In my state, PO Boxes, Virtual Addresses, and Virtual offices are not allowed as a substitute for personal place of business. However, they do allow for the sake of privacy, you to use a registered agent service as your primary place of business.
On the other hand, articles like this recommend against it: https://www.l4sb.com/knowledge-base/bad-practice-use-registered-agent-address-company-address/ -- arguing that because you don't physically possess the space it can be a problem.
Moreover, my state has specific tax rates on a PER COUNTY basis and I would be wary to get a primary place of business address that was outside of my county for fear of either being charged extra tax for the wrong county, and/or, not paying proper tax in my actual county.
Does anyone have guidance on this? I'm moving soon, and would like to keep my personal address private going forward at the new address, since I work from home most of the time with my LLC.
Is it generally ok to use a Registered Agent service for primary place of business, even if its a different county, and does it cause any issues with the legitimacy of the LLC/Liability shielding... or anything else?

Greetings all. A few hopefully respectful questions from a non-farmer, and a mostly plant-based eater.
I have been on a bit of a personal journey to understand more about our food system. Most modern humans outside of farmers and ranchers are entirely separated from the production of both the plants and animals they consume, and this disconnect IMHO is a primary source of societal behavioral distortions and negative impacts that we are seeing all around us -- to human health, to the environment, to animals, & even to our own spirits/morality.
Anyway, long intro, but as a part of this journey I have been following the news on avian influenza. I live in a county in Northern California with deep ag roots, and where we had a major outbreak of avian flu last year.
Then, there came the recent news that avian influenza viral particles have been found in 20% of the milk supply out there on the shelves. I find this pretty alarming...
Even if pasteurization prevents the virus from being viable and makes non-raw milk products "safe" to consume, this striking announcement does mean that avian flu is now spreading - potentially extensively - in the US dairy cow population, not just in poultry farms. Killing the virus in the final product meant for human consumption does nothing to negate the issue that the virus is spreading out there at dairies, and very likely increasing.
Given that the mortality rate of avian flu for humans among known cases in past outbreaks was around 50% (that comes from a WHO publication) it feels like we are playing with fire here.
It's like we haven't learned any of the lessons from the past pandemic -- about better monitoring, reporting, and communicating to the people. Given the average person's lack of agency around their food sourcing, we are expected to trust our regulators, as well as those who are producing our food. But it is not clear the political and personal economic interests operating in the market align with broader public health. Even more troublesome is that we haven't seemed to learn our lesson about the power of zoonotic viruses to seriously f*ck with us if they have the opportunity to mutate.
The more animals out there that are infected (be they cows, farmed birds, wild birds, whatever), and the closer these animals are to each other both physically and genetically (as what happens in industrial animal ag) -- then the chances increase for the avian flu virus to mutate into something much more dangerous. It could become something that more easily hops to humans, it could become deadlier for animals or humans, or even possibly all of the above, god help us.
I have spent a little bit of time on the USDA, CDC, and FDA websites related to avian flu, and I am disappointed & shocked at how little public information about infected cows and herds is available. All that is provided is the state, the type of animal infected, and the date the testing was confirmed by the feds. And what information is there most likely has a significant delay - given all of the bureaucratic hurdles and procedures around testing and reporting and whatnot.
***** Which brings me to my three questions for you milk producers. (Thank you if you have read this far, and thank you in advance for whatever you feel like sharing.)

1. Testing & Reporting: There is a recent USDA order requiring avian flu testing of dairy cows that are moving between states. But, at least at the federal level, there are no mandatory testing requirements if cows are not being moved from state to state. Also, as I read it, testing isn't even mandatory if a cow appears sick -- in that case the language the USDA uses is around recommended testing and biosecurity guidelines. (I assume that many states have added their own layers of requirements in addition to the Federal, so this is where I need help.).

So, my question here is about what actually happens on the ground, how avian flu testing and reporting happens for the dairy farmers here. Do you voluntarily test periodically? Do you live in a place that requires it? How does reporting work?

1. Disposal of Infected Milk: Given that milk that has been contaminated by avian flu can't technically be sold, I assume that it in an ideal world it is first pasteurized and then disposed of. Because if it were to be dumped in the environment, it has the potential to be a major vector for the spread of avian flu to lots of other kinds of animals. There are reported cases of other animals dying that drank raw milk infected with avian flu. The USDA, again, like the testing issue, does not require how milk should be disposed of -- it just has recommendations.

So, what do you (or others in your industry) do with infected milk? Do your states have additional requirements the USDA does not?

1. Overall Industry Feelings about Avian Flu: Finally, I am curious what people who are working in the dairy industry feel about avian flu. Is there increasing concern? Does what I wrote above resonate, or do you think I am overreacting?

Thanks again...

Grid Battery Metals is a junior mining company focused on advancing a portfolio of four Electric Vehicle (EV) metal projects, primarily in Nevada, along with a nickel project in British Columbia. The company's flagship assets are the Texas Spring and Clayton Valley lithium projects.
Nevada Lithium Projects:
•⁠ ⁠Nevada, known for its favorable mining jurisdiction and abundant mineral resources, hosts several advanced-stage lithium projects and America's only lithium-producing mine, Albemarle's Silver Peak mine.
•⁠ ⁠CELL's lithium projects, including Texas Spring and Clayton Valley, exhibit mineralization similar to advanced-stage projects in the region, indicating significant potential for M&A/consolidation opportunities.
Texas Spring Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Located in Elko County, Texas Spring is adjacent to Surge Battery's North Nevada Lithium Project, boasting high-grade lithium mineralization of up to 5,610 ppm Li.
•⁠ ⁠Recent exploration efforts, including surface sampling and geophysical surveys, have identified two significant mineralization zones, positioning the project favourably for further drilling and resource estimation.
•⁠ ⁠Located 73 km northeast of Wells, Nevada, and adjacent to Surge Battery’s NNLP
Clayton Valley Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Bordering Albemarle's Silver Peak mine, Clayton Valley project is strategically located in one of the most prolific lithium-producing regions.
•⁠ ⁠With encouraging past drilling results and geological similarities to other Clayton Valley deposits, CELL plans to initiate a comprehensive exploration program, including drilling, to unlock its lithium potential.
* Located approximately 273 km southeast of Reno, and 315 km from Tesla’s (TSLA)
Market Outlook and Catalysts:
•⁠ ⁠Despite a 37% YoY decline in lithium prices, the sector is experiencing a 24% YTD increase, driven by the rising demand for EV batteries.
•⁠ ⁠The U.S. government's initiatives, such as the "Inflation Reduction Act," underscore the importance of domestic EV and battery production, creating opportunities for companies like CELL.
•⁠ ⁠With an anticipated surge in EV sales and lithium demand, CELL is poised to benefit from the growing market, especially with upcoming drilling activities and positive market sentiment towards EV metal juniors.
Financial Snapshot:
•⁠ ⁠As of Q2 FY2024, CELL possesses strong financial fundamentals, including $7.67 million in working capital, enabling the company to fund its exploration programs and operational activities.
•⁠ ⁠The company's mineral assets, totalling $1.39 million, reflect its substantial investment in its project portfolio, particularly in Nevada's lithium-rich regions.
Investment Recommendation:
•⁠ ⁠Based on the company's promising lithium projects, favourable market conditions, and robust financial position, analysts from fundamental research corp recommend a "BUY" rating for Grid Battery Metals.
•⁠ ⁠A fair value estimate of C$0.22/share suggests significant upside potential, supported by upcoming catalysts such as drilling programs and increased investor awareness of the company's value proposition.
Overall, Grid Battery Metals emerges as a compelling investment opportunity in the EV metals sector, with its strategic project portfolio, strong financial standing, and favorable market dynamics positioning it for future growth and value creation.
https://gridbatterymetals.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Grid-Battery-May-2024-Initiating.pdf
*Posted on behalf of Grid Battery Metals Inc.

Grid Battery Metals is a junior mining company focused on advancing a portfolio of four Electric Vehicle (EV) metal projects, primarily in Nevada, along with a nickel project in British Columbia. The company's flagship assets are the Texas Spring and Clayton Valley lithium projects.
Nevada Lithium Projects:
•⁠ ⁠Nevada, known for its favorable mining jurisdiction and abundant mineral resources, hosts several advanced-stage lithium projects and America's only lithium-producing mine, Albemarle's Silver Peak mine.
•⁠ ⁠CELL's lithium projects, including Texas Spring and Clayton Valley, exhibit mineralization similar to advanced-stage projects in the region, indicating significant potential for M&A/consolidation opportunities.
Texas Spring Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Located in Elko County, Texas Spring is adjacent to Surge Battery's North Nevada Lithium Project, boasting high-grade lithium mineralization of up to 5,610 ppm Li.
•⁠ ⁠Recent exploration efforts, including surface sampling and geophysical surveys, have identified two significant mineralization zones, positioning the project favourably for further drilling and resource estimation.
•⁠ ⁠Located 73 km northeast of Wells, Nevada, and adjacent to Surge Battery’s NNLP
Clayton Valley Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Bordering Albemarle's Silver Peak mine, Clayton Valley project is strategically located in one of the most prolific lithium-producing regions.
•⁠ ⁠With encouraging past drilling results and geological similarities to other Clayton Valley deposits, CELL plans to initiate a comprehensive exploration program, including drilling, to unlock its lithium potential.
* Located approximately 273 km southeast of Reno, and 315 km from Tesla’s (TSLA)
Market Outlook and Catalysts:
•⁠ ⁠Despite a 37% YoY decline in lithium prices, the sector is experiencing a 24% YTD increase, driven by the rising demand for EV batteries.
•⁠ ⁠The U.S. government's initiatives, such as the "Inflation Reduction Act," underscore the importance of domestic EV and battery production, creating opportunities for companies like CELL.
•⁠ ⁠With an anticipated surge in EV sales and lithium demand, CELL is poised to benefit from the growing market, especially with upcoming drilling activities and positive market sentiment towards EV metal juniors.
Financial Snapshot:
•⁠ ⁠As of Q2 FY2024, CELL possesses strong financial fundamentals, including $7.67 million in working capital, enabling the company to fund its exploration programs and operational activities.
•⁠ ⁠The company's mineral assets, totalling $1.39 million, reflect its substantial investment in its project portfolio, particularly in Nevada's lithium-rich regions.
Investment Recommendation:
•⁠ ⁠Based on the company's promising lithium projects, favourable market conditions, and robust financial position, analysts from fundamental research corp recommend a "BUY" rating for Grid Battery Metals.
•⁠ ⁠A fair value estimate of C$0.22/share suggests significant upside potential, supported by upcoming catalysts such as drilling programs and increased investor awareness of the company's value proposition.
Overall, Grid Battery Metals emerges as a compelling investment opportunity in the EV metals sector, with its strategic project portfolio, strong financial standing, and favorable market dynamics positioning it for future growth and value creation.
https://gridbatterymetals.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Grid-Battery-May-2024-Initiating.pdf
*Posted on behalf of Grid Battery Metals Inc.

Grid Battery Metals is a junior mining company focused on advancing a portfolio of four Electric Vehicle (EV) metal projects, primarily in Nevada, along with a nickel project in British Columbia. The company's flagship assets are the Texas Spring and Clayton Valley lithium projects.
Nevada Lithium Projects:
•⁠ ⁠Nevada, known for its favorable mining jurisdiction and abundant mineral resources, hosts several advanced-stage lithium projects and America's only lithium-producing mine, Albemarle's Silver Peak mine.
•⁠ ⁠CELL's lithium projects, including Texas Spring and Clayton Valley, exhibit mineralization similar to advanced-stage projects in the region, indicating significant potential for M&A/consolidation opportunities.
Texas Spring Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Located in Elko County, Texas Spring is adjacent to Surge Battery's North Nevada Lithium Project, boasting high-grade lithium mineralization of up to 5,610 ppm Li.
•⁠ ⁠Recent exploration efforts, including surface sampling and geophysical surveys, have identified two significant mineralization zones, positioning the project favourably for further drilling and resource estimation.
•⁠ ⁠Located 73 km northeast of Wells, Nevada, and adjacent to Surge Battery’s NNLP
Clayton Valley Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Bordering Albemarle's Silver Peak mine, Clayton Valley project is strategically located in one of the most prolific lithium-producing regions.
•⁠ ⁠With encouraging past drilling results and geological similarities to other Clayton Valley deposits, CELL plans to initiate a comprehensive exploration program, including drilling, to unlock its lithium potential.
* Located approximately 273 km southeast of Reno, and 315 km from Tesla’s (TSLA)
Market Outlook and Catalysts:
•⁠ ⁠Despite a 37% YoY decline in lithium prices, the sector is experiencing a 24% YTD increase, driven by the rising demand for EV batteries.
•⁠ ⁠The U.S. government's initiatives, such as the "Inflation Reduction Act," underscore the importance of domestic EV and battery production, creating opportunities for companies like CELL.
•⁠ ⁠With an anticipated surge in EV sales and lithium demand, CELL is poised to benefit from the growing market, especially with upcoming drilling activities and positive market sentiment towards EV metal juniors.
Financial Snapshot:
•⁠ ⁠As of Q2 FY2024, CELL possesses strong financial fundamentals, including $7.67 million in working capital, enabling the company to fund its exploration programs and operational activities.
•⁠ ⁠The company's mineral assets, totalling $1.39 million, reflect its substantial investment in its project portfolio, particularly in Nevada's lithium-rich regions.
Investment Recommendation:
•⁠ ⁠Based on the company's promising lithium projects, favourable market conditions, and robust financial position, analysts from fundamental research corp recommend a "BUY" rating for Grid Battery Metals.
•⁠ ⁠A fair value estimate of C$0.22/share suggests significant upside potential, supported by upcoming catalysts such as drilling programs and increased investor awareness of the company's value proposition.
Overall, Grid Battery Metals emerges as a compelling investment opportunity in the EV metals sector, with its strategic project portfolio, strong financial standing, and favorable market dynamics positioning it for future growth and value creation.
https://gridbatterymetals.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Grid-Battery-May-2024-Initiating.pdf
*Posted on behalf of Grid Battery Metals Inc.

Grid Battery Metals is a junior mining company focused on advancing a portfolio of four Electric Vehicle (EV) metal projects, primarily in Nevada, along with a nickel project in British Columbia. The company's flagship assets are the Texas Spring and Clayton Valley lithium projects.
Nevada Lithium Projects:
•⁠ ⁠Nevada, known for its favorable mining jurisdiction and abundant mineral resources, hosts several advanced-stage lithium projects and America's only lithium-producing mine, Albemarle's Silver Peak mine.
•⁠ ⁠CELL's lithium projects, including Texas Spring and Clayton Valley, exhibit mineralization similar to advanced-stage projects in the region, indicating significant potential for M&A/consolidation opportunities.
Texas Spring Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Located in Elko County, Texas Spring is adjacent to Surge Battery's North Nevada Lithium Project, boasting high-grade lithium mineralization of up to 5,610 ppm Li.
•⁠ ⁠Recent exploration efforts, including surface sampling and geophysical surveys, have identified two significant mineralization zones, positioning the project favourably for further drilling and resource estimation.
•⁠ ⁠Located 73 km northeast of Wells, Nevada, and adjacent to Surge Battery’s NNLP
Clayton Valley Lithium Project:
•⁠ ⁠Bordering Albemarle's Silver Peak mine, Clayton Valley project is strategically located in one of the most prolific lithium-producing regions.
•⁠ ⁠With encouraging past drilling results and geological similarities to other Clayton Valley deposits, CELL plans to initiate a comprehensive exploration program, including drilling, to unlock its lithium potential.
* Located approximately 273 km southeast of Reno, and 315 km from Tesla’s (TSLA)
Market Outlook and Catalysts:
•⁠ ⁠Despite a 37% YoY decline in lithium prices, the sector is experiencing a 24% YTD increase, driven by the rising demand for EV batteries.
•⁠ ⁠The U.S. government's initiatives, such as the "Inflation Reduction Act," underscore the importance of domestic EV and battery production, creating opportunities for companies like CELL.
•⁠ ⁠With an anticipated surge in EV sales and lithium demand, CELL is poised to benefit from the growing market, especially with upcoming drilling activities and positive market sentiment towards EV metal juniors.
Financial Snapshot:
•⁠ ⁠As of Q2 FY2024, CELL possesses strong financial fundamentals, including $7.67 million in working capital, enabling the company to fund its exploration programs and operational activities.
•⁠ ⁠The company's mineral assets, totalling $1.39 million, reflect its substantial investment in its project portfolio, particularly in Nevada's lithium-rich regions.
Investment Recommendation:
•⁠ ⁠Based on the company's promising lithium projects, favourable market conditions, and robust financial position, analysts from fundamental research corp recommend a "BUY" rating for Grid Battery Metals.
•⁠ ⁠A fair value estimate of C$0.22/share suggests significant upside potential, supported by upcoming catalysts such as drilling programs and increased investor awareness of the company's value proposition.
Overall, Grid Battery Metals emerges as a compelling investment opportunity in the EV metals sector, with its strategic project portfolio, strong financial standing, and favorable market dynamics positioning it for future growth and value creation.
https://gridbatterymetals.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Grid-Battery-May-2024-Initiating.pdf
*Posted on behalf of Grid Battery Metals Inc.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/4-arrested-on-burglary-charges-after-police-chase-near-alamo-square/
https://youtu.be/OeupzgNnQTU
https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/news/sfpd-makes-arrests-auto-burglary-investigation-24-042
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-auto-burglary-arrest-police-chase-alamo-square-potrero-hill/
Four people were arrested on numerous charges after an auto burglary that led to a police chase.
San Francisco police officers responded to an auto burglary near Steiner and Grove Streets in Alamo Square at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The officers recalled that the suspect’s vehicle was associated with a robbery in the Richmond District on April 19.
The officers located the suspect’s vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver failed to yield. The three additional passengers fled on foot before the driver evaded the officers at a high rate of speed near 22nd and Kansas Streets.
The pursuit ended at Steuart Street and Steuart Lane, where the driver was taken into custody. The driver was identified as 21-year-old San Leandro resident Omarionanthony Druex Holman.
Officers found a firearm, thousands of dollars worth of property including camera equipment and property belonging from an April auto burglary. All of the stolen items were returned to the owners.
Omarionanthony Druex Holmanwas booked for multiple charges, including burglary of a non-residence and or auto burglary, receiving stolen property, conspiracy to commit an injurious act, to take or drive someone else’s vehicle without a person’s consent, buying or receiving stolen motor vehicle or equipment and more.
The other three passengers were also arrested and booked into the county jail.
The first passenger was identified as 23-year-old San Francisco resident Michael Tesfiae Gebremeskel. He was arrested on a bevy of charges, including carrying a firearm in a public place or on any public streets while masked, carrying a concealed firearm within a vehicle, carrying a loaded gun with the intention of committing a felony, burglary charges and more.
The second passenger was identified as 21-year-old Hayward resident Andrew Manuel Maravillalopez. He was arrested for revocation hearings, burglary of a non-residence and or auto burglary, receiving stolen property, conspiracy to commit an injurious act, tracking or driving someone else’s vehicle without a person consent, buying or receiving stolen motor vehicles or equipment, and more.
The third passenger was identified as 21-year-old Stockton resident Masiah Mengasha Arttirron West-Ayele. He was arrested for multiple charges including charges of burglary in the second degree, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy, theft of vehicle and more.

We also wanted to make a couple announcements.

1. There has been an uptick in people returning other peoples loans. Do NOT do this. This is not a nice thing to do. If you see a loan that is not familiar on your shelf, just IGNORE it.
2. While we on this sub are all about sharing access to library cards, please only use the logins for the LIBBY app. Someone recently reported that their Hoopla account was compromised because someone used it and tied it to their account. Hoopla is different than Libby in the fact that only one user can be attached to the library card EVER. So now because of that persons actions, the original card holder cannot use Hoopla. Unfortunately this is not an issue that we can resolve as Hoopla is different than Libby and operates differently. PLEASE do not access Hoopla with the logins from this list.

Thank you for your understanding!
This is the form to request a card from us.
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Diluc
Dawn does 200% additional damage if cast after the 3rd searing onslaught strike
Jean
Jeans Dandelion Field continually pulls enemies in for it's duration
Mona
When monas illusory bubble is burst, she receives 15 energy for each enemy afflicated by omen
Qiqi
Enemies effected by qiqis talisman also have their Elemental and physical resistance reduced by 30%
enemies with talisman generate 5 energy for Qiqi every 3s
Keqing
Damage% em conversion
Venti
For Each enemy within the range of ventis elemental burst it's damage increases by 10% up to 50%
Also holding the Elemental Burst cast will enable manual aiming
Klee
klees sparks and splash Now Does not end upon swapping out
Additionally sparks and splash can generate Explosivee spark for Klee's charged atk
The spark charged attack now deals 100% dmg instead of 50%
zhongli
Enemies hit by planet befall have their elemental and physical resistance reduced by 20% for 20seconds
Tartaglia
Each riptide proc reduces next elemental skill cooldown by 2s
Using Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skill, Elemental Burst Damge increases Tartaglia's Hydro DMG% by 7% and ATK by 5% Maxmimum 3 stakcs
Albedo
Shield For allies within solar isotoma
Ganyu
Elemental Skill detonation creates 1 frostflake bloom
Xiao
Each plunge restores 2 energy and increases atk by 5% up to 25%
Hu tao
When blood blossom Is applied by hu taos charged attack 10% of hu tao's hp is dealt as damage (when under 50%)
Paramito pappilio's atk cap Is increased to 715% of Hu tao's base attack
Eula
Each stack of eulas lightfall Sword increases her atk by 10% up to 100%
Additionally she recieves energy on lightfall sword detonation equal to amount of lightfall stacks ×2
Kazuha
Each point of em increases the damage of chihaiyaburu And kazuha slash by .2%
Ayaka
Upon Triggering a freeze reaction ayaka gains dmg% or ATK%
Yoimiya
Yoimiyas enhanced normal attacks now detonate in a pyro aoe upon hitting enemies
Roughly aoe of yelan c6 arrows
Raiden
Raiden Shoguns muusou no hitotachi deals additional damage for total party burst cost
(Wavebreaker passive)
Kokomi
Kokomi's 3rd Normal attack has its aoe increased and kokomi recieves an additional 30% Healing Bonus
Itto
Each geo character in party increases arataki itto's dmg by 20% starting at 60%
Shenhe
C6 is now C0
Allies within the AOE of Divine Maiden's Deliverence have their weapons infused with Cryo
Yae
After using Yae's elemental Burst
The next 3 totems placed will be +1 level
Additional Yae's Normal attacks will trigger totem hits each totem triggered this way will deal 50% of its initial damage
Ayato
Elemental burst +hp scaling
Shuunsuiken extra hp Scaling
Kamisato art Suiyuu now grants an additional 40 dmg%
Eskill CD reduced by 2s if taunt hits enemy
Yelan
Each hydro character in team +hp or dmg%
Opposite Yelans a1 to buff role in double hydro
Tighnari
Each charged attack fired per elemental skill instance increases the damage of Tighnari's elemental burst by 20%
Cyno
After using Cyno's elemental burst each successful endseer grants cyno EM and DMG%
Nilou
grants party 50% Dendro resistance
Nahida
Within the AOE of the Field created by Illusory Heart allies no longer take self damage from Dendro reactions
Wanderer
Dash created by Ascension 1 passive now does Elemental Skill Damage
after dashing wanderer recieves resistance to interruption for 2seconds
the next dash has its damage increased by 50%
alhaitham
when alhaitham is in possession of 3 chisel light mirrors his resistance to interruption is increased
Additionally Alhaithams Normal Attacks while possessing 3 Chisel light mirrors have their damage increased by 75% of Alhaithams Elemental Mastery
Dehya
Enemies hit by Dehya's Elemental Skill have their Pyro Resistance decreased by 40%
Allies within Dehya's Elemental Skill havee their ATK, HP, and DEF increased by 20%
Upon Incineration Drive Kick (Burst finisher) Dehya restores 30% of her HP to each party Member
Baizhu
When a Dendro Reaction is Triggered grant nearby allies 15DMG%
Baizhu's Elemental Burst has it's damage increased by 4% of Baizhus HP
Lyney
when Lyney's HP Falls below 60% he obtains a shield for 200% of his ATK for 10s this can activate ever 15s
Neuvillette
Within 2s after using Equitable Judgement Neuvillette's Elemental Burst damage is increased by 20% per Dragon Authority Seal
Wriothesley
after using a Gracious Rebuke Wriothesley's Normal Attack Damage is increased by 10% Crit Rate and 70% Crit Damage
Furina
when all nearby characters are above 50% HP Furina grants 20 DMG%
Navia
After using her Elemental Burst Navias Elemental Skill crit rate increases by 15% for 15s
Xianyun
Xianyun's 3rd Skyladder Elemental Skill plunge creates a vortex pulling enemies in for 2s
Chiori
when 2 Tamoto's are on the field nearby Characters have their GEO damage increased by 20%
Additionall Chiori's Elemental Burst Creates an additional Tamoto
Arlecchino
After using her Elemental Burst, Arlecchino's Attack increases by 20% for 20s
Clorinde
Each usage of Impale the Night reduces Clorinde's Eskill Cooldown by 1s
Sigewinne
Each stack of convalesence Sigewinne has increases her elemental burst damage by 20% of her Max HP

Please note this is the original submission I sent Refinery29. In the current post,they have given me a second credit card with a 100$ balance, as well as generational trauma from World War II and cut context for other things. I am trying to get that fixed.
Per previous discussion in comments here: The espresso machine is a Bezzera, which ranges from 2-5K. We got ours on sale for 1.7K, it’s a work house and we use it everyday, still hurts that we spent that money on a coffee maker.
I do understand mortgage is debt but when you compare it to rent to a lesser value condo in Vancouver it feels like not debt at all, which is how I tend to think of it. Yes I owe my mortgage but also I get my house instead of renting-which may not have become clear.
Please see in full the diary, below (edit for formatting via mobile)
Occupation: Sr Business Analyst
Industry: Tech
Age: 30
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Salary: 92,000$ (Spouse makes 60,000$ for a combined income of 152,000$ before tax)
Net Worth: ~ 1.2 Million ( house is valued at 989,000$ currently, we have a combined 150,000 in pension, and ~60,000 in various company stocks, and GICs)
Debt: 3,000$ in a zero interest credit card for a 10 month period. We balanced transferred and pay 400$/month. Debt was acquired in Q4 2023 when we had to buy Snow Tires, and do a full break replacement as well as Christmas. 480,000$ in a mortgage, we refinanced in September 2023 for five years fixed rate at accelerated biweekly, however I don’t consider our mortgage debt due to the equity we are gaining, and that our mortgage for a five bedroom, 3 bath single family home is less than rent for a two bedroom condo in Vancouver
Paycheck Amount (Every 2 Weeks): 2,555$ after taxes. (Just mine). Spouse makes 2,308$ after taxes. Our pay periods are alternating.
Pronouns: She/her
Monthly Expenses Mortgage: 1450$ biweekly (100$ extra to the principal).
Utilities: ~200$ (includes water [paid quarterly], hydro [paid bimonthly], gas, sewetrash [paid quarterly] phone [highly discounted due to work plans for spouse and myself] and car gas) Loan Payments: 400$/Credit Card
Car Insurance: 84$
Life Insurance: 167$ combined (67$ me, 100$ spouse)
Health & Dental Insurance: 60$ deducted from pay (coverage for myself and spouse from my employer. Spouse also has coverage for both of us deducted from pay)
Retirement Contribution: 400$ (Employee matches me), (Spouse has a defined pension through work and contributes ~200$ month)
Union fees: 70$ Spouse
Subscriptions: Crave 22$/month (Recent splurge for Binge watching the Rookie), Playstation Plus 100$ (annual bought on Black Friday Deal), Amazon Prime 80$ (Annual), BCAA 120$ (annual) Gym 30$/month (we both have one so 15$/pp)
Note: My spouse and I have completely commingled finances. I will be tracking both as it’s essentially I spent whatever they spent
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
There was always the expectation. My father was very clear, we were very smart. There was no way we’d be wasting our potential. He wanted me to be a lawyer, but unlike other immigrant parents, I got to choose my major and went into social sciences and got my masters in history. I deferred my PhD too much so I got dropped by the program.
I chose my university by where I got a full first year scholarship and then after that took about 15k in student loans for my undergraduate. My parents paid my rent and I got a part time job for food.
For my masters, I had a student line of credit and 5 k student loans otherwise it was all my savings and scholarships. With the line of credit, I had a total of 30K in student loans and paid it off in about four years.
Growing up, what kind of conversations did you have about money? Did your parent(s)/guardian(s) educate you about finances?
Save. We talked about how you get a dollar allowance and half of it goes into long term saving with 25% in short term and 25% in spend.
Investing came after I was eighteen. Family would like us to invest in property, however I don’t really want to be a landlord, but also we wouldn’t get to really enjoy profit of owning a rental property due to other family circumstances.
What was your first job and why did you get it?
Ice cream parlour I was twelve and my parents made me get it for responsibility. I lasted three weeks because I hated it.
Did you worry about money growing up?
I grew up thinking we were not rich, because we didn’t get big plane vacations (I didn’t count flying from Toronto to Vancouver every summer as a vacation since we were just seeing family but staying in a house my parents owned) and I had only been to Disney twice.
But we had a big new build house in the rich end of town, my mom stayed home to raise all of us. We had to work for things (like going to see a movie opening night or a new CD) but we always had money and got what we wanted. In retrospect, my family was/is fairly well off.
Both my parents grew up poor, with parents working multiple jobs and different shifts to make ends meet, the strive/drive to not have that childhood, and for my father to be able to retire his parents really impacted mine and my siblings and cousins lives. My father showed me the apartment he grew up in Chinatown a few years back. It’s light years away from the house my grandparents owned when I was a kid and how I grew up.
Do you worry about money now?
Of course. Inflation is real and we are actively planning a wedding for the next year, as well as a baby in the next few years. We also need to buy a second car, so we’re saving for that.
At what age did you become financially responsible for yourself and do you have a financial safety net?
Fully financially responsible? Twenty five. I lived in a family property where I didn’t pay rent in one of the most expensive cities in Canada, so even though I paid all my bills (food and phone), I didn’t have to pay rent. I in fact made money, as I rented rooms out and used the income for house utilities, and paying my student loans down faster. When I moved in with my spouse, I just paid condo fees until we bought our house two years ago which gave me plenty of time to save.
Our financial safety net is family, and our savings. I know my family would bail us out. My spouse’s father would as well. Conversely, we are my spouse’s mother's safety net and we have to keep all our plans in mind that we will be subsidising her.
Do you or have you ever received passive or inherited income? If yes, please explain. Yes, I received 50K from my parents once they sold my childhood home, as did both of my siblings. I have also received 10K from one set of grandparents which paid off my car and part of my student loans when I was 21. I will be receiving another inheritance when probate is done for around ~100K. My spouse also has received inheritance which allowed them to buy their first condo in their early twenties when the market was much better. That condo, 50k, and the subsequent upgrading helped us afford our house.
Day 1
10 AM: I drive to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription. Not how I want to start my Sunday morning but y’know. Normally I’d walk since it’s about 20 minutes but I have a UTI. I’m “lucky” that despite not having a dr because of the health care shortage, my work pays for the Maple app so I could get a dr to write the prescription and order the lab work at 1 am. I’ll do the lab work later this week when I can get an appointment but will take the relief now. Insurance makes the antibiotics free, but I also buy hydrogen peroxide because we’re out and we have a dog that thinks everything is meant to be in her mouth. We’ll buy a bigger one at Costco later. I also bought some oral wound mouthwash because we were out. I come home and my spouse made us breakfast.
Total: 15.90$ paid with debit.
1-2:30 PM: We do our taxes. I have a mini meltdown when I realize the part time bakery job I had for a few months didn’t take off income tax last year, so I owe 800$. Luckily, my partner is getting a refund so we net out positive 400$. The bakery took off income tax in 2022, so unsure why they didn’t in 2023. I made us lunch.
3-6:30 PM: We walk the dog, and watch the Rookie. Some time during that time period, a venue emails us back and is surprisingly affordable at 3k. I also get told that the tattoo artist I want to book with, has not chosen me.
6:30-7:30 PM: I explain what lazy girl dinner is to my spouse and make a lazy girl dinner. After not really grocery shopping since Feb for things besides fresh veg, we need to do a big pantry shop and neither of us want that. We debate about buying a food saver and if we should wait for a sale. My spouse is more frugal than me and has determined we should.
8-9:30 PM: We start season 3 of The Rookie, and then after two episodes we go to bed
Day One Total: 15.90$
Day Two
5:45-8 AM: Wake up and start work. I get up to date with what’s happened on the weekend and check that my automated reports. Sometime before 6:30, I get the kettle on for my spouse’s pour over before I go back to my meetings. There’s a twenty minute gap where I get changed and do my skin care and brush my teeth. I’d love to be a skin care person but honestly I’ve spent too much money on product that I don’t use and that just goes bad. Washing my face and using sun screen is a win.
I also make sure that Spouse’s lunch is in his bag and I get our travel mugs ready. Before, we used to go to Starbucks every day. Starbucks used to do free refills on coffee and tea if you were a rewards member if you bought a coffee or tea so it would cost us $5/day (2.5/pp), and we could get refills all day. While that’s 20$/week, 80$/a month and yes, we could have saved it but back then, that 80$ wasn’t turning the dial anywhere significantly for us—a privileged view.
But now, after COVID where I stopped drinking tea after one day working from home having like 10 cups and thinking I was dying, and Spouse has bought a good grinder and we recently splurged on a stupidly expensive espresso machine we call his Engagement Espresso since it costs the same price as my stupidly expensive ring, we bring our coffees.
8-8:30 AM: We drive to work. Prior to buying our house, we were both work from home and lived in a city with amazing transit. We only needed the one car. Since buying the house and moving to a city where public transit is a joke (the one bus goes past our house every 1.5h), Spouse changed jobs and is in office every day and I have to go in 3 days a week. We need a second car or the e-bike rebate to come through. We debate this in the car, since I’m done at 1 pm, and Spouse works normal hours, I either have to take the bus home, or go to the gym for three hours. Today though, I drop Spouse off. I will pick him up later as he has a half day because of the dentist
8:30-12:30 AM/PM: Work. I find a tech manager and ask them to get me more triple a batteries. Work won’t provide or let me expense batteries for my mouse, despite them replacing my usb mouse with a battery one. The poor admin had to tell me the decision is that we’ll all supply our own batteries. Luckily the tech managers have to have batteries on hand and give them out freely.
I ask my boss how the work from home tax forms work, and he is going to find out.
I run more meetings and work on a request for a dashboard and a business case for a new feature that I have to convince leadership to spend money on.
12:30-1 PM: I drive back to my Spouse because he has a dentist appointment.
While I wait for a spouse, I am incredibly hungry. I’m usually not hungry/don’t eat a proper meal until around 1 in the afternoon and my two granola bars I already ate at the office. I go to the bakery by Spouse’s work and buy a cheese bun for me (3.65$), and an apple pie scone (2.55$) for Spouse as a snack. Spouse points out he won’t be able to eat until after his appointment.
Total: 6.20$ debit
1-1:30 PM: I drop Spouse off, and the car stops working. The engine won’t catch. I try multiple times and then run into the dentist to dramatically announce to Spouse and the receptionists that the car won’t start. Spouse asks me what he wants me to do about this, since he’s about to go into an appointment. A very kind receptionist tells me it might be the alternator. I don’t know what that is.
I go back to the car to Facetime my father. He also asks what I think he can do to help since he lives 3000 km away. Weirdly, and sexistly, I thought a man who grew up at race tracks, in a racing family, or the man who has collected and worked on sports cars for forty years might be able to help.
Spouse texts me to remind me we have BCAA while my father also tells me that. I finally get the engine to catch and drive the very long way home, going the speed limit and getting stuck in traffic, construction and a bus. It takes me 20 minutes to get home instead of 10.
1:30-2:30 PM: I walk the dog, mail a (late) birthday card and then start researching what an alternator is. The car is over a decade old and until the house, the most expensive thing I ever bought at 12K back in 2015. We have the funds for the cost, but it’s my first car and the fact it might be the end of its life is scary.
Alternators can cost between 400-800$ repair with labour, so that’s fun.
My dad calls me back and apologises for asking me what he could do away. He advises me that there’s probably a bald spot on the alternator and advises me to go to the mechanic to check or replace it, if the car doesn’t start again.
I call the mechanic to book an appointment, and to also get the snow tires off and to buy new rims for the snow tires. The mechanic lets me know that the alternator part is 500$, and an hour of labour so with taxes we’re looking at around 700$
That future appointment next week (we’re going down a highway this weekend which requires snow tires) will cost ~1.5K, assuming we replace the alternator.
I make lunch and sigh.
2:30 PM: The car starts thankfully. I drive incredibly slow. I pick up Spouse by idling the car. We get an email back from a venue saying they cost 75,000$ minimum. The timing is hysterical.
Due to the nature of the dentist, Spouse owes 618$, as they haven’t flipped it under my insurance. They split it in half, as he has a follow up in two weeks. After the next appointment they will flip the whole amount under me and we’ll get reimbursed for the whole amount.
Total 309$/credit card.
3-10 PM: We walk the dog, make dinner (Spouse makes white sauce pasta, with chicken and peas) and watch The Rookie. There are thirteen episodes in season three, and we will be busy every night this week besides Friday and Sunday, and I would like to finish season three so we can start season 4 next Monday. I don’t want to pay for more than one month of Crave. We have five episodes left
Day Two Total: 315.2$
Day Three
1 AM: 100$ is automatically transferred from our account to the credit card debit. We have an auto transfer of 100$/every Tuesday to a Visa where we balance transferred both our cards. We have an offer for 0 interest for 10 months, so we did that for some of the bigger expenses (snow tires, break replacement and general Christmas) and are on track to pay it back within the next 6 months. That visa is our emergency card that we just have in the back end and utilise for promos like this. It allows us to keep our two cards balances manageable and lets us pay in an easier way than taking big chunks out of our various savings.
Total: 100$/direct deposit
5:45-9 AM: Work. Meetings, reports, trying to convince a colleague that the process does include them and refusal to follow it means that their requests won’t be done. Spouse has another half day so I can go into the office at my leisure—if the car starts
9-9:20 AM: The car starts, I get into the office and refresh a data flow before a meeting with a new stake holder. It takes longer to drive into work today because the tourists are starting to come and their van builds or campers are not exactly highway speed and with a two lane highway, if you don’t merge over fast enough you’re stuck.
10:05-10:20 AM: Meeting done, car starts again and I drive home for more meetings. The least amount of time in the office is preferable for me.
10:30-11AM : Meeting with my manager where we discuss future salary and promotion. I am due for a promotion in the start of Q2, which would push me to six figures. I’ll believe it when I see it but, I’m really excited at that possibility for my family.
11:15 AM: Spouse leaves for work, we discuss what groceries are needed, as well if he’ll go to Home Depot tonight to buy more clover seeds for the yard, as we need to reseed before it starts raining. I eat a muffin and my dog and cat decide to try and eat each other.
11:15-1:30 PM: Work runs late. There’s some issues with the data and we can’t figure it out. We call it a night, and I’ll record the video presentations tomorrow, once we fix the data.
1:30-4 PM: Nap time! It’s bad for me, but honestly I don’t sleep well during the night so naps are what keep me alive.
4-6 PM I prep dinner (smash burgers and fries), and get chores done and walk the dog.
6-7:30 PM: Spouse comes home, we eat dinner. Groceries come to 96.83 for two 7 pound pork loins, two packs of bacon, chicken nuggets, coffee, pop, 8 pack of peppers, milk, tomato, pickles, rice, avocado, mushrooms, sour cream and lettuce.
Not too bad, we average about 300$/month in groceries because we can buy bulk and have a second freezer.
For the month of March we are currently at 123.61$ for groceries and there is twelve days left. We went on a small weekend away, so we ate out a fair bit but even then our current food budget is 272.27$ today.
Total: 96.83/ debit
7:30-10 PM: Spouse makes a coffee and plays video games with his friends. They do it every week. I have a shower, fold and put away laundry and read in bed.
Day Three Total: 196.83
Day Four
1AM: Our biweekly accelerated mortgage payment comes out of 1450$. I’m tracking it here to be honest on our spending but I tend not to think of it as money spent because in my head it’s already money gone. To pay for a house equivalent in Vancouver, the mortgage would be over 6k. Renting a two bedroom condo would be 3K. It feels like the mortgage is just cheaper rent, even though each time I own more of my house.
5:45-9 AM: Work. I find out the limits of how many people I can invite to a Teams Meeting as well as that the Thursday before Good Friday is a catholic holiday when a few people ask me to reschedule a training forum for over a thousand people. Sometime in there I make us coffee, make sure Spouse has lunch packed (leftovers). Spouse has walked the dog and has the recycling and compost out for pick up. I drop Spouse off at work.
10-11:45 AM: I leave the office for home and more meetings. I walk the dog and go record training videos. I get an email that Amazon is doing their big spring sale. I send a link to a robot mop and vaccum that’s on a big discount to Spouse. We want one, but I’m not in charge of the research on it. I send links to play grounds to my friends with toddlers
11:45-12:30 PM : I shove lunch in my mouth, last night’s left overs. I’m running late, and decide to get myself later by collecting all the random dishes and mugs that just show up places and start the dishwasher. I get to the lab ten minutes early but need to buy gas on the way home.
I tell my team I’ll be MIA for a bit and leave the work phone in the car.
I buy 15.6L of gas for 30$ at 1.879/l it sucks. I don’t fill up because we’re going to my in laws this weekend and there’s a Costco Gas Bar there.
Total: 30$/credit card
12:30-1:30 PM: Work goes long again.
1:30-2:30 PM: Nap!
2:30-4:30 PM: Walk the dog and drive to the gym. I usually go three times a week but with last week’s weekend away and this week’s weird half days from Spouse, today’s the only day. I make it up by doing both upper and lower body and a 30 minute circuit.
4:30-7:30 PM: I pick up Spouse and we go to Costco. We pick up nachos, ham, cheese buns and some other items. We debate buying our friend’s kid a toddler set of clothes and decide no. We end up buying work pants for Spouse, and a garden hose. It comes out to 116.90
I order our Costco dinner of hot dogs and fries for a grand total date night of 6.41$
Total: 123.31/ credit card
8-9 PM: Dance class! We bought a series of six lessons of introduction to ballroom back in December for a new date night idea. We paid 60$/pp and this is the fifth lesson tonight.
9 pm: We’re home, we let the dog out. Spouse spends an undetermined amount of time watching ballroom videos while I sleep.
Day Four Total: 1603.31$ or 153.31 excluding the mortgage payment.
Day Five
5:45-9 AM: Work. All the meetings. Thursday is the meeting day. I debate with a friend what’s the earliest call we’ve had. 4:30 am still wins. I pack lunch for Spouse and his coffee and he leaves. I end up cleaning up cat puke as the cat decides to drink milk from Spouse’s cereal and vomit it up on camera in a meeting.
9-9:30 AM: I make myself a matcha and walk the dog.
9:30-1 PM: Work and I treat myself to a lunch of a cheese bun and ham sandwhich. We used to eat it every Sunday while growing up but the cost of ham has been outrageous. The deal at Costco yesterday was 1.5$/100 g which is really good.
1-1:30 PM: I seal the wooden deer Christmas decoration we bought last year. It sits outside our front door and needs to be weather proofed, and I’ve been putting it off for five months. But the weather is good and we have newspapers. We have left over wood sealer after the sign we bought a year ago so I use that. The dog and the cat both don’t like my wooden deer.
1:30-4 PM: Nap!
4-5 PM: I basically just watch youtube and drink a root beer. I have no energy.
5-6:30 PM: Spouse comes home, we walk the dog and I make dinner (Kraft Dinner and nuggets–I swear we eat veggies but today is not that day). We discuss the possibility of our dog at our wedding as a flower girl, and if she’ll be in a tutu or a cheongsam like me. I am now researching if they make dog cheongsams and if she can match us. The cat, despite all my heart wanting it, won’t physically be there because he will have an anxiety attack and probably die.
6:30-10:30 PM: Board game night! We go to a friend’s to repeat the same scenario we’ve lost two weeks in a row.
10:30-11 PM: I pack Spouse’s breakfast (oatmeal and frozen berries), lunch (spicy tuna and mayo) since he’s trying to go to the gym before work, and feed the animals before we go to bed.
Day Five Total: 0$
Day Six Friday
5:45-9 AM: Work. I have a deep focus block which means I can get the script for the training I have to run. Public speaking is not my strong suit and it’s a group of a thousand people so I’m not looking forward to it. Spouse almost makes it to the gym. I get an email that my new work phone has shipped. I’m surprised because they wouldn’t order us any for the past four years, but I guess my new iPhone will show up next week. I might give my old work phone to my mother in law, since she smashed the camera on the phone we bought her last year.
9-9:30 AM: I walk the dog, make a matcha and make a todo list for what we have to get done before we leave to my in laws tomorrow. I text my mother in law happy birthday, and hope that she got the card in time. She did.
9:30-11:30 AM: My last meeting for the week ends and I’m debating calling it a day so I can nap. Instead I make lunch (cheese bun and ham), text my other mother in law our plan for Saturday, and unload and reload the dishwasher and go back to work for at least another hour.
12:30-1 PM: I shower and do skin care
1-3 PM: Nap! Somewhere in this time FedEx comes and since I’m sleeping, we have to pick up on Monday. I’m not too sure what it is, I assume it’s our custom address stamp from Etsy because that’s the only thing I’ve bought recently but not too sure. I just realized in retrospect, this might be my new work phone.
3-5 PM: I prep dinner (nachos), unload the dishwasher, pack my overnight bag and confirm all our venue tours by email. I start a load of laundry and do a quick clean. I feel like this is not the best image of our diet. I swear we generally eat healthy but we both have been feeling really blah over the past two weeks so have been going for quick and easy over healthy and balanced. I do have three whole peppers and two whole avocados in the nachos though.
5-7 PM: Spouse comes home, we walk the dog, have dinner, and plan out next week. We have a big Wednesday next week (mechanic, I have a nails appointment, dance class), and we are having our friends over for Easter so we need to prep for that. We pack the car so tomorrow is a very easy start.
Spouse also gets paid today. We’re lucky that we’re on alternating pay periods, we used to be on the same and it always felt stressful. Spouse also lets me know his union has secured a 3% cost of living raise to start in Q3. I really like his union for negotiating a base 2% year of cost of living raise, with potential addition raises depending on inflation. It’s a bit away but that’s still good news.
7:30-10:30 PM: We finish The Rookie Season 3 and head to bed. Crave reminds me that I have 10 days until I’m charged again. Sadly, I think we’ll have to pay for 2 months.
Day Six Total: 0
Day Seven Saturday
8:30-9:30 AM: Wake up. No one (except the dog) slept well so we’re not in a morning mood. Spouse makes coffee and walks the dog, while I finish packing the car and give the cat a lot of attention. Our first venue tour is at 11 and the one that is the most expensive (8-10K), but also the one we probably want the most. We live about an hour away but the highway is two lanes and one accident can back everything up for hours.
10:40-1 PM: We visit our dream venue. We stay way longer than expected. Basically if the quote is under 10K, we’ll get it. Just waiting now.
1-2 PM: We get to our in-laws and have a lunch of egg salad sandwhichs. We need to buy gas. My in laws drive us to a pottery painting store.
2-4 PM: We paint pottery. My mother in law only wanted to do this for her birthday. They’ll pick it up in a week after it’s been thrown. I paint a vase (28$), Spouse paints an Easter egg (18$), father in law paints a mug (30$), and mother in law paints a plate (50$)
Total:143.36/credit card
4-5 Pm: We see another venue. It’s an instant no. My in laws decide they want to try Korean fried chicken. We call ahead for take out to get two fries and 16 pieces of half and half. It comes to 50.83$ that my in laws pay for.
5-10 PM: We come back and see that our dog has pooped in their house and also has gotten into their pantry and eaten an entire bag of dog food. It is not a fun night.
We spend the night drinking wine and discussing the wedding and watching TV.
10PM: We go to bed. That’s the end of this week, but tomorrow we will be buying gas and probably lunch for my other mother in law as we will be touring another venue.
Day Seven Total: 143.36$

So Durham County's revenue office ran the numbers and decided my 7-year-old sedan is now worth $5000 more than it was for tax purposes last year. Naturally, I've appealed, but I'm curious if anyone else is running into this?
I know higher local taxes are part of the price I pay to live in a city I adore, but I wish they'd just be straightforward about raising the rate instead of pretending my car is appreciating in value. 🙄

Hi everyone!
Me and my fiancé are looking into starting a cleaning business.
We primarily want to serve San Bernardino County here in SoCal
However, if yall can spare it, I would like a little guidance on how to start getting customers and how to price correctly.
I created a website and have created a Google Business page (pending verification)
To start, we would like to focus on residential homes, just to get a feel for things.
However, our main goal is to eventually scale and go into Commercial cleaning (office spaces, etc)
My questions are

1. How should we price commercial jobs? We want to eventually start cold calling, and want to be able to provide at least a a price point
   
2. How can we maximize reach to grab our first customers?
   
3. Is 45 per hour a reasonable rate for Residential jobs? (thinking with a 2 hour minimum)
   

Any other guidance, would be greatly appreciated. This is our first time even attempting a business!
Thank you in advance!

Please review the below build and suggest any changes or value engineering
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=2ce8ac50-e886-46b6-a6b7-f0298957a543
See post on buildapc for more info
https://www.reddit.com/buildapc/s/DGasQjAq4w

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

Gaming only, mostly RTS but also some FPS and survival games, also some VR games on the newer oculus rift ... Arma, tarkov, grey zone

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

$1350

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

2 weeks from today max

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

Everything except for the peripherals

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

One of the microcenters in Ohio. I could also order any parts if the deal is better.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

Keyboard, mouse, 1440p 144hz monitor (also plan on upgrading to a 1440p ultrawide soon)

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

Possibly but probably not if the performance is fine

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

Only need 1-2tb of storage

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

I prefer black with RGB and the largest window possible, included fans would be my preference, being able to match the GPU, heatsink, and case fans RGB would be preferred. I like the Montech King 95 pro the best but I need to keep the build within budget.

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Ill get a cheap CD key

Extra info or particulars:

Not necessarily interested in upscaling or raytracing. I do want to use VR and 1440p ultrawide high refresh rate. I also need a wireless Wi-Fi connection.

I'm a woman with 6 tattoos, 3 on each arm. Nothing offensive. They are inspired by nature and mythology, all of which took alot of consideration and were designed by the best & top rated artists in my county. I get a lot of compliments from customers in my work, from friends and generally anyone in my age bracket. They are completely Me and I love them. However I was at a Birthday party recently, and the birthday girls aunt asked me what I planned to do with my tattoos when I get married. I asked her to help me understand what she was asking and she said she meant if I was going to be wearing long sleeves or not. First off, I'm happily single and will remain that way until someone amazing comes along. And secondly why do you assume that every couple are interested in marriage at all? If you dont like tattoos thats fine and its a personal preference but keep your weird questions to yourself please. I don't even know you.
Friend of mine, a few years back now, had blue hair. Her grandmother and her Father kept bullying her and making nasty comments towards her until she relented and dyed it to a natural colour again. When they found out she had 3 tattoos they pulled out the religious card and how tattoos are the markings of evil. Safe to say she has very limited contact with them now.
I know that social media is a cesspool of idiots and toxicity, but I couldn't help but notice the amount ignorance and nastiness folks have showed towards Bambie Thugs involvement in the Eurovision. If they bothered to do their research they would see That Bambi identifies heavily with Spiritualism and Pagan beliefs. Both of which involve zero worship of the devil. But there were so many posts claiming that Bambie was promoting Satanism and Pedophilia.... how and why do they think that? Do they not remember Irish history in school and learning about how our people used to be Pagans with strong spiritual beliefs with nature and the sky. Don't even get me started on the nasty comments made about Bambies looks. I identify as a Spiritual person, but I'm too self conscious to talk about it for all these reasons.
Anyways thats my rant done now. Anyone have any similar experiences?

Just released yesterday. It's free. It's open source.
From the GitHub page:

Summary of Features:

• ADB permissions SURVIVE a REBOOT. PC is only required for the initial installation.
• Change Headset Resolution.
• Change CPU level (0-5), set as static or dynamic.
• Change GPU level (0-5), set as static or dynamic.
• Change Fixed Foveated Rendering level (0-4), set as static or dynamic.
• Create detailed custom resolution profiles for games which can be selected to be AUTOMATICALLY applied to that application or game upon launching that application or game (like Quest Games Optimizer does).
• Backing up games, which includes the APK, OBB files if any, and data files and folders located in /sdcard/Android/data/.
• Restore game backups after moving them to your PC by using the included bat file in the backup folder.
• Restore game backups directly from the headset backup folder.
• Modify detailed recording settings such as bitrate, resolution, frame rate, rendering area, recording eye, with the option to save them to a custom recording profile which can be loaded for recording different applications and games.
• Invoke recording with STEREO AUDIO on the Quest 2 and Quest 3 (maybe Quest Pro?)!
• Video Editing. Because the Quest notoriously has problems with out of sync audio in it's recordings, you can adjust the audio offset and speed/tempo (stretching or compressing the audio) along with the start and end trimming of your video.
• Inject 3D metadata into your 3D recorded video making it ready to upload to YouTube.
• Set redirect/shortcut apps to launch apps from UNKNOWN SOURCES via the main menu so you don't have to go into the UNKNOWN SOURCES section.
• Set Start Up application, for example to launch a third party launcher upon reboot. On my Quest 3 I have my start up app set to Lightning Launcher.
• KIOSK MODE: Set an application to be the only application that can be launched and PREVENT the user from EXITING that application. This mode is password protected.
• Access Control Lists: Create a black list or a white list. Enabling one list disables the other.
• Web Server: for file sharing and uploading via http. You can select which folder you want to share over HTTP. You can also enable UPLOADING to your headset over HTTP. Both of these options are independent of each other.
• Install OVR Metrics Tool and display overlay performance statistics for performance evaluation of Game and Recording profiles.
• Install and launch SideQuest
• Install and launch F-Droid
• Install and launch File Manager +
• and more...

YouTube Guide is HERE.
GitHub Guide is HERE.
Latest release is HERE.

Just curious, what would the going rate be to rent a single room in Orange County? Nothing included, just a small room in a house. I’m asking for a friend who’s trying to figure some stuff out!

Signed a 7 month lease in Dec, ends June 30. WA law says must give 60 days notice, which they didn't (by about 5 days), but are also moving the goal posts by stating my current rent is higher than it is, making their increase seem smaller. The actual rate increase is close to 48%. There is no statewide rent control in WA; I'm in Whatcom county.

I am more than a year working with my US client (since April 2023), and I have actually been an all-around real estate VA for him, admin stuff, tenant management, calling counties, insurance, and powewater companies, handling CRM, handling Facebook page, etc.
Despite that, my rate is 8USD per hour only, but the catch is I asked to work 8AM EST-12PM EST, break for 6 hours for my sleeping time (I specifically negotiated with this), then 6PM-10PM EST naman. It’s a 40-hour pay, but most of the time, wala na akong masyadong workload after 8pm est.
Now, my client tasked me to handle his personal FB account as well and nag expand kami to IG to market his properties. Note that we already have a website, a Facebook business page, and I cater to texts as well. This is non-voice btw so I don’t answer calls.
I have been planning to ask him for an increase kahit 2USD lang after a year, but after this expansion, I feel like that it’s still underpaid so I want to ask a 5USD increase instead.
It that unreasonable of me? I don’t want to lose this client because although he might micromanage at times, mabait siya talaga, which is a plus for me.
What are your thoughts?

Since you're insisting that suicide rates in Bucks County are so high because of the Freemasons, Neshaminy School District, Aunt Ringleader, your mailman, Retired Sheriff Uncle Dad, the corrupt criminal justice system, your custody judge, Evil Ex-Husband and Evil Ex Mother in Law, your former Sister in Law, and let's not forget Brother Lover..... Here are some actual facts for you from the PA Department of Health.
Suicide rates in Bucks County are lower than other counties in the state. Try again, love. Let's find a new conspiracy theory that isn't disproved with the first search result on Google you fucking idiot.