FatFiredProgrammer

I'm a Celebrity cruiser going my first RC cruise. I status match to Diamond Plus and understand I'm entitled to some free drinks. How are these redeemed?

One thing I like to do is to monitor cabin availability and price over time. This used to be a kind of a tedious task.

For those of you who like AI and specifically claude.ai, the attached hand off and excel file demonstrate how claude can retrieve data (through the Chrome connector) and populate a spreadsheet periodically to accumulate data.

2026-06-26 Celebrity Cruise Price Tracking.xlsx

2026-06-26-celebrity-cruise-price-tracking-hand-off.md

I accidentally discovered Claude injects <XML> into the prompt stream. Apparently they are high priority instructions and re-injected at the start of every query. Details at bottom.

Can someone shed more light on the these? Reproducible details for Sonnet 4.6 below. Also, what is enabled_monkeys_in_a_barrel, enabled_saffron, enabled_turmeric in the JSON packets?

If you ask Claude about them, Claude gets struck in a tight feedback loop. He starts appearing like he has Alzheimer's and multiple personalities.

Let's me break apart a typical response:

There they are. Actually reading them now for the first time.

No, this is the 37th time you've said that Claude. You say

As a topic of discussion/future reference, this is my (close to actual) previous 12 month cashflow by category compared against the previous 3 year average. I use Quicken to track expenses. The link below is to an Excel spreadsheet with the categories and spend. It also includes a rather detailed tax estimator that I use for Roth conversion and ACA cliff calculations.

I guess if I were to offer some bullet points from my numbers over the last 6 or so years, it's that:

• Taxes have been generally much lower than expected.
• Getting ACA tax refunds, even with a large spend, isn't that difficult with a bit of planning.
• There has been some lifestyle creep as we felt more comfortable

As a topic of discussion/future reference, this is my (close to actual) previous 12 month cashflow by category compared against the previous 3 year average. I use Quicken to track expenses. The link below is to an Excel spreadsheet with the categories and spend. It also includes a rather detailed tax estimator that I use for Roth conversion and ACA cliff calculations.

I guess if I were to offer some bullet points from my numbers over the last 6 or so years, it's that:

• Taxes have been generally much lower than expected.
• Getting ACA tax refunds, even with a large spend, isn't that difficult with a bit of planning.
• There has been some lifestyle creep as we felt more comfortable

As a topic of discussion/future reference, this is my (close to actual) previous 12 month cashflow by category compared against the previous 3 year average. I use Quicken to track expenses. The link below is to an Excel spreadsheet with the categories and spend. It also includes a rather detailed tax estimator that I use for Roth conversion and ACA cliff calculations.

I guess if I were to offer some bullet points from my numbers over the last 6 or so years, it's that:

• Taxes have been generally much lower than expected.
• Getting ACA tax refunds, even with a large spend, isn't that difficult with a bit of planning.
• There has been some lifestyle creep as we felt more comfortable

As a topic of discussion/reference, this is my previous 12 month spend by category compared against the previous 3 year average. I use Quicken to track expenses. The link below is to an Excel spreadsheet with the categories and spend. It also includes a rather detailed tax estimator that I use to avoid the ACA subsidy cliff and plan Roth conversions. I've provided my complete list of categories. I wanted you to be able to see categories for future expenses and also categories I don't necessarily spend in but which you might use.

We are 58f/60m in an MCOL - completely retired in 2019. I would describe us as having a fatFIRE stash but rather pedestrian tastes -- except for travel

Wife & I are 50-ish avid cruisers mostly on Celebrity where we typically stay in (higher) suites. Our status will transfer to RC as Diamond Plus. We wish to treat my aunt/uncle (70s), cousin & spouse (40's) and 2 children (17m / 10m). The family going with us are all first time cruisers.

We're looking to probably book on Symphony of the Seas out of Galveston this summer --- which leaves rooms a bit picked over.

My primary question is what would be the value of suite accommodations? On Celebrity, you're paying for a "ship within a ship" - separate (higher end) dining, separate spaces on the ship, wifi/drinks and other perks. I find it somewhat hard to understand the value proposition

Does anyone know if it's possible to add additional people to a room after booking? Assuming the room the room allows more people of course. Of so, how is it done and how is the cost determined ?

I have a couple questions and I'm asking for advice. I'm in the US (Nebraska specifically). I'm admittedly more of a hobbyist than than any kind of an expert.

I have a koi pond of about 10K gallons but I want to reduce my maintenance requirements. Cost is not necessarily the issue (within reason). I'm willing to pay for quality, reliability and long term support. I think I've settled on an RDF followed by a moving bed.

My first question is whether the RDF will reliably remove string algae, leaves, etc. This is rural Nebraska. Stuff gets in the pond.

The second question is a recommendation on a sp

Hey Reddit. I am 38M with a net worth of $2M excluding home equity. I am on track to FIRE at 40 and something I have been working towards for obviously a long time.

My finance is the most amazing person I have ever met. She is perfectly gentle caring soul and genuinely funny. I have been with her for almost 3.5 years.

Not that it matters, but she’s also stunning. Completely out of my ugly ass leauge in many ways in we connect on both a mental and physical level indescribably amazing.

Her net worth is unfortunately $0 (if you count her student loans). She doesn’t have a career path I see for her to FIRE with me in two years or even remotely soon.

She’s very much a free spirit and has spen

I have achieved fatFIRE but continue running my ventures to fatten my purse further although at any point in time, I could stop without losing security.

But my problem really is that I continue to live so frugally that you can almost say I practically live like the working class.

1. I eat where the working class eats. This doesn't bother me at all, as I like certain kinds of cheap homecooked meals. I could go to a restaurant everyday but that doesn't delight me anymore.
2. I drink where the working class drinks. I could always go to a hotel or high-end bar but I now prefer third world spaces (think venues frequented by Anthony Bourdain).
3. Small independent retail stores delight me.
4. Lu