Rant: I got tricked by a fake tech support call and lost $150

Honestly, this happened last Tuesday. I got a call from a guy saying he was from Microsoft and my computer was sending out viruses. He sounded so real and had me download a program to 'fix' it. After an hour on the phone, he said I needed to pay $150 for a security license. I paid it over the phone. Tbh, my computer was fine the whole time and the program he made me install was just spyware. Has anyone else had a scammer call them pretending to be tech support?

Finally figured out why my butt joints kept cracking

For years I had this one spot in my garage that would crack every winter, no matter how careful I was. My buddy Rick came over last week to help me move a fridge and just pointed at it, saying 'Your tape's too tight, man. You're pulling it like a guitar string.' I always thought tighter was better for a smooth finish. He showed me how to lay it with just enough tension to stick, then leave it alone. I redid a small section his way, and after a week with the heat on, it's still perfect. Anyone else have a simple fix they learned way later than they should have?

Can we talk about index funds versus my old stock picking

I spent years trying to pick winners and my portfolio was a mess. Switched to a simple S&P 500 index fund last January and it's already up 18% with zero effort. How do people still waste time on the other stuff?

Had a homeowner in Boise ask me to skip the weep holes to 'make it look cleaner'

I explained that's a fast track to trapped moisture and a cracked wall in a few winters. Anyone else had to talk a client out of a bad idea that seemed good to them?

Pro tip: I finally tracked every dollar for a month and it was wild

I was at the gas station in Phoenix and saw my bank app said I'd spent over $200 there in 30 days. I started writing down every single purchase, even the $4 drinks, and found I was blowing $150 a month on stuff I didn't need. How do you guys keep track without it taking forever?

Appreciation post: My local library had a book from the 80s with wild torque specs

Pulled 'The Bicycle Wheel' by Jobst Brandt. It said a 36-spoke wheel only needs 80 in-lbs on the nipples. That's way lower than I've ever set them. Anyone else seen this old data and tried it out?

Tbh I thought my kimchi was ruined after leaving it out for 5 days in Phoenix heat

Just hit 10,000 bricks laid on this one job and it made me stop and think

I was doing a big chimney repair in Springfield and my boss had me keep a tally sheet, which I thought was dumb at first. When I added it up last Friday, the total was 10,042 bricks, which is way more than I would have guessed for a single chimney. Does anyone else track their brick counts on a project, or am I just working for a weirdly detailed guy?