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Been giving this a lot of thought lately as we have a little one and are thinking of their future education. From college and 529 funding to k-12, public vs private, respective neighborhoods, etc. I think the online classes drives home the point of college and what you're paying for. I tend to...

In our relatively young careers, already both my spouse and I have seen firsthand the "quality" of the reporting and journalism that happened to occur in our workplaces, at both the local and national level. I hate the term fake news, but it comes from somewhere and isn't necessarily far off...

Certainly be strange to see Brady on another team. IMO, his legacy won't look quite the same. Franchise players leave their teams but usually under clearer circumstances (injury, decline, etc.). Personally don't understand the decision to leave over a 1yr contract difference. It seems the pats...

I just cannot identify with those who need so much living space. My spouse and I have lived in a 400sf studio, 600sf 1br and 1000sf house. We found the house more than comfortable. We spend most of our time in the living room, dining or kitchen area. The only time we spend in our bedroom is...

Have a blast playing this game but can depend on the other players too and their sense of humor, wit, etc.

Handshakes are fine, just gotta make sure not to touch your face or transfer potential germs to yourself or wash your hands before you do. Otherwise probably should take similar precautions touching door handles, shopping carts, etc.

Anecdotally, I'm not strongly convinced money and entitlement for kids are strongly correlated. My spouse was given a lot of what the OP listed but is not entitled at all compared to her siblings who got similar financial treatment. Even as a child she was conscious of money and spending, not...

I'd strongly consider it as it checks a lot of boxes for us. SUV, space, EV, range for our driving needs, style (so-so but acceptable), reliability (hopefully), and likely price too.

I'd have him try out welding first, work a bit, learn about himself and the world, then decide on college. He may reconsider welding, want to go into engineering, etc. IMO, I think a lot of young folks would be better served by this approach than jumping right into college and figuring things...

Definitely something I think about often for my kids sake, who are still years away from this decision. I feel like college has been pushed so hard, to the detriment of some, and the long term outcomes are sometimes questionable. We'll see what the future holds and what my kids think, but I...

Oasis on Lake Travis for a pretty great view of the lake. There's restaurants, shopping and a brewery.

Also to add, the fluoro they use isn't constant but quick bursts every so often to check on things. Concerns for patient radiation safety is probably less than it is for doctor, nurses, techs, who are doing this all day everyday. Certainly safety and protection have been improved dramatically...

We're in a similar life stage as yourself, and for now we'd just give everything to whoever takes care of our child, and maybe the child will get everything age 25 or something. Too early to say. However, I have been thinking about the bigger picture of how we'll help our child over the years...

I'd tell myself that college isn't absolute necessary and taking time off to figure things out won't hurt. However, if I did that I probably wouldn't be with my spouse or have the life I have now.

Ironically, with internet, yelp, etc., all the tourists seeking local authenticity inundate these local spots, locals stop going, thus becoming a tourist spot.

My spouse went UW. Your son is crazy to think it's not a gorgeous campus with great facilities. Great school overall, definitely wouldn't have minded going there myself, especially for in-state tuition. However, your son's perspective is a lot like my HS classmates when it was college...

Certainly an issue I've been thinking about more and more lately. Internet, social media, influencers, etc., overplayed "experiences" vs things, a new form of keeping up with the joneses. I think it is a problem that affects locals the most. Every tourist wants to get theirs, I see/hear people...

Have friends/family still in Hawaii. What prompted you to move? I hear a lot of grumblings from those I know there, though not sure how many would actually move. Do you still have family/kids in Hawaii?

Congrats and I think your son made the right choice. I think the emotional aspect of college is large and can cause some to make poor decisions. Pretty much everyone I knew "grieved" at some point in the college application, mostly for not getting into their reach dream school. At the time it...

I'm not sure what courses you took, your major or career. But from what you described of your experience, I'm still not sure I'll appreciate some of the classes I took for my degree. English classes, language, film history, philosophy, etc. Granted they were gen. ed. requirements that I was...

Not personal at all. How do you feel your college experience has helped you and what changed your perspective from 10-15yrs ago? I may very well change my tune as I get older.

Interesting topic I've been thinking a lot about lately. I grew up going to the "best" schools; private high school and "best" college, no matter the cost. I feel like this was the thinking in a lot my peers families and that you need a college education, yet career guidance or talking about...

I went to school across the country, thinking it'll help me mature and grow. It did put me outside my comfort zone and mature in a way. However, it was challenging and depressing at times, the distance, the vibe/cultural differences, etc. I knew a couple classmates that ended up transferring...

Those are strong numbers. I feel like he would've had a good shot at some of the other UC schools. With his list of schools I got the impression that UW was a reach school, but I don't think it was. I still think that saving money for undergrad and splurging on grad school may be better...

My spouse went Udub for a couple years then transferred out, I went UHawaii for summer school a couple time. All as out-of-staters. I wouldn't pay out-of-state tuition for Hawaii, heck lots of local kids are wiling to leave and pay out-of-state tuition at State schools elsewhere. Udub is a...