Workwear Hall of Fame: Romy Heels

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What are some of your favorite designer heels for work, readers? The Romy pump from Jimmy Choo has been on our list of classic heels for work for years and years, but I don't think we've ever done a Coffee Break on it!

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  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Extra 25% off your $175+ purchase — and $30 of full-price pants and denim
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  • Eloquii – 60% off 100s of styles
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  1. Just posted this late on the morning thread, so re-posting here…

    DH is going to be running the Boston Marathon on April 18 and he has been training intensely for months to prepare, so this race is a huge deal for him. Months ago, when Covid cases were super low, we booked a family spring break trip to NYC (we have elementary aged kids) right before the marathon and we’re planning to all go together and then take the train directly from NY to Boston at the tail end of the trip for the marathon. Given rising Covid case counts and how important this race is to DH, would you proceed with the NYC trip immediately beforehand? We could cancel our hotel and change our airfare (we’re planning to fly in from a large Midwestern city). We have nonrefundable tickets to see Hamilton. It would be a huge bummer to cancel the trip, but it also would be even more devastating for DH (or one of us) to contract Covid and somehow make him unable to run the marathon. We’ve been super careful up until now, not dining indoors at restaurants, masking in public, etc. We are all fully vaxxed (and adults boosted, but boosters were months ago). Not sure how feasible it will be to try to dine outside or in our room for the most part in NYC. WWYD? Cancel the trip or proceed? What precautions could we reasonably take?

    1. Have husband wear an N95 as much as possible. You should too. Wear N95 in theater. Go!

    2. Absolutely I would cancel. I’m not very Covid cautious at all but cases are rising, you can resell the Hamilton tickets, and if he’s be devastated I wouldn’t risk it.

        1. Case counts actually are issue if they’re worried about missing an event a week later. Vaccination stops you from getting severely ill, it doesn’t stop you from testing positive and having to quarantine.

    3. If your kids are a little older elementary, would you consider taking them to NY yourself and taking train to Boston and meeting husband there? It depends how hard your kids are to wrangle alone. Or could you bring a friend for the NY with you so you could have company and so you aren’t totally alone with the kids.

      1. This is my suggestion as well. If he’s really truly hellbent on this marathon, he needs to isolate beforehand.

      2. I’d also suggest this, maybe bring a friend or even hire a nanny if you have funds.

      3. +1 I live just outside of NYC, husband works in the city, and I know the numbers say cases are rising but it doesn’t *feel* very dangerous right now. We do still send our kids to school in KF94 masks, though, and don’t eat out or go to many large events…masks DO work, especially when everyone still has to wear them like on Broadway and transportation, so I would level up your masks to ones that protect the wearer and still go with the kids to the city. But I agree husband needs to decide if it’s a risk he’s willing to take, because even a small risk is a risk, and sounds like in this case he should skip. Can he fly out from home two days before the marathon, so even if he’s exposed he likely wouldn’t be sick yet?

    4. I might cancel if he’d be devastated to miss the marathon. Although I would weigh it against how devastated your kids would be about missing the trip. Outdoor dining should not be hard to find, but you can still get Covid even while being cautious. I have several friends who believe they got it from outdoor dining or from indoor stuff where they were in N95s.

      This is why pretending the pandemic is over is so frustrating to me. I’m not worried about the virus itself, but it is still impacting my life in a big way, because there’s not really a good time to get Covid and have to miss everything for several weeks.

      1. But I think what you say in your last paragraph is the new normal. This is what it’s like once it’s “over”. The real pretending going on is that things will go back to pre-covid times. The marathon is being held, some runners will have to drop out because of covid, just as some runners will have to drop out due to injury or other illnesses or missed flights or whatever.

        1. Yes, I understand that’s our reality, but it’s frustrating to me. If we hadn’t relied on a vaccine-only strategy, we could have kept virus numbers way lower and Covid would be impacting all of our lives a lot less.

          I get that you can’t eliminate all risk and there is always some chance of a freak injury or something. But OP is seriously (and not unreasonably, in my view) considering canceling a much-anticipated vacation so her husband won’t get Covid and miss a much-anticipated marathon. That wasn’t a choice anyone had to make before Covid, and it didn’t have to be this way if we hadn’t given up on all mitigations except vaccines.

          1. What do you mean by vaccine only strategy? I’m still WFH and wear a KN95 mask in public and it seems I’m the only one still taking precaution. Everyone seemed so happy when mask mandates were lifted.

          2. Can you point to a strategy/set of strategies that worked other than “be an island and impose strict travel restrictions”? I am not seeing strong correlations between strict protocols and good outcomes.

          3. There is abundant evidence that masks, especially KN95-type masks, work very well, and that two way masking is much more effective than one way masking. That doesn’t mean a mask mandate can necessarily prevent case numbers from going up, because people socialize with friends and family without masks and do things like indoor dining where masks can’t be worn. But mask mandates can make most public spaces a lot safer. If you spend an hour near an infectious person and you’re both wearing a KN95 or equivalent, your risk of getting infected is less than 1%. If the infected person is maskless and you’re wearing a KN95, your risk of getting infected goes up by a factor of more than 20.

          4. Even my previously cautious friends and relatives, and me and my family, are not wearing masks regularly now in the NYC suburbs.

          5. I don’t really agree – even before Covid he would/should be taking precautions against getting the flu or another virus before a major marathon. A major difference is that people used to get on planes with sniffles and coughs and flu symptoms and certainly without masks, at least in the US. Everyone used to complain about getting sick after flying. I

          6. Agree. My entire family has been knocked out for going on 8 days with Flu A. If the marathon were this upcoming Monday and I was slated to run it, I’d almost certainly have to drop out.

            COVID cases are rising but they are not at a point where they are at a higher incidence than other nasty seasonal colds in my area (which happens to be a town on the Boston marathon route!).

          7. Half the people I know had Covid in December or January. There has never been a fly season where half of my acquaintances got flu within a two month time frame. I have also never known anyone to cancel plans or avoid public areas because of flu risk, except people with newborn babies who are too young for the flu shot or people who are severely immunocompromised. It may be true that in some parts of the US right now that there is more flu than Covid circulating (I’m skeptical that is true in NYC though) but they’re not equivalent. Covid is much more infectious and much more likely to be transmitted in public spaces than flu, which is mostly transmitted through close contact with people Iike family, co-workers and classmates.

          8. “If we hadn’t relied on a vaccine-only strategy, we could have kept virus numbers way lower and Covid would be impacting all of our lives a lot less.”

            I just have to LMAO at all the folks who are still Monday-morning quarterbacking the pandemic response and lamenting that your own perfect solution as it was conceived in your head wasn’t implemented. It’s just like my uncle talking about “If JFK hadn’t been shot…” or my aunt who says “If only Trump hadn’t been elected…” I agree, things would likely be better if those things hadn’t happened. But they did happen and unless someone has a time machine, we can’t make them un-happen now. Things are what they are. It is what it is. Some of y’all are going to sit around being salty and woeful until the end of time and that’s fine, but the rest of us are just going to try to move forward in the situation we’re in. I have no idea what the constant going back over and over how the pandemic response “should have gone” is supposed to accomplish for anyone? I think some folks need a pandemic-era version of the VFW, so you can sit around and drink beer and come up with all the ways we could have won the war. Except I guess that won’t work because you don’t like socializing.

          9. It’s not my solution. It’s the solution of pretty much every epidemiologist. I’m not claiming I know more than the experts. I’m saying the experts were ignored.

            I love socializing! And I socialize now because the risk of getting Covid is acceptable to me as a 30-something, mostly healthy vaccinated person. But I can still wish it were different, especially for the many people who aren’t as young and healthy as me.

    5. tbh if any of you catch Covid in NY, wouldn’t it not hit you until after the marathon is over? Like you don’t inhale a bunch of germs and 2 minutes later start coughing.

      FWIW, I wouldn’t cancel, I’d just wear good masks. Outdoor dining isn’t hard.

      1. The incubation period with Omicron seems to be a lot shorter – like, possibly 1-2 days

      2. It’s 2 days median incubation period for Omicron. If they got in the first half of the trip they’d likely be sick by the marathon (which is 8 or 9 days after they’re flying to NY, it sounds like).

      3. agree with this if it’s just a couple days. If you’re going to NYC for longer than that, maybe he can join in later? If I was running a marathon, I wouldn’t want to be away from home/out of my routine for longer than a couple days before the race anyways.

    6. I’d see if you guys can do separate trips beforehand (so he can isolate as much as possible) or switch to do the tourism after the marathon (plan to do separately while he recovers a bit and then plan something like those bus tours or similarly low key once he is ready to join you. I don’t know what recovery looks like in fairness, so I don’t know how feasible this is. Or, I’d cancel. The whole purpose of the trip is the marathon, so I’d try not to lose sight of that. He has worked for this for months, so I’d do everything possible to support him, even if that means the kids might be a little disappointed doing something else that week (just like I would if I were building a vacation around a work trip and a conflict were to come into play.)

    7. Since this race is important to your husband, I would follow his lead on cancelling. That being said, if it were me, I would still go. Someone in the family could just as easily get covid in your hometown in the next week, unless you guys are truly isolating at home.

      Also, FWIW outdoor dining is still very easy in NYC unless the weather is absolutely awful (e.g., pouring rain). Almost all restaurants still have large outdoor set ups, and many/most are covered. The weather forecast also looks quite warm next week. And take-out is an option at almost every restaurant in the city.

    8. I would go, but not go anywhere indoors where masks aren’t required. Broadway and the subway will both still be requiring masks while you’re there, and masks will be required on your plane flight out so I think this is overall pretty low risk. And I’m Covid cautious.

      1. Although they require masks on subways, a good amount of people don’t wear them or wear them incorrectly like under their nose.

        1. I know, but it’s still a lot better than no masking. It’s a numbers game, right? If you’re on the subway with 100 people, they’re not all infected with Covid. Probably at most one of them is. If masks are required and 75% of people are masked, the odds the sick person is masked are a lot higher than if no masks are required and 10% of people are masked.

    9. Honestly, I would have him skip the trip because a NYC vacation typically involves a LOT of walking and he needs to minimize unnecessary time on his feet prior to the race. But that’s a crazy formerly serious marathoner talking, ha.

      1. Yes. As an ultra runner, I would never do a vacation like this before a race. He is going to be tired from out of the ordinary general vacation activities! But I know that’s not at all what you asked. Vacations are for after races!

    10. Not saying you should cancel but FYI – you can probably change the date on the Hamilton tickets – double check. Most theatres are allowing rebookings right now as no one wants to incentivize people showing up sick.

      Are your kids willing to wear really high quality masks and can you get ones that fit? You can certainly eat outside in NYC although it may be cold/unpleasant – outdoor dining is still ubiquitous. I think the theaters and museums are actually not that high risk due to the stringent mask mandates and ventilation in place. But you will be around people constantly.

      Would you consider going alone with the kids and having DH stay home, then meeting in Boston? If you and your kids get sick, he could still race.

      1. +1 you can probably change the date of the tickets with minimal penalty if you want. Also note that Covid is hitting Broadway HARD right now (three shows announced Covid-related closures today alone) so I think the odds you get to see Hamilton even if you come are not that great. There is obviously a lot to do in NYC besides Hamilton. But just go into it knowing there’s a decent chance it may get canceled on you.

    11. I would go. The number of NYC Covid cases are pretty low- 799 today. I went to a Broadway show a few weeks ago and wore two masks- I was fine.

      1. DH here based on the OP from my DW. We really appreciate all of the advice. We’re inclined to just go and realize it might not be the ideal NYC visit but we’re ok with that. The marathon is really important but not everything—getting out of our house during spring break is also essential for the mental health of the family. So we will just be as careful as possible with diligent mask wearing and pray for the best. Thanks everyone!

    12. Cancel. I’m covid cautious but I’d say this even if I wasn’t because your DH has trained for this for months and months and clearly THIS is the highlight of your east coast trip, not NYC which you can visit another time. It’s no different than people keeping kids home from daycare for a few days before the holidays/big vacations because they don’t want anything to mess it up.

  2. Today is rough. Let’s play a game. What is something you admire about a friend/family member/colleague. Extra points if you also let them know. I’ll start. My best friend from high school is why any of us are still in touch. She goes out of her way to call and show up. I really admire her persistence even when many of us drop on and off the radar and I am so grateful.

    1. My slightly more senior peer (we report to the same woman and he has ~five years on me) is the personification of non-toxic masculinity. When another man is red faced and screaming, or ganging up on legal 4:1, he just sits there calmly with relaxed body language and never takes the bait. It makes the toxic men look that much more crazed/unhinged/mean/emotional, which I think is more effective than him screaming back.

      1. Cheers! We have a non-toxic male intern right now, and I have told him that he is exceptionally good at understanding the concerns of our female patients, and never being weird about anything that comes up. He’s leaving in about 6 weeks and I plan to make him some kind of Non-Toxic Masculinity crest or badge for his last day.

      2. +1 this is my husband (also my former colleague). Can’t say this in real life without sounding like one of the Real Housewives fawning over my spouse :) but I really do look up to him and admire that about him.

      3. In this vein, a senior exec I used to work for who was late 50s at the time became a widower. After an appropriate grieving period, he started dating women his own age. We were all extremely impressed!

        (The bar is low….)

          1. Same. It always makes me rethink them in a good way. Low bar but better when reached.

        1. Haha, I’d never considered this perspective. My recently widowed dad is dipping his toe in the dating pool, and I’m not entirely comfortable with it (am keeping that to myself though) — but at least the women he’s been keeping company with are his own age! Things I never thought to be thankful for …

      4. I love this. I am especially grateful for my non-toxic male colleagues. We’re at a women-led communications agency and do a lot of work on ESG issues like gender and climate, so admittedly there is a bit of selection bias in who chooses to work here, but they are the first to give credit where it is due and always have female colleagues’ backs in client meetings.

    2. A senior colleague of mine is the best at running meetings. Cutting off babblers but in an elegant manner, making sure everyone gets a chance to speak, giving credit and praise generously, and always very outcome driven, well structured, not afraid to discuss the thorny stuff, and is the most creative person with real novel solutions that I have come across. I am her biggest fan.

    3. Curious, I’m sorry you’re having a rough day. I admire the way you, Walnuts, Coach Laura, Sloan Sabbith and others on this board have coped with cancer or other significant health problems with grace and humor, while still being engaged and supportive of all of your internet friends here.

      1. Thank you. <3

        I admire one of my friends for consistently checking in on me from across the world during this time in my life, even though she's going through some stuff right now and I often forget to respond for days at a time. She just keeps gently checking in and even when I don't respond, I know someone is thinking about me and remembering that I'm struggling. It feels like within a week after my dad's death almost all my other "friends" forgot that my dad died and I am still grieving every day. People I expected to hear from I haven't heard from once. So having someone keep checking in means the world (also, thanks to Curious who emails me checking in. <3)

      2. Strong agree. I admire these commenters and will add Seattleite, whom I haven’t seen here in a while. If you’re reading, or going by another handle now, we still send support and appreciation! I hope you’re well and thriving.

      3. This is very moving to me. Thank you. And agree that the Seattle ‘rette community is amazing.

    4. My new boss is very “do as I say, not as I do” in a GOOD way. She is online at all hours due to living in a significantly different time zone, but will pop up in Teams to (kindly) scold us if she sees our lights green when it’s evening in our own time zones.

    5. Love this thread! My former manager is the most incredible leader I’ve ever met. Fiercely supportive of her team, eager to help me gain more exposure and support so I could work on projects that really engage me and will help me progress to the next level, didn’t bat an eye when I had an unexpected medical issue and had to step back from work for several weeks (and didn’t make me take short-term medical leave or use PTO???). And on top of that she has a great sense of humor, actually cares about her team’s personal lives outside of work, and has the best sense of style I’ve seen in real life. Ugh, I miss her already. I feel bad for my new manager because they have massive shoes to fill!

    6. My best friend is the best mom. She works a really challenging career and has made some pretty big sacrifices at times to show up for her kids. I don’t have kids and I’m constantly in awe of how she not only keeps all the balls in the air but isn’t afraid to set boundaries when she needs to. She stays positive through it all, too. And her kids are growing up to be 100 percent good people. Her patience, humor and work ethic are without bounds. And she has shown up for me in ways few others have through the years. Every time I see her she makes me happy I have such an amazing, good friend.

      1. Wow, what a person to admire, and how good of you to be generous hearted about her and not jealous.

    1. I know! So happy when I saw the news, heading down the hall for a one-minute celebration with my female law partner!

    2. With the type of experience she has and her responses during the hearing, she deserved to sail through the confirmation vote.

      I’m just salty that BIPOC, especially Women, ESPECIALLY Black women have to typically be above and beyond perfection for consideration in these spaces. The fact that this vote occurred on very similar lines as Kavanaugh who yelled and lied about raping someone, or hell, even ACB with that blank notebook smug sh*t just pisses me off. It’s exhausting.

      1. Agree. I will still appreciate wins where I can get them. Her husband and daughter at the hearings give me heart eyes.

      2. I am no fan of Kavanaugh and have many reasons why I don’t think he should have been nominated, much less confirmed, the least of which, honestly, is what he did to Ford when he was 17, but to say that he “lied about raping someone” is a gross mischaracterization.

          1. Sexual Assault
            I believe she has said she believed he intended to rape her, or she feared that he might at the time, but the allegations do not indicate any actual attempt and there was not even an allegation that he did rape her.

  3. Just shouting out into the ether that I just gave notice at my job…I cried, my boss cried, and yet we both know it’s the right call.
    I can’t imagine having another manager that was such a spectacular mentor and human and yet the overall environment is toxic enough that I know it’s time to get gone. Of course now I’m filled with the terror that the new opportunity will not be all that it is cracked up to be, and I’m terrified of having to build my political capital once again. Also a little scared that I’m hanging up my lawyer hat. Change is hard, guys!
    Anyway, shout-out to the truly great bosses out there. I hope I can learn to be one.

    1. Congratulations on the big, brave change. We talk about women not taking risks, but you took this one, and it was hard, and it is going to work out exactly how it needs to. All the best :)

    2. Wow. I am doing this in like 30 minutes and I hope it goes as well. Similarly, my boss has been the best part of this job, and I’m so sad to leave her, even if I know it’s the right move for me professionally. Good luck in your next steps.

      1. Good luck to you, too!

        When I put this up I didn’t see the thread above about a colleague you admire and my boss has just so many fantastic leadership traits — she champions her team and makes sure everyone gets credit, knows how to delegate and let go, fosters spirited debates, is institutionally savvy and shares what she knows….anyway, I’ve learned so much.

    3. I just did this a month ago. It was the hardest decision and I cried resigning and my final day!
      I still miss my former boss, But I am thriving and growing so much in my new role
      Take the risk and crush it!

  4. After a major incident early last year, DH fully realized that his mother/my MIL is a depressed, unempathetic person that always plays the martyr. He went to therapy to help better understand some of the things from his childhood, why she is this way, how to build good boundaries, etc.

    I always had something telling me not to fully trust her, and that she wasn’t emotionally there for DH when he needed, and was generally not very caring, genuine, or warm, but I kept telling myself “No no, different family, different dynamics.” When the incident happened, I was mostly concerned for DH’s well being in processing all of this, but partly felt…silly for not trusting my gut, but also…slightly relieved I was right.

    As more time passes, and DH observes more of her sad behavior and tendencies, I find myself feeling…more relief about being right. I don’t tell this to DH of course – it’s his parent, after all, and my main area of attention in the situation is that he feels good about the relationships/boundaries he’s drawn – but I do wonder why this is my go-to emotion vs. just letting it go completely. Anyone have any thoughts?

    1. Of course you’re relieved. Your inner sense of danger was correct, meaning that you can relax and continue to trust it. If you’d been wrong, you would have had to completely reevaluate your instincts.

  5. Why do parents give their kids weird and unusual (NON CULTURAL) names? Like insisting on spelling Lucas, Lukys . These parents must know it will put their kids at a disadvantage, and there isn’t a culture or familial reason to do it. I’ve just come across so many off Anglo names, I can not figure out the reason why. Insights?

    1. Because the parents are thinking of themselves and how creative and unique they are, not how they just made their child’s life harder. They further assume that if “people” have a problem with it, “people” are the problem and need to change.

      I’m all for learning to spell and pronounce names from someone’s culture. But no, I don’t want to spell Lucifyr or Kayyden or Jaxsonn.

      1. I was pregnant with my first during the height (I think) of the Ayden/Aiden/Ayyden/Kaiden/Kayyden and Jaxon/Jackson years…and WHYYYYYY?! Also I always smile at the impact Aidan Shaw clearly had on a generation of SATC watchers…

        Have also seen this with names like Arya, Anya, etc. for non-cultural reasons. I shouldn’t be so smug, as my older son has a name that we thought was unique but has definitely increased in popularity (but is not quite Jaxon!).

    2. I just think it’s the current trendy thing to do among some circles…the more people see it done the more likely others will do it also. I understand the mindset that you want your kid to have a name not everyone else has, but we’re at the point were the “unique spelling” version of names is what has become common.
      I read something a long time ago about how name trends trickle down from the most affluent/influential…one example I remember was the name Madison, which is now fairly common but began in some upper crust circles.

    3. My daughter has always been in class with a bunch of Madisons, but they all have a different spelling, so Madison, Madisyn, Madisonn, Madysin, and there are more I can’t think of at the moment.

      So instead of Lisa K. vs Lisa M. as it would have been when I was a kid, they’re differentiated by Madison with a y, Madison with two n’s, etc.

    4. So everyone doesn’t end up named John and Mary?! I don’t have kids and I don’t love really odd spellings of common names, but I have a unique name and I love it. Growing up, no one had my name in class, but there were three Jessicas.

      1. Jessicas, Jennifers and Stephanies! I think now it’s Madisons, Emmas and Sophies.
        My name isn’t terribly uncommon but by the time I was born it was passe by about 15 years. There was only one other person with my name in high school.

        1. My mom is a teacher and the year she was pregnant with me had a Vicky, a Vicki and a Vickee in her class (adjusted for anonymity, heh, but true story).

          1. I had 8 bridesmaids, and 3 of them were Catherine, Katherine, and Kathryn (Katie). I am 38.

      2. I don’t think that’s the problem – it’s not unique names that are spelled in the non-normal way. I would love a unique name but not a Lyndsey. That gets the kid nothing – an common name but confusion on the spelling.

        1. Rereading my comment, it is not entirely clear. I’m saying John and Mary are fine but Marree and Johnn just annoying to the kid.

      3. I guess this really depends on the individual? I didn’t mind having people with my same name in my cohort or extended family. Someone else might be annoyed by getting confused or conflated with others. I don’t think parents can really predict either preference. And if you go for Madysin, the kid will still get confused with her Madison classmate, and have the additional tedium of having to explain/correct the spelling.

        1. Yeah, duh, of course it is. White middle class isn’t “neutral” and thinking that way leads to . . . not great things.

          1. But it’s not a culture with a history or background of these names. The names are unique, new, bad spelling in the culture in which theses families live. I get your point that white culture is a culture, but these are not cultural names

          2. I wouldn’t say they’re either unique or new. I went to school with people with names like this, and there are really only so many options. We’ve got to be on the second generation of the phenomenon by now. Maybe it honestly does give people an advantage in the circles where this is popular?

    5. Honestly I feel like these days you are doing your kid a favor if you give them a name that’s hard to Google. When I was married before I had a very unusual combination of names (think very Jewish first name with wildly Catholic last name) and there were only about 3 of us in the whole country. When I changed back after the divorce I sort of disappeared into a sea of similar names and it was a great relief.

      1. You have a point. I have an extremely uncommon last name (I am directly related to everyone with it through, I believe, great grandparents, possibly great great; more extended family spell the name differently and it is still uncommon). Add to that a first name that is not culturally common for my paternal line family and there is only one of me in the world. Add to that the fact I am a licensed professional, and I give major side eye to people who say they haven’t kept in touch because I am impossible to find. I do have multiple nicknames but they all derive from my full given name. I would love to have people have to say “that item on the web may or may not be about the Susie Jones I know.”

      2. I am the only one with my first/last name combination (or anything easily confused with it) in the world as far as I know. The upside of that is my background checks come back super-quick because nothing comes up that needs manual review. The downside is any hits on google are definitely me, so I do my darndest to keep it squeaky clean.

      3. Ha, it’s hard for me to imagine that your name is not actually Senior Attorney! :)

  6. Someone commented earlier this week about needing to a 401(k) rollover and someone else replied recommending they use Capitalize, a free service that helps coordinate the rollover. Just wanted to give a review that I had actually signed up with Capitalize to do a rollover last week and had my call with them today – basically they called my 401(k) provider and conferenced me in and were supposed to be there to facilitate the rollover. It was AWFUL. The person on the call was incredibly rude to the customer service rep (who was also pretty rude back, to be fair) and after about 10 minutes it got so awkward that I had to say “okay, you know what I can just fill out these forms on my own and it’s making me really uncomfortable listening to the two of you fight so byeeeeee.” So, long story short, would unfortunately NOT recommend.

    1. It looks like Capitalize makes money from referring customers to certain IRA providers, so it may not be a good option for those seeking low-cost brokerages who won’t pay Capitalize’s fees or if their 401(k) may have lower fees. Most IRA providers have a specific form to fill out for a rollover. I would also caution those doing a rollover using any financial advisor to make sure they aren’t putting those assets into high-cost funds or subject to an assets under management fee if that isn’t what they want.

  7. Ugh my closet this time of year… I have a small closet and usually put away winter clothing to make room for summer clothing. Tuesday I was in a wool sweater. Today it’s supposed to hit 87 and I’m in linen. I can’t put anything away and it’s driving me crazy.

    Vent over, thank you for listening.

    1. Seattle Times had an article yesterday that it’s supposed to be 70+ today but might snow in some locations early next week. :|

    2. Sigh, I hear you. I wore a spring long sleeved top today, and the world decided IT IS WINTER AND EFFING COLD WHERE IS YOUR WOOL, woman!

    3. I agree so hard. I have small closets and my drawers are overflowing because of the temperature swings.

    4. Ugh, yes, the time of year when every single coat my family of 4 owns is competing for closet and hook space. Today is the most miserable day. Ice pellets, temps around 40, high wind warning. It is awful.

    5. Ugh yes. It dropped 34 degrees in twelve hours where I live yesterday and I just cannot with this. What am supposed to do, change clothes four times a day like the heroine of some Regency novel?

  8. I’m looking at booking a trip to the Big Island at the end of August. Rental cars are so crazy expensive right now (the same cost as an oceanfront Airbnb for 8 days) even using Costco Travel which tends to be the best deal. Has anyone ever used Turo? I could save about $500 going through them, but I’ve read that my credit card company’s insurance won’t cover damages the way it would if I rented through a rental car agency. Any experience using Turo? Or more generally, any recommendations for the Big Island? Looking to make Kona our base camp and then explore from there. I’ve been to Maui and LOVED it and was really attempted to go back, but I don’t like returning to the same place twice – anybody have thoughts on differences if you’ve been to both?

    1. The credit card insurance on a rental car may not be as good as you think – depending on the coverage, you may be required to submit a claim to your own auto insurance first, which means you have to pay the deductible. Different credit card companies are different, of course.

      If you are already spending on Hawaii, I would honestly spend the additional $500 for peace of mind.

    2. In Hawaii, always get the rental car company’s insurance (at least for damage to their car). Biggest group of scam artists on the planet.

    3. We were going to use Turo on the Big Island last fall, but then rental car prices dropped and I felt more comfortable going with a traditional rental because of the insurance issue. Set up alerts and watch the prices. When we were going it went from $850 for the week to $450 (not that far off from what we’d paid for a week’s rental on the BI previously) and I booked it immediately. It may take a little while. I booked the Turo (with 100% cancellation guaranteed up to a week before our trip) at the end of June and in August was able to snag the rental-car deal. Our trip was in October.

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