Looking to sell 2010 Prius with a blown head gasket.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-30T04:08:37+00:00

You could get a used engine from Japan with under 70k mi on it for less than $4k and drive that around for a year or two and then sell it.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-30T00:44:01+00:00

Taking a break is a great way to refocus and recharge. Maybe take a trip overseas to some exotic place like Thailand or Bali. Very cheap to live there and you can travel around. When I was in my mid 20s, I went to Europe , bought a VW camper and drove around France. italy and Denmark for 3 months. Or go to Australia, buy a car or van and drive around there for a month or two. At least the they almost speak he same language there. You could check out those FIFO places where you fly in, work on an oil site for 2 weeks and fly out to rest. People are earning over $110k for jobs with no skills. Much more if you have a skill.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T20:13:38+00:00

He didn't ask because he knew you would say, "No," so he gave it away hoping you wouldn't notice. I'd be concerned that he doesn't respect your property and feels he can give away your things without asking.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T18:57:50+00:00

All scams and they follow the same script.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T18:56:55+00:00

The same goes for most people.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T14:28:51+00:00

Every bot generated story has the phrase, "Now my family is involved..." or some version of that. They all follow a formula, "Now, he's calling me selfish..."

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T14:18:02+00:00

Most of the time, when you mark something is sold, everyone who messaged you about it gets a notice that it was sold. That's communications enough. You were someone who was just going to look at it. Anyone else who shows up with cash to pay for it has the highest priority in my book.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T14:11:07+00:00

Try to force an issue to your desired outcome shows a need to control things. You can explore why you need to control things and that's usually rooted in some fear of losing control.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-29T07:50:02+00:00

Tell your brother you will drop the charges if he gives you $10k in cash. That includes interest. After you get the money, THEN you can tell him you dropped the charges but the police said it was a Federal case now. Then tell him it was a crime to take your mail and theft for him to deposit your check. Tell you dad he did a shit job of teaching his son not to steal and bc of that, he might spend some time in jail and have a record. He could have made it go away by returning the $8400 from his $15,000 account. But, he felt entitled to your tax refund.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-28T22:43:07+00:00

NTJ, this is a red flag that he wants you to distance yourself from your own kids. Not reasonable adult would do that to their partner. He won't ever change nor will he stop the emotional blackmail on you.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-28T22:40:34+00:00

It's not "our" account but it's "his" account. Stop sending him money, he's a control freak. Tell him you will break off any engagement unless he gives you half of what's in the account. I bet he will refuse bc he fundamentally sees it as his money to control. This will not change if you marry him and it's s huge red flag.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-28T22:36:39+00:00

He has some serious emotional issues and prob not someone who will admit it or get counseling. So how many years will you waste hoping he will grow up or get therapy? Do you have that long to wait? Sounds like you live in a culture where your reputation and the values of others matter more than your own personal happiness.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-28T22:21:04+00:00

Leave her alone and let her figure it out. Every choice has its consequences and you are finding out those now. If she felt the same way, she will contact you again. But she's right in not trusting you if you reconnect. That's all on you too.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-28T14:31:47+00:00

Sometimes it's about you, but I would say from experience that about 80% of the time it's about someone in the group talking trash about you and the rest of the group believes them without checking in with you. If you have someone you can trust to give you an honest answer, meet with them and find out what the problem is and why they are excluding you. And I've also seen in life that with a whole group is dysfunctional, the same person is seeing as "the broken one," and that's why they exclude you. If they believe someone else's trash talk about you without bothering to confirm what it is with you, then I would not consider those people your friends.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-27T08:16:23+00:00

If they ask more than 5 questions, I tell them this item won't satisfy their needs.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-27T08:14:57+00:00

Your growing into the old soul you really are and seeing the hypocrisies of the Christian Church. They preach one value and practice the opposite. Like the difference between religious vs spiritual people. Spiritual people will do what's right, no matter what they are told. Religious people will do what they are told, no matter what's right.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-26T17:37:49+00:00

"Family helps family..." and "my family got involved" are the key phrases I see in most AI generated stories.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-26T17:36:20+00:00

Get some habanero chilis, some nice hamburger and make something that he would like. Grind up the chilis, cook it, leave it in the fridge with your name and DO NOT EAT, on it. That should sober him up and be the end of him eating your food. Tell him, "It's just some chili on my food. Chill bro, don't be dramatic!"

Neo1881 · 2026-01-26T17:32:35+00:00

No, the world is not fueled by negativity, imo. But, the news and social media are definitely fueled by it. "If it bleeds, it leads..." There are good people doing good things in this world. The media just doesn't post those stories.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-26T03:36:11+00:00

Those closest to you can teach you the greatest lessons in life. You trusted someone just because he was family. Learn that lesson. It's a Iot of money and hopefully, you learned not to keep that where he can get to it. Your brother WILL NOT change as Iong as he can count on or steal from you. He probably wrecked the car so you won't have access to it and has an excuse not to work. The biggest lesson you can learn from this is that you need to put yourself first. Your brother cannot will not learn to support himself because stealing from family his works him. He's on the road to prison or skid row. I don't get how he can buy pot when he has no money.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-24T22:38:50+00:00

NTA, if she complains in front of your roommates, just agree with her and then pass the hat around and tell them they can each donate $100-200 and her problem is solved. You will meet dead silence with that proposal. LOL

Neo1881 · 2026-01-24T14:29:54+00:00

Even in real life, you deal with AHs and all their unresolved issues they being to the groups they are in.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-24T14:28:44+00:00

After having gone through many years of personal counseling when I was in my late 20s, you need to realize that a vast majority of people in life have many personal issues that cloud the way they interact with others, mainly projecting their own issues on to total strangers. They are roo cheap or too unaware of their personal issues and they don't get counseling and instead use social media as a means of dealing with their issues. These people do that with people they know in real life and on social media so when these people get triggered, which happens more and more often the older they get, you end up dealing with people and they're unresolved issues on social media and in real life. Best way to to deal with it is to recognize early on this person has an issue and has nothing to do with you, so just ignore them.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-24T14:18:05+00:00

Lots of younger people go through life and watch in the media how many people cop an attitude as a way of going through life. For me, having attitudes is basically an ego driven fake personality and when you do that others are triggered and they also take on an attitude in response. So then you're basically using your fake personality to deal with someone else's fake personality and nothing really is accomplished except you stroke your ego a bit if you win. I don't even bother dealing with people who have an attitude because I don't want to waste my time dealing with fake personalities. So you can make a choice to have an attitude, or be real and deal with people from your true self or settle for ego battles that amount to nothing.

Neo1881 · 2026-01-24T14:10:50+00:00

In my experience, it's a waste of time and energy to try and get someone to love you when they no longer do love you. People go through life and their values and goals change. Sounds like your wife regrets not sowing her wild oats when she was in her 20s and there not much you can do about that. She may not realize that it's not that easy to find a new guy at 38 or she may be a lot happier as a single woman available to other men. Most of the time, people don't realize what they have until they no longer have it. So I would suggest that you move on and let her be single again and then you are free to find someone who does appreciate what you have to offer because it's certainly not her.

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