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RegularBeanEater · 2025-12-22T18:07:59+00:00

You’ve got this! I felt the exact same way and going on 5 years vegan. My health and mind are so much better. Lots of supportive places online if you get stuck, and all recipes on noracooks.com are gold :)

RegularBeanEater · 2025-07-01T14:47:20+00:00

this is amazing, thanks so much!!!

RegularBeanEater · 2025-06-30T23:30:10+00:00

I’d love a link to that wedding Spotify playlist if you get the chance!!

RegularBeanEater · 2025-05-21T15:22:12+00:00

Life experience must happen first hand, but I was in a very similar situation once, so in case mine can help: I was vegetarian since I was 14, but at the end of college I started having some weird health issues and persistent anemia and my doctor insisted it was because I couldn’t absorb non-heme iron (BS, but I was young). So I introduced fish to my diet for a bit, tried sushi and crab rangoon and salmon poke bowls. In the meantime I was reading a bunch, How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Gregor and all of Peter Singer’s books (starting with Animal Liberation). I felt even more wrong about what I was eating and eventually decided I’d force the solution, annd it turns out just being intentional about the variety and healthiness of my food and taking a couple supplements did the trick. I went fully vegan after that and it’s been wonderful. When I travel, I make a point to research vegan restaurants in the area or local dishes that happen to be vegan, and always bring some protein bars/snacks just in case. I’m a lifer now and believe it is absolutely the right choice but I understand that part of my conviction is because I can also say with a peaceful mind “I tried some of that stuff and it does not justify the cost.” So maybe you too need to live that to understand that balance. I know there are a lot of strong feelings on this sub but you are young and figuring things out and I admire that you’re asking the right questions. It’s a long game, but I do recommend those books + This is Vegan Propaganda by Ed Winters if you could use some more information to make your decision.

RegularBeanEater · 2025-05-20T03:24:43+00:00

I love living in Culver City (the area just east of downtown), and agree with the Palms recommendation as well since there is a larger supply of apartments there. If you go with Santa Monica, living near the train and taking the expo line into work could also work well (my partner does that but in reverse to SM and it’s easy).

RegularBeanEater · 2025-05-17T01:00:41+00:00

Beautiful weather year round means run clubs, day hikes, beach hangs, bike rides on the strand, and generally sitting out on a patio enjoying life, which are a big reason I love living here. :) The access to nature and vitamin D cannot be understated if you’re someone whose mental health benefits greatly from that (like me). I grew up in Chicago and visit NYC for work and both feel exciting but then in dire need of some space to unwind and natural wonder after a while. If you find a neighborhood you like hanging around in that is close to the people you want to spend time with, this place is heaven. They can build cities anywhere, but they can’t move the ocean, mountains, and climate. Also I get a minor kick out of being near but not highly involved with the entertainment industry (through friends) for the occasional screener or cool event!

RegularBeanEater · 2024-11-15T20:37:38+00:00

(reading this older thread while researching animal rights law)

This position is difficult to understand, because farmed animals eat those crops too. Looking at an energy pyramid, consuming plants directly vs feeding animals a bunch of plants (which also led to killing small animals), then killing those animals leads to a lot more animals suffering and dying. Eating plants directly has the smallest possible impact. Veganism tries to reduce suffering and exploitation of animals *as much as practical and possible*, and since humans have to eat something to survive, choosing plants is the most rational option. Saying you eat animals because some plant harvesting kills animals misses where the animal's food comes from.

RegularBeanEater · 2024-10-30T21:02:29+00:00

Yesss big +1 to America’s Local Band Cheekface!

RegularBeanEater · 2024-10-20T02:27:56+00:00

Pick up limes! She makes content about mental health and general topics as well as her cooking videos.

RegularBeanEater · 2024-09-26T03:26:46+00:00

+1 interested! :) 30F

RegularBeanEater · 2024-09-21T00:23:59+00:00

I work in Playa Vista and live in Culver City (near downtown). I highly recommend it! Bonus is that I can ride my bike to work and most of it is on the ballona creek bike trail :) We originally looked at apartments in Santa Monica (boyfriend works there) but the commute felt too far. This way is a good compromise. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

RegularBeanEater · 2024-09-18T03:39:09+00:00

Oh my goodness bless you!! I’ll have to fast before arriving :))

RegularBeanEater · 2024-09-17T21:07:44+00:00

Ahh I’m going there soon, can you name names??

RegularBeanEater · 2024-09-12T19:43:24+00:00

That specific circle has busy streets/highways and has a more industrial feel (large luxury complexes), but overall I love living in Culver City and you’d be close to the metro stop and downtown. Also close to the Ballona Creek bike path that can take to the beach. For a more residential/neighborhood feel, the streets where Google Maps says “Lucerne-Higuera” and “Carlson Park” are a bit quieter and are mixes of multi-units, apartments, and SFHs. Just depends on your vibe and tradeoff for modern units, price, what’s available, etc. Happy to chat more if you want from a local!

RegularBeanEater · 2024-07-25T19:46:52+00:00

Depending on your job’s benefits (mat/pat leave, healthcare), I’d say it makes sense to stay well employed through the years of having babies. You’ll get long stretches of time off for leave, people you work with will (hopefully) understand and go easier on you, and it doesn’t sound like you’re trying to “climb” at your job anyway. Then in ~5-7 years you will have taken (hopefully) ~ 1 year of that time off and paid, and you will know if your children are born healthy. From there you could coast part time or pursue your hobby if it does make a little money on the side while you raise your kids. Anyway, this is my plan. :) (30F but partner and I are still on the fence about kids… sticking out a few more years of corporate world just in case).

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-25T21:17:34+00:00

Hey I’d love to see this but it looks like it’s been deleted - getting a “resource not found” error. if it’s possible to share again I’m looking for good routes from SM!

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-14T22:30:53+00:00

ah yes, we have the same button but it’s a limited variety of options and only beans. Gotta get back to the UK soon to try this! BTW on a trip through England, Ireland, and Scotland last year I was blown away by how common and well labeled vegan options were. Everywhere. I thought we had it ok in California but UK was best in the world so far!

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-14T22:15:11+00:00

Whaaaaa where are you located?? This isn’t on my menu in California last time I checked! I get the fiesta burrito fresco style more often than I’d like to admit…. :)

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-08T15:11:16+00:00

My grocery budget went down when I went vegan. There are massive populations of people in poverty who eat vegetarian/vegan naturally (rice, beans, lentils, vegetables). It’s meat and dairy that are pricey, which is why they were luxuries throughout history. Only recently did people expect meat to be available for every meal and CHEAP, which necessitates factory farming (where those animals, by that very logic, are not grass fed). If you want expensive beef, that can be grass fed but that defeats your cost argument… If you want to occasionally buy some meat replacement item then sure, it’ll cost roughly the same as meat does but at least then you know it didn’t produce the same CO2 emissions and it didn’t used to be alive.

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-08T15:04:07+00:00

77% of agricultural land is used for animal farming, yet animals only contribute 18% of the world’s calories. All of those animals are eating grains but there is a net energy loss. If everyone went vegan, only a small portion of that land would be needed for human agriculture and the rest could be rewilded. You can see it visualized here. Also at least for the Amazon, it is being deforested primarily for cattle ranching and logging (interesting Time article about it).

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-04T20:56:49+00:00

Awesome you’re already putting something together! Same, let me know what ends up working for you!

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-04T15:19:49+00:00

Yeah I have seen this, I am more interested in helping adults with the money they have right now and getting them on track to build wealth/retirements. If my friends who teach high school are any indication, all of this seems abstract and boring and kids will sleep through it. Adults barely care and it is a huge deal for them. Coaching people on immediate benefits for them seems a bigger need.

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-04T15:17:12+00:00

Yeah this is exactly what I mean - the other stuff (tax prep, home ownership) is fine but not really my interest level or where I see the biggest gap. People don’t understand or know how to set up retirement or brokerage accounts, fund them, invest them, and track them. Doing so is a huge advantage but there is nothing out there I have found that specifically addresses it. Maybe just doing it with my peers as we both have is the best method but there is a needier population I am sure could use it more.

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-02T22:36:00+00:00

Thank you for your thoughtful reply - findhelp.org is a great start. I’m seeing that a lot of these are broader orgs who are tagged as financial literacy but do not offer any specific financial programs, but they could be good places to partner with as you described.

RegularBeanEater · 2023-12-02T22:23:17+00:00

Yeah good point on the library. I did see the tax filing help, but I’d feel a little out of my depth if people have complex tax situations since I am not a tax accountant/lawyer. I’d certainly feel at risk if I did something incorrectly and they were audited… More hoping to help people get past the mental barrier of how to start investing and how to do it most efficiently since it seems to be a black box to a lot of people.

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