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The hail damage thing is not a joke. My car insurance premium in DFW is 40% more than when I lived in Ohio and the HAIL is why.

CUTX gave me a 5.9% auto loan when Capital One offered 7.8% for the same car. Credit union auto loans are always the first place to check.

O'Malley cannot fight off his back for 25 minutes. Merab will drown him with pressure. Pace kills precision every time.

Filed the day I was laid off from a tech company in Plano. First payment arrived in 3 weeks. If I had waited even a week, it would have been 4-5 weeks.

World Financial Group recruited hard at my church in Arlington. Promised "financial freedom." My friend signed up, spent $2,000 on licensing and materials, made $0 in 8 months.

Looked up my favorite taco spot on the Dallas County portal. Score of 68. Four consecutive inspections with critical temperature violations. I eat somewhere else now.

Adrian Newey at Aston Martin is the biggest variable. The man has won championships with Williams, McLaren, and Red Bull. If anyone can nail a regulation change, it is him.

Watch any Luka Doncic game and tell me he does not get calls that would be no-calls for a bench player. Same drive, same contact, different whistle. It is obvious.

Exall Park is the answer. Saturday morning pickup there is the best basketball in DFW outside of organized leagues. Show up ready to play.

CityDoc on Greenville Ave has been my go-to for 3 years. Walk in, see a doctor in 20 minutes, out with a prescription in 40.

One billion pounds and they are fighting for 4th place, not the title. If you told any Chelsea fan in 2022 that this is where the money would get them, they would have been furious.

The Costco gas line at 75 & Spring Creek is 20 cars deep on weekends. Go Tuesday or Wednesday morning.

Mansfield is the best value on this list. A- schools, safe, $380K median home. 25 min to downtown FW, 35 to Dallas.

The service road hack is underrated. When 75 locks up near downtown, I hop off at Fitzhugh and ride the service road. Saves 15 minutes easy.

LA Fitness in Plano tried to charge me a $200 "early termination fee" when I moved to Houston. Sent a certified letter citing Section 702.304 with my new lease as proof. Fee waived.

The players caring is all that matters. When LeBron is locked in during a random November game because there is $500K on the line, the product improves. Pay them more and they will care even more.

DFW Tech Happy Hour is the most low-pressure networking event. No presentations, no pitches, just people in tech getting drinks and talking. Best way to make connections.

Won a $4,200 judgment against a contractor who ghosted mid-project. Filed to judgement in 6 weeks. Total cost was $54 filing fee. He didn't show up so I won by default.

Filed a report online with DPD after a break-in in Deep Ellum. Took 5 minutes. Never heard back, but at least I had the case number for insurance.

Tsarukyan won that fight on the feet. The takedowns saved Makhachev. Not hating, just stating facts from the UFC Stats numbers.

The property tax reality is what kills people. $706/month in JUST taxes on a median-priced home. That's a car payment.

CityDoc on Greenville Ave has been my go-to for 3 years. Walk in, see a doctor in 20 minutes, out with a prescription in 40.

AllGood Cafe Sunday open mics are a Deep Ellum tradition. You hear some genuinely talented people.

I have protested my property taxes in Collin County for 7 straight years. Won a reduction every single time. Total savings: approximately $3,800. It takes 30 minutes to file online.

The IRS Identity Protection PIN is undersold. Prevents anyone from filing a tax return in your name. Takes 5 minutes to set up.

Did DFW to Austin for 14 months. The drive gets old by month 3. Southwest flights are the way if you can swing it — 55 min vs 3.5 hours. We made it work and closed the gap when my lease ended.