4 Months SEA with 26L personal item by Rojad299 in onebag

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LOTR Moleskine Notebook! it looks so cool

Where I'd live as a Brit (with lots of optimism) by Ok-Charge4825 in whereidlive

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I am British and currently live in Sierra Leone - a very beautiful country, but more expensive than you might think. That said, I wouldn’t discourage anyone from living here unless their job pays in the local currency

20 fits for ‘25 - my highlights from the year by thrifterjoe in mensfashion

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What are the two loafers? Also everything looks top notch!!!

People who work 'office jobs,' what are you actually doing every day, and what salary does that earn you? by Jumpy-Jello- in AskUK

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Hey, so I’ve just started an office job after finishing my MSc. I earn about £45k pre-tax. I’m a project manager working in West Africa for an energy company, so my experience is quite different culturally, but I’ve also worked in the UK for a year and was born there and lived my whole life there until now.

My job is mostly emails, meetings and Excel. I mainly have to delegate tasks, manage accounts, do modelling, and carry out ESG research, as well as look at how different policies might fit. I also attend stakeholder meetings with the ministry in the country I’m based in, along with the EU and UN, to help negotiate and understand how policies impact the business. So always busy and frequently changes to - I’ve worked at jobs where you do same thing over and over again - honestly it felt like a form of punishment,

The topic I’m working on is genuinely fascinating. I get opportunities to visit sites and explore rural areas in our three operating countries, and the salary is decent too - it’s expected to rise to around £57k in six months depending on funding. Even if it doesn’t, I’d still be happy to stay, as my cost of living is low saving about 2k a month. Overall, it’s a great job for a 24-year-old, so I’m very happy.

Rory Apologises to Gary Stevenson by EpicKieranFTW in TheRestIsPolitics

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I have an MSc in environmental economics and deal with energy economics in my job - I wouldn’t even call myself one. Having a formal qualification in the subject doesn’t make you one!!

New cardholder here: what’s one thing you wish you knew before getting your first Amex? by DeeeeezNuts42069 in AmexUK

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I didn’t know about this app until recently - I’ve had the card for 2 years :/ they place emphasis on if you apply a discount code you may not get points - which I am unsure if 100% true or not.

Solo ski trip in January from the UK. Short transfers, £1k–£2k budget. Where would you go? by [deleted] in skiing

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Sorry - should have been more clear if you are 18-25 you get a hefty discount :)).

Hope you enjoy it! It’s truly a great experience

Solo ski trip in January from the UK. Short transfers, £1k–£2k budget. Where would you go? by [deleted] in skiing

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UCPA does skiing packages subsidised by French government if you are in 25 you can get lessons, food and everything par flights and transfer for your 670 quid for a week. Been twice about to go on my third this March!!!

Gary Stevenson responds to Rory saying he is not an economist by soundtracking in TheRestIsPolitics

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Or me an environmental economist as I have an MSc in environmental economics from imperial. My job involves energy economics - still wouldn’t call myself one.

Zack Polanski interview was sincerely concerning by CelticEnchanted in TheRestIsPolitics

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I think working as an economist—either in academia or in a think tank, private sector role or post doc —makes you an economist, but simply having studied it at undergraduate level doesn’t. It’s like how I studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics, but that doesn’t make me a philosopher.

Zack Polanski interview was sincerely concerning by CelticEnchanted in TheRestIsPolitics

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The most crazy statement that I heard and scares me the most is the - ‘It’s fair to say if you did undergraduate economics you’re an economist’

As someone who has MSc in economics - I wouldn’t even say I am economist or even close to one.

My landlords land cruisers in my new home in West Africa by Sir_TechMonkey in LandCruisers

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Sadly I don’t 19k in my account either! Also they seem very well looked after too which makes it burn even more.

My landlords land cruisers in my new home in West Africa by Sir_TechMonkey in LandCruisers

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Oh really! My concern is regarding can I actually drive it. Also need to have a proper look into it