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In my area. But AZ has a $15 rebate right now.

Yeah. With the differences between stock at locations it makes me think just hit the auto part store instead. The cost difference has become negligible too. Supertech Full Sythetic 0w-20 and OEM filter for the Toyota, GM, etc is basically the same cost as a STP oil and STP XL filter combo.

A minivan is the best family hauler. If you think there could be more grandkids coming maybe it’s worth the consideration.

10qt Castrol Edge 0w-20 2 MSL10332 filter x2 change on the Sienna 10qt Castrol GTX High Mileage 5w-30 1 MSL51334 filter 1 R84356 filter x1 change for the CR-V and Elantra 1qt Supertech Full Synthetic 5w-30 (for top offs) Probably just going to ride this one or two oil changes level. Gives me...

Honestly with the oil situation and the filter selection at Walmart being so awful I think bundles at auto part stores are the way to go right now.

“Just makes life easier.” Buying simpler/more economic vehicles without high performance engines would have made life much easier. Lol. I’d just get the properly specified oil and chalk it up to the cost of having nice things. Gotta pay to play sometimes.

Oil + filter bundle at Autozone seems reasonable. Not too dissimilar from the cost of a tank of gas for comparison.

Ever: 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid. +50 MPG on a FL road trip. It was the most reliable and low cost to operate vehicle we have ever owned. Currently owned: The Sienna Hybrid just got 35 MPG over a 2,220 mile road trip last month. That includes some city driving and traffic. Loaded up with the...

STP = Shut the Piehole

And after you cut up your credit cards, it might leave you with not enough to cover something like an insurance deductible. Yeah I was broke most of my life. Still doesn’t make $1000 a reasonable amount by today’s standards. If you can get to $1000 then getting to $2500 or $3500 or whatever is...

He also says $1000 is a reasonable starter emergency fund despite that amount being established 35 years. One month of living expenses or your highest deductible makes way more sense. And it also allows adjustment for inflation and accounts for income/expense variability. Dave isn’t the end all...

Sounds great in theory but I don’t think my spouse would appreciate the amount of work I’d be missing and how much money I’d be spending on women, booze, and drugs.

I hope I have much more to look forward to in my old age than whether or not I get social security income. It would be nice but I’m not banking on it with the current situation. Who would’ve ever thought a Ponzi scheme would eventually run out of money.

I would definitely get one if I had the extra money to spare. A piece of history you can play with. Maybe one day.

I wish I could use STP to quiet some people down…

Yeah. I prefer the physical manual for studying and online for quick reference. Having both is ideal. I imagine flying requires a lot of knowledge of operating systems and repetition of emergency procedures and actions. In a catastrophic emergency that is not the time to review the manual.

I think a fleet of vehicles from a regional outside sales organization would be more appropriate to daily use situations. Mixed hwy/city use. Less idle time. More short trips and sporadic use throughout. But still likely to put on miles in short order. And more variability. Just my opinion.

I love the all online renewals we have now. The gov’t already has my number - name, vitals, finger prints, background, blood, and more - since I’m a veteran and had several clearances in the military and as a civilian. Showing my face to a low level DPS employee just to fill out paperwork is a...

A lot of people are prompt dependent. Prompt Dependency: A state where an individual requires a prompt to initiate a skill or activity that they have already mastered, rather than initiating independently. An example of this would be asking a store employee where the bread is vs reading the...

Texas license is pretty easy to get/renew now. Didn’t used to be though. Renewals can be done all online with is nice. Even though we have constitutional carry here I still like to keep my license so I have reciprocity when traveling. Also makes dealing with law-enforcement during traffic stops...