This was, in a word, inconvenient. But I tried. I made coffee at home instead of ordering in, declined an impulse lunch invite, and tracked my expenses for the day. Honestly? This felt the most helpful, not in a “wow, horoscopes work” way, but more like, sometimes you just need a reminder to do the adult thing.
The tarot card reading told me not to overextend myself, so I said no—and it felt…
People Who Lived Through The 2008 Recession Shared What It Was Like, And It's A Harrowing Warning
April 9, 2025
(Cont.) “We didn’t have heat that first winter — thankfully before we moved somewhere where that would be deadly — but we would still have a thin layer of ice form on top of a water glass if we left it near the exterior wall on the counter. The cold was the most…
I Wish I Had Never Lived With My Boyfriend Before Marriage
January 29, 2025
I lay in the driveway of my new one-bedroom apartment near the beach, watching my boyfriend of three months and my dad carry furniture up the stairs into the sundrenched space with an ocean breeze. My back spasmed. My boyfriend’s face was sheet-white, and we were both…
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“American living in Canada now. My kid was born in the US with several GI issues, and had to have two major operations in her first month, totaling around half a million dollars US.
“The result of my daughter’s issues meant she was left with…