Rehearsal dinner toasts are like “For those of y’all who don’t know me, I’m Blanton. I’ve been friends with Hentley since middle school. [story that alleges several very serious crimes] But seriously it’s just been amazing to watch he and Plainlee on their faith journey together”
Tennessee has passed a law requiring both prospective and current data center owners to bear the entire cost of their necessary utility infrastructure, per WKRN
Fourth generation Alabamian (turned Texas transplant) here - Alabama is incredibly underrated. I went to an excellent high school with an IB program & more AP classes than one person could take. Beaches, mountains, lakes, a top 50 public university (Auburn - my alma mater. War Eagle! 🦅 🐅), top 100 public university (Alabama), a top 35 med school (UAB), a top 50 law school (Alabama), Huntsville has Boeing, NASA (including Space Camp), the Redstone Federal Arsenal, and the highest PhDs per capita in the nation. Budding food scene. College football is life! People are friendly. You can buy a house for not a ton of money. I could go on!
Just a friendly warning. We don’t even make $200k per year in Congress despite working nearly 140 days. If we aren’t properly compensated, a lot of us will go to the private sector and you will be left with some real idiots in Congress.
Rick Beato says rock died in 2012 after the financial collapse caused the working class to be removed from the music scene. Now it’s mostly highly produced wealthy people’s kids who can afford it.
I genuinely feel sad that current 20 something's missed the era of $500 rent, $3 happy hour, 5 bags of groceries for under $100, multiple job offers immediately after applying, and going out to party without social media apps at your fingertips. IT WAS A TIME.
POV: you just paid your first mortgage payment on your new $675K home (6% interest rate) after your wife convinced you to upgrade from the $350K home you all bought in 2020 with a 3% 30-year mortgage
Millennials who owe $200,000 in college debt, $300,000 on a home, $25,000 in auto loans and $5,000 in credit card fees being told their degree will be obsolete in 6 months because of AI
Something I see trip people up in estate planning all the time (including on this app):
Using the word “Trust” like it means just one thing.
In reality? There are many types of Trusts, serving many purposes, with many different players involved.
The *Problem* with Age-Based Inheritances (That Not Enough People Talk About)
What do I mean by age-based distributions? They often look like this: "Give 1/3 at age 25, 1/3 at age 30, and the balance at age 35."
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