30 is making fun of the wealthy one?

Now that’s rich.

Whatever. I spent $30 to have an extra 15-20 minutes to do something else.
You spent 10,000 times that amount in order to have six cars that are literally useless.

Where does it take 15-20 min to drive 2 miles? Unless you’re Amish…

Tell me you don’t live in DC without telling me. Our grocery store is 1.5 miles from our house it takes 8 minutes to drive if school isn’t getting out, so 16 minutes RT with 5 stoplights.

Do you have any activities in a 3 week period where you could get gas in a DC metro area where a mile of driving takes a few minutes when you're out? How about ever?

Not if you’re driving around NWDC/Bethesda/downtown, no. I mean if I drive way out to Virginia, then I’ll get gas if I need more than a 1/4 tank. Or, same with NE.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. I should have capitalized the AND in my post. I have absolutely no issue with the guac. It's the queso, which has no nutrition and there is already free cheese.

Why does the story keep changing?

It seems pretty clear she’s a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is amazing.

Fwiw, we have 7 figure HHI and generally skip extras. We will also often split large meals and desserts. It's not a question of affording, it's about not unnecessarily wasting and also value for money. It's not a thing that comes up, because our kids dont see us randomly ordering extras so they don't either.

We do pay for convenience. So we buy food at the airport instead of packing it unless we have leftovers that are easy to bring.

I don't actually find this super weird for UMC families.

It’s a smart way to live though not sure a million+ HHI is UMC.