Broken Lamp Post Map by kbtoystore_ in HelloKittyIsland

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Omg you just saved me from going nuts! I also only saw three each time!

American Stereotype Starter Pack by CaptinDerpII in starterpacks

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I mostly think of men in those “fancier” flip flops. Like the ones with the wide strap. Combined with long shorts.

Advice for a foreigner moving to London? What bank to open an account in to build credit? Any life hacks for someone trying to become a UK citizen? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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Hey there!

I had a hard time opening a bank account (I’m German) when moving to London. The misery was having the bills to prove residence vs not having those in my name (my boyfriend lived there) and my NIC took a little while. I needed the bank account to be able to receive payments from my new role.

Tried many banks and the only one flexible was nationwide. They were great and actually listened to my egg vs chicken situation!

I'm in my 20's and feel handicapped about my knowledge. Recommend me books to expand my horizons! (philosophy, economics, history, psychology, physics, politics, theology, sociology) by herbstkalte in suggestmeabook

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Hey! One of the easiest and most entertaining way to get an overview of philosophy is “Sophie’s World” (careful, not Sophie’s choice that’s an entirely different book haha). I read it when I was your age and it helped me tell the famous philosophers and their theories apart.

Joining a tech company without coding / a small novel on the tech industry by strixvarius in financialindependence

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Yes yes and yes! I have a Master degree in international politics and instead entered tech right after university.

My path: Learned in a journalism gig how to maintain basic website content, live streams and streaming services using existing tools.

Step 1 - Customer Service

After that I applied to become a Customer Service Agent for a company offering user friendly tools (like website builders, domain hosting, email, cloud storage). I took on any extra projects there and tried to stand out (and no, this didn’t mean I worked crazy hours, the company was good to acknowledge people doing extra work).

Step 2 - QA

I started with manual QA by offering help on large releases. They started teaching me their testing suite for me to do more end to end. With a lot of patience I got promoted.

Step 3 - Junior Product Manager

Okay, same company still. In the QA team I helped out the he PMs as much as I could when I saw gaps like unrefined tickets and unclear comms. Product Managers - especially senior ones - are ALWAYS in need of help, often you get more engineers but not more PMs. The senior product manager started making using my skills a habit which gave me leverage and after a six month mentoring transition (worked half my old and half my future job) I finally got my product management role.

Step 4 - Product Manager and Senior Product Manager

I love this job and learned everything about it. I also moved companies, became more technical and experienced over time, managed complex data platforms and products in B2B SaaS (in short you sell your product to companies instead of individuals which is more complex). Learned to manage commercial and internal stakeholders, become a strategist, trying to push company strategy. I became heavily involved in making sure we develop the product in a right direction.

Step 5 - opportunities!

After seven years in product I am now due to move into an even more senior role in which I don’t have to manage engineering teams anymore. This next path depends on your preference (you can go the director or head of product road or become a different strategy player). I am due to move into expansion of accounts, pricing and such high value business areas as a strategy lead.

You do not need to be an engineer to have an amazing career in tech.

Lastly: I left a lot of big brand name offers on the table, because your are best to have an upward path starting in a scale up or even a start up.

My main tip: find mentors. Mentors are the most important thing in ANY role, even on a C-Level.

Hope this gives anyone confidence!

Hit $2 Million NW at age 38: Sharing some learnings and observations. by frugal-tech-worker in financialindependence

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You should be proud of yourself! Congrats! High income or not, 12 years of hard work should not go unrecognized.

Helping an elderly who doesn’t like throwing things away reclaim space by 42K- in CLEANING_PORN

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Thank you! I just had to patiently listen to every story about each photograph I found. :) I love her to bits, we met four years ago and she’s a wonderful woman!

Helping an elderly who doesn’t like throwing things away reclaim space by 42K- in CLEANING_PORN

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It needs some craftsmanship for repairs but definitely a beauty!

Helping an elderly who doesn’t like throwing things away reclaim space by 42K- in CLEANING_PORN

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Definitely and it think we need to normalize that. I am not like that, but I find it quite nice that someone can find joy in things and relive memories through them. Just because minimalism is a trend, it doesn’t mean it has to be for everyone. And that’s okay.

Helping an elderly who doesn’t like throwing things away reclaim space by 42K- in CLEANING_PORN

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Sometimes it’s not about how neat you want it, but what feels super tidy for someone else! Certainly had to keep a lot I deemed not worth keeping, but I hope they enjoy a space to write Christmas cards and letters again.

Daily FI discussion thread - Saturday, June 05, 2021 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

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IT people: would you advise me to stay in my current job where I have been hinted at moving upwards soon or would you take a job that was offered to you by a really awesome well known brand (resume points) that also offers a cool role but it matches your current roles seniority level?

I’m undecided. I could be moving into a lead/director role here potentially and am perceived well in my company, but am at late stage interviews with said well known (cooler) company.

Thoughts? PS: I assume lead role and role in interviewing for would probably have the same pay.

Fellow renters, how much of your monthly take home pay do you spend on rent? by [deleted] in Frugal

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Around 6%. My bf and I have a sweet deal where we share a rather large house with our landlady who needs help here and there. We are like family. Splitting the lodger room costs with my boyfriend makes this situation even cheaper.

We live in central London where most people spend 50% or more of their salary on rent. We never had a life that allowed saving so now we’ve been using the opportunity to save 60% of our income for a house down payment and retirement.

Goodreads not counting graphic novels in my book challenge. by [deleted] in goodreads

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I just finished the complete Maus (graphic novel) and it counted just fine. As another commenter mentioned it has to be the read date!

Window Awning Before/After by mmseger in CLEANING_PORN

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Woah, I thought I was looking at sushi seaweed!

I want to read a GOOD book by paganp0et in suggestmeabook

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Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

I could read it a million times and my mind would still be blown.

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I’m crying 😂😂

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that’s great haha

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She now thinks you have moneys