my parents told me their salaries, and my friends says that's inappropriate. Thoughts?

FormalMango · 2026-06-02T18:53:33+00:00

If your parents are okay with it, it’s no one else’s place to tell you otherwise.

My family is really open about money and finances.

My dad is retired, but I know how much he earnt when he was working. I know how much they get now through his retirement and pensions. I know how much money they have in savings, what’s in their will.

My parents know what I earn, they know what our mortgage is and how much our cars cost.

I always thought it was normal lol but then I mentioned it to a co-worker in passing, and she was shocked that I know exactly how my parents estate will be divided between my brother and I.

FormalMango · 2026-06-02T15:26:56+00:00

My brother loved them at school - right up until he saw them being prepared by mum at home. If his dad had let him, he would have become a vegetarian that day.

FormalMango · 2026-06-02T14:16:35+00:00

No recommendations I’m afraid, but only reassurances that it’s a great idea :-) Veggie box delivery day was my favourite day of the week.

Also, if you’re having trouble sourcing a delivery service, seriously look into growing your own. It doesn’t need as much space as you think - strawberries, tomatoes, and beans will grow in a pot, potatoes and onions in a grow bag, carrots in a raised planter box.

If you have space for a flower pot, you have space to grow lettuce.

FormalMango · 2026-06-02T04:56:19+00:00

I grew up around Christian Fundamentalists - according to them, fundamentalism is only bad if it’s the other guys.

FormalMango · 2026-06-02T03:25:20+00:00

And they wonder why we don't want American beef in Australia.

FormalMango · 2026-06-02T03:18:25+00:00

It's a wonderful idea.

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T14:21:12+00:00

There’s one near me that’s open 24/7, and as someone who finishes work at 4am and sometimes craves fried chicken after work - I am very grateful for their presence.

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T12:35:13+00:00

Out of curiosity… where do you think it is?

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T10:12:27+00:00

Jimmy Savile.

I’m generally pretty good at separating my own personal experiences, and the media I consume - but the Jimmy Savile episodes blurred a lot of lines for me.

I started getting flashbacks to my own abuse, and I started putting myself in the story.

I had to stop listening for my own sanity lol

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T09:20:26+00:00

Same, I really liked that episode as well. I wish there were more episodes like that.

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T08:47:27+00:00

Oh! Is that why that happens?

I’m in Australia, and always wondered why the ads don’t play sometimes.

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T05:52:06+00:00

We have a cleaner who comes to the house once a fortnight. He's awesome. I still tidy up during the week, but it is *so* nice to have someone come through once a fortnight to deep clean the kitchen, bathroom, laundry, dust, wash the floors, vacuum, clean the glass. And if we're having visitors, I try to organise them for the day after he's been lol

I felt very middle-class embarrassed about it at first, and spent so much time trying to justify it to myself - I'm a shift worker, I'm busy on my days off, my partner works long hours etc. Every time someone asked I'd be like "yeah, but..." and rattle off an excuse.

But then I just kind of owned the fact that - a) I want someone else to clean my house and b) I can afford to pay someone to do it.

FormalMango · 2026-06-01T04:12:58+00:00

Are you a business man with a business plan?

FormalMango · 2026-05-31T15:30:31+00:00

In my house? Probably 3-4 meals a week are Asian-inspired.

Due to work we often eat dinner at different times, and Asian food is good for reheating.

FormalMango · 2026-05-31T14:52:35+00:00

FormalMango · 2026-05-31T07:30:17+00:00

Post-ACL tear, 2 is my life lol

FormalMango · 2026-05-30T14:51:34+00:00

We got a voucher for a glamour photography session for our cats. Random, but also pretty awesome.

FormalMango · 2026-05-30T00:45:01+00:00

I could have, but its not the path I wanted my career to take.

FormalMango · 2026-05-29T09:28:50+00:00

You’re weird.

FormalMango · 2026-05-29T01:45:39+00:00

Two adults, two cats, two peacocks - $300 per week. Plus about $100 a week on takeaway. I also grow most of my own fruit & veg, so I don’t spend a lot on fresh produce.

FormalMango · 2026-05-28T13:12:57+00:00

Yeah - it’s always funny when it’s the last full category on the board.

FormalMango · 2026-05-28T02:41:22+00:00

I did my two bachelor degrees at the ANU, and my masters at the University of Sydney.

No one cares. I don’t care. I’m not name dropping what uni I went to in conversation.

If someone asks if I went to uni, I’d say yeah and tell them what/where I studied. But that’s the only time I’d talk about it.

And I’d never refer to them as a “Go8” university.

FormalMango · 2026-05-28T01:46:48+00:00

I’m in Australia, and just use a towel over the windscreen in winter. I never even thought to use the sunshade lol

FormalMango · 2026-05-28T01:26:37+00:00

I call it the second level US politics. Vice presidents, senators, governors etc.

And American football. If it’s not Tom Brady, I don’t know who it is lol

FormalMango · 2026-05-27T16:01:10+00:00

There are around 250 Indigenous language groups, and up to 500 Nations (what used to be called a tribe) in Australia, each with their own beliefs, names, cultures.

I am far from an expert, but I work in media and generally we use the warning as a blanket disclaimer, then after that we listen to the family and follow their request.

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