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Other people have suggested the broader ideas of saving, but I'm going to get into the details of how to spend less money.

I follow the PERK system, and have found it to be very helpful. It takes a lot of effort initially, but becomes easy once you get to a routine. There are a bunch of explanations on this, so here is the first one from Google:

https://lifehacker.com/give-your-budget-a-tune-up-with-the-perk-method-1748020270

(To find others, I had to search for "Perk postpone eliminate reduce keep")

Most people are on multiple platforms. Find them now, while you still can. Save whatever contact info you can for them. You don't know when you'll need it, nor why.

Well yeah, where else would you eat salad? The floor? Everyone knows that's where burgers are served.

Adding to this, 538 gave Trump a higher probability than most pundits, and were mocked (pre-election) for doing so

Oh I agree about that part. I even agree in the schadenfreude about his (direct) suffering, and he absolutely deserves it (and more).

Homeowners insurance is typically quite literally required by the mortgage lender. As in, they will sue you if you don't maintain the minimum level of coverage, because it's a material beach of contract. And yes, many do check regularly.

This effectively limits it to people that own their homes outright, or corporate landlords that can self-insure.

You have to keep in mind the scenarios where it will be used. While truly fast charging does exist today (20 minutes or so for 80% charge), that is not widespread, nor is that the way it's typically done. Level 3 (DC fast charging) is expensive (moreso than gas), potentially detrimental to the battery, and still usually not very fast (an hour at least). As such, you aren't going to charge at your local gas station the same way you get a fill up today.

Most people use a level 2 charger, either at home or at work. This means it can sit for 8 hours to refuel. Many parking garages have this as well. Level 2 chargers deliver AC directly to the vehicle, meaning you don't need a lot of infrastructure- just a 240v line and a billing system. This in turn means it's cheap and relatively easy to install. Sometimes you'll see these outside of Starbucks or a grocery store, but not especially often. You'll get ~25 miles of range per hour charging using level 2. But even if you spend 2 hours drinking coffee, or buying groceries, you've only added 50 miles of range.

This is where level 3 comes in. It requires some pretty significant equipment (which is part of why they're always broken), because it has to convert AC into high voltage DC. It also has to chill the cables internally, otherwise they'd quickly overheat from the electricity passing through. But this takes up space that's probably not really available in the lot.

I am seeing fast chargers now being installed at travel centers/truck stops along major highways. It fits in nicely with regular stops on a road trip for food. I'm also seeing them being installed at most Walmarts, since that's perfect for grocery shopping.

Around here, that last group has been from Electrify America, which does NOT require an app. They have a standard credit card reader.

"Batteries" don't need to be what we commonly think of as storing electricity. They can very much be a different way of storing energy instead. For instance, pumping water up to a tower (or upstream), or splitting water into hydrogen + oxygen (for consumption/combustion later)

They probably aren't, at least not really. They certainly aren't doctors, as it is a clear violation of the Hippocratic Oath. The whole process of lethal injection is cosplaying as medicine.

That's because of restrictions/contracts with the manufacturer. Sometimes there is a clause about the minimum advertised price. If it's being sold below that price, that's what you'll see.

However, that clearly isn't what's happening- or if it is, then Amazon is violating those terms. They are showing the price in some circumstances, but not others. That leads me to think it's a smokescreen, using the above as an excuse.

For anyone that enjoyed this, Smoking Gun has been collecting contract riders like this for years. Most are the usual terms about dressing rooms, catering, and sound tech, but a few have very interesting and unusual details.

Iggy Pop's was especially amusing, and well worth your time.