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The gym near my work is packed when I can get there. My planned squat–bench–row order turns into bench–row–squat, or dumbbells instead of the machine, depending on what's free. I used to wait around to preserve the ‘corr...
Two employees handled almost identical refund requests differently last week. One apologized and offered a replacement; another immediately refunded, and neither did anything unreasonable. But customers should get predic...
A packed lunch saves money until I get bored of the same rice and chicken by Wednesday and buy something out. I'm trying to build a rotation from a handful of cheap components: wraps, beans, boiled eggs, roasted vegetabl...
Our Thursday group has four players. Three of us enjoy a little sabotage, but the fourth genuinely hates having their progress destroyed by another player. Cooperative games work, though we'd like something with individu...
We want to enjoy eating in Japan without queuing an hour for whichever ramen shop has the biggest online following. The food is a major part of the trip, but standing in line at lunch and dinner would eat half the itiner...
I have eight nights for a first Japan trip and keep making the route more complicated every time I read another itinerary. The simple version is five nights Tokyo and three Kyoto, with maybe one day trip if we feel like...
We expect household income to drop for several months during parental leave. Some costs will fall while new baby expenses and health-related costs may rise, so copying the current monthly budget would be misleading. We'r...
A photo looks warm and balanced on my laptop, then strangely cool and saturated on my phone. Both screens are set to their ordinary defaults, and I edit in a reasonably lit room. I don't need print-studio precision, but...
I am trying to decide how aggressive to be with a low-interest student loan while my emergency fund is still small. The minimum payment is comfortable and the interest rate is not high. I currently have about one month o...
One supplier offers a lower unit price but needs three weeks' lead time. A local supplier costs more and can replenish us in two days. The cheaper option looks great until demand changes and we either run out or hold too...
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