OT 18: Anti-Social Distancing

[Apex]

Happy Friday!!!

So looking forward to being off next week.

Also, everybody.

Wap!

[Tar]

Happy Friday!!!

So looking forward to being off next week.

Also, everybody.

hosers!

[Apex]

Seriously would love to just pack up and hit the road; disappear for a while.

Pack up the fam with the camper and head for the Dalton!

[D Griff]

Seriously would love to just pack up and hit the road; disappear for a while.

Pack up the fam with the camper and head out West!

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Seriously would love to just pack up and hit the road; disappear for a while.

Same, been trying to figure out how to make that work.

[wap]

Happy Friday!!!

So looking forward to being off next week.

Hitting the beach? I am off week after the upcoming one for my New England backpacking trip. Very .

That sounds so great.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Same, been trying to figure out how to make that work.

You've got a hotspot in the Jeep, :makeitso:

Also, the hotspot in the Trailcock still works... somehow. Is there a free trial I'm not aware of?

My Jeep doesn't have the hotspot because I got the poverty radio. I'm not aware of any trials, especially on a used vehicle, but it's possible it has a multi year trial perhaps?

My biggest issue is cell coverage. I need to be able to receive and place calls. There's a lot of the country where that's not possible...and even the hotspot wouldn't help because it uses cell service.

[Apex]

The $20/mo unlimited hotspot in the Colorado is awesome. ZFG about paying that every month; it gets well used.

[wap]

Looks like my return to the office is pushed back to September/late September.

Sweet.

[wap]

Also, everybody.

hosers!

Take off!

[ChrisoftheNorth]

The $20/mo unlimited hotspot in the Colorado is awesome. ZFG about paying that every month; it gets well used.

I paid it in my Colorado. Was absolutely worth it. My Colorado even got reception when the phones were toast. I liked that feature a lot.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

My Jeep doesn't have the hotspot because I got the poverty radio. I'm not aware of any trials, especially on a used vehicle, but it's possible it has a multi year trial perhaps?

My biggest issue is cell coverage. I need to be able to receive and place calls. There's a lot of the country where that's not possible...and even the hotspot wouldn't help because it uses cell service.

Sell the and vagabond it.

We're living in a simulation anyway; money's fake, time is made up, nothing matters except dying.

Also, 2019 MY FCA vehicles with the 4G ATT service have a 3 month/1GB trial, but... the vehicle's in-service date was over a year ago.

I'll just use it and until it disappears. It was clutch to have it in Brohio - Mohican Adventures was in a bowl of no service for the average cell phone user. The Jeep had service, though.

We're prepping the house for sale now, finishing up odds and ends so we can list quickly if need be. Vagabond is appealing, but work is tough. Would need to quit the job, which I'd love to do anyway.

Use that 4g for as long as you can. It's 5/7.

[Apex]

We're prepping the house for sale now, finishing up odds and ends so we can list quickly if need be. Vagabond is appealing, but work is tough. Would need to quit the job, which I'd love to do anyway.

Use that 4g for as long as you can. It's 5/7.

I'd also willingly sell my place once we finish the porch. I have no reason to stay here now.

Sell
Payoff TrailCock.
Hit the road as the next YouTube overlanding family.
Profit.

[D Griff]

We're prepping the house for sale now, finishing up odds and ends so we can list quickly if need be. Vagabond is appealing, but work is tough. Would need to quit the job, which I'd love to do anyway.

Use that 4g for as long as you can. It's 5/7.

I'd also willingly sell my place once we finish the porch. I have no reason to stay here now.

Only trouble is, you have to sleep somewhere. I did the nomad thing for 5-6 years and actually loved that life, but it is far more expensive than just living in a house. My CC bills were around $100K/year. A lot of that wouldn't be needed, but still, you have to eat, sleep, shower, etc. and it takes resources to gain access to all of those things.

I suspect we'll see more people getting creative with living situations, 20 somethings working remote can move back in with mom and dad style and such. Pretty much all of my NYC dwelling friends are and taking their NYC salaries to work remotely back in NC or other cheaper places, given the glitz of NYC is dead for the time being.

[Apex]

Sell
Payoff TrailCock.
Hit the road as the next YouTube overlanding family.
Profit.

Trailcock is disappearing as fast as I can make that happen.

[D Griff]

Only trouble is, you have to sleep somewhere. I did the nomad thing for 5-6 years and actually loved that life, but it is far more expensive than just living in a house. My CC bills were around $100K/year. A lot of that wouldn't be needed, but still, you have to eat, sleep, shower, etc. and it takes resources to gain access to all of those things.

I suspect we'll see more people getting creative with living situations, 20 somethings working remote can move back in with mom and dad style and such. Pretty much all of my NYC dwelling friends are and taking their NYC salaries to work remotely back in NC or other cheaper places, given the glitz of NYC is dead for the time being.

I'd just move in with my grandparents. Help them pay for expenses and take care of the property until they inevitably pass away - then sell the property, split the proceeds with the family, and figger it out.

Polebarn and a tiny house sounds pretty ideal on some remote parcel somewhere.

Yeah that would be on all accounts. I sort of wish we were in the more rural outskirts now as they are great for cycling and driving, but I will probably be happy to be in-town again when the pandemic ends in fie years

The grandparents thing sounds like kind of a win-win if Tori is down with it. Such room for activities and it would be nice to help them out since it's a larger property.

[D Griff]

Seriously though.

But it makes sense... I am sometimes did we get a $700 car note???

[ChrisoftheNorth]

I'd also willingly sell my place once we finish the porch. I have no reason to stay here now.

Only trouble is, you have to sleep somewhere. I did the nomad thing for 5-6 years and actually loved that life, but it is far more expensive than just living in a house. My CC bills were around $100K/year. A lot of that wouldn't be needed, but still, you have to eat, sleep, shower, etc. and it takes resources to gain access to all of those things.

I suspect we'll see more people getting creative with living situations, 20 somethings working remote can move back in with mom and dad style and such. Pretty much all of my NYC dwelling friends are and taking their NYC salaries to work remotely back in NC or other cheaper places, given the glitz of NYC is dead for the time being.

You do have to live somewhere...but now the opportunity to explore cheaper options is real.

We will be paying $1k/mo in taxes alone next year. We don't have kids to send to school, all city resources have been suspended for the virus and there's talk about adding an HOA type fee to use them next year because of the extra cost for cleaning and whatnot. The ONLY reason to live here is close proximity to jobs for commuting, but if that's not a thing for the forseeable future (which is what has been communicated to us) then why the hell stay here and continue paying the costs?

Fortunately, there's plenty of families that see the value in it, so real estate prices are remaining strong for now.

[Apex]

Seriously though.

Oh I get it, I still have to bust sometimes.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Seriously though.

But it makes sense... I am sometimes did we get a $700 car note???

But that's your only car loan between the two of you right? So really, it's not THAT bad.

I do think there's value in having a newer reliable vehicle right now.

[D Griff]

Only trouble is, you have to sleep somewhere. I did the nomad thing for 5-6 years and actually loved that life, but it is far more expensive than just living in a house. My CC bills were around $100K/year. A lot of that wouldn't be needed, but still, you have to eat, sleep, shower, etc. and it takes resources to gain access to all of those things.

I suspect we'll see more people getting creative with living situations, 20 somethings working remote can move back in with mom and dad style and such. Pretty much all of my NYC dwelling friends are and taking their NYC salaries to work remotely back in NC or other cheaper places, given the glitz of NYC is dead for the time being.

You do have to live somewhere...but now the opportunity to explore cheaper options is real.

We will be paying $1k/mo in taxes alone next year. We don't have kids to send to school, all city resources have been suspended for the virus and there's talk about adding an HOA type fee to use them next year because of the extra cost for cleaning and whatnot. The ONLY reason to live here is close proximity to jobs for commuting, but if that's not a thing for the forseeable future (which is what has been communicated to us) then why the hell stay here and continue paying the costs?

Fortunately, there's plenty of families that see the value in it, so real estate prices are remaining strong for now.

Yeah, $1K/month in taxes is fucking brutal man. That's like 60% of my mortgage payment It's an interesting idea to be sure.

One cool thing as well - I think many people will overtime see the light in what you're talking about. Many companies will likely allow remote work more than they have in the past and people will want to move to nice places to live. If you can get in now prices on housing might go up over time, good opportunity for Infamous if she indeed becomes a realtor.

I think a lot of people are looking to get into real estate now due to all that's happened, so getting creative and moving into a niche market as an "early adopter" might be a good way to get a leg up on the competition. Most people won't think about it that much and will just try to do it wherever they've been - problematic if the area had a lot of laid off people becoming realtors.

[D Griff]

But it makes sense... I am sometimes did we get a $700 car note???

But that's your only car loan between the two of you right? So really, it's not THAT bad.

I do think there's value in having a newer reliable vehicle right now.

For the most part, I don't care much. Like [user not found] said, we are lucky to have our jobs, and the wife's is actually up like 15+% in pay, while that amount far from makes up for how much mine is down, it's still enough overall.

I actually kind of like having the cash sunk into one car as now we have something really fun to do stuff together and the is just my cheap, fun thing. I drove it today for the first time in over a week to by a caliper at Harbor Freight. It was a experience.

I thought about on some ratcheting wrenches but was too

[D Griff]

But that's your only car loan between the two of you right? So really, it's not THAT bad.

I do think there's value in having a newer reliable vehicle right now.

Yeah, I'm not going out and buying a Ford Ranger, that's for sure.

You always have Tori's MINI for a reliable/new car. It's weird, we are back to the 1940s where one car per family is

[Desertbreh]

But that's your only car loan between the two of you right? So really, it's not THAT bad.

I do think there's value in having a newer reliable vehicle right now.

Yeah, I'm not going out and buying a , that's for sure.

That thing is easily in the running for Top Ten DFD POS for sure.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

You do have to live somewhere...but now the opportunity to explore cheaper options is real.

We will be paying $1k/mo in taxes alone next year. We don't have kids to send to school, all city resources have been suspended for the virus and there's talk about adding an HOA type fee to use them next year because of the extra cost for cleaning and whatnot. The ONLY reason to live here is close proximity to jobs for commuting, but if that's not a thing for the forseeable future (which is what has been communicated to us) then why the hell stay here and continue paying the costs?

Fortunately, there's plenty of families that see the value in it, so real estate prices are remaining strong for now.

Yeah, $1K/month in taxes is fucking brutal man. That's like 60% of my mortgage payment It's an interesting idea to be sure.

One cool thing as well - I think many people will overtime see the light in what you're talking about. Many companies will likely allow remote work more than they have in the past and people will want to move to nice places to live. If you can get in now prices on housing might go up over time, good opportunity for Infamous if she indeed becomes a realtor.

I think a lot of people are looking to get into real estate now due to all that's happened, so getting creative and moving into a niche market as an "early adopter" might be a good way to get a leg up on the competition. Most people won't think about it that much and will just try to do it wherever they've been - problematic if the area had a lot of laid off people becoming realtors.

Taxes are jumping this year because the city decided to use the garage as an excuse to reassess the entire property. I appealed as far as I could to the state and was just told

Honestly, the tax situation is what has sent me over the edge...final appeal decision came back last week. That much is absolutely insane for what we actually use, and I just can't justify it anymore.

The point of moving would be to reduce costs DRASTICALLY. We have an opportunity to buy a fixer upper for significantly less than our house would sell for, so we could take the proceeds to buy my truck out and fix the house up they way we want AND have cash left over to invest in some ways. Taxes are a quarter of what we pay now, and the mortgage would be cheap. With low total monthly obligation, doesn't need to sell 30 houses a year, and I don't NEED to work stress jobs to make ends meet, so if I get axed, it's not the end of the world.