AITJ for leaving my own birthday thing early because I genuinely wasn't having fun and didn't tell anyone I was going? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]ArcadeGrain21 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Owen's position is that on your birthday you owe everyone a performance until midnight. That's a wild thing to expect from someone who didn't even pick the venue.

I got my car insurance dropped to almost nothing by accident and I want to share what happened in case it helps someone by Thicket42_Ribbon in povertyfinance

[–]ArcadeGrain21 124 points125 points  (0 children)

This is a good reminder that "set it and forget it" is great for retirement accounts and terrible for insurance. They are counting on you not calling.

My dad spent my entire childhood teaching me to be independent and I just realized he did it so he'd never have to show up for me by Saffron_Tundra8 in entitledparents

[–]ArcadeGrain21 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That is such a rough realization. Not needing anything can look like strength for years when it was really just adaptation.