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We've done numerous CSAs, even a bean CSA. The issue that we had with most CSAs is that we didn't have choices in what vegetables we got. There were just some vegetables in our house, that no matter how you cooked them, they just wouldn't get eaten.

On the plus side though, you're exposed to a wide variety of stuff to choose from and it can be a great way to get more veggies in your life and support your local farmers.

"I don't really see why the whole foods hate is so hip." Then you must not have many choices available in your area to get the same items for less. Natural Grocers, Aldi, Trader Joe's, Market of Choice, New Seasons, Sprouts...the list goes on and on.

And his supporters continue to shout, "Jail her!".

Apple is turning into a more expensive version of Belkin

There is a difference between safe spaces meant to coddle ignorant privileged white kids from having to hear ideas they've never heard before, and safe spaces as a refuge for marginalized students who need a break from racist, classist, bigoted, body shaming, heteronormative, colonial, hegemonic treatment from others on campus. There is a difference between privileged white kids demanding trigger warnings for topics that call out their privilege and a rape survivor needing a trigger warning so they don't have to watch a rape scene in an assigned movie and have a PTSD flashback and nightmares for 2 nights in a row.

I'm thinking perhaps you didn't get the Silicon Valley reference?

I'd be curious to know what leads you to believe that, "many homeschooling parents just re-invent the drudgery and blinkers of the stereotypical school"?

Most homeschooling parents I know, homeschool for precisely the opposite reasons.

Chronic pain sufferers should try Cannabinoids

I'm sorry that it's illegal for you (it's not here in Oregon). I'm hopeful that we are on the verge of widespread legalization and I'm hopeful that you will, one day soon, enjoy all the benefits of it's legalization. Hang in there...

I'm pretty sure that big Pharma is scared to death that it's efficacy will prove to be very high.

I have generally found that the internet is a double-edged sword. The information available makes it much easier to find information supporting ones cause and thus reinforcing it, even if that cause is ludicrous.

They've got the money to pursue and settle potential court cases throughout the country. It doesn't surprise me that they have the money to hire people to troll the internet and shill for the company.

The owner of the phone is San Bernadino County, which gave the FBI permission to search the phone. Pretty sure probable cause is a moot point when the owner of the phone grants you permission to search it.

What's interesting to me is that you've made an absolute judgement call on me and my worth as a human, based solely on my questioning an income large enough to squirrel away 10-20% of my income, when you know nothing about me or what I do while walking in this world.

So basically, yes, my entire family would be homeless if I were to get fired tomorrow. This has caused unimaginable stress on me, being the sole breadwinner of my current predicament. Do I wish it were different? Sure. But for you to base whether or not I'm a "responsible human" on this, speaks volumes about how you walk around in this world.

The responses I got were along the lines of "if you aren't saving %#% of your income per month, you're living beyond your means". I've lived paycheck to paycheck my entire existence and I'm almost 50 years old. I've had every job imaginable; built custom cabinets for private jets, managed a laundromat, managed a liquor store, cleaned houses, firefighter, managed a furniture store (sold a million dollars worth of furniture in 2 years, in a town of 16,000 people) and my IT career has spanned 20 years. I’ve worked all types of IT from state governments to one of the largest tech companies in the world.

And yet, I still live paycheck to paycheck.

Well in my almost 20 year IT career, I've only ever been unemployed for 3 months. For the last 10 years, I've had two jobs.

What does anyone do in the US who finds themselves unemployed? They scramble to find a job..any job to make ends meet and when that doesn't happen, they live out of their car. And when they lose their car, they live in a homeless shelter.

It doesn't sound crass at all. One of the children is a foster child who we get no extra money for. She needs a safe place to live and food in her stomach and we're in a position where we can do that. I don't begrudge my situation at all.

What I do have an issue with is "if you can't save x amount per month, you're living beyond your means". It's not that black and white. My trust fund question was legitimate. I also think that if you have a support system behind you (i.e. parents you could ultimately live with if you couldn't find work), it makes taking a year off with very little income, much more likely....as does, having a trust fund backing you up.

I have a wife who is in college full-time, 3 children that live with me (2 that do not)...that eats up (pun intended) my food budget. My rent on a 3 bedroom apartment is $1400/month and I had to sign a 14 month lease to get that (after already living here for over a year). They wanted to raise our rent $300/month if I didn't sign the 14 month lease.

I pay for health insurance out of my own pocket, which is over 8000/year.

Thank you for this well written and thoughtful response. It's how I've been feeling and what I would have said, if I had taken the time to write it out.

My food budget is 3 times your food budget.

My housing is 3 times your housing budget.

My student loans are $200/month.

My car payment is 300/month.

Income tax rate 9%.

Sales tax: 0

Medical insurance: $8000/year

Auto (and other) insurance: 1200/year

You are still not understanding me. You know nothing about me or my living situation. My state's unemployment maximum amount per week is $538. That barely covers my rent each month.

Because I'm in tech and have yet to see one of these "high salaries". Nobody seems to acknowledge outside help. Does she have parents that she can always go back to live with if shit falls apart? And then there's a shit ton of "you're living beyond your means, if X isn't true for you.."

Your numbers mean literally nothing to me. What do your expenses cost per month? Children? Food? Housing? Student loans? Car payment? What is your income tax rate? Sales tax rate? Insurance? Phone? Internet?

It's because of his assumption that if you aren't saving a specific amount (some arbitrary amount that made sense to OP), then you're living beyond your means.

Right? I keep reading these stories of people who up and just quit jobs at dream companies, which I can totally understand. But what I'm absolutely gobsmacked about is, "then I took 13 months off and roamed the country". Da fuq?

I've been working since I was in 9th grade and have NEVER had enough money saved up to take 3 weeks off, much less 13 months.

I have never been in a position to just up and quit a job without having something else lined up. Are you all trust fund kids?

You must be disappointed a lot then?

I did believe in her product. What I didn't believe in was an utter lack of regard to KS backers, poor communication, misdirections, a publishing contract with Macmillan, a late delivery (while being less than truthful with KS about it).

The author bears some responsibility for changing my mind from believing in her product (what you call helping, "someone realise their product") to simply just wanting the end result of what I paid for at a higher cost than retail.

What makes you think the book is ready? We've been told (KS backers) that the book isn't shipping until October 2015. There is absolutely nothing that you've linked to to indicate that it's ready.

Incidentally the book costs less at retail, then even the lowest tier of it's Kickstarter campaign.

I purchased a domain name about 5-6 years ago that I had every intention of creating something for. However, time and resources have slipped away from me and I've simply not gotten to it and my interest in the project has waned.

In the mean time, I've been contacted about selling the domain twice. Both times, the persons who contacted me, have failed to follow through on the purchase. I continue to renew the domain name in the hopes that someday, I'll get to the actual project, or perhaps my kids will.

Having said that, there are lots of things that would benefit society as a whole if we aren't using them, cars, houses, money, etc. I would argue that a domain name may, in some miniscule way, benefit society as a whole, but let's not kid ourselves, there are far more important things to accomplish than suing someone over a domain name he bought 16 years ago.

I'll try the hair conditioner as lather, but there is no way in hell I'm trying the safety razor on my junk (I'm a dude). I'll stick to the Dorco blades (Dollar Shave club) for that.