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I came across a website with the 35 wittiest signs from the Simpsons. A few of

Peanut

11:06am

POLL: T/F: Yormark leading the charge to add Utah to the Big12 is a fireable offense

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

11:06am

I simply just want the EA College Football game to be released today, please...

Ol Big Bear

11:03am

RE: I simply just want the EA College Football game to be released today,

jreid191

11:06am

Looking like BYU skipped Pac12 to the Big12 only to end up in the Pac12

Syre

11:02am

#FireYormark

Indy Coug

11:02am

Or Pac12 skipped independence to get

Archaea

11:03am

Yes from a Ute perspective 😉

Syre

11:05am

I’m on a flight with Vinny Testaverde son whose playing football for one of thos

SBB

11:01am

but a heck of a lot more fun than accounting, or coding, or the jobs of 99% of the people on this site.

Sea Chicken

11:04am

True

SBB

11:05am

Isn't there a category for video games? Like Nothing but Crap?

ManicBlue Intervention Needed

11:01am

POLL: So is all of CB going cruising next year?

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

10:59am

I am, but not on that cruise

RGGeemer

11:01am

Yes, just not on the BYU one

MrSandman

11:02am

While I'm sure the BYU cruise will appeal to some people

mobicurious

11:04am

I hate cruises

Dynomite

11:05am

The dates don’t work well for my family

Littlerich

11:06am

Some scammer called my grandmother the other day and said he had possession of all her online passwords.

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:53am

Working in Reading UK for a couple of weeks,

SageOwl

10:51am

Bath or Windsor. Easily spend a day in both.

macdizzle

10:52am

oxcoug....

Indy Coug

10:54am

If you're ambitious, go a little further and check out Stratford and Warwick Castle

Indy Coug

10:54am

We were there last month. Yes it is worth the visit.

Archaea

10:57am

Oxford is beautiful, well worth going and walking around

4mack

11:03am

Bath would easily be my first choice

Bluforever

11:06am

Why is ordering food at a fast food restaurant so difficult for some?

WJCougar

10:51am

In their defense, fast food places have menus that were designed by engineers.

MarylandFan

10:53am

Not really. The people I talk about just take forever to order...

WJCougar

10:55am

Especially places like In n Out and Canes.

Ragnar Danneskjold

10:58am

Ha ha....great point on InNOut

WJCougar

11:05am

and it makes it worse when those people go through the drive thru.

ManicBlue

10:59am

Is it worth getting a PS 5 just to play NCAA 25?

CopaCoug

10:51am

You could get an Xbox Series S for only $299 instead.

TCuz

10:53am

This is my debate also... I need to get an XboxX or PS5 but really only want to

NarfUte

10:54am

New Xbox and ps5 pro should be getting announced in June. Should help lower the

Magneto

10:57am

That's my plan (Father's Day). There are a few other games that look good for my

Ol Big Bear

10:54am

I have a PS5. There's a lot of great games.

jacobugath

10:54am

Do you guys have kids?

RealTaysomHill

10:56am

Yes, they mostly play on the Nintendo Switch, but occasionally play the PS5.

BYUtka

11:02am

If you want to play it, yes. There are lots of other great games on PS5 too.

BYUtka

10:59am

POLL: April Mayhem Finale! #1 Circle of Life vs #2 A Whole New World

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:41am

RE: POLL: April Mayhem Finale! #1 Circle of Life vs #2 A Whole New World

Longseason

10:43am

RE: POLL: April Mayhem Finale! #1 Circle of Life vs #2 A Whole New World

Preppy

10:54am

For those who haven't seen the College Football 25 trailer.

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

10:40am

Big miss not having Cosmo in there.

Cougs or die

10:45am

Especially considering the "mid" mascots they did include...

BYUtka

11:03am

Ugh. I have an Xbox one and I don’t know if it will be available on that. I don’

Sparkling Delirium

10:47am

Tragedy that EA Sports still has their monopoly.

k-ace

10:47am

RE: For those who haven't seen the College Football 25 trailer.

Team Chaos

10:48am

No BYU, No BUY

Ted Lasso

10:51am

Probably the dumbest thing they could possibly show on the opening scene.

JAGA97

10:55am

POLL: What is your monthly budget for the following:

jarer21

10:40am

RE: POLL: What is your monthly budget for the following:

CPAcoug87

10:51am

Nice try scammer!!

JamDownSouth

11:00am

My work started sending out fake phishing emails after a training we had about

Blueto

10:34am

This is the correct answer. I do it with all the corporate DEI emails which have links in them

Indy Coug

10:37am

This is a good way to make the cybersecurity team hate you

mobicurious

10:44am

Like what, they'll murder your family?

benny1982

10:49am

They won’t fill your ticket for a new mouse for your computer.

TCuz

10:49am

They'll take 3 days to start working on your help ticket instead of 2

Indy Coug

10:50am

They'll start over-filtering your email so important messages don't arrive

mobicurious

10:53am

I still think murdering your family would be worse.

benny1982

10:57am

Pro-tip:

Ragnar Danneskjold

10:59am

A few months ago they sent out 1 fake phishing emails that more than half of the

thewaterboy

11:05am

Fitness Friday — should the US adopt this approach to fitness?

Gustav

10:30am

No

fredy

10:36am

In theory it sounds great. But it’s government overreach

maxpowers

10:38am

“Hey Suz, the computer says you’re getting fat.”

Jstak17

10:51am

Thats a big pile of nope. I would be targeted for my insane gainz

rad dawg

11:04am

Furiosa: extended trailer

BYUheaven

10:29am

I've got my ticket

Gustav

10:43am

IMAX on Thursday for me. Can’t wait

BYUheaven

10:46am

So yeah. Sepsis super sucks. Especially when the ER can't tell you where it came

BlueVU

10:27am

Get well soon

Indy Coug

10:28am

Thank you ❤️

BlueVU

10:29am

Get a room

Sea Chicken

10:30am

RE: Get a room

Indy Coug

10:31am

RE: Get a room

Sea Chicken

10:32am

RE: Get a room

Indy Coug

10:33am

TNT might say:

Preppy

10:38am

It sound like he probably has one in the ICU

UnoDoctor

10:38am

That is really scary. Be careful and get better please. Keep us updated.

Alan Schaefer

10:29am

For sure. Today is better actually. I went from "most sick I've ever been" to

BlueVU

10:31am

Horrifying. But I’m glad for the slight improvement. Still in the danger

Alan Schaefer

10:33am

Took my first dose yesterday via IV. It was a broad spectrum because th

BlueVU

10:35am

And you have no idea how it happened either? Crazy.

Alan Schaefer

10:42am

No clue. I was fine on Tues night when I went to bed.

BlueVU

10:47am

My mom passed away at 58 from sepsis that was not diagnosed soon enough. By the

oryguncoug

10:30am

I'm lucky enough that my cousin runs the ER by where I live. My dad called him

BlueVU

10:33am

Good luck! I'm glad you caught it in time. I had sepsis 2 years ago. I was

elmerfudd

10:35am

Thank you! It's awful, but nice to know others here have experienced it too.

BlueVU

10:37am

How long did it take you to get better after the antibiotics, may I ask?

BlueVU

10:42am

I felt better within a few hours to be honest. Like I wasn't ready to walk out

elmerfudd

10:53am

I read stories like these and I picture living a 150 years ago. You’re gone.

Alan Schaefer

10:43am

I can think of several in my family that would be gone w/o modern medicine

Dr T-bone

10:47am

Right?! I've never had a life threatening illness like this before.

BlueVU

10:48am

You're 100% right, I would have been dead. That thought crossed my mind a lot

elmerfudd

10:55am

Our friends' 2 year old died of sepsis a few weeks ago. It's no joke

MetaLearner

10:46am

Oh gosh.... Poor little thing... 😢 I wouldn't wish this on ANYONE.

BlueVU

10:49am

It was very sad.

MetaLearner

10:54am

Oh my gosh. That is devastating.

elmerfudd

10:56am

I went into septic shock a few months ago. A minor scratch got infected

88Coug

10:54am

Yea it’s crazy how quick things can go south.

cougfanz

10:59am

Nearly got my father in law a few years ago, glad you got help quick

Kevin Arnold

10:59am

It's Friday

TNT

10:25am

RE: It's Friday

BYUtka

10:28am

RE: It's Friday

OPINIONS

10:29am

Good tune. I'm headed to Golden Corral to gorge myself.

CopperLix

10:29am

Costco is always an eye-opening experience

TNT

10:30am

Oh, and then to Costco.

CopperLix

10:31am

HR Pros: FMLA, should a director/supervisor have access to the details?

JarJarBeeps

10:22am

How much work are you planning on missing?

molodyets

10:27am

This. FMLA protects your employment, not your potential promotion.

KingDave

10:44am

I know that - do you want to work at a place where you have to worry about the

molodyets

10:48am

Our FMLA was administered through a 3rd party so I wasn't privy to the details

Tare

10:28am

What is strictly legal and what is feasible are two separate things.

TheWanderer

10:38am

At a kid’s school program and the guy behind me is smacking his lips

maxpowers

10:15am

Mods, for the sake of the community, to hold as a warning, please sticky this post for the next 48 hours.

DKN Proud DINK

10:15am

Fans want the Suns to take Bronny either their FRP. 👍🙂

ManicBlue Intervention Needed

10:12am

Fans of whom?

Coop

10:16am

Hard to say but he's the runaway leader at this point. I voted for that option. hahahaha

ManicBlue

10:23am

<< Deleted >>

ManicBlue

10:22am

This is just a social media thing to increase interest. Every NBA team doing it.

JAGA97

10:25am

RE: This is just a social media thing to increase interest. Every NBA team doing it.

ManicBlue

10:35am

Good article about Suamataia's chance to compete to start for the Chiefs

KGKUGR

10:06am

What's the one sentence summary for Kingsly?

jvr7

10:07am

When KS was drafted he was told he would be able to compete for the starting...

KGKUGR

10:12am

Competing with (incumbent) 3rd rounder from last year

krindorr

10:22am

Where Colin was right

fredetteaboutit13

10:05am

Such a classic matchup. Perfect for the trailer.

Mostlyaccurate

10:02am

Some think Apple has great privacy policies. But it ain't nothin' compared to Google.

Ragnar Danneskjold You know...

10:02am

When is the Utah 6A Boy’s 1600m being run?

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

9:59am

Around 9:15 Saturday morning.

CougGolf

10:04am

Here is the schedule

barnacle

10:06am

My link said 8:09 and 8:16 Saturday

Archaea

10:06am

Schedule link

CougGolf

10:21am

A scam you should be aware of:

Archaea

9:55am

I got an elaborate one from someone who called me from Web MD.

Blue2thebone

10:03am

These guys are Utes.

Archaea

10:08am

Wow - that's crazy specific. Scary how much information they can have.

RobAdams

10:09am

It will get worse in the future

TNT

10:23am

You have inside info?

Archaea

10:58am

Hahaha

jigidajrit All-American

9:48am

What is your current personal savings rate?

rad dawg

9:48am

30-35% depending on the year (includes retirement accounts)

cougsnhoosiers

9:48am

Nice. investments are calculated as savings as far as I know.

rad dawg

9:51am

3.2%? Undisciplined losers.

Ragnar Danneskjold

9:48am

-3.5 I'm not sure it is sustainable

Plato

9:49am

Make it up on volume

Skeptical Optimist

9:51am

US Government: "Those are rookie numbers."

RobAdams

10:16am

As much as possible given limits of being married and having kids.

Ycrazy

9:50am

25% Total. 10% goes to savings account/rainy day fund. 15% goes into retirement.

Jeff Spicoli

9:50am

That sounds like a very robust rainy day. I've heard that you should fund it to 3-6 months of expenses and the rest

Niiineteeen84

10:00am

<< Deleted >>

Baron

9:50am

0.0%. When there is no chance of the wealth running out, savings is unnecessary

Nikomedes

9:50am

Net income? Wouldn't that be 100% for everyone?

RGGeemer

9:50am

Net income being defined as after taxes.

rad dawg

9:52am

What about pretax savings (401k)? Include?

RGGeemer

9:54am

I believe those are added to the numerator for the calculation.

rad dawg

9:58am

Approx. 15% depending on the year.

Marvelous

9:52am

~60%

bluecougar1985

9:53am

20%-30% depending on the year

UVCoug

9:53am

I try for 50, but I usually hit about 40

EQD2

9:53am

I have a spreadsheet. 2023 I was at 41.3%.

TCuz

9:55am

We try to plan for 28-30%

tyler durden

9:56am

401k 12% plus 4% match. Other than that we have an emergency fund and various

CougarTwins

9:56am

51.3%, mostly thanks to a 2.65% mortgage rate

Bainge

9:57am

Wait, I read this as gross income. Of my "net" (income less taxes?) it's 59.7%

Bainge

10:31am

probably 25-30% over the past decade or so.

SuperTank

9:57am

65%

Forbidden Fruit

9:59am

that’s awesome

Flyingdolphin

10:25am

30%

TarCoug

10:00am

21% of gross.

JohnnyC

10:00am

Are the people who say 15%+ really rich or empty nesters? Between my taxes, 7.5%

AggieWeekendCougar

10:01am

No. I'm lucky to have a low mortgage payment tho

RGGeemer

10:03am

I don't have a high mortgage either. 2.875% and only owe $300k. Less than

AggieWeekendCougar

10:09am

What is your income, if you don't mind me asking? I'm lucky to have a $150k

RGGeemer

10:10am

My house only cost $235k, mortgage down to $153k left at 2.875% interest

RGGeemer

10:11am

When we moved to town in 2015, $235k would have bought a newer townhome or a

AggieWeekendCougar

10:26am

Not rich. Single income.

Marvelous

10:05am

CB is a very educated group thus many high earners

rad dawg

10:09am

What would you define as “really rich”?

YIsForBrigham

10:12am

Good question. I finally paid off all of my debt so that's why the high savings

cougsnhoosiers

10:30am

25%

Adwight

10:01am

While working 25-30%, since I retired 2 years ago about 15%

gilbertatty

10:02am

0

TNT

10:02am

28% of gross (max out 401k, 2 iras, hsa) plus another 7.5% company match on 401k

RGGeemer

10:02am

This thread makes me sad. Outside of 401k and HSA, we spend every other dime we have. Used to drive me insane. Now I’m

timpjynx

10:02am

401k still puts you way ahead of the curve.

rad dawg

10:13am

I keep telling myself that. Here’s the frustrating thing though - $850 mortgage on 3200sf house, 1 car payment, no boats

timpjynx

10:46am

It comes down to one of 2 likely possibilities

rad dawg

10:57am

15-20%

Littlerich

10:04am

Of net it’s gonna be something like 85%

JollyGreenGiant

10:05am

~20-40%

OPINIONS

10:21am

51% on gross minus tax (which isn't net...) Dual income, 1 kid.

NarfUte

10:22am

Net income has a different definition on this board.

rad dawg

10:35am

Around 45-50 percent, a bit difficult to know monthly

BYUfan92

10:22am

Nice try IRS

Archaea

10:59am

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