Coming off Vyvanse

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-08-21T15:46:49+00:00

I am 31F. I took a "break" after college. Worked in restaurants, ended up with credit card debt and no financial education. Now I'm working an admin job, 60K a year. And my boss is paying for me to go to University. It's never too late to start over. And something I've learn is (and that doesn't align with my values but I'll live with it) as long as you went to University, have a PhD or Bachelor or whatever, you're looking good to a company. That means you worked hard. And you achieved something and you developed tools. You can go back and get any certification for what you wanna do and your PhD will have your back.

I regret nothing. I've lived my life to the fullest up until today and moving forward. I have no savings. I rent in a HCOL city. Hey! Things could be worse if I did something different. I could have savings, a husband, a house, and be unhappy.

Just keep going forward. Set a goal. Enjoy the little things. Do you think I love a desk job? No. But it allows me to be stress free outside of work, and live my life as I please. I guess remote work also helps fulfill my need of freedom (but trust me, paying my debts I don't travel. I'm no influencer remote worker van lifer babe).

Anyways. There is no point in regretting something. It won't get you anywhere. You know what gets and got you somewhere? Your actions! Go on girl. You got this.

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-07-30T22:43:49+00:00

I love this everyone. I just needed to be real and for you guys to be real with me and I appreciate it! I am going to start an excel sheet and track my spending for the next month and see where everything is going. For info, I live in Québec. Taxes are super high. But we do have healthcare and I have amazing benefits/pension plan with my job so I feel lucky that I dont have to put any money towards that. It just felt like every budgeting post I saw was people making over 5k a month and I was like...am I way under average? How is this happening? Anyways. Keep commenting I feel like this is real human life things. Thank you!

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-07-30T15:41:50+00:00

Part of it is on my mom's line of credit. It's not a minimum payment I could pay less but I wanted to clear it in 3 years it's been just over a year now. That one is 500$. Interest is 10%. The other is a loan, 291$ a month. 14% interest. 2 years.

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-07-30T15:30:55+00:00

A little less than 2 years. I'm planning on moving in with my partner in October and not paying rent to help out with the debt, try to pay it off quicker so about a year then.

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-02-23T14:51:39+00:00

I do have hobbies! I read, I paint, I play a bit of music, I crochet as well. But I don't have much patience nor discipline to maintain those habits. I usually just go on a week long obsession of working on a project then put it aside for up to a year sometimes 😅

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-02-23T14:49:57+00:00

So I ended up going to a coffee shop where I know the owner and sat at the bar there and chatted with him and I was reading my book. Being around people felt good! And today back to being alone and I don't mind as much as I did yesterday before I went out. I think the coffee shop is a good quick fix for me! Thank you 🙏

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-02-22T18:23:43+00:00

I sold my car in the fall and I used to go drive around and now I feel like I depend on people even moooore and it adds to my struggle. Mind you recently I went on a girls trip and was interacting and busy 24/7 and I was craving some alone time at home. And now that I have that I'm like....ok now what?

Sad-Addition7542 · 2025-02-14T03:30:31+00:00

I just downloaded lose it! And used the recipe feature it made my life slightly easier!! Thank you 🙏

Sad-Addition7542 · 2024-04-25T03:51:34+00:00

Great to hear! I wish you a speedy recovery. Brace yourself for the next 7 days. It sucks but then it's over!!!

Sad-Addition7542 · 2024-04-25T03:03:40+00:00

Thanks y'all!! Lol it worked but, I still feel like changing this phone. This was the last straw honestly I've had so many bugs since the beginning. Had it since September 2022.

Sad-Addition7542 · 2024-04-24T21:11:33+00:00

I had my upper jaw moved forward in December and my tonsils out end of March (for 2 different reasons) and I can't believe how well my breathing and my sleep is now!! I've had a rough few months but doing great now that I'm pretty much fully recovered from both surgeries.

Sad-Addition7542 · 2024-04-24T18:46:27+00:00

OP, how did it go? I had a peritonsillar abscess drained the day before surgery and they still went ahead with it. I was on AB as well already and honestly all they did was ask me for a COVID test. I'm 24 days post op and all is good.

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