Economic Struggles and Adult Life Challenges

I am not The OOP, OOP is [u/UnderstandingThis430](https://www.reddit.com/user/UnderstandingThis430/) **Terminally ill and racking up credit card debt with zero fucks to give** Original Posted to [r/...

I am so tired of this question. I (31F) was at a family lunch last weekend and, as usual, someone brought up the fact that I do not want kids. It was my cousin this time. She has two children a...

People in my cohort have been expressing concerns about prompt grading since week 3. By week 5 we were all reaching out to department heads for help. We got zero response. Grades are due Monday and...

I recently started my first 'corporate' job. For referene I work in IT and am 20 years old. Before this job, I used to take sleeping for granted SO MUCH. I had the luxury of scheduling all my classes...

We decided to go to the food bank because we were very desperate and we had heard about how helpful they are. Our closest one is far from us because we live in the middle of nowhere but yesterday we m...

Corporations truly do not give a shit about any of us. My coworker was one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met, was very competent at her job, and was universally liked by almost everyone. She was a ...

I've never been to any home of people our age that still chain their dog and let them live outside, and I'm proud of us for that.

The true "self-made person". Think of someone who starts with the worst circumstances. Terrible family, bad neighborhood, no support system, subpar educational opportunities. And in spite of all of ...

Hi I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve for young people navigating grief and loss. One thing I realised after losing my dad was how isolating grief can feel at this age, especia...

IT’S ALWAYS THE LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS THAT MATTER Content creator Arshie Larga recently shared a heartfelt interaction with a delivery rider after giving extra cash and tip during a delivery trans...

I work as a receptionist in a doctor's office in a western country with english as it's first language and I'm tasked with training new employees and I feel bad for saying this but I'm tired of traini...

Now that our kids are getting to the age where they will remember vacations, my wife has really been pushing hard for us to plan a trip to Disney World. To be fair, our kids do enjoy many Disney movie...

We love to say hard work and skill are what get you ahead. But look around any office and the people climbing fastest are rarely the most talented. They are the ones who remember names, tell stories a...

**zdar vy mrdky, sedim v kanclu (nebo spis na hajzlu abych nemusel nic delat lol) a regulerne se mi chce blejt jen kdyz vidim ten zkurvenej outlook. jako fakt, kdo vymyslel ze clovek ma 40 hodin tydne...

I genuinely don’t get why nobody talks more about fiber when it comes to losing weight. Not even the super “clean eating” type stuff either. I mean those high fiber versions of regular foods. I swit...

I did the math. Costco membership is $65 a year, or $5.42 a month. Their gas is approx 25 cents cheaper per gallon so just filling up your tank twice a month pays for the membership. And their $5 roti...

Back in about 2022, I started a "Quiverfull" challenge for myself - I had a goal of ten generations, with the first generation having the most restrictive rules and each successive generation getting ...

I saw this TikTok video and I genuinely never realized parents saving up for their kid’s college IS A THING??? I thought that only happens in a super happy American movie families or something ToT I’...

if you're navigating a lay-off or are between opportunities, come clear your head and connect with folks who are in the same boat 🤝🏼 this monday, we’re heading to Berkeley for beautiful views of th...

Everyone calls the USA the "land of opportunity". My parents are big capitalist cheerleaders and say that this is the best country to be born in. To me, it doesn't feel that way. Life here is extremel...

Bay Area gas is hovering around $6-$6.60 per gallon again, and at this point the 3 day commute to the office is becoming financially suffocating for many people. Here’s an idea: Whenever average gas...

My parents are good people who worked hard and gave me everything they could. They made me walk a straight line, graduate high school early, went to college to get a BA and MBA, but they made terrible...

Fertility rates — which measure the average number of children per woman — have been falling worldwide. Since 1950, global fertility rates have halved, from almost 5 children per woman to 2.2. As a r...

Look, I get it. There is an infinite amount of things to complain about and be frustrated by as a teacher. I’m fully onboard with venting about crazy kids, rude parents, unreasonable admin, and ridicu...

Went to dinner with my FIL (70m) recently. MIL was not there. He and MIL are snowbirds with a house in Florida. MIL (68f) does not like where they currently live in FL, feels very isolated and wants t...

Direct quote from the article: “You’ll have generations of people approaching retirement who feel disconnected from the next generation, feel miserable about their choices … a society where people ar...

I feel like everywhere I go recently, I have to double check people's work behind them. I went to the DMV and told them what I was there for, and they gave me the wrong form. When I got to the counter...

By the time work ends I feel mentally checked out. I keep telling myself I'll learn new skills, apply elsewhere, exercise more, etc. but I barely have energy left.

Slap in the face on Teacher Appreciation. We teach the whole school but we couldn't participate in a massage. At least give me the option to say yes or no.

28M, Estonia, working as a software engineer for 7 years. Just hit €100k in ETFs with further €26k in ETFs in state retirement account. No mortgage, renting until starting a family. Salary €4300 ne...

late 20s here, seems like everyone my age around me is also crashing out or just feeling shitty these days. I don't know anyone whose truly happy with their job, grinding through long hours, shitty ma...

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Mam 27 lat, od 2 lat stałą pracę, jadę na średniej krajowej, singielka, nic nie odziedziczyłam. Ofc na kupno mieszkania mnie nie stać, więc jakaś forma bezpieczeństwa życiowego mi przepada. Więc skor...

I have an abnormally heavy flow, abnomally small vaginal canal, and im a full time worker and uni student who is far, far too broke for yhe amount of disposables id be using, so tragically it is inevi...

I realized a while ago that the faster and more efficient you are at work, the more work people give you. So now I intentionally waste time. If I finish something early, I don’t immediately turn it ...