Austin Johnson

Right now, the future is laughing at our arrogance.

@RaminNasibov too many items on the menu

what is your restaurant red flag?

If you have debt, your interest rate automatically becomes your risk free rate of return for capital allocation decisions.

@IAmSteveHarvey Valet parking

What’s something people pretend to enjoy… but really don’t?

Being fearful when others are greedy is the hard one.

@readswithravi Both past and present tense

Elon Musk on how he learned to build rockets:

@IAmSteveHarvey IYKYK

What’s one place you’ve been that actually lived up to the hype?

@yonann Great advice 15-20 years ago. It's funny to see the "learn to code" meme in the wild in 2026.

Dave Ramsey says a $600 pressure washing job can be the first step to making 150K a year "You don’t want to be 63 years old still pressure washing. But to get through this week, you can do a lot of pressure washing" "Use the pressure washing money to pay $10,000 for code school, then go make 150K a year coding, every move should be a step toward where you want to be in 10 years"

Complexity is the siren's song of the naive.

Property taxes are the least bad form of tax.

@Jainadave_ Time Value of Money

What are the lessons people most often learn too late in life?

We don't deserve AI.

Complexity pays a cost. Simplicity earns a premium.

@robkhenderson Playing by the rules is such a flex these days.

New luxury belief just dropped

@FactsAboutTexas Lake Tawakoni - a very calm respite just 45 min east of DFW

What's the best lake in Texas? 🤠

If you still need a human to answer FAQs, you are NGMI.

@unusual_whales I would imagine most of this is due to the "Super Senior Deduction", which was new for 2025.

The average U.S. tax refund has risen to $3,521 so far this season, up from about $3,170 a year ago, per CNBC.

"A 25-year old married couple earning $150k will pay over $3k more in federal income tax for 2025 than a 65-year old married couple with the same income (note: assumes no social security - 65-year old couple is waiting to age 70 to get max benefit)," per Charlie Bilello.

@Prowl8413 @omgsidewalks Came here to say the same thing

@omgsidewalks On June 8th, 2029 at 3:05 pm turn right instead of left at the light.

I'm 22. Please recommend to me oddly specific life tips. No general “surround yourself with positive people” tips. I want the most random, specific advice possible please.

If you don’t know, diversify.

Realistically, the most important concept in life to learn for financial success is the Time Value of Money.