wow, it’s hard when adult children have to take care of their parents. Would your father consider re-homing the dog? Also, has he ever set up a budget - where will that car payment come from? Sorry, I don’t really have any advice but hope the situation works out for you, your dad, and the dog

woo-hoo!

congratulations!

take care of yourself. Even though you’ve been taking care of your father for the past 7 years, you are not responsible for him or his actions. He’s an adult who relied on his own child for the last 7 years, he has to be responsible for himself, or live with the consequences of not being responsible

congratulations!

Politics thread - is anyone else running for local office? I’m excited and super-anxious at the same time. As an introvert, I don’t want to have to go door-knocking, but that’s a major part of campaigning, so I have to deal with it. Any advice, or commiseration will be welcome.

he is, but he’s a fun handful!

Good point about the hate speech. I didn’t see a flag icon to un-flag, that’s why I was panicking a bit

feel better soon

Focus on paying off the credit card debt first - the interest you rack up on that will be higher than whatever interest you make on a savings account. Put some money into savings but put more into paying off the credit cards. Try asking for a lower interest rate, and if they say no, say you will have to look for…

it’s worth the extra money for the right cut & a style that you love. You may even be able to go a little longer between cuts because it’s the right style for curly hair. Your previous stylist wasnt meeting all of your needs, so no loyalty is merited

crap - my kitty was waling across the keyboard as I was trying to reply to you, and I think he managed to flag the post. I can’t figure out how to un-flag it - can a mod un-flag the post?

they are adorable! i adopted a kitty a month ago, he’s a handful

at least we have Saturday Night Social!

If you can, try to live on the amount of your old paycheck and save the rest for your next car & your downpayment for a house. If that doesn’t work for you, try having a specific amount (what you would feel comfortable spending a car payment when you do buy your next car) deducted from your checking account and put…

ugh, I don’t like pain!

that’s terrible! thanks for the warning - I also have mixed oily/dry skin...I’ll ask for samples before I purchase anything

i like the idea of a microfiber cloth for removing makeup. Are they disposable pads, like cotton balls, or a cloth you can wash & reuse?

thanks for the tip!

I’m tweezing now, but it’s hard to keep up! I should try the magnifying mirror.