The unimportant news thread

[drogulus]

Credit card debt soars in the USA.


https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/09/average-credit-card-balances-top-6000-a-10-year-high.html

    I just got an AMEX card. I got a mailing with an offer, something I usually tear up. This time I applied online and was approved, got the card in the mail and lived happily ever after so far.

    Now I have 3 cards. One is for monthly expenses and is paid immediately every month, another is for larger stuff like an auto repair or a new toy like maybe a PC or a 12" alnico speaker with 101db/w sensitivity.

    Card III is for I don't know what. Maybe it fits into the last slot in my wallet and that's all.

[Spotted Horses]

Card III is for I don't know what. Maybe it fits into the last slot in my wallet and that's all.

If you don't use it at all they may just cancel it.

[drogulus]

If you don't use it at all they may just cancel it.

     It's OK with me.



     I might buy something. What should I buy?

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

It's OK with me.



     I might buy something. What should I buy?

Onsen (waffle) towels.

[drogulus]

Onsen (waffle) towels.

Order summary

    Waffle Bath Towel × 1

Forest / Individual
CYBER MONDAY 30% OFF (-$15)   

$35
   
Subtotal
    $35

Shipping
    $0

Taxes
    $0

Total
    $35 USD

     Look, I bought a Cyber Towel!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Good price. Reviews of Onsen towels are below.


https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/onsen-towel

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/article/onsen-towel-review/?sh=47cedcb6759b

[drogulus]

    In the Stock Market, Don't Buy and Sell. Just Hold.

     I would put it differently such that one should Always Be Buying.



I'd be happier knowing a way of beating the market regularly, of course. I'd rather be a stellar performer, not an average one.

But, as it turns out, striving to be average is probably a wise choice. Just match the market returns; don't try to beat the market by buying and selling at moments that seem like great opportunities. You're likely to hurt yourself.

     That's right. Don't beat the market, own it.

[drogulus]

     I think you can see why the US talks to China about climate stuff.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home.


https://moneywise.com/employment/americans-spend-51-dollars-a-day-when-they-work-at-the-office-heres-what-employers-need-to-change?utm_source=syn_oath_mon&utm_medium=C&utm_campaign=35306&utm_content=oath_mon_35306_spend+about+%2431+more

Interesting article.  Looking at the list, I can see how to cut back at least $29:  fix and bring in your own lunch, *breakfast (*or eat it at home--radical idea I know--depending upon ones work hours of course), coffee (beverages) and snacks.  And, yes, it would cost you a bit re food, but you would be doing that anyway if you were working from home.  I suspect that there are not that many companies (outside of Google) that provide three meals a day.

PD

If you're paying for doggie day care, that could add up.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Figure on Led Zeppelin IV cover identified as Victorian Wiltshire thatcher.


https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/08/led-zeppelin-iv-cover-photo-revealed-victorian-wiltshire-thatcher?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Interesting!  I'll have to check out the article.

PD

[Spotted Horses]

Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home.

I'd be willing to spend a lot more that $31 per day if I could work in an office.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Order summary

    Waffle Bath Towel × 1

Forest / Individual
CYBER MONDAY 30% OFF (-$15)   

$35
   
Subtotal
    $35

Shipping
    $0

Taxes
    $0

Total
    $35 USD

     Look, I bought a Cyber Towel!

I hadn't heard of them before now.  Are you thinking of giving it a test run and then maybe buying a set?

PD

[drogulus]

I hadn't heard of them before now.  Are you thinking of giving it a test run and then maybe buying a set?

PD

    No, I wanted to buy something on my new AMEX card and....

Onsen (waffle) towels.

    ....so I bought the towel.

[DavidW]

No, I wanted to buy something on my new AMEX card and....


    ....so I bought the towel.

This definitely fits the bill for unimportant news!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

How women drinkers could save the male-centric beer industry. BBC.


https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231127-how-women-drinkers-could-save-the-male-centric-beer-industry