jonheller

Sad to see so much anger expressed at this couple's financial success and how they decided to use that and then do what I thought was a interesting, fun, and in no way "rub in your face" or arrogant writeup about it. The author even recognized his luck with his financial situation in terms of things like the housing market in California.

I'm not sure what the angry people in this thread want. That they should have donated to charity? That they should not have shared the project? That they should have turned down raises or sold their house below value just because?

There are good arguments that the wealth distribution in our country has some serious issues but I don't think attacking this author is the right way to address that.

Agreed. These have been a game changer especially for those with partners who snore. It took a few days but my ears got used to them after that. They are very comfortable.

To the person who asked, I can sleep with these in on my side without a problem after I made sure to use the right tip size.

Like the majority of "Don't buy from Amazon" articles I've read, this one doesn't seem to make any mention (unless I missed it!) of if these Levis were shipped by _and_ sold by Amazon.

There's no doubt Amazon has a problem with fake or imposter products. But every post I seem to read about this is people who unwittingly by from a marketplace seller.

Of course Amazon should do better to regulate those marketplace sellers, but it seems similar to me to someone buying a Rolex from a street peddler in Times Square and being shocked it isn't the real thing.

That's too bad. At one of my companies they were using Trello for all engineering development which I found just too casual of an approach. Jira would have been overkill.

Pivotal provided a nice middle ground and was so easy to use with just the right amount of customization and power user functionality.

But I always felt like there was a small group of users and it just never got a foothold in companies.

They prompted it with "Button mushroom" as well. Asking "What mushroom is this?" elicits a much different response, but not one that would get clicks.

I know I'm a bit sensitive to this type of thing, going to the theater is such a roll of the dice:

- Will I set in front of someone kicking my chair? - Will I sit next to someone eating candy from a crinkly bag for half the movie? - Will I sit behind someone on their phone the whole time? - Will I sit next to someone talking most of the time?

I go to about two movies a year because of this, but I would easily go 5, maybe even 10 times as often if there was a way these issues could be addressed.

Or how about those that basically predicted Apple would cease to exist as a company for removing the headphone port, not having exchangeable batteries, or using a non-standard data/charging port on the iPhone.

Honestly I completely forgot ATMs accepted cash! And my bank doesn't even have branches within 500 miles. As for friends, I mostly use Square Cash or Apple Pay (or, hesitantly, Venmo, though even with all the privacy enabled I don't love it).

I thought starting him at an 8% interest wouldn't give him the motivation. After a few months we had a talk and he saw the power of compound interest based on these crazy numbers, and we've adjusted it downwards since then. Of course he was a bit disappointed but understood this was closer to the real world.

My son has a Greenlight card. It's been fantastic for helping him understand allowance, savings, charity in a more modern age than when I used to get cash I put in an envelope with a table on the front. It's taught him about interest and he's able to see quick results (especially when I started his savings account at something crazy like a 500% interest rate to encourage him).

As others have mentioned, cash is near useless for children nowadays. He used to give me cash when he bought Robux etc but cash is also near useless for me.

I was concerned when I saw this headline but it's not quite clear to me what impact this would have on him, that wouldn't be gathered once he got a credit or debit card as an adult. Maybe because he literally purchases from only three places (Apple Store, Microsoft, Roblox) and donates to a panda charity.

This is one of the most impressive projects I've seen on HN in a long time. Nice work!

I used to push back had on my kids wanting to buy hats, pets, etc in Roblox. Seemed like a waste of money and I hate microtransactions.

Then I realized that this is literally the only game they play, and it's free. Compare that to me at that age, buying Nintendo games for $50 a pop, why am I hesitant to support these creators with a $2 hat?

I still limit purchases just for general personal finance lessons, but otherwise let them spend money here like they would on actual paid games.

This is a great example. Especially as it's quite possible to make delicious jerky without sugar.

But especially as Americans we demand sugar in everything. When I started removing sugar from my diet I couldn't believe all the places it hid.

- Ketchup - Yogurt - Salad dressing - Coleslaw - Spaghetti sauce - Soups

Etc etc etc. After years of avoiding too much added sugar, if I accidentally eat any of these my mouth almost feels sick with the sweetness.

I grew up listening to the marketing and science that said FAT = BAD and so stuffed myself with raisins, low fat cookies, and baked chips. Took decades for me to recover from learning to eat that way.

The survivor / confirmation bias is my biggest issue with a lot of these books.

I listen to a lot of "How I Built This" and have noted that the vast, vast majority of the founders on that program will answer the "what percent is luck vs skill" question with 90 (or above) for luck.

This rarely seems addressed, specifically in the entrepreneurship segment of these books. Which is understandable as "get lucky" is not a pitch that is going to sell a lot of books. But it's unfortunate when some of these folks use blanket advice like quit school or quit your stable day job because it worked for me.