Correct. It's documented.

I charge at home for $0.058/kWh. The company that provides it is also local and it does create local jobs.

Same! I currently use Sync (was not a Sync fan historically), but I've tried Liftoff, Connect, Jerboa... others.

Ultimately, I miss Relay, but is what it is. I don't miss reddit.

Satisfied enough, I guess. I make a little over half a million a year. Thing is, I burn about $30k/mo right now trying to keep my small businesses afloat (debts from mid-covid, payroll, medical benefits for employees). A little less than $10k/mo goes to my own bills, savings, retirement, health, etc. Rest usually goes back to the community or local charitable causes.

I take zero money out of my businesses and haven't for 3 years or so now.

What would be great is if I could get back to where the businesses are self-sustaining, but the last few COVID years changed so much that I'm beginning to doubt it's possible and at the moment I don't have the heart to just shut them down or leave the employees without a job.

But, I can't work 80 hours+ a week forever. I have a family too. I think it will help once the debts are paid off, but just trend/trajectory-wise it will still take some additional foot traffic and sales growth that I'm just not sure will happen anymore.

I have 4 different bank accounts that I use primarily (technically 10 total). What I do is split up my direct deposits and/or schedule transfers so that everything is bucketed. One account for fixed monthly bills, one for variable things like groceries, one for savings, and one for whatever I want, etc.

I put a little more than necessary in each account each month, so every so often I may have a surplus for a given bucket, too. This will either go towards the accelerated payoff of something or I'll split the difference and move half to my fun bucket.

For the most part, this keeps necessary money (bills and savings) out of sight or mind and it's easier to control my impulse spending when the only account I can/should be spending from has a low limited amount.

I hope this is a R&M reference.

What's your price? Mine is probably $750k base. I'm 100% serious.

I miss Superstore :(

You sound like me. I'm diagnosed autistic (mildly), I'm a software engineer, I'm introverted, I'm definitely liberal leaning, and...I live in Oregon.

For now, I love it here (except Portland proper). So many great restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, and a crap ton of trails and other parks and sights and sounds.

I live semi-rural and half the businesses here have pride flags and BLM signage. I'm non-white, but don't feel unsafe walking around where I am at night. My tech contract jobs are remote and I make more than enough to live comfortably.

It rains a lot here... though less so these days it seems. It's weird how many 100+ degree days we get now, but it's still a lot less than other people I know.

I'm rambling. If you want to know more, just ask.

I'm sorry you couldn't finish it, but...for whatever reason, this comment is the funniest thing I've seen and hardest I've laughed at anything all day, so thank you for that!

Damn. World needs more of you. ❤️

Here in the US, there are a plethora of web dev jobs available once you hit the mid / senior level. I'd say on a high-level that about 80% of them offer pretty good work-life balance. Every web dev job or gig I've had in the last 7 years has been extremely flexible.

Happy to answer any other particular questions you have.