Honestly, how to evaluate stocks for my first individual share purchases. I’ve only ever had more-or-less passive funds investments.

It’s all a bit overwhelming.

It entirely depends on the context.

The simple answer is that my favorite country is where my employment and loved ones are, the USA.

For travel, Probably Spain. I’ve always felt that the mix of relaxation and adventure is perfect there. I’ve always loved southern Chile, but it’s a bit too rural to feel entirely comfortable. There’s always this awareness of how much trouble I’d be in if I screwed anything up.

SoundCloud, but I almost exclusively listen to long mixes.

I’ve always taken life as it came, never had a goal like being a (professional?) pianist. I’m not entirely sure what that means in this day, either.

Even if you stick with regular work, make sure you keep a list of everything you could theoretically call yourself proficient at doing. These skills can often be rallied into promotions and career changes later on, if you need to move or advance.

I’ve sold a lot of pianos from my time in estate liquidation and I do know that the inconvenience of moving them means that used pianos are often sold for essentially nothing. There just isn’t an active market for anything but the absolute best instruments. If you need an inexpensive piano, they’re out there. The best strategy is to have a piano mover on your phone. If you show up to someone’s house and tell them you can have it out on Tuesday, they’re often going to be happy to see it go.

Any decent person would trash it afterwards.

I was going to offer another Jim Butcher series, the Codex Alera. It’s a hack-and-slash mix of Roman fantasy and Pokemon. Fantastic stuff.

Hunters fly with firearms sometimes. It just depends on the customs regulations. I’ve seen it at the airport. You check the bag and declare it. I’m sure there’s some amount of paperwork, depending on the country.

Depends on the thickness of the slice.

Absolutely!

Oh shit thank you so much.

My towel was still in the dryer. That would have been an annoying way to start the week.

Get to bed on time so I can face the Monday blues on 8 hours sleep.

Go to the dentist. Get a little exercise. Find a way to reduce calories over the next 20 years, spend as little as possible. Borrow a little money for your car. Stay away from credit cards until you make enough to pay the cards in full every month. Keep track of every skill you learn on the job, using that information to transition into higher-paying jobs. Get a savings account. Spend as little as possible without skimping on food quality. Save 1 months salary and keep that in checking. At the end of each month, transfer everything above the target funds into savings. Save 3 months salary for an emergency fund. Once this financial foundation is established, divide additional funds into two buckets: one gets invested each month, the other is for major purchases and travel.

I’m going to think about that and get back to you. I think it’s mostly intuitive, based on many years of experience, but I’m not sure at this point.

I also have to mention that I was half joking. I don’t use YT all that much for my profession. I would, but it’s just not entirely relevant.

The same way as topics in my field of expertise, of course.

YouTube.

If that were the case, there wouldn’t be an application and interview process.

There are often multiple candidates for a given position.

Edit: I read this as “no one” rather than “someone.”

I understand that someone on earth might not want any given job.

Imagine how mortifying it would be to have a legitimate ear injury this week.

I’m in the process of getting all my teeth pulled for dentures.

I would make changes.

Sitting quietly.

I used to require constant distraction from my thoughts. I would keep my local NPR station on in the background, just to have something to distract me from the running monologue and dialogues in my head.

I had to do a lot of psychological/spiritual work, but at this point I can say that sitting quietly is extremely rewarding and comfortable.

We all have essentially the same answer.

How did a non-ex-redditor get here?

Three. One from work, one personal, one throwaway.