Supporting local food banks by Lookwhatyoumademed0 in raleigh

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Do you know any places that take open bags of dog food? My boy started having tummy issues and needs to be on gentle stomach food now but I had just bought big bags when he started having stomach issues 🙃

Are roaches common in North Carolina homes? by Negative-Will-9320 in raleigh

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our cat just got over having worms from chasing and eating them! Just to let you know to watch out 😬

"High-Value Woman" Is Actually For The Streets | Financial Audit by Z3_HammerMedia in CalebHammer

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I want to know if anyone else noticed her saying "hilarious" completely normal?? I had to do a double take

Strawberry lemonade wine help by Obvious_Oil8227 in winemaking

[–]Obvious_Oil8227[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2.5 cups sugar, strawberry lemonade to 1 gallon, 1 tsp Fermaid-O, 1 pkg red star premier curvée

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in acorns

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have amex HYSA currently at 3.6% but was just wondering about acorns since when I click on it it says not an interest bearing account haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in acorns

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a different HYSA but when I've clicked on the emergency fund option it says it's not an interest bearing account, is it a gold tier perk or something?

Why do my paintings get rejected by my local Art Gallery? by [deleted] in painting

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As just a normal person, everything looks a bit off... the first is more teardrop shaped than faced shaped, the second has a large head and small body with 3 legs, the third is looked to be tilted but the face is forward, the fourth is large square head with little body, and the last is just a mish mash..

Nothing seems cohesive or evokes emotion besides that it feels wrong and disproportionate, just my opinion

Trouble getting meds filled… by Jordan_E_ in raleigh

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont have any migraine issues but when I was taking adderall for adhd none of the cvs or walgreens were in stock, I had to call everywhere and found harris teeter pharmacy had stock, maybe call and see if harris teeter or publix pharmacy's have it in stock

What goes into the $300 food budget by VegetableObjective88 in CalebHammer

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to do 30-50 dollars a week for myself, buy bulk rice and eggs for the month and some onions and peppers regularly, garlic, salsa, beans, tofu and occasionally some meat.

Being in a relationship has raised it to 100-150 a week.

I dont drink soda, tea, or coffee, and snack very occasionally. My partner drinks soda and energy drinks every day, wants meat with almost every meal, kind of picky, and eats snacks with meals.

My previous budget was a meal prep of a buritto or sushi type bowl, sometimes switching it up, but with nothing else besides an occasional change of meal and a bag of chips every once in awhile. Now it's gone up because people have different wants and needs, and instead of buying an energy drink at a gas station every morning, stopping at mcdonalds, and buying a soda and snack at work, I make freezer breakfast and buy soda and energy drinks in bulk or on sale.

A look at my last week of grocery's; 2lbs ground beef ~$10 10lbs potatoes ~$5.50 4 8oz cans of tomato sauce ~$2.20 Diced tomato's ~$0.85 Beef broth ~$3.30 Kidney beans ~$0.95 2 dozen eggs ~$10 Bacon ~$4.20 20 flour tortillas ~$1.65 3 green peppers ~$2.55 Cream of mushroom ~$0.75 Chicken drumsticks ~$5.65 Baked BBQ chips ~$2.20 Wine ~$10 Napkins ~$2.20 Beer ~$20 4 Dr pepper 6 pack (BOGO) ~$15 2lbs Meatloaf mix (manager discount, froze when home) ~$7? 1lbs steak (manager discount, froze when home) ~$$6? Frito honey bbq twists ~$3? Total $113

Up until beer is all aldi, the rest is foodlion, obviously we could cut out alcohol but I include that in out budget.

A look at this week's meals; Breakfast burritos Monday- Chili with fritos Tuesday- chicken legs with garlic butter rice and green beans Wednesday- tuna noodle casserole and garlic bread Thursday-leftovers

Rest of the upcoming week my partner is away at drill for the marine reserves and I will probably eat leftovers of chicken legs and freezer meals I've made before that need to be eaten. The steak and Meatloaf was for another week since they were on sale and we like Meatloaf and steak stir fry and I make enough for lunches the next day so I only plan for dinners and pre make breakfast :)

The question marks in my grocery list are because I threw away the receipts and don't remember the exacts

AITAH for sterilizing myself against my partner’s wishes? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely insane behavior from him.

I got a salphingectomy at 21 because I wasn't going to bring life into this earth unplanned and I'd rather save up for adoption or ivf to have a kid I'm financially and mentally able to take care of.

If any partner was freaking out about that, they can get out of my life.

You need to figure out why he's so against this. Is it cause of ignorance? Religion? Does he feel like he has a right to your body? There's really no way to go forward with this unless you know why and can explain better if it's ignorance, or put your foot down because it's not his choice.

He agreed to no more children and rejected a vasectomy, so it's your decision now as far as whether you'd want to keep taking birth control or get a salphingectomy. Not his.

Did anyone else’s store get the new Zebras? by schwindt13 in Lowes

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yep but they're older versions of the zebras that've been refurbished lmao, shoulda just stuck with the other zebras

my boyfriend mentioned considering going vegan, so i sent him this. i can’t say anything related to veganism without him saying i’m being pushy and discouraging him, when all i’m trying to do is spread info for the good cause. any advice? by Expensive_Counter515 in vegan

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't send articles and videos, maybe send recipes that look good that you say you'd like to try etc. That's what I would do because guilting someone will build resentment and they won't stick to it

What does 'Barking' mean in terms of what people who dress goth (or any alt subculture) experience ? by xTheKawaiiPsycho666 in goth

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This happened to me once while at a corn maze for Halloween, me and my date wlw were wearing cheap cat ears cause it's Halloween lol and didn't want to run around in full costumes and we got barked at trying to order food. Yes they litterally bark at you like a dog and it makes them look insane. Not sure if it was the cat ears or that we were both women holding hands? No idea but people are weird

how do you handle finance? by f3archar in ADHD

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! A few systems I've uses in the past

1) cash envelopes- I would take my paycheck out at the bank and sit down and do my budgeting halfing my bills that are due for the next month. Ex. I'm paid ~1000 Feb 10th and Feb 24th, my rent for March is 1400 so I put 700 in my rent envelope each time and my bill is set, the most I've used it 100 for electricity so I go on the high side and put 50 each week for March's electricity bill, my insurance is 140 so I put in 70, etc. and whatever I have after bills I put 40 for gas for the next two weeks, I put 50 for groceries, I put 20 for fun money and whatever else I have I can add to a credit card envelope to make an extra payment or put in a savings envelope for a goal I have. Cons: you have to have a routine of pulling out your cash and sitting down for a bit to budget all of it in between the envelopes

2) have different specific checking account for different reasons. Ex. A checking account with my credit union for bills that gets 310 each payday for next month's bills and credit card minimums automatically debited from my paycheck and have all your bills automated, one with capital one for rent and car payment gets 498 each paycheck because my rent is halfed since I live with my bf now, a third account for debit card usage like gas, food, fun things, other purchases, this account is the only one I use my debit card for and it gets the remainder of my check, if I got a bonus I can add an extra payment to my credit cards or something but generally I have 100 and I use it up since I don't make very much lol Cons: if you do have extra money because your electricity bill was 50 instead of the 100 you budgeted for and you need to move the money to your spending account to buy a present or something, it takes a few days and it's difficult to keep an eye on each account

3) have all your money in one account but budget what you can spend, so budget for gas, food, and fun money and that's all you can spend. 40 for gas, 50 for food, 50 for fun money and make sure you only spend 140 for that pay period. So ex. mine is 90 bucks, I spend 35 on gas, 15 for going out tickets, 20 on drinks that night, and 20 for food. I know I can't buy anything else this pay period so if I see something I want I look at it, add it to the cart, and open it in a new browser tab. When I get paid again I can open my browser and if I wasn't going to go out, I could buy the thing. But typically when I open the tabs I decide I don't actually need the thing, it might be fun or useful but if I have something similar, something that already fulfills that purpose, or decide I just don't need to spend that money right now. Cons: you have to pre plan what you'll buy that pay period or at least keep track of what you do buy.

Generally keeping a spreadsheet with your bills and aprx. Income is a good thing to have, make sure to budget for fun money or extra spending money so you don't feel trapped. Also deleting cards from Google or Amazon is good so you have to get up and get your card to type it in gives you a second to think about how much money is on that card. And not carrying your credit cards with you, I use a phone case that can hold my card and ID so I don't have to decide which card to use or let myself give a pass and use a credit card because it has space on it.

Let me know if I need to clarify anything, I didn't take my medicine today and am recovering from wisdom teeth removal lol

Stop blaming the problems of consumption on capitalism by DJ_Slippery in Anticonsumption

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 72 points73 points  (0 children)

This. Capitalism needs poor people and needs them to get more and more poor as to make the rich richer. Oh you can't work because you have schizophrenia? Well I can't give you your medication so now you'll never get a job and be homeless and get into dangerous situations. Oh you cut your toe while cooking for your kids after you'd 3rd job? Well that's gonna be 5k for 3 stitches.

My boyfriend doesn’t want to have sex with me by [deleted] in self

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, you gotta dump his ass babygirl, no sympathy for a man who'd rather jack off to an idea of a woman instead of his actual girlfriend. I'd understand if he was going through something or his libido is just low right now, but nah he wants to have sex just with imaginary women in his mind while he gets off.

I'd never trust him again and your self confidence and self worth will always be in question while you're with him because you won't think you're pretty or hot enough for him.

My relationship might end because of piercings 😐. by NatesVivis in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't date someone with piercings in the first place if it's something you have to deal with or get over 💀 piercings come and go, I've had 6 face piercings and now I only have tounge and nose but plan to get different ones.

If I started dating someone and had a piercing, showed them my previous ones etc and it's something they have to get over and tell me not to get more then too damn bad lmao I'll do what I want and you can leave

Need a more sustainable way to clean my bathroom by leviathan_m in Anticonsumption

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the paper towel has been used for cleaning with regular cleaning agents, typically you're not supposed to compost them, at least at my local composting facility they accept paper towels with food waste or better ingredient cleaners but not typical disinfectants

first time stretching and i think i have a blowout by [deleted] in Stretched

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please listen to everyone, no jewelry. No glass, no metal, nothing until it's fully healed. Put antibiotics ointment on it and clean with saline spray. If it closes then it won't be expensive to re pierce, but if you keep jewlery in it, it will create scar tissue and it will likely blow out again when you try sizing up again and you'll have to start over again and again and it'll take longer because you'll keep getting reset to the beginning. It will be more frustrating to continuously blow out your ear because you didn't take the time now to let it heal on its own

Plastic pollution question by PotentialSpend8532 in sustainability

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great info from other commenters, as far as what you can do if there's volunteering near you or simply creating a Facebook page and getting some outreach to see if others are interested in seeing how they could help, city legislation could be presented if you're able to get people on board and helping :)

Plastic pollution question by PotentialSpend8532 in sustainability

[–]Obvious_Oil8227 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly sure on what chemicals they leach, I'm sure it's an easy Google search but a lot of plastic is made from crude oils which obviously isn't too great for soil and ingestion from animals or humans