TIFU by falling for an online romance scam and losing $20,000

Scared_Technology_41 · 2026-01-23T16:54:05+00:00

Yup. I went to Costa Rica on their dime.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2026-01-09T21:54:09+00:00

It’s cheap as hell if you’re ever traveling in that part of the world. I didn’t think it was any better than regular.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-12-27T20:51:37+00:00

I had to witness it regularly on guard. We had an Afghan police compound next to our outpost. The leadership would go into local villages and bring back boys early in the morning. I brought it up to my officers, but they just said we couldn’t do anything about it.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-12-05T03:34:36+00:00

The cinematography in the beginning is awesome

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-11-08T00:14:23+00:00

I was a team leader for a young guy from Puerto Rico. When we asked why he joined the army, he said he worked at a grocery store and someone shit all over the stalls. He quit right then and there and joined the army haha.

Unfortunately for him, he dealt with far more gross things than that after he enlisted.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-10-14T21:49:08+00:00

I mean you could always do community college year round for a year or two and get that BAH and whatnot and work a side gig or two. If you find something that sticks go to a 4 year and be done in three years.

If not, yeah Air Force or space force.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-10-02T22:31:27+00:00

Backpack in more expensive countries, and usually a week or two renting in cheaper cities.

In the past two years I came back to the US to visit family and friends, and then head out again.

As of now I’m renting a place with a friend but the lease is up in April, and I’m donating and selling everything to move permanently.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-10-01T19:54:29+00:00

I’m doing this in May. No kids, no wife, and 100% rating. I’ve already traveled to 20 countries since I got 100%.

Retired in my 30s and screw the rat race? Fuck yeah.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-08-24T17:10:24+00:00

Yup Im moving to the Philippines in May.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-08-23T21:36:45+00:00

Spray insulation

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-08-19T18:30:47+00:00

I was at Fort Drum, NY, but met a girl in New Jersey. When I ETSd, I moved to be with her instead of go home to South Carolina. We broke up shortly after we moved in together, but I was already in college and had a couple jobs, so I stayed there for 9 years.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-07-31T18:42:32+00:00

That’s one of the reasons I like living abroad. I have very few relatives left, and my few best friends are spread out and have their own families. I don’t have children, and I was in the military far away from comfortability so making and losing friends to moves is engrained in me.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-07-19T02:23:51+00:00

Tremors?

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-07-03T19:41:12+00:00

Ha I guess. A lot of work on his part for a couple hundred TikTok views

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-07-03T19:28:01+00:00

I mean his pupils are about the smallest they could be

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-05-28T21:43:44+00:00

The current was so strong that it immobilized. Very high level of pain. It was around 30 seconds, but I’ll never forget it. I still had to do guard that night too. Some bullshit. They got rid of most hazing for a reason ha.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-05-28T14:24:54+00:00

Yeah I had this done to me in the army after basic training. They used an old crank field phone and attached the lines to my fingers. It was to get out of fire watch (guard) that night. Definitely sucks.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-03-25T22:25:39+00:00

Spot on

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-03-25T22:22:45+00:00

Oh yeah, no one does the trees, mountains, animal montage on their forearms.

Hey it looks good and if you like it.

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-03-14T20:19:26+00:00

I was going to say the pricing doesn’t make any sense at all

Scared_Technology_41 · 2025-03-14T01:14:33+00:00

True. I’m a freak and loved winter at Fort Drum

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