@50miles_ahead@ramit I personally love sinking funds for these exact situations. I have football games included in mine along with annual subscriptions, vehicle registrations, christmas, etc
@ramit For one id ask myself why were spending 3k plus for groceries and possibly start shopping at Walmart if they are shopping at a place like whole foods. Stop paying the kids phones. And cut all luxury spending and put every extra cent on my credit cards until they are gone.
@epawawx Do I like AI? No. Do I use it though? You better believe it. I use the chat bot all the time for research or to help with work. Its an efficiency gain. And honestly what normal people use it for is not why mega data centers are being built.
@RamonLee1217@paulthepython25@_ExitTheLeft@stephenasmith Another reason is the OPEC 2020 deal. That caused supply to crash and when demand was spiking, well, that's a perfect storm for a significant price increase. And Biden asked OPEC to increase production and when they refused we had to release from the SPR. A lot of factors at play
@KoblitzKurt@hazysalamander@Phi1lySpecial@tommysantos14 Bro. Read my handle and compare it to the one you just screen shotted. And yes. Bush is to blame. So is Clinton, the federal reserve, but most importantly the big banks and lack of oversight. That was the point I was trying to make.
@KoblitzKurt@hazysalamander@Phi1lySpecial@tommysantos14 Both parties are to blame man. Not just one. But Clinton rolled back standards his last year in office. The risky lending and packaging into MBS's was done during bush's term. Add in deregulation and you have a bubble that bursts.