The secret to early retirement is low overhead.

OP, did you know that tomatoes are fruit, and not vegetables? It's because they are seed-bearing.

I could not care less about politics and have no idea what I am doing here, OP. If that makes you feel better.

Not OP, but:

-I know almost nothing about politics.
-Don't know the dates of any major wars
-Don't know how many Presidents there have been. And can't name but a few of them.
-Can't remember who's on the paper bills (except for the dollar and the hundred)

There's plenty of other shit I don't know.

hello, soul sister!!!

"Did you know the human head weighs 8 pounds?"

"Did you know that troy Aikman in only 6 years has passed for 16,303 yards?"

"Did you know bees and dogs can smell fear?"

OP, don't listen to these posters. You'll learn everything you need to know about life by moving back into your parent's basement and playing Call of Duty nonstop all day.

OP, do you understand the inverse relationship between stocks and bonds? That the goal of financial management is to build long term wealth and not to have a high income?

Did you know that people who have latex allergies usually can't touch banana peels b/c latex and banana peels are somehow in the same family? They can eat bananas, but just not handle them.

Hi OP. I'll try and teach you something. There are 22 official languages in India and countless more.

OP here, this is not my main source of knowledge for those that are concerned. Rest assured, but I do encounter these topics on here that I do not in my social life.

OP, you need to read more in general, not just DCUM. This board should NOT be a primary source of knowledge.

Good things to read every day:

The Washington Post
The New York Times
Some would say the Wall Street Journal

For local stuff, outside of the Hill (especially if you actually LIVE in DC):

Prince of Petworth
DCist

Don't come to DCUM expecting to learn stuff (not that I think knowing about Biglaw is all that important, and I used to be in Biglaw). Read a book or a magazine like the New Yorker.

Not OP, but:

-I know almost nothing about politics.
-Don't know the dates of any major wars
-Don't know how many Presidents there have been. And can't name but a few of them.
-Can't remember who's on the paper bills (except for the dollar and the hundred)

There's plenty of other shit I don't know.

You obviously don't belong on DCUM or DC

There is a lot that most people probably know that I do not. In fact, I find myself looking up most of the things that I see talked about on DCUM.

I am well intentioned but not well informed. I never heard of big law until I came here, had never heard of STEM careers, and thought principals were only in the school system.

Teach me more DCUM, tell me something that I probably do not know.