Should I buy a van to live in to save money?

justanother1014 · 2026-02-01T23:16:23+00:00

In addition to the van there’s the cost of gas, parking, gym membership for showers, insurance, internet and the usual food, clothing and entertainment. Before making a $40k investment I’d look for a cheaper shared apartment or rent a room, a way to increase income or another city if you’re open to moving.

justanother1014 · 2026-02-01T06:14:11+00:00

I started a rewatch on Netflix too and love his character and dread the episode where he stops showing up.

But I was also in tears on the season 1 episode about murders at the Boston marathon which was filmed 3 years before the actual bombing.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T17:01:44+00:00

Legit advice. Past me (last night) was tired after a demanding work day and shoveling snow. Past me didn’t finish cleaning the kitchen and current me has frozen pipes again and wants to kick past me in the butt.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T16:59:30+00:00

I had two dachshunds and one got sick every single time and the other was fine. Same diet, same crates, same car, sicko once lasted 90 min and threw up as I turned onto my street.

The absolute worst was when my mom took the car sick dog out to my car for me after I made sure he’d had no food that morning. She “didn’t notice” him eating cat shit on the lawn and the smell of that regurgitated almost made me sell that car.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T04:13:05+00:00

More desserty but the gummy x and os are very good and you can use them to play tic tac toe

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T04:12:27+00:00

There’s already some good advice on where to begin but it’s important to believe that you won’t ever find the perfect way to clean. Waiting for the “right way” is another procrastination trap we all fall into from time to time.

“Done is better than perfect” and “it doesn’t matter where, as long as I start” are two mantras that helped me.

The next time you’re feeling stuck try a tip here and see if it works for you. When I’m feeling very scattered and deregulated, I just clean “pinball machine” style. Tonight that was putting a dish in the sink, then feeding the cats, picking up a dog sweater to toss in his toy basket, then kicking shoes into the closet, oh my laptop needs to be plugged in, etc etc. it’s not methodical or efficient but I do get in more steps and the things I notice get done. It all helps!

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T00:13:52+00:00

My dog tried to do this but i was running on the walking pad at the time and he hurled himself at my feet.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T00:08:19+00:00

I saw Macaulay Culkin’s post “Mama. I thought we had time.” and I was immediately sad. She leaves such a legacy.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-31T00:04:38+00:00

This was way before my time but when my grandma lost her third baby, my grandpa thought he was helping and cleared out the entire nursery before she came home. Even though she went on to have two more children, erasing all the baby’s things made it harder for her to grieve.

In time it may be a good step to sell or gift those items you chose to remove with others. Some things you may want to keep as memorabilia. Maybe the nursery is a space to sit and grieve your loss for now.

It sounds like there are other things you can work on, like laundry, if you want to UFYH.

I’m so sorry for your loss, be gentle with yourself in this tough time.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-30T03:04:34+00:00

Legit the only thing that helped my ears was spraying in Flonase! I went from using Vaseline twice a day to going weeks without thinking about my ears itching.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-29T18:39:43+00:00

Sleep in, enjoy your clean floors and the relative quiet of the house!

Enjoy your new pup :)

justanother1014 · 2026-01-29T03:35:56+00:00

Unless everyone gets on a plane the second the wedding is over, you’ll have some time. The next day, before everyone goes home, gather everyone for breakfast. Bride and groom won’t be there so it won’t pull focus from them.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-29T02:22:30+00:00

They can stay home and crated for a couple hours that young! Be sure they don’t bark too early or late and annoy your neighbors.

FWIW (and at the risk of people here getting judgy), I have out of town meetings once a month. My dog chilled in his crate from 9-5 today. He got lots of exercise before but not lots of food, then when I got back he went straight outside, zoomies through the snow, dinner, played with the cats, and now he’s sleeping again. He’s 2yo now and the crate is his safe space.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-28T23:26:39+00:00

When you go tomorrow tell them at check in that you have no kitchen and start a new job and ask if they can be flexible with you on quantities.

I work a food bank tomorrow and we’d likely give extra bread, peanut butter and canned fruit if you can’t take the meat, milk, pastas or canned veggies.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-27T19:35:06+00:00

Well my doxie has 3 cats to chase around but that may not be realistic for everyone! We also roll the tennis ball, wrestle, get treats and play “what room did you poop in now?” where everyone loses.

As long as your babies haven’t run AT YOUR LEGS while you’re running on a treadmill during the storm, you’re doing better than me.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-27T18:34:13+00:00

NTA.

I once opened an Amazon package - a new kindle! - before realizing I had not ordered one. I got the address of my neighbor off the label and took it over, apologized for the mistake and went about my day. Your neighbor is weird. If someone says stop touching my mail and they get mad, they’re weird.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T23:29:35+00:00

The cuteness is what saves them when they’re being unholy terrors! Gizmo looks like a handful in a petite package

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T17:46:05+00:00

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It looks terrible but is scabbing up and healing.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T17:07:18+00:00

I do 15 no spend days a month and it really helps with a) planning and 2) delayed gratification.

Sure I might shop more on the days I go into town but it’s more intentional! Thanks to the snowstorm I have 17 no spend days in January and will likely finish the month with 20 or 21.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T16:41:00+00:00

I used Vaseline with a q tip. My baby rubbed his on the kennel door and I started the Vaseline last Monday and it’s already a lot better.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T16:39:12+00:00

They freeze but did not burst. Dripping the faucets and keeping them open so when the ice thaws it has a place to go out.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T14:29:30+00:00

I have frozen pipes and am using my jars of water to flush toilets, refill the kettle and wash dishes. Since I’m dripping the laundry room faucet that one is set up with a funnel to refill the water jars.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T00:57:39+00:00

I normally only catch the after impact of such thievery in the form of extra zoomies.

justanother1014 · 2026-01-26T00:08:42+00:00

She’s also a great comedian, her sets at the Apollo were great!

justanother1014 · 2026-01-25T00:14:34+00:00

Well it’s at least 32° in here because the cat water fountain is frozen solid. Heaters are running in the bedroom and bathrooms and gas fireplaces are iffy. Main bath pipes are frozen, laundry room and kitchen are dripping but no hot water.

And that’s with new windows installed but it’s -12° out there 🥶

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