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@SawyerMerritt Henry Ford: “I don’t listen to my customers, they’re all asking for a faster horse.”

NEWS: Rolls-Royce has scrapped its plan to go all-electric by 2030. CEO: "We'll continue to sell cars with the V12 engines as there was demand from clients. The legislation has changed. That prediction was based on a different set of circumstances. We recognize some clients would rather have a V12 engine. The V12 is part of our history. For every client who is unsure whether our Spectre EV is right for them, there will be one that says ‘I love it’.” We can respond to our client demand … we build what is ordered.”

@AnnaDsays Another reason to love my Tesla - I have a button that will back the car out of the spot

This son of a bitch

@RealJohnShoe @KurtSupeCPA Good summary

@johnmccumber @KurtSupeCPA Exactly. I don't understand the scenario where parents WOULD give young adults money. If they're doing well, they don't need it. If they're not doing well, they don't deserve it?

Couple comes in for their annual review. $2.8 million. Well invested. Solid Pension. Completely on track. I ask the question I ask everyone. "How is your daughter doing?" Mom's face changed first. Their daughter is 39. Hasn't asked for anything. Never complained. But she's been in the same apartment for six years. Daycare alone is $1,800 a month. Down payment feels impossible. Dad said "we always figured she'd get it eventually." I pulled up a simple chart. Statistically they live to 88. She inherits at 56. Maybe 60. At 60 her own retirement is eight years away. The money that could change everything at 39 arrives when her finish line is already close. Neither of them had ever seen it framed that way. The annual gift exclusion is $19,000 per parent per child. They can move $38,000 a year to her. No gift tax. No estate implications. Over ten years that's $380,000 transferred while they're healthy enough to watch it matter. Dad looked at his wife. "Why are we waiting?" Most families leave everything at death because nobody showed them the math of giving it while they're alive.

@georgiodecorati @RubinReport Second vote for veal paprikash. Lots of great meals to have in Hungary

@RubinReport Try Lamb or Veal Paprikash whilst there. You're welcome.

Nothing like goulash on a beautiful evening in Hungary…

@DanaLeaB1 Local restaurants in Retirementville are usually just “meh”. I’d rather cook “fancy” meals at home and spend my ‘eating out money’ on raw bars, dockside dives, and tiki drinks.

I could go out and drop an extreme amount of money on dinner or I could get barbecue, brews & the back of a pickup to watch the stars cross the sky. I’m picking the latter.

@DanaLeaB1 That meal looks like gloppy shit.

@RealJohnShoe @KurtSupeCPA If you raised them well enough, they shouldn’t be making stupid life decisions - especially with money.

@KurtSupeCPA A lot of people who might say that the money would ruin the children are really exposing that they believe children cannot be raised well enough to handle money. Be a good parent while they're living. Selfishness is tiresome.

@JasonLarsonHQ @KurtSupeCPA You are assuming all those kids are struggling. My daughter lives in $3M house, drives a Porsche and an Escalade and has a off-shore fishing boat. We’re enjoying our money.

I just said the same thing at my Tiger 21 meeting last week: give while it still can change the trajectory of their lives. This not only helps them on their journey but also removes the silent stress that comes with waiting for people to pass so you can finally get something. In a UHNW situation, the kids start to feel like employees who have to toe the line and be careful. I see it all day long. In general, I try to give at the point of need, and I am positive this is the best way.

@freedomNov5 @KurtSupeCPA If you need to provide money to adult kids to “improve their relationship with the children” that relationship already sucks

Every Boomer parent and grandparent hold onto their money and don’t even think about passing it down to their kids or grandkids when it could actually do some good or improve their relationship with their children. The fact that these grandparents have $3m in investments and pension income, while their daughter and grandkid are renting and paying $1800/m for daycare is insane. 1. They could help watch the kids instead of daycare. Better for the family and relationships 2. The Finacial help should have come sooner

Témoignage de la fille : Ma mère est à la retraite. Elle a mis de côté une belle somme. Mais au lieu de m’aider à rembourser mes dettes de carte de crédit, elle préfère dépenser son argent en croisières et en voyages à travers l’Europe. Elle dit qu’« enfin, elle profite de la vie », mais… et moi ? Je suis en pleine tourmente financière, et elle m’observe en silence, un cocktail à la main, les pieds dans le sable chaud. Les parents ne sont-ils pas censés soutenir leurs enfants ? Pas les délaisser pour aller courir le monde en vacances… --- Réponse de la mère : Ma chérie, j’ai travaillé sans relâche toute ma vie. J’ai économisé sou après sou, renoncé aux plaisirs, aux caprices, aux voyages... pour que toi, tu ne manques jamais de rien. Aujourd’hui, alors que le temps m’appartient enfin, tu voudrais que je renonce encore ? Que je sacrifie ma joie retrouvée pour réparer des erreurs qui ne m’appartiennent pas ? Je t’aime. Plus que tout. Mais je ne passerai pas ma retraite enfermée, à combler tes manquements. Tu es adulte à présent. Il est temps de te tenir debout, de bâtir ta propre force. Moi, je choisis de vivre. Enfin.

@JessePeltan My ancestors:

We should revive traditional clothing. So many cultures have really cool traditions and manufacturing techniques shaped by local materials and climate. Everything has become so homogenized now that many people don’t even know how their ancestors dressed.

I really, really miss all the cybersecurity road warriors who used to: - brag about how many miles they fly - complain about delays/csncellations - boast about the foreign city they are in

@archpng Only thing missing is my mom’s ashtray

A 1957 “Gossip Bench” — when furniture was doing absolutely everything. Part chair, part side table, part desk, part lamp, and part telephone station, this mid-century piece was designed for reading, writing, chatting, and keeping the essentials within arm’s reach. A perfect little time capsule from the era when the telephone was important enough to deserve its own seat.

@cdunn1129155796 @james_xond Then go without it if you can. It’s a waste of money until it isn’t

@johnmccumber @james_xond It’s a waste of money for most people.

Should car insurance give money back at the end of the year if you haven’t had any accidents??

@Carlso1 Fettuccine Alfredo is the Kraft mac and cheese of Italian cooking

Fettuccine Alfredo kinda says it all, doesn’t it?

@miniwinnie9389 @TheNorsedude This - not the ocean, but the Amazon

USCG stationed in Islamorada in the keys. Dive into Snake creek, pull out a rock lobster, twist, boil, enjoy…nothing fresher!!

@Grizzlegutweed1 In other words, a typical Parisian hotel. 😃

I’ve been thinking about Notre Dame de Paris today- here it is lit up at night before the fire. It was taken from the window of a funny little hotel with appalling wallpaper and an en-suite so small that you couldn’t close the door when you sat on the loo. 2014

@DirtysBurner @LasVegasFill Good point - suspect it was meant to just run-up the bill. Truffle is meant to be used sparingly

@johnmccumber @LasVegasFill lol, and can ya even taste it w a half block of shaved truffle?!

The new Sartiano's Italian Steakhouse at Wynn is freaking beautiful. We started strong with the $125 Tableside Fettuccine Alfredo with black truffle, aged Parmigiano, and burro di bufala. Are you down?

@niccruzpatane Yeah, on long trips I don’t log 500 miles without a stop. Who does? I’m not a long-haul trucker with a jar to piss in.

Unless you’re driving 500+ miles per day, you don’t need an EV with that much range. The average person drives around 37 miles per day. Current Tesla offerings provide way more than enough for the vast majority of people. On road trips, I can usually only drive about two hours before I need to get out, stretch my legs, etc. During that time, my car charges. It’s not the inconvenience people think it is. It doesn’t make sense to lug around a huge battery when most people don’t actually use that capacity.

@DirtysBurner @LasVegasFill I’d have to spend the rest of the evening in the bathroom. Way too much cream, butter, and cheese. Why do they hate their pasta?

@LasVegasFill this tableside nonsense is getting out of control. I just want to sit at my table and enjoy the company i’m with. cook that in the kitchen then bring it out for that price better be a protein added