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It’s wild that a professional degreed engineer with 10 years earn so little.

I guess what I envisioned when I was young thinking of engineers and how a single income could a raise a family in a nice house with a stay at home wife and fully funded retirement.

Ehhh. Not so on that salary these days.
Yes that is a fear. I know not everyone ends being the company you keep but it does influence you.
Did you have to move out the city and go the public school route? Or go the magnet/gifted program route?
I bet you must be filled with pride. Congrats.

One day I hope to be in your position but I don’t want to rush the sweetness of the memories.

re: Baton Rouge Home Prices

Posted by CorkRockingham on 2/2/23 at 1:34 pm to
Broadmoor bound baw.
Yeah you are about right. Four we could swing I think but it would be super tight.
My second just started daycare and I’m at $230 a week per kid so, $11,960 a year per, $23,920 total.

In our minds it’s very important to send our kids to catholic schools as I want them to have that religious foundation at home and at school. I also want them to be in a good school and to be surrounded by, on average, higher achieving peers.

Me and my wife make great money but I’m getting quite concerned or nervous about what life will be like if God blesses us with another child or another two or three.

We practice NFP, Marquette method currently, but I was just wondering if anyone else has been through this and if they had any perspective or guidance.

I guess my perfect dream would be to make a ton of money and have as many kids as God provides.
The 30 day yield is 4.17% but that is 4.17% over an entire year right?

Like a 6 month t bill is at 4.17% but you would only get 2.85% yield correct?

50-60% of your gross pay is a good place to start. It will be conservative but after insurance, taxes, 401k, Roth if you still qualify, it will be about right.
If you are going to have kids in daycare and or private school he is not wrong at all.
Yeah baw. I’m a licensed engineer too. Your salary needs to be about double what you are making.
Idk from glossing over your OP, if you don’t retire then none of us will.

re: Duke's Seafood

Posted by CorkRockingham on 1/17/23 at 3:01 pm to
Yeah we received a gallon of chicken & sausage and a gallon of seafood gumbo to take home after a party and man both were actually very good for a restaurant.
Hm that may be but not that I have noticed but I typically don’t drive that way.
The northwest side got that vine street light onto airline. Tis superb.
Just thought I’d give a yearly update. I’ve learned a lot being a first time homeowner but as far as the neighborhood goes I will say it’s very quiet considering I’m a stones throw from Airline and Florida and it’s great to run or bike.

Haven’t had any problems with any vagabonds or anything of the sort so far.

There’s a guy down the street, dakmak construction, finishing up this new build on what looks to me to be close to a $1 million home in the original Broadmoor neighborhood. Which is nice.

Definitely need that trend to continue though.
usmortgagenewsdaily will give you broad based accurate information. Sure there will be variance between lenders, but it should be a great starting point.

re: Homeowner's Insurance

Posted by CorkRockingham on 1/11/23 at 1:31 pm to
Mine rose 47%. First time home buyer last year, flood zone x.

My property tax jumped similarly as well.

Good times.
Broadmoor coming back baby! The hi nabor is pretty decent. But I’m excited for the economic expansions and options.
Wait what happened. Lol. How is it possible. Do you only run?
I had a 3 plate bench in high school at one of the smaller weight classes in a single ply suit.

I actually like this rule.

re: Post Game Shows

Posted by CorkRockingham on 9/5/22 at 3:26 pm to
Yeah I don’t understand how they can’t archive and post the Charles hannagriff post game in full with good video and audio and every single time.

It’s like it’s not done by a media organization or something.
Lsu777 what is your title or just exactly what work do you do inside the plants? I always like knowing about different career paths and the pros and cons associated.
No baw lol. I’m happy to inform you that I don’t nor have I ever been diagnosed with any form of cancer, my apologies if I have somehow insinuated this.

I’m a mechanical engineer working for one of the EPC players here in the area. So I definitely know what you are talking about.
Don’t feel bad. I’m now an adult and I was a Ritalin baby at age 5 or 6. I’m the same as your sons. Tested gifted, very curious from a young age, always asking why, active, played sports growing up.

I’m still taking low dose extended release adderall daily.

I became an engineer, got married, have a career, have children. I have a lot to say about the medication and I’ve contemplated it’s role in my life immensely. I would like to quit one day as there are some minor negatives but so far nothing long term or anything you would be able to pick out from your own personality traits or flaws. Overall it’s been a benefit in my life.
We were driving back on the causeway after a round of golf and I just asked him for his blessing. I mean it was awkward and not as smooth as I state in my first sentence but he gave me his blessing and it felt like a bit of relief.

It ain’t that big of deal. Just let him know. If y’all have only been dating two months and just met then it might be a bigger deal than I’m stating but we dated three years and I was graduating college in a few months. It was more of a natural progression of things.
So I listened to that the drive podcast in reference to the marathon thread and stumbled upon magnesium. I have been contemplating taking ashwaganda but I don’t really take any supplements. I should get some fish oil.

The older I’ve got the more I’ve noticed how anxious I feel with work and life especially a night after drinking or actually the Monday morning after having three drinks on Saturday night. Of course I could quit and I did do a dry January and that has greatly lowered my intake.

I would like to be able to perform at work how I do on Tuesdays through the rest of the week. It’s like Monday morning I dread life and I’m to anxious about all the things and task I have going on until I eat lunch and then by that afternoon I get rolling.

I do take a low dose of adderall. I’m a classic Ritalin baby. I don’t have problems focusing really, I have problems focusing on things that aren’t interesting or enticing in a challenging way. I for one due think it is overprescribed but an it definitely can help you focus if you lean into it. I also thinks it increases anxiety.

For some reason on Monday mornings I just can’t get it going. I figure some mood enhancer or something like magnesium would help with that and even if it doesn’t it’s probably something I need to be taking.

So y’all give me a direct product name and dosage and why y’all take it and where to get it. I’ve started researching but don’t feel like putting in the effort to go through dosage and forms. I just want to go buy something and then report back after a month or 8 weeks.

re: Had an EKG Done.

Posted by CorkRockingham on 8/20/22 at 6:18 pm to
Yeah I’m using a heart strap.