Doesn't work in IE11 either; hopefully this is just a joke though (and not another framework)
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If you didn't already submit the above, I'd recommend you try. I've had my items looked at (you get status updates) within a month of posting it (yeah, not the best turn around, but far from the worst)
The IE folks are pretty responsive on Twitter also, with https://twitter.com/IEDevChat
Yes, you should absolutely do whatever it takes to support the family, including selling the Benz.
I misread that original comment as "Benzes are only for rich people, not for peons that make $120k or below" and made a Jackie Chan face
So now being able to take vacations (even if you're in financially good shape) is off limits? I'm not justifying anything that the lady in question did... but I think a 30k car and one vacation a year is reasonable on a 120k salary. Sounds like two people, yourself included, have said no- that is not acceptable (and that makes you entitled for thinking so). I know some extremely thrifty (or smart if you will) people that don't place any value on emotional experiences that might "recharge your batteries" that would argue it's a waste (even if you have more than enough money). Looks like you're one of them.
When you lose your job, you're right- the "means" change and you need to re-evaluate things. I'm not questioning that. I was questioning how is a 30k car out of the means of $120k/year person, especially if they can buy it in cash.
I'm with you- as long as you make more than you spend and you can squirrel away 6 months of savings (to avoid situations where you need assistance), you're doing great.
But enjoyment does count for something, which is what I was getting at. On paper, vacations are a complete waste of money, there is no rationalizing them; they're purely for enjoyment and you have nothing tangible at the end.
The real mistake for these folks was not the $30k car purchase (that they paid off)... but the $200k of debt they introduced themselves to buy purchasing a house in a questionable market and being legally tied to it (unable to sell because it's underwater).
I'm a huge Nokia fan for two main reasons: The phones are durable and they are so cheap that they're practically disposable.
I can't speak for this phone (the 215), but you can buy a Lumia 520 for ~$50 dollars and a 635 for ~$75. My son is 16 months old and constantly smashes the phone into the floor and I'm perfectly ok with that.
For the price you'd drop on an iPhone 6+, you could probably buy 10 Lumia 520s and break them on purpose at your leisure and it would still be cheaper. People will make fun of you for Windows Phone, but it does have Bluetooth, web browsing, really good contact integration, and good email integration. For me personally, using mobile websites is good enough that I don't care if there are apps or not.
At least cable TV has a way to deliver most of the content consumers want, even if it sucks and is overpriced.
Further fragmenting the market with Yet Another Marketplace in the quest to regain that 30% only hurts the consumer IMO. I personally want nothing to do with locking myself into an ecosystem. Apple, Google and Amazon will never see my cash for eco-system specific purchases.
I think the only way you'll see a dramatic rise in quality would be if software becomes their core business (instead of hardware)... which isn't happening.
If you chose Mac and you're looking to use a platform for a decent amount of time without upgrading hardware or having your environment break, you're going to have a bad time