Yeah, my wife has a HUGE issue with containers. She has tons of crap, most of which could be thrown away, but somehow if they are in a container it's "organized".

I've done both, and I'm sorry but I just don't agree. When I owned my router, any issues whatsoever with my connection instantly became my problem as far as my ISP was concerned. Since they couldn't remote administer my router in their system, I was totally on my own. Not really a problem if you know what you're…

I'm sure some will disagree, but I'd also add a good quality bag.

Good shoes. Cheap, crappy shoes don't last long, start to squeak, and look like hell quickly. Find yourself at least some Cole Haans on sale - you don't need to spend $250 on that pair you saw at Macy's, hold out for an Amazon sale and pick them up for $120. Cedar shoe tree that ish, rotate between 2-3 pairs of…

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal…

There's one article that discusses the current situation.

Here's some food for thought. I know quite a few people ( myself being one - I was booted out of my house abruptly, shortly after graduation ) who, like yourself, have gone on to have a pretty decent life and are proud of…

My parents paid for me to go to college. When I graduated I moved back in, and decided not to move out. During my years of single life I went in on a beach house (and other friends had a ski house, so we traded off) and a buddy with a large apartment and spare bedroom gave me a key so I always had a place to bring…

In my country you're considered fairly odd if you still live with your parents in your twenties. Most people move out on their own around 18-19 when they finish secondary education. Of course, I live in a commie-socialist wonderland where higher education is mostly free, so you can usually easily pay your own rent…

I believe this is why we have comment areas: to surround ourselves with people who think differently and are clearly not smarter (no offense, and if you took offense, you're the one putting yourself in the wrong room).

"The adage goes that if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room."

I hope you also account for utilities, food, toiletries, and gas/car maintenance in the initial deductions!

Yeah, our parents were neither inclined nor capable of helping my wife and I along the way.

I'm not saying I advocate allowing your kid to live on the couch until they're fifty. I'm saying that the target is a full and happy life for your kid, not some arbitrary concept of 'nest exit' that's essentially novel in human…

Not to mention that sometimes the kids who stick around longest wind up being an essential caretaker for the parents later.

The "move-out" part kind of struck me, too. But you're right—I can see when it would become a problem. Although, these days I think there are more kids living at home to financially survive rather than mooch off of parents.

"You're the one who spread your legs and got pregnant out of wedlock. You have no right to grieve for this baby."

I think that giving up a baby you're not prepared to raise is incredibly brave and amazing. I know it's not for everyone, and I certainly wouldn't "coerce" anyone into doing it, but I wish that the decision to give a child up for adoption wasn't so stigmatized and that more women chose it as an option. I know that as…

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Fair enough; our views on Juno are different, especially with regards to her choices and pressure received. I'm certainly not objective on this issue, especially after seeing open adoptions with good relationships(which isn't the same as having no emotional ramifications). Adoption can be…

@jeweltones: the point is not that these people are christian, nor that all adoption agencies (christian or not) are this way. The point, which is pretty clear in the first paragraph, is that the crisis pregnancy centers are the problem.

@GlinCastleGirl: i think that @Sputnik_Sweetheart is saying that movies like Juno make adoption seem like the "no duh!" gentler, kinder option to abortion when that is not always the case. that combined with the fact that abortions are rarely depicted in contemporary film or television when unwed mother story lines…

@GlinCastleGirl: The thing that bothered me about Juno was the casualness the movie treated adoption. It feeds into the popular myth that abortion is the easy choice— when many women find it much more emotionally traumatic than abortion (I suggest you read the article that I mentioned above about a woman who had…

Although I think that individuals involved are often well-intentioned, I think that the adoption "world", as currently practiced, is systemically problematic.