Nemo

You're missing out, Cheese is a hoot on a good day.

It's mostly about the sound of your voice. My eldest got Vonnegut and Law & Order. So much of the latter that both before and after birth the "dun dun" sound from the show noticeably calmed her down.

We've talked about this, Cheese: You need to use the post body to add context when you ask questions like this.

Since most expenses are static but my income is variable, I have done the calculation for how much my expenses are per day and per week. Then I just make sure I'm making at least that much every workday / workweek. All the surplus gets split between discretionary spending, long-term plans (home improvement, family trips), and investments.

I've managed to make it even simpler by making the investments automatic and hands-off, so I can just figure those into the per-week number since they're also regular.

I think that people should be able to have guns to defend themselves. I also think that, in almost all circumstances, people should not use guns to defend themselves.

Have you tried primal screaming?

None, I work when I'm at work. My hourly is laughable, I gotta sell if I wanna get paid.

yes, but I turn off autocomplete and autocapitalization and grammar correction

Mine takes longer, but I never brew a single mug. I brew a full pot and I only reason I limit myself to that is because of the size of my kettle.

I've used an electric gooseneck kettle for about a decade, before that I used a stovetop kettle or, if so was really desperate, a saucepan.

Waiting tables, this is for real. 90% of the women I see are made up for date night^*^ and all my coworkers are more attractive than average.

^*^ but not the men, many fewer men dress up for dates than women do

Five months, but, three quibbles:

If I didn't have income I'd be cutting way back, and with only essential expenses it's more like eight.

I wouldn't plunder my retirement investments to keep spending at the current rate, so if I kept spending the same but didn't plunder, it's more like two months.

I started a good job recently after being underemployed for over a year, and am still financially recovering; normally my emergency budget covers ten months without any income.