The best way to meet people with similar interests is to find ways of indulging your interests in ways that bring you in contact with others. Sometimes it's obvious: you can find MeetUps for people with specific interests or volunteering opporunities. Other times you may have to get a little creative - joining groups…

Yeah, or people that wake up before sunrise

Yeah, or people that wake up before sunrise

Rule Number 1: Be sure your audience is looking for advice, and not simply to vent their frustrations. If you are unsure, either ask whether they are looking for your opinion or hold your tongue.

Keeping track of this can also help you do a reality check.

They definitely go handle-up so that your grubby hands don't get on the part I eat off of when you empty the dishwasher. And I don't care if you wash your hands before you empty it, because you're lying NO ONE DOES THAT.

I alternate up and down in the same bin, in case the spoons decide to spoon, then they don't get fully clean?

Every time we dine out with my in-laws, my wife (who is one of the kindest, politest people to walk this Earth) feels compelled to make sure her parents leave enough for a tip (when they're the ones paying). I've explained that even though it's her parents, it's insulting to the party paying for the meal to have…

THE UPSIDE DOWN SILVERWARE. We don't really argue about it but we know we will forever disagree.

My girlfriend gets personally offended when I eat a non-breakfast food (pizza, sandwich, leftovers, etc.) for breakfast.

I see what you did there! ;)

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"...but don't quit a job until you have another gig lined up." My parents' advice, also gold.

This. I used to be an admin for a busy sales floor and there were two people on the entire team who were regularly kind to me and didn't generally treat me like an idiot child slave.

Somehow those people's "I need it right now!" things always got pushed to the top of the queue. Smart people who want to make their…

I really wish they would do this on a DSLR camera oriented bag. That'd be awesome.

You realize he never mentioned what field he got a degree in? Or anything at all about college loans or even finances at all.

Get your foot in the door, any door. I couldn't find work after college, so I joined the Army for 6 years. Short-term it sucked, Long-term its paid off pretty well opening up many opportunities. Your results may vary.

I don't know, but it keeps me up at night.

Not nearly so pithy, but on those rough days I always remind myself - "if it was easy, they wouldn't need me." Most of us aren't hired to handle the days that run like clockwork, we're there to handle the problems when they arise.