They changed it a few years back to default to the Lifecycle fund which matches your retirement date.

Two strategies I employ that work for me:

• Each morning I commit to myself that I will not drink today. Committing for a month or a year or the rest of my life is a really big commitment. But committing for a day is doable. Using this strategy, I’ve chained together over 1000 sober days in a row and that number just snuck up on me because I simply track today.
• When I feel the urge to drink I “play the tape forward”. There’s a lot you can read on this subject, but for me it reminds me of why I chose to stop in the first place. That drinking doesn’t solve any of my problems and if anything, it makes them more difficult for me to deal with.

IWNDWYT

It’s been a long time but I remember it being something like 18-24 months. Not a short ordeal.

TIL about betel nut chewing.

Microtonal guitars exist. Jacob Collier’s content might be up your alley. He explores all the interesting crevices of sound and music

The app the study used is Healthy Minds. I downloaded it this morning to give it a shot. Seems better than other guided meditation or breathing apps I’ve tried, is free, and has a learning path sorta like DuoLingo which makes it gamified for my brain. Gonna try to do at least one activity per day and see how it works.

I slept through Chemistry. Somehow managed to get a B-. Couldn’t tell you anything about it.

Just put down the closing costs for a house. So saving to replenish savings for a bit.

Nicole

Voyager

This monologue from 12 years ago really sums it up for me. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore but I believe it still has the capacity to be.

TL;DW - Yes, and it’s complicated.

The Baja Blast commercial with Seal as a seal was pretty great.

Always remember, less is more and more is less.

I’m not gonna link to the “other site” but the post starts with “Congrats, you won the lottery. You’re fucked.”

Great resource of no nonsense advice. I’m sure it’s copied elsewhere.

I ended up buying a charcoal suit, a navy suit, and a sports coat I can dress up or down.

Going to hopefully buy a new suit, and maybe a sports coat.

Good to know. Is pawb.social the instance to block now then to achieve the same goal?

I blocked yiffit.net pretty early on, so I guess that? I’m not interested in the content they post, so it was easier to block the entire instance rather than each random furry porn community that would pop up onto c/all. No shame or anything against them though, just not my thing.

The short answer is no, undocumented immigrants can’t join the US military.

Quoting from the US Army recruiter FAQ:

Can non-U.S. citizens join the Army?

Enlistment into any branch of the U.S. military, by citizens of countries other than the United States is limited to those foreign nationals who are legally residing in the United States and possess a Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services Alien Registration Card (INS Form I-151/551 - commonly known as a “Green Card”). Applicants must be between 17 and 35; meet the mental, moral, and physical standards for enlistment; and must speak, read and write English fluently.

Great advice. We’re fortunate enough to have completed the FIRE flowchart and are at the maximize stage of our journey.