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Hi, this is probably a straightforward question, but I need advice relative to the current financial situation of the country.

I recently became overemployed, and by May I should have around $40k in my checking account. Before this, I was living paycheck to paycheck mostly. My current combined salary (2 jobs) is around $110k, and this employment situation will last around year, because it's too physically exhausting to keep it going for longer. I will go back to one job earning $60k/year.

I have two debts: $10k in credit card debt and $130k left in my mortgage (I pay around $1600/month including property tax, at 4.5 APR). Car is paid off. I'm single.

Common sense say pay off the credit ca

Girlfriend, 38F, 130 lbs., Hispanic, has seen a suspicious spot under her toenail appear 20 days ago and is growing quickly. No other medical diagnoses. Today she was able to see a dermatologist in Mexico (she lives near the border), and the dermatologist said it could be a melanoma, but she needs a biopsy to be sure. She is scheduled for a biopsy in 10 days (!).

My question is, is 10 days reasonable to wait for a biopsy to be taken in such circumstances? She has medical insurance (BCBSTX PPO) in the US, but we don't know whether to wait or to look for a US alternative, or whether it would be quicker. Given that results from a biopsy take 1-2 weeks, is the long wait for a biopsy risking he

So my girlfriend was going to purchase the iPhone 14 Pro Max today because she is in love with the deep purple color, but it coincided with the arrival of the iPhone 15 to stores.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is nowhere to be found. Not in stores, not at Best Buy, not at Target, not even online. The only places that I see it in stock are AT&T stores, but they will not sell an unlocked phone, even at full price.

Ok, it's out of stock everywhere -- but I don't understand why. Doesn't apple sell previous versions? On Apple I can only find the Plus and the Pro. The Apple store guy told me they're not only out of the Pro Max, but they won't be getting them anymore.

Can someone explain WTF is going on

Mi abulita de 87 años vendió una propiedad y tiene un millón de pesos en su cuenta de banco. No tiene necesidad de usarlos inmediatamente, pero le gustaría que creciera un poco, con muy bajo o cero riesgo, si fuera posible.

Yo no tengo ninguna experiencia en inversiones de ningún tipo. Qué instrumentos existen que podrían ser útiles para poner un millón? Sólo los retiraría si se enfermara o tuviera alguna emergencia.

Muchas gracias.

Hi,

I'm elegible for an upgrade using the Google's Fi phone subscription, but seeing that the Pixel 7a will be released in May, I'm thinking about waiting.

Does anybody remember how long does it take for a Pixel phone to be added to Google Fi's phones once it is released? Is it immediate? Or does it take a few months?

Thanks!

Hi. This is not an "I am worried about cancer" post but more an "I need help to guide my LPN to rule it out.

I am 40. I have had a dull pain near the stomach since two months ago that is constant and doesn't change with any behavior (same pain if I eat or if I fast). I know what stomach pain feels like, and this isn't that. My LPN asked for an abdominal ultrasound, and there was nothing abnormal, but the dull pain continues, and today I had a white stool. The pain doesn't seem to subside. I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy four years ago (because of different concerns), and everything was normal.

I want to advocate for myself as a patient. Is there a diagnostic test I should ask my LPN abou

Hi,

I own a Ninja Vortex Air Fryer, and after six months, there is still a strong smell of burnt plastic whenever I cook anything. I hate the damn thing, but I don't want to give up air frying.

Is there an air fryer with no non-stick anywhere and is constructed of metal, not plastic?

I have looked anywhere, and I can't find anything! They are all made of plastic; it seems, even if they have a stainless steel exterior.

A una amiga le robaron su iPhone SE 2 en CDMX y ahorita no tiene varo y quiere un teléfono Android que no sea nada caro que tenga funciones básicas.

Qué teléfono recomiendan?

I'm looking for a plugin that can help me explore chords, something like this:

If I press, say, a C key on the piano, I want the plugin to create the C Maj chord.

BUT

I want to have some dead keys on the piano to create other chords. For example, if I press the C key and Dead Key #1, I want the software to play C min. If I play C and Dead Key #2, I want the software to play Cm7, for example.

I don't care if the chords are in key or not, I just want to create chords.

So far, I've investigated:

Scaler 2 -> can't do it

Tonespace -> Close to what I want but you have to press a key on the keyboard and the mouse scroll wheel! Argh!

Chordz -> close concept, but on

Hi, I'm coming from the Ruby on Rails ecosystem, and I'm looking to rewrite a legacy Rails CRUD-heavy application (tiny but custom ERP) in Blazor with the help of Syncfusion components.

I'm newish to the .NET ecosystem and it is not clear to me where Blazor fits in. Would you combine it and write an MVC.NET app for the models and database access for a CRUD app and add Blazor on top? Or can I just create the components and do it all in Blazor?

I returned an Apple Macbook Air (M1 version) because I realized I need 16 gigs of RAM, but then I realized that Costco doesn't sell that version! I need to order it directly from Apple. I got a Cash Card with almost $1000 on it. Am I screwed? Is there any way to get that money on my card/cash again?

Hi,

I'm trying to automate a song like in an SSL console, where only fader movements and mutes are recorded, but not anything else (like EQ, or panning, or FX send levels).

Is there a way to do this in Reaper?

Thanks!

Hi,

I'm going to be renting a $500/day (10 hours) studio with an SSL4000 G+ and a whole lot of outboard gear to mix a song. It's economically inadvisable, but I'm doing it for the experience. There will be an assistant engineer available for questions. I understand the layout and routing of the G+, but I want to be able to automate the console for the final mixdown without learning it on the clock. I haven't found any resources on the web.

Any pointers would be welcome.

Thank you!

I've always struggled with gift giving. In fact, it was one of the things I hated most about life and myself.

I often know that a birthday or holiday like Valentine's or Christmas is coming up, and say to myself, "there's still some time, I'll find the perfect gift for so and so soon", only to find myself in utter panic and despair the day before. I've been in stores, in malls, the day before, literally tears running down my cheeks (and I'm a man), feeling that I'm the worst son/boyfriend/brother for not being able to find a perfect gift or even a decent one for the people I love.

And now that Christmas is coming soon, I'm in the exact same state, I've bought no gifts so far, and I'm fee