Roger Payton
261 posts

Roger Payton
@RogPodge
Husband, Dad, Man, Cub, Mancub. Wake up, get outa bed, take a shower, put some pants on, you’re like 80% of the way right there.

Traveling is not an accomplishment Any boob can get on a plane and rent an Airbnb. No one wants to hear about your pasta tour in Italy. Yes, I've traveled to dozens of places and lived abroad. In the end,the best memories come from your time with your wife and kids doing normal stuff like going to their Little league games.


Childcare costs are crushing Wisconsin families. Trump’s response? Rolling back the federal policies that helped cap costs for low-income families and support higher wages for childcare workers.



13.1% of credit card balances in the US are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest since 2011. 10.3% of student loan balances are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest since 2020. 5.6% of auto loan balances are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest level on record.



Reporter: "To what extent are Americans' financial situations motivating you to make a deal?" President Trump: "Not even a little bit…I don't think about Americans' financial situations."





Capitalism makes quitting your job feel like risking your life, because it ties your basic survival needs to staying employed. This system is predatory.




Let me explain Dallas(s) 1. The summers are unbearable and this cannot be understood without moving there. You can't just visit Texas for 3 weeks in peak summer and understand it, because that's not why it's bad. It's bad because it's late October and it's 90+ and you're questioning your sanity as to whether not it will ever end. 2. Dallas' culture, superficially seems good, but once you dig down... 3. Dallas living is about the airport. You save money in Dallas and then fly out all the time because being in Dallas is rough. Airline travel in the US has declined a lot, so this way of life works less well. 4. The driving. It's dangerous. You need a tank and you're going to be sitting in it all the time. Dallas sort of seems like a city but it's not really. It's more like an area. 5. You can trade 3% state income tax for better weather, more trees, and fewer problems. I think Dallas is a solid place to live in a bigger house with A/C and grind for money aggressively for a short period of time and then move out of. Other than that, unless you are tied down there (job, family), I can't recommend it.






My home is paid off. Why do I have to pay property taxes on it?





It probably felt awesome to be a millennial who believed things were going to get better in 2008


"I switched my opinion as soon as my class interests changed"




🚨 As you’re going about your day, hundreds of thousand of Israelis are racing to bomb shelter, after Iran just fired another barrage of missiles, including in Tel Aviv.







