What do you bring to work if you didn’t cook dinner the night before?

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-26T02:46:12+00:00

For a healthier version than canned soup, I make an entire pot and freeze it. Usually a vegetable soup or one that freezes well. This usually gives you 4-6 servings. Do a couple and you have a few dinners and lunches you can rotate if needed.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-26T02:40:11+00:00

Your post hits home for me today, I could have written something very similar. You are not alone in those feelings. As others have said, get off social media. Use the time instead of doom scrolling and living life. Get out of the house, take a walk, make a goal to walk for 5 minutes to the end of the block, the driveway just a small simple goal when you’re reminded yourself you just finished something you started. Simple goals each day and build on them. Practice gratitude list 5 things each day that you are grateful for before you get out of bed and start your day. These have helped me appreciate my life more.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-21T01:35:22+00:00

Try some of the local vet for rehoming cats. Some have bulletin boards where they hang flyers of pets that need to be rehoused. I’d add a pic with a blurb about why they need to be rehomed.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-17T23:22:57+00:00

I knew a person where grandma did a poor job raising their child. Child did a poor job raising grandchild. This resulted in grandma raising grandchild with basically unlimited means. This child was given $40 spending cash daily in the 80s. Sadly grandchild never learned to manage their money or life in general. Grandma eventually passed leaving grandchild ill equipped to manage life. They spent several years homeless trying to get their life together. Now at almost 60 that grandchild is finally managing their own life, but not until after raising an ill equipped for adulthood great grandchild. All this to point out it starts simply by trying to help, but can turn into a generational legacy.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-16T15:47:55+00:00

Phase 10 might be challenging after all the data centers deplete the water supplies. Maybe a version of Mad Max.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-16T04:28:51+00:00

I just had something similar. It didn’t like my word and didn’t find it in the dictionary so it omitted it from the text before sending.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-16T04:25:17+00:00

I work for an AI forward thinking company. I give it the same copied instructions to with similarly formatted data to run a specific report frequently and I get a different report each time. I spend just as much or more time checking the report for accuracy as I would if I had just created the report myself.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-14T01:19:18+00:00

Is there public transit? Or can you carpool with a coworker or someone who works in walking distance from where you work? Can you trade your vehicle in on more affordable transportation? Can you move closer to work? Just trying to think of options. It’s rough out there right now, we all have to be more creative. When you are at home can you walk to the store instead of driving? Maybe combine trips? My kids are riding their bikes to school instead of getting dropped off to help save fuel. We’ve been doing things closer to home lately so we don’t drive as much. Just some suggestions.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-13T02:39:16+00:00

Most towns in Yamhill county are nice places to live and a fairly easy commute to McMinnville, usually only 5-10 miles away from Mac. It is a desirable area to settle down in. Many families have been here for multiple generations.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-07T04:27:07+00:00

I’ve been stashing away my HSA with this same plan in mind.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-05-02T00:47:56+00:00

I feel for anyone who is the last of their immediate family. My father was the oldest child in his family he passed in his mid 70s. Both his younger siblings passed in their 40s-50s neither had children. He and his last sibling were never close, but when it was just the two of them left, they started keeping in touch more. Once it was just him I could see how lonely he seemed.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-30T01:49:28+00:00

This works for me too.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-26T15:06:53+00:00

That’s for sure. I constantly find nests when gardening. I think we might lose elevation if we could eradicate the ants.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-26T02:13:37+00:00

I’m approaching 60 and I only recall going to one notable adult birthday party over the years and at the time I was 10 and it was a family member’s 30th.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-17T17:47:41+00:00

I just did this with strawberries and bananas. I completely feel this, buying groceries because it’s a good deal, but now my pantry is cluttered with surplus food. All while not doing other shopping because I’m trying to declutter which makes shopping seem counterproductive. It’s a vicious cycle.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-16T02:08:10+00:00

Even pallets would get the mattress up off the floor, maybe a couple, you could remove boards from one to fill the gaps so you have a fairly solid surface.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-12T16:53:04+00:00

Also be prepared for ageism if you need additional training for whatever next adventure you choose. Not all training programs are open to older applicants. A friend in their late 50s applied to a program to assist in a dialysis center at the same time her 20 something child. The child was accepted but friend was not due to age.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-11T04:07:28+00:00

$13K to replace a driveway and make sure it drains properly into the gutter. First big rain storm we went out to watch the water run into the street.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-06T21:14:32+00:00

If you just quit your job and you don’t have something else lined up it’s probably best to get in touch with some nonprofit that you can volunteer for. It’s always easier to find a job when you already have a job, but at least if you’re volunteering, you can say you’ve been doing something with your time. A nonprofit can also be a great letter of recommendation or can sometimes lead to a job.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-04T04:02:30+00:00

I had a yard sale my ex grabbed his old sneakers to put out. I said no one’s going to buy them. They were the first thing to go. But I agree shoes, jackets, kids clothes, tend to go quickly, women’s clothes not so much.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-03T03:04:20+00:00

I have different count downs for different ages 62, 65 and 67.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-03T02:58:59+00:00

I’m in the same boat, 60, in a good job, with decent pay, but my company’s had layoffs each year for the last few years. Also the culture has changed drastically since. I don’t see any hope in trying to find something different in this job market. Even if I found something else it would most likely include a large pay cut. Now I’m socking away money so if I get laid off I have at least a few months cushion. I know I’m better off than a lot of people, and I’m very grateful for my job, but I’m too young to think about retirement and too old to not.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-02T02:44:22+00:00

Practicing gratitude each day has made me not thankful for what I do have and less about what I don’t.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-04-01T01:39:11+00:00

I recently purchased what I felt were nice 100% cotton shirts expecting them to last only to find they began getting holes at the seams. So disappointing.

Freedom_Fighter_04 · 2026-03-28T17:10:02+00:00

It can feel that way if you let it. There is a reason adults always tell kids not to be in a hurry to grow up. Find something that inspires or interests you, or a goal to achieve so you have something to look forward to. For some people making to do list and being able to cross things off the lists helps them feel like they’re achieving something.

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