You sound like a spawn of every self-help “guru” ever.

Per your second point, I think most adults who don’t already have a sort of safety net (like moving back in with your parents if things get bad), already understand the importance of having a sizeable nest egg for emergencies.

You are not alone. 

I’ve been seeing a lot of these messages on FB and Twitter about the WIC thing. Honestly, I’m not sure why the program can’t significantly but temporarily ease the restrictions on what can be bought via WIC at this time.

When we got our car, I spent a lot of time reviewing things like emissions and fuel efficiency. We couldn’t swing an electric car, but I wanted to do the best I could. And I think I did.

Just saw the trailer for Lovebirds this morning before a showing of Birds of Prey. Kumail and Issa are a pairing that I did not know I wanted until now.  I hope it turns out as good as the trailer makes it look.

See, folks? Sometimes endless layers of bureaucracy and red tape can be a good thing!

Depending on your travel companion that’s a good way to wind up single. 

Or, if timing is tight....I’ll get to the gate and do my best to hold things.  I’ve had a few work trips that were mixed with pre and non-pre check folks and at least once this saved a non-precheck passenger.  Three of us politely informed the gate agent we were waiting on a friend in security line and they were very…

Oh the horror. A pre-screened passenger might have to wait a little for their friend who isn’t pre-screened. Whatever will they do? How will they cope with having free time? Play a game on their phone standing in the Starbuck’s line and then meeting their friend with a hot latte maybe?

being friends with a bartender is a hack!

On the first date with my now boyfriend, he was running late due to rush hour traffic. However, since I was friends with the bartender, I was able to have him ring up two drinks for my boyfriend under the happy hour special before it ended. When he showed up, I just had to gesture to the bartender who brought him his…

WoW! I didn’t expect to ever see this statement in print. It is what I have been saying for over 10 years now. I have done presentations to groups large and small talking about all of what is coming together to the ruin of human habitat and at the end I just wait for the inevitable question “so what can we do?”, and I…

Not really a substantial comment, but I’m just pumped to see this post! I had Dr. (Emily) Nagoski as a professor in college; she is so fucking cool and smart. Highly recommend her other book as well, called Come As You Are, about (cis) female sexuality.

I was to comment YMMV as I seem to need more rest than most. But then it occurred to me that I might not need more, I’m just the one who makes sure I get it. (Because I know from experience what happens when I don’t.)

I leave the DND sign up because I prefer they stay out. It’s not that I am hiding anything, I would just prefer they not come in, and I don’t need the service. I realize it’s not a legally binding contract. In all the many, many hotels I have stayed at, I have never come back to find my room clean when I left the DND…

$10/day per person for tips? Have you been talking to the Salty Waitress?

$10 per day, per person?!?

I’m always fascinated at the amount of people who do not realize the cost of maintaining a human-being for 18 year minimum.

Tip: if you're bad with names (as I am) and you miss someone's name during the initial introduction, use another one of the tips in this post to learn it again - introduce them to someone you know.