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You're just willing this to be true at this point. Dismissing my observations and conclusions as thoughtless CT-based whatever is the laziest counterargument and proves absolutely nothing, other than your utter lack of tolerance for differing perspectives.
This has been fascinating, truly, because your observations about marriage in general are so different from mine. What you said the other day has been bouncing around in my head:
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Idk. I have a good husband (not a perfect one). He’s a great dad. If he dropped dead today, I would never consider dating again. Heterosexual marriage is way too much work for women, imo. I call my best friend my future wife. I think a woman wanting to remarry is a huge red flag. Pretty much every woman married to a man that I know agrees with me. But I’m sure we’re all anomalies.
I assume you're younger than I am, but in my over 20 years of marriage, I have never one time talked with other women about how much being married to a man is "too much work" for me. I'm not even sure what this means, to be honest. Is it to suggest that a woman's life would be easier if she were just a single mom? Or better off in a homosexual relationship? And why is a woman wanting to remarry a red flag?
These are powerful - and harsh - statements. Marriage isn't about dividing labor and keeping score. This level of resentment isn't healthy at all. I was being silly last night, but really, this just isn't that serious. It comes across as a bunch of bitter man-hating, to be honest.
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re: ICE agents troll protesters on car loudspeakers.
Posted by HouseMom on 1/16/26 at 3:37 pm to bhtigerfan
I mean, "Ice Ice Baby" would be pretty funny, too. On a serious note, this is one of the strangest human behaviors I've witnessed in my lifetime.
If I sneak into France and open a croissant stand, are their people going to go to battle in my honor with law enforcement trying to deport me? I seriously doubt it.
If I sneak into France and open a croissant stand, are their people going to go to battle in my honor with law enforcement trying to deport me? I seriously doubt it.
re: SIAP- EBR Library tax
Posted by HouseMom on 1/16/26 at 3:22 pm to GreenRockTiger
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they have to go low bid
I get that, it just looks funny when you google. We have around 20 print shops in EBR and the lone one across the river. Hard to believe nobody in the parish could match that price.
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the library likes to perpetuate the ‘digital divide’ lie - when I was in library school 20 years ago a digital divide existed - there were many, many people without smart phones, internet access, and computers. The divide is much smaller these days and the library ignores that.
Correct. 20 years ago there was a true divide, but now even our homeless citizens have smart phones. I personally receive lots of newsletters, but they go straight into my inbox. I don't need LA Nursery, for example, to print something out for me.
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I’m not saying libraries should not exist
As much scrutiny as I give them, I'm not saying that either. It's just that right now it feels like a subscription service I can't cancel. Ever. I want them to at least be good stewards of my money.
All I can add is that if you want max coverage, you're going to pay. People whose rates only jumped by $75/month in Louisiana to add a new teen driver aren't getting a lot of coverage. This is going to cost you.
That being said, shop around. You'll be amazed at the variance in pricing. We use USAA for a lot, but their teen rates were awful. Decided on State Farm and they went through the roof after 6 months. Switched companies for a lower rate than we had before. It's the wild west out there.
That being said, shop around. You'll be amazed at the variance in pricing. We use USAA for a lot, but their teen rates were awful. Decided on State Farm and they went through the roof after 6 months. Switched companies for a lower rate than we had before. It's the wild west out there.
re: SIAP- EBR Library tax
Posted by HouseMom on 1/16/26 at 2:26 pm to Tiger99999
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That is printed based on the low bid, public bid law. It's printed by Baton Rouge Printing. It is prepared in-house and the cost is about $5,000 a month.
It's somewhat annoying that this business in located in Port Allen (Please correct me if it's another Baton Rouge Printing). Making purchases with EBR tax dollars to then pay sales taxes in WBR seems off. Could nobody in EBR print these newsletters? Or, is this a tax exempt purchase for the library?
Not to mention that these are all available digitally on their web-site. Not knocking physical paper, but $60K per year is a chunk of money.
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When most households now require two incomes, but the expectations around childcare, emotional labor, household management, and kin-keeping remain disproportionately female, marriage stops functioning as a net stabilizer for many women. It becomes a net loss.
You do realize that many women actually love caring for their children, being the nurturing ones, and organizing gatherings with family? I mean, my husband is currently on his umpteenth conference call of the day while I post on TD. I do have beans going, and the meat and potatoes are prepped. The laundry is just a doing its thing. It isn't that serious. :lol:
What is emotional labor? I need to know if I do that, too, and if I like it or not.
Thanks for the clarification, although that is what I thought you meant. I was only saying that shareholders can lose a lot just on the investment alone if the company crumbles. Your example is worse, for sure.
ETA: I don't mean that you gave a bad example, only that the outcome is worse.
ETA: I don't mean that you gave a bad example, only that the outcome is worse.
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If you don't understand that distinction, you're not going to understand the point I'm making.
Then explain it differently, if you don't mind.
re: SIAP- EBR Library tax
Posted by HouseMom on 1/15/26 at 12:44 pm to Tiger99999
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the library spends $700,000 a year on ADVERTISING
I'm sorry, what? :rotflmao:
re: This is whats wrong with corporations these days
Posted by HouseMom on 1/15/26 at 12:19 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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This is a totally unrelated and a poor parallel. Also, don’t think people are happy about college coaches buyouts?
It's not unrelated at all. My entire point is that a job costs what a job costs at a certain moment in time. How many people out there have the skills to coach a team like LSU? You can get a much cheaper coach to do it, but you're betting on a winning one.
Successful seasons put butts in the stadium, who will then buy concessions and merch. They also won't complain about season ticket prices going up because they're having so much fun. LSU as a whole benefits, as teenagers around the country think Louisiana looks like a good time. Also, ask any business owner in town if their sales are affected by the success (or not) of LSU football in any given year.
Toodle on over to the TD sports boards. People were calling for Brian Kelly's head. I'm suprised folks weren't marching on the TAF office with pitchforks. :lol:
re: This is whats wrong with corporations these days
Posted by HouseMom on 1/15/26 at 11:56 am to TulsaSooner78
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But someone else mentioned earlier the scenario where a CEO will often times be a board member of several other companies. An extreme example would be 10 companies with 10 CEOs, and each CEO sits on the board of the other 9 companies.
This is on Congress, in my opinion, to either allow this or don't. Is this possibly an antitrust issue or monopoly of sorts? I'm sure our resident attorneys will chime in.
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If every person who owned equity shares of a given business was also personally liable for its damages and debts, do you believe that the current paradigm we find ourselves in: short term investors demanding short term profits and paying exorbitant CEO salaries in order to get them, would exist? Or would people likely behave differently?
I would say shareholders take on a ton of liability just by investing. If the CEO takes the company in the toilet, a lot of people lose. You're just hiring a very expensive poker player to make sure a company makes money. And truthfully, every person on here depending on their 401k to grow wants the same thing.
Not to mention, the annual compensation of this lady wouldn't hardly make a blip on anyone's paycheck. Pretend she's paid in just cash and no other "compensation" types. Say she's now paid a straight $5 million per year and you divided up that other $25 million for the employees. Citigroup employs over 200,000 people. That's a whopping $125 per employee annually.
What is "fair" to pay her? How do we decide that? Again, I'm not white knighting for CEO's over here, I just think that the "big bad corporation" thing is a little overplayed. Mom and pop businesses operate the same way, albeit on a much smaller scale.
re: How bad is the real estate market in BR?
Posted by HouseMom on 1/15/26 at 9:43 am to Carson123987
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The problem is that $500k in BR gets you a cookie cutter pos with laminate flooring and a 2in gap between you and your neighbors house.
I wouldn't exactly say that. There are lots of very pretty homes in that price range, especially since you want something smaller. Homes are still largely priced per foot, all things considered.
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Corporations, as they currently exist, are legal fictions created by government and, in my opinion, a perversion of the free market.
The premise of the OP is that CEO's are paid too much relative to the average worker, but isn't this just the free market doing it's thing?
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As such, any subsequent regulation of that paradigm is, by definition, less “government involvement” than the creation of the paradigm was to begin with.
True.
re: This is whats wrong with corporations these days
Posted by HouseMom on 1/15/26 at 8:56 am to tiggerthetooth
I agree with you, but that's the game, isn't it? The average CEO is playing the same game Lane Kiffin is playing, and some in BR act like he's the second coming of Jesus himself. I mean, go talk to Coach O. or Brian Kelly and see if they care if they were fired. Probably not.
This still doesn't negate what I said. There's still a minute pool of people who even understand the complexities of a major bank, much less have the audacity to even consider the job.
This still doesn't negate what I said. There's still a minute pool of people who even understand the complexities of a major bank, much less have the audacity to even consider the job.
re: This is whats wrong with corporations these days
Posted by HouseMom on 1/15/26 at 8:17 am to kywildcatfanone
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Executive pay is ridiculous compared to employees
Is it though? People overwhelmingly misunderstand how employee pay is determined, as if the U.S. uses a socialist jobs program and somehow all jobs are equal in value. A person is not not paid, the job is paid.
For example, years ago I was talking with a teacher friend, and she was going on and on about how unfair it is that bus drivers aren't paid as much as teachers. Her line of thinking was that they are so important because they get the kids to school safely, yada yada.
Ok sure, bus drivers are important, but let's be honest, anyone with a half functioning brain and a license can do that job. To become a teacher, one must have a bachelor's degree and pass licensing exams, at a minimum. All teachers can drive a bus, too.
Thus the pool of potential bus drivers is huge, and the pool of potential teachers is much, much smaller. It's the same reason doctors are paid exponentially more than nurses, and nurses are paid exponentially more than the janitors. All doctors can clean a bathroom, but virtually zero janitors can perform surgery. Human value does not play into that equation.
How many Americans do you think have the skill set to run a major corporation, much less a bank with a trillion plus? Please reference the "If you can't pay cash for it, you shouldn't buy it" crowd here. CEO's are paid to make money for the company and to make the asset valuable on paper. Period. They are beholden to the board and the shareholders.
Now, SHOULD a person be able make that much more than other employees is a totally different conversation.
The chore inequality "study" makes me laugh. How does one even measure that with a person you live with day in and day out? Yes, I probably do more laundry and wash more dishes than my husband, but I would take those chores any day of the week over doing yard work or cleaning the pool. Like, I'll spend 5X the amount of time doing my things if I don't have to do those things or use the power washer...ever. Climate controlled chores for the win! :lol:
This looks a million times better than that first link! The decor is also so much better, and the pictures in general are just warmer. I love that it shows a fenced backyard, the outdoor grill, the master closet, etc. Much better set of pics. Good luck to y'all!
Ah, okay. Post us a link when it's up, and good luck to you! It's a beautiful home with great curb appeal and a sought after location.
re: First post on Money Board- 401 k related question
Posted by HouseMom on 1/13/26 at 1:25 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
This is something I wonder daily. How do you know when you have a good number? It seems like we're on the right track, but who knows.
I use this retirement calculator from Nerd Wallet because I like the visual of the "what you'll have vs. what you'll need" intersection on the chart. If you click on the advanced details tab, you can adjust for average returns, inflation, etc. Fun to play around with anyway.
Nerd Wallet retirement calculator
I use this retirement calculator from Nerd Wallet because I like the visual of the "what you'll have vs. what you'll need" intersection on the chart. If you click on the advanced details tab, you can adjust for average returns, inflation, etc. Fun to play around with anyway.
Nerd Wallet retirement calculator
Not sure if the pics in the link are the new ones or not, but I would recommend a few things just based off of those.
1.) Remove the master bedroom picture that has the house next door through the window. It makes it look 5 feet from your bedroom window.
2.) I would personally yank the two sago palms flanking the brick steps and just load those little beds with pansies or just a few easy bushes (like Drift roses). The palms are very 1997, if that makes sense. Then take a new pic and sub it in.
ETA...Now I'm completely confused. On Google earth, the palms are gone but the steps are white? Also, in the listing photos, it looks like there is no fenced in yard at all, which is a no-go for people with a dog or kids. Did y'all remove the fence? The side pics of the house are some of the prettiest views, in my opinion. Not sure why that was left off of the listing photos. Also, the lake next door is very pretty. It seems like that should be included.
1.) Remove the master bedroom picture that has the house next door through the window. It makes it look 5 feet from your bedroom window.
2.) I would personally yank the two sago palms flanking the brick steps and just load those little beds with pansies or just a few easy bushes (like Drift roses). The palms are very 1997, if that makes sense. Then take a new pic and sub it in.
ETA...Now I'm completely confused. On Google earth, the palms are gone but the steps are white? Also, in the listing photos, it looks like there is no fenced in yard at all, which is a no-go for people with a dog or kids. Did y'all remove the fence? The side pics of the house are some of the prettiest views, in my opinion. Not sure why that was left off of the listing photos. Also, the lake next door is very pretty. It seems like that should be included.
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