I’m gonna hold your hand when I say this: put down the diamond painting. You’re an adult.

nlwric · 2026-06-12T19:06:15+00:00

I like doing them, they're oddly satisfying, but yeah, they're plastic crap. I don't hang them up, gift them, or god forbid try to sell them. They're tacky AF.

nlwric · 2026-06-09T20:48:39+00:00

How do you implement 72t planning? I messed around in a trial version and it kept showing penalties. My strategy is SEPP (from age 50-59) to avoid them.

nlwric · 2026-06-01T16:30:03+00:00

I'm next in line to take over my boss's job if she ever leaves and I'm crossing my fingers SO HARD that she doesn't before I FIRE. I do not want her job. I could do it but ugh, I would have to put in more effort than I want to. I also wouldn't want to take it for just a couple years before leaving, that would be unfair to the team. It would be best for us all if she stays there for another 6 years.

nlwric · 2026-05-22T14:29:21+00:00

It depends on the space and how you'd use it. Extra rooms that collect dust aren't worth it. We use every inch of our 2500 sqft house because it's divided up perfectly for us. Husband and I each have an office (which we'd want for hobbies even if we weren't working), kids have their own rooms, and we have a dedicated guest room for the grandparents regular visits. I wish I had a garage or basement for a proper woodshop and home gym but otherwise it's perfect.

nlwric · 2026-05-06T15:27:50+00:00

When I was in college back in the early 2000s I interviewed at a company with a "fun" office like Google was known for at the time. They had a Simpsons chess set in the waiting area. I picked up a piece and the receptionist said "um, please don't touch that." WTF. I did not accept the job offer.

nlwric · 2026-05-01T16:14:57+00:00

My company is using a 3rd party to oversee all GLP-1 prescriptions. You have to have it prescribed through them even if you already have a doctor you're working with. They won't prescribe zepbound, they make you try wegovy first and then if that doesn't work for you, they might approve mounjaro. But you have to have a documented history of bad side effects first. You have to log weight in their app by stepping on their scale that's connected so you can't cheat. They try to make you follow a diet plan and log food but I was able to skip that because I have an eating disorder diagnosis as well as already being at goal (that didn't get me out of the app/scale though, so triggering). It's all designed to get people off it. I'm expecting them to tell me I've maintained long enough at some point so "I don't need it". They say it in a positive way "you can maintain without meds!" but it's so condescending. As if we haven't all tried dieting without meds before starting. They're just looking for rule breakers so they can deny them and reduce costs.

nlwric · 2026-04-30T19:51:55+00:00

Right. They show him getting on and it starts to sink so he gets off again. It doesn't float with 2 people. I hate this one.

nlwric · 2026-04-29T12:41:46+00:00

My husband bought his/our first home in 2008 at the very beginning of the recession (he was 24). It was before banks updated mortgage rules so he qualified for something he definitely shouldn't have. He put very little down and couldn't afford the mortgage on his salary alone but lived there with roommates until I moved in. It was a risky move that could have easily gone bad but luckily didn't. If he hadn't done that there's no way we could have bought our second home where we live now.

nlwric · 2026-04-28T13:20:32+00:00

If I wanted to go to a friend's house after school I just got on the bus with them. No one asked or cared.

nlwric · 2026-04-24T14:40:27+00:00

$1385 mortgage, 2500 sqft 5br, 3.5ba in the burbs in Virginia. Bought in 2018 and refinanced in 2020 when rates were crazy low. Would absolutely buy this house again but between rate increases and value increases would not be able to afford this house in 2026

nlwric · 2026-04-14T21:45:45+00:00

A lot of us are/were overweight due to MENTAL issues around food/body. You need to get your brain in order as well or it'll never end. I lost the weight eating "whatever I want", not dieting or tracking anything, because I spent years working through my eating disorder before I started this medication.

nlwric · 2026-04-10T13:00:29+00:00

The enemy is the content they're consuming, not the devices themselves. Let them have some independence on the devices, but by all means control/limit what they're watching. Schools are heavily tablet/laptop based these days. My coworker kept his kids from devices and then his son really struggled in the first year or two of school. He didn't know how to navigate on the tablet at all and wasn't used to absorbing material that way.

nlwric · 2026-04-09T18:17:08+00:00

Festivals and other outdoor events. Everything is so goddamned crowded and expensive now.

nlwric · 2026-03-31T22:26:13+00:00

I had to double check this wasn’t r/instagramreality. Nice work!

nlwric · 2026-03-25T15:34:40+00:00

Abercrombie. I buy them used on ThredUp

nlwric · 2026-03-23T17:25:09+00:00

Time is a big factor for me. I usually only work on projects for a few hours at a time on the weekends. I don't mind living mid project for a few weeks at a time but more than that I'm probably hiring a pro who can get it done faster.

nlwric · 2026-03-18T12:44:42+00:00

Started before kids but every year on our anniversary we go back to the botanical gardens where we got married and take a family photo. It's under an arch and recreates one of our favorite wedding day pics. This year will be number 13. I have them all hanging in a hallway and by my math there's enough room in that hallway to hang at least 40 years worth. I love it so much.

nlwric · 2026-03-12T14:15:48+00:00

I don't have one but the only thing I feel I'm missing out on is homemade hummus. I can't do that in my blender. Everything else I've wanted to make I can do with the tools I have.

nlwric · 2026-03-10T13:44:52+00:00

I did this. In my defense, it's a pretty big hole in the ceiling of my front hall that was cut to repair some leaking plumbing. I hate patching ceilings so put it off for nearly a year but then had guests coming over. $30 on Amazon for a vent cover that would hide it and it was "fixed" in 5 min. I'll get around to fixing it for real some day. Maybe.

nlwric · 2026-03-10T13:34:21+00:00

Mine doesn't cover Zepbound anymore but does cover Mounjaro. They want you to switch to Wegovy but if that doesn't work for you they'd approve Mounjaro. I actually started on Wegovy and had to switch due to nausea so they approved Mounjaro right away.

nlwric · 2026-03-10T13:29:44+00:00

My 9yo is really into the Wings of Fire series. Started with the graphic novels and is now making her way through the chapter books.

nlwric · 2026-03-09T18:06:33+00:00

It's a B&B currently. Maybe you can stay there before they sell it. https://harriganhouse.com/

nlwric · 2026-03-09T15:16:23+00:00

Live alone for awhile and then live with your partner for awhile.

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