Vegas_Millennial

It looks better than tattoos. At least these men can change their hairstyle when the fashion changes.

I guess that's supposed to make people feel better when they are robbed at gunpoint... The criminals mean what they say!

No wonder things are so strange up there. Signs are posted in km/hr, but cops are measuring in mi/hr

Unless you are someone who likes people who look like you. Many gay men couple end up looking/dressing alike, so there's something to be said for homogeneousity

Just assume everyone is positive and behave accordingly

Look up Wild Men of the West Productions. It is a group of male dancers which rotate among the gay bars in Phoenix. You can be sure to know which days they will be dancing at which bars. I cancelled my upcoming trip to Phoenix once I heard Dicks had closed. But Wild Men of the West dancers were where I would have gone o before/after Dicks

I attribute it to my humble Appalachian upbringing. Were we taught that healthcare was between a patient and his doctor. 😊

I would think at 6 or 7 marriages it starts becoming difficult. Even Sister Wives stopped at around 4 or 5 marriages I think. You would want to spend at least one night each week with each spouse to maintain the relationships. More marriages than that and you could lose some intimacy and each marriage could suffer.

Many ancient Greek statues exist of classically handsome men; many without heads. The more things change, the more they stay the same. 😊

If there is one... Please DON'T share it. As it will likely soon after lose its license and cease operation.

Probably only partially circumcised, as he claims to only be 50% Jew. Or, "Jew-ish"

Most men on this community are interested in discussing masseurs, not masseuses.

My 3 hotel annoyances are: 1. Resort fees, for items I can't choose to use/not use. Make them optional (like parking fees) or just include them in the advertised rate. I now avoid hotels with these fees, even if it means I pay more overall for an inclusive rate. 2. Reduction of Daily housekeeping. Verifying a hotel has daily housekeeping service is now my new normal when reserving hotels. 3. Water saving shower heads with almost no flow. For everything else I'm pretty easy going. Breakfast included or no breakfast, it doesn't matter. Early/Late check-in/out doesn't matter. Having to swipe a key to use the elevator, doesn't matter.

This is the reason I DON'T tip most providers. They set their own rate. They work directly for themselves. If we had an above average time, I usually schedule a 2nd appointment with him before leaving his apartment or my hotel room. All have been happy to have me as a repeat customer with no tip. There have been very few times a provider has asked or hinted about gratuity... And those providers were mediocre. I will leave a big tip if the man works at a spa, since it is the spa that sets the rate.

Thanks for the advice. I'm ahead of the game on my retirement contributiins, having contributed 30%-50% of my gross salary every year in my 20s, and over 25% of my gross salary every year in my 30s, all to Roth's. Most of my debt is low interest 2%-3% mortgage and temporary credit card offers, so I had been just piling my salary into Roth's instead of paying down debt. Now that I have some debt at over 8% interest, I want to aggressively pay off that 8%+ debt before I go back to funding my Roth's again.

That's awesome! I currently hold bottom positions in three-way orgies on a volunteer basis. I can't give credit to my success at this for going to university.

🙄Here we go again..... News flash: white people also suffer consequences for breaking rules. Yes 💯. Just last week when I was at a hotel in Palm Springs, hotel staff knocked on my door 15 minutes PRIOR to check-out time to remind me to leave. I was in the process of packing, only about 5 minutes from being finished, which still would give me time to make it to the front desk to return my key PRIOR to check-out time. It never crossed my mind that they were possibly treating me different than anyone else because of my age, sex, nationally, or other demographic. I just assumed they were knocking on everyone's doors to get people out to get the rooms turned over.

Based solely on your side of the story provided above, I still would side with the hotel and the female staff member's behavior. Your time ended at noon, which is very generous standard in the hotel industry (11am is also standard). How is housekeeping going to turn that room around if you're leaving late? It only works if they haven't sold the room for the following night. By your checking out late, it means some poor schmuck can't check-in on time after you. I would bet money that state law would have allowed the hotel to charge you full daily rate for those extra 15 minutes you stayed past posted checkout time. Female staff's reaction of coming to your room and rushing you out I think was better for everyone than just slapping an extra night's fee to your credit card for being late, which she could have done. Refusing to leave the room by check-out time is like refusing to get off a rollercoaster at a theme park because you prefer to stay on the ride longer without having to pay for 2nd ride. Sorry, but the ride won't operate until everyone leaves the train and the new riders waiting in line have boarded. The hotel can't check in its next guests until everyone has left their rooms on time.

If I didn't already want to hire you before, I certainly want to hire you now after reading your post. I find a man with a well manicured lawn and respect for other's property to be sexy. Your phrase "it shows a degree of respect for the homeowner" made me pre-cum a little bit. 😊

Yes, there is a workaround. It's called a "Backdoor Roth IRA". I've been doing it every year since 2020 when my income surpassed the limits to contribute to a Roth IRA directly. You first contribute to a traditional/non-deductible IRA, and then immediately (maybe one day later after the funds transfer) transfer everything from the traditional IRA to the Roth IRA. As long as you (1) didn't have any other existing money in the traditional IRA from previous years, and (2) didn't earn or lose money during the time the money sat in the traditional IRA, it's very easy and costs no additional money in taxes. You just fill out IRS Form 8606 at the end of the year, telling the IRS you removed all the money from the traditional IRA the same year you put in in, it didn't grow, and you didn't deduct the money from your income therefore you don't owe taxes on the transfer. Important things to remember: 1. Completely empty the traditional IRA account every year by December 31. 2. Keep the money in the traditional IRA in cash, or money market, and only for a short while (like 24 hours), so it doesn't grow in value. You'll have to pay taxes on anything that grows in value while it stays in the traditional IRA.

I misread your question. I previously posted about a Roth 401k, which is not the same as a Roth IRA that were you asking about

It just depends on if your company has voted to allow a Roth version in their 401k. Most companies have by now, but a few haven't. About a decade ago, I asked by HR Benefits Manager about a Roth 401k at our company. After about 6 months of asking, he says we didn't do it because it would cost IT to modify the Oracle payroll software to allow it, and it just wouldn't be worth their costs if fewer than 50 employees were interested in the Roth 401k. At our next annual Benefits seminar, I raised my hand to ask the crowd about interest in a Roth 401k and, sure enough, hundreds of employees were interested. A few weeks later we had a Roth 401k and the HR Benefits Manager called me first to let me know it was available before announcing to the rest of the employees.

I owe more than I'd like. I used to be debt free except for my mortgage until 2020. Then a bunch of household repairs all came due at once: Water pipe leak/mold remediation, HVAC system replacement, water heater replacement, damaged garage door, exterior house repaint, broken toilets, replaced all exhaust vents and smoke detectors; all within 2020-2023. And, I embarked on my most expensive holiday yet: two gay river cruises in Europe in 2023. That leaves me with $100k on zero interest credit cards and low-interest HELOC that I used to finance these improvements/repairs/travel. I finally decided to stop contributing to my 401k/Roth IRA and instead use the money to more quickly pay down this debt.

My father remembers telephones before dialing. He said it was great because there were no wrong numbers or "spam" calls.

My father grew up using quill and ink in elementary school. He didn't use a fountain pen until high school. I only used quill and ink a few times in my childhood on documents and crafts that were intended to be kept for posterity.