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DeArgonaut t1_j63l8v9 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: If somebody keeps asking you questions they can easily look up on their phone, always respond with, "What did Google say?" Eventually, they'll figure it out. by [deleted]

Communication is a two way street, it may be obvious to you what you mean, but clearly it wasn’t sufficient for the vast majority of people here. When you elaborate a little further it does become more clear, but I can very much see why the initial post didn’t work for most. No offense, you are coming off as very combative about it and unwilling to trying seeing from others side with comments like this.

I concur if it’s a colleague or someone else who should be finding this stuff on their own time then it can be quite annoying, but if it’s someone who just wants to have a conversation with you then I see it as endearing.

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nicksgirl88 t1_j63jad8 wrote

Reply to comment by who_tf_is_dis_guy in LPT: Do your own taxes to save money (sometimes FREE!), protect your personal information and stop supporting those companies that are lobbying against your best interest. by CN2498T

Not true. My husband and I have all of the above. Plus there's been years when we've had multiple jobs in different states. Last year we even had the solar panel credit. Plus our hsa is on the side (not directly out of our paycheck at the source) and we also have a dependent care fsa. We've been doing our taxes by hand every year for 5 years now. It requires a little more thinking and rechecking the work but fairly straightforward. We've never had an issue with our return.

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tapatiotundra t1_j63ij41 wrote

Reply to LPT Request: Do you know of any co-housing/living spaces designed for people working on self-improvement? I feel like it would be huge for my growth. by OnlyDaikon5492

I was just thinking this the other day. Why don’t they have the equivalent of a halfway house but for adults that just need the engagement and accountability for a while, but outside of/not related to religious and criminal based influences. Like a home life reset program. Work is work, but home life is ever changing and complex - and a place where one could learn to get a grip on a new home life flow would be so nice. I’m with ya OP

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Devil_in_blackx t1_j63bq3z wrote

Reply to LPT: If somebody keeps asking you questions they can easily look up on their phone, always respond with, "What did Google say?" Eventually, they'll figure it out. by [deleted]

My best friend text me questions all the time she would get a faster answer from google. And sometimes I even look it up before I respond. Especially right now, she is 10 weeks pregnant and I’m 36 so she keeps asking me about pregnancy stuff which is fine but like I’m tired and my feet hurt I don’t want to talk about your puking

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greentshirtman t1_j63atnr wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: If somebody keeps asking you questions they can easily look up on their phone, always respond with, "What did Google say?" Eventually, they'll figure it out. by [deleted]

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+not+google+every+question&iflsig=

It responds with multiple articles. They come to the conclusion that doing so is harmful in a variety of ways. The one that struck me the most is that it dulls your curiosity.

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Doortofreeside t1_j636sdr wrote

Reply to comment by Toby_The_Tumor in LPT: Do your own taxes to save money (sometimes FREE!), protect your personal information and stop supporting those companies that are lobbying against your best interest. by CN2498T

Depends how well you do your taxes. I take the standard deduction and as such I don't see anything that they could do that would couldn't do myself with freetaxusa ($15). Sure having a kid opens up stuff like the child tax credit, the dependent care credit, and stuff like opening a dependent care FSA but that's stuff you'll get prompted on by a tax software once you say you have a kid

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