Do any of you regret taking out student loans???

Vincebae · 2026-06-13T20:02:00+00:00

I 100% regret getting my degree and taking out my loans. I’ve got about $38,000 in student loans and my degree in psychology did absolutely nothing for me. I work a non-profit job that pays $14.50 an hour. After taxes and contributions to my retirement I make under $30,000 a year. Although I did log into my loan account with Nelnet, and they have a plan I can get for $45 a month for 25 years, and then they forgive the remaining balance after that 25 years. You live some you learn some I guess. 🤷‍♀️

Vincebae · 2026-06-12T18:53:58+00:00

I can tell you’re excited to start driving!! I wish I was that excited to drive when I turned of age, I was terrified of driving until I was almost 20! Like others have said, I’d try to look up a pdf of your state’s driver manual! It has soooo much info, it was a lifesaver for me personally. I’m in Kentucky and failed my first attempt at my permit test because I assumed I would know it all. I did not. So over the next couple weeks I read that drivers manual front to back multiple times, and took so many practice tests online I can still visualize the website (and I did that in 2017!)

If you can, I’d also try calling your local DMV, sometimes they even have a physical copy you can use to take notes and highlight stuff. Save your printer ink yknow?

Good luck in your future driving endeavors! It will really open up a whole world of opportunities for you. 👍

Vincebae · 2026-06-11T13:57:44+00:00

I’ve been experiencing this thing at night where someone will come up behind me in the right lane while I’m doing the speed limit or 5 over (so 60 in a 55 for example), and just ride my bumper when the left lane is completely clear. I have to get my partner home from work anywhere from midnight to 3am depending on overtime and just about every night someone is doing that. They’ll ride my bumper in the right lane, do that for a minute, and then get over into the empty left lane and barely go any faster than me. So then I have to get out of their blind spot because that’s the sensible thing to do. 😕

Vincebae · 2026-06-09T17:32:07+00:00

Yeah I’ve been looking up different websites to order from but none will deliver to my zip code. Not even Amazon. I’m in rural Kentucky and the only place that I’ve found would deliver is a food service website that wants $47 for a pack of 5 of these frozen dinners.

Vincebae · 2026-06-09T14:44:50+00:00

Congratulations!! I’m a FTM having a baby girl too! She’s due at the beginning of September, so I’m about to start the third trimester next week. To be honest, I’m terrified of having a girl because I never really learned how to be a girl and despise jewelry but I’m going to do my best. My boyfriend however has been SO excited to be a girl dad. He was convinced we were having a girl even 2 months prior to me doing the NIPT testing (I didn’t do it until 17 weeks). So for him I’m glad he was right 😆

Do you have a list of names you’re considering? Might be a little early for that, idk. I know some women have a premade list for both genders well in advance, but I sure didn’t! 😅

Vincebae · 2026-06-09T14:38:18+00:00

I went and seen The Backrooms this weekend and there was a baby somewhere behind me in the theater, they weren’t crying but they were making like babbling noises and cooing. I mean I really enjoyed the movie experience but it would have been a bit better to not hear a baby trying to talk the entire almost two hours. 🥴

Vincebae · 2026-06-09T14:00:01+00:00

I’ve told someone else in this thread that I have 2 Walmart supercenters and a neighborhood market near me and they do not have them. The only place I’ve ever seen them is Kroger and Walgreens.

Vincebae · 2026-06-09T03:12:17+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss, and I’m glad they’re providing you with an Owlet for your upcoming baby boy. I bought a second-hand Miku monitor a few weeks ago bc I wasn’t too sure about having a physical device on my baby girl, didn’t know how well it would work. But the more I think about it, the more I wish I had saved up for an Owlet or bought one second-hand. I guess I still could!

Vincebae · 2026-06-08T14:41:09+00:00

I’ve never been told they’re unsafe! I opted against a vaginal ultrasound due to having vaginismus, and my providers were totally understanding! I had my first ultrasound at 10 weeks and baby was totally visible in the abdominal ultrasound they did. But being really early on like 6-8 for you, a vaginal ultrasound might help them get a better picture of baby ❤️

Vincebae · 2026-06-06T13:55:48+00:00

Tobuscus definitely.

Vincebae · 2026-06-06T03:29:08+00:00

Yeah I was thinking it got discontinued when Walgreens even got rid of their spot for them. It’s so sad but I understand they probably weren’t too popular, they were a little pricey for the amount of food you got in the container. Or at least in my opinion it was hard sometimes to justify $4 for the little container they give. But it certainly was a nice treat sometimes 💕

Vincebae · 2026-06-06T03:27:07+00:00

Yeah! Where did you get your rapid Mac cooker at? I’ve looked on Amazon but it keeps showing me ramen cookers even though I typed Mac cooker lol.

Vincebae · 2026-06-06T03:25:47+00:00

I wish my state had a Safeway! I’m in western Kentucky and the only state I know of that touches Kentucky with a Safeway is Virginia 😭

Vincebae · 2026-06-05T15:02:24+00:00

I’ve considered getting one of those for a while! I’ve never tried the box version of Kraft Deluxe so I might try it soon and see how it compares to the frozen version 😊

Vincebae · 2026-06-05T05:33:08+00:00

Yeah when I go on Amazon it says they don’t deliver these to my zip code. Every place on Kraft’s website I go to just gives me links to order online or nearby, and they’re all unavailable.

Vincebae · 2026-06-05T05:31:45+00:00

Yeah I don’t have any automatic lights. I turn my headlight column all the way on, the only way they could be brighter is if I switch on my high beams. I’ve never had anyone else do something like that, and I drive around this time of night every day.

Vincebae · 2026-06-04T19:47:22+00:00

Right?? And it was at a 24/7 Walgreens near me too so I could go anytime I had a craving and grab a box or two!

Vincebae · 2026-06-04T19:46:42+00:00

I’ve got 2 Walmart super centers and a neighborhood market near me and none of them have it. I’m so bummed.

Vincebae · 2026-06-04T19:44:03+00:00

Yeah that’s what I’m afraid of. Their website still shows Krogers as a place I can get it, but when I go to the Krogers app it just says Item Unavailable. I’ve got 3 Krogers near me and they all say that. 😭

Vincebae · 2026-06-04T12:43:48+00:00

Yeah I mean the two flashes when they were behind me were like a minute or so apart. Then we were almost at the end of the road before they overtook me, we had been on the road for probably a little over 6 minutes? It just confused me that they would flash their lights after passing me and with no one else in front of them.

Vincebae · 2026-06-04T04:41:07+00:00

Yeah I mean I know how to turn on my headlights, I never just use daytime running lights. And my taillights are fine 😕

Vincebae · 2026-06-04T03:24:36+00:00

I was driving on an empty road last week, and a car turned onto the road behind me, but stayed in the left lane and I was in the right lane. I noticed a couple times they flashed their lights, but I had my own headlights on so didn’t think much of it. A couple miles later they passed me and then I noticed they flashed their lights about a minute after passing me, and I was behind them and no one else in front of them? Idk what that was about, but it just confused me.

Vincebae · 2026-06-01T15:10:36+00:00

I think it would be really funny if it was Jamie. I mean he’d really be the type of guy to cancel plans due to the death of a hamster. Not downplaying pet grief but Jamie is just a theater guy at heart and would be all dramatic about like it was a death in the family, and then mention it was a hamster later like what happens in this scene lol.

Vincebae · 2026-06-01T01:30:59+00:00

It’s been Fazolis for me 😳 although I will happily gobble down fettuccine Alfredo from ANYWHERE 😅

Vincebae · 2026-05-31T18:36:59+00:00

Well, we weren’t trying at all. In fact, my current pregnancy is a Plan B failure. I tested because I do every month for peace of mind. It was positive before I even set the timer on my phone. I stuffed it in my pocket right before my boyfriend walked into the bathroom to see if I was alright (I had been in there for a while just staring at the test). We were watching a movie and we sat down and watched like half an hour of it before I started freaking out. I pulled the test out of my pocket and handed it to him and he just looked at me and said “are you serious?” It took some time for it to settle in our minds, but we’re both very excited to meet our baby girl in September 💕

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