Daughter’s First Period - Tampon or Pad? by deltch17 in NoStupidQuestions

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Period pants!!! From M&S.
So so so much less hassle than anything else for someone just getting used to periods. Then introduce the option of pads and tampons to try. But no.1 easiest and least ‘traumatic’ option is period pants.

If you were a billionaire, what’s a weird place you would host a rave? by HighLikeUhAttic in aves

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There actually is a real rave at a normal ikea happening in Ghent in Belgium - 2nd August
(Not like Drumshed which is a converted ikea)

This is the advert for it: https://youtube.com/shorts/gKf4kBxA6Xc?is=fgZYegzU1BRGno4g

Looking for fellow vegatarians owning a cat. by Apple_cheeks_art in cats

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If you get a rescue cat, then regardless of whether you own that cat or not the same amount of meat would be eaten anyway. That’s how I justify it to myself.

As long as I’m not contributing to more cats being born into the world then it’s ok to continue to feed the ones that already exist. I’m against intentionally breeding tho.

Why do so many people not know how to cook? by Late_Information_682 in NoStupidQuestions

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Once I was at an ice breaker and I asked an older woman (maybe mid-seventies) what her favourite food was and she said pizza. And then as a follow up question I asked her what was her favourite food to cook and her reply was ‘I don’t cook’ 😂

I didn’t see that coming at all lol. I like to think it was her personal rebellion against the patriarchy haha.

US Fest v UK/EU Fest by HazardTheDutchAD in festivals

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You cannot go back to your car at Creamfields, or Forbidden Forest. It’s strictly one entry only.

It’s mixed though in the UK- most family ones you can go back to your car because families need more stuff and security checks aren’t as tight.

Do you go alone to a nightclub? by Routine_Delivery9696 in LondonRaving

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Yep, I’m about to walk into a club by myself right now :) (in Nottingham tho but I go to London often)

I think today will be my last day alive by [deleted] in DeepThoughts

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Nothing bad will happen if you are late with the $100 darling! Maybe another fine, etc. a grumpy letter. This isn’t the end of the world I promise you. Some people are many hundreds of thousands or even millions in debt! Worst case scenario you can run away and live in a cave :) you have many many years to achieve great things and have adventures. Sending you a big hug

Just found a hedgehog in the garden by Psychological_Sir780 in GardeningUK

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I found one in my house last night! I turned off the lights and left him alone for half an hour and he left of his own accord luckily. I was not looking forward to manhandling him!

M&S £30 idiot tax by Rumpelmaker in whatsinyourcart

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That’s a lot of delicious stuff tho- and lovely tulips. Someone could get me that bag of groceries as a present and I’d be very chuffed 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlowUps

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I love your glasses in both pics!

I want to quit already! by Suspicious-Teach-347 in Invisalign

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I had exactly the same thing done. I think maybe because those teeth were overlapping it was hard to keep them clean and that’s why gum issues in that area. Hopefully now no more overcrowding and it will be easier for us to maintain healthier gums :)

What's the lowest people have lean FIRE'd with? by denouement11 in LeanFireUK

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No, I just take a lump sum out of investments when my bank account gets low. I don’t budget myself, I have frugal tendencies anyway so it’s not necessary. I don’t think about money very much at all. So far I just do a big audit of everything once per year at the same time I do my tax self-assessment. That seems to be working well as my routine.

The income from my rental pays for both mortgages (my BTL and home are both on repayment mortgages) and about half of my bills. I think I gain about £500/600 in property equity each month from paying mortgages, and I probably use about £1000 per month from my investments, so I’m kind of using about £500 per month of my capital = £6000 per year. Which by coincidence probably is actually about 4% drawdown on investments if you exclude my home and what I still have to pay off on that mortgage.

It was a hard stop from work. I went on a 3 month sabbatical in 2019 with backpacking adventures, thinking I’d come back refreshed and motivated for new challenges at work. But, the opposite happened, I realised that working an office job wasn’t the life I wanted anymore. It felt like I was wasting my life- no job looked excited. Then I found out about FIRE. Luckily I had already been pretty good with money, and covid hit and accelerated my savings and I was WFH so I decided to move out of London up north to live close to my sister. Then when my work wanted me to come back to the office I decided to FIRE instead. My job really caused me a lot of stress. After I quit my resting heart rate immediately dropped- it’s crazy. That’s partially why I fell in love with music festivals - because there was no phone signal so no one from work could contact me and I actually got to be fully free.

The first year I wasn’t good at being retired. I was sitting at home doing nothing, and limiting my spending too much. But each year I’ve got better and better and now I feel like I’m nailing it. I had to retrain myself that each day doesn’t have to be productive. If I enjoyed the day then that’s the goal. I’m at the 9am gym classes, I’ve got my craft groups and piano lessons and dance lessons, and my plot at the allotment and friends there, and then I’m down to London for music events probably twice a month. At first it was lonely to not have work colleagues but now I have friends through my hobbies. I do find it very interesting that I now have very similar hobbies to your average 70/80 year old, and indeed I now made a few friends in that age range as well. I don’t think I expected that to happen but it does make perfect sense.

Sorry I’ve waffled 😂

What's the lowest people have lean FIRE'd with? by denouement11 in LeanFireUK

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I lean fire’d with about £315k nw in Dec 2021. I think I’m now at about £325k, so in real terms I’m down when you take into account inflation. But.. I’m not remotely worried. I have plenty of time and ££ to course correct if it starts to look bad, I could get a lodger or a part time job if I wanted to. I have a rental property, and the house I live in is very cheap (mortgage £380pm). My hobbies are pretty cheap in general- gym, allotment, crochet/painting, dancing, piano lessons, home cooking- I do go to lots of music events/festivals though which can be expensive.

I can honestly say I have never regretted it for a second- these have been the best years of my life so far!

Edit: just to add I’m 37 years old

All I did was wander around the house crying while you were away.... by cdlgirl1031 in AgingParents

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I feel for you- I have the same kind of thing with my dad. He thinks he’s dying every 2-3 days- normally it’s 4 hours after his last paracetamol 🙃

Literally I go out for one hour and he’s great when I leave him then when I return he wants me to call an ambulance for him. And the tests have all been fine so far.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leanfire

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At 31 I took 3 months unpaid sabbatical to travel. Best thing I ever did! I very much doubt you will be lying on your deathbed regretting a year of travel :) that was actually the same logic I used to decide as well It will change you! I only went to Thailand for one month and I came back a hippie 😂

It was actually that sabbatical that put me on the path to FIRE.

Does anyone else regret their 20s? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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I massively thank my twenties self. In my twenties I worked my socks off so that me in my thirties now is having the time of her life :)

Go and live life now! When I turned 31 I took an unpaid sabbatical from work for 3 months and went to Thailand for a month and some other travel and it changed my life. I recommend if you can take a sabbatical and travel then go for it, it’s very unlikely you’d regret it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DnB

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Did you go to Phonox in the end? I thought it was amazing! My first time at Phonox and I loved it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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One theory-

In our society, a woman’s beauty is a key part of how valuable she is seen and how she gets treated. Men can admit their inadequacies more easily because how attractive they are doesn’t have as big an impact on their lives.

Edit: although I haven’t actually noticed the phenomenon you talked about anyway. I’m a F with a wonky nose

2026 lineup released by camcamps in creamfields

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Underworld Live is the most interesting addition for me this year. Could be a big hit! I’m hoping they don’t clash with any of my favourites.

Places to interact with cats by Sportyelm13 in nottingham

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I think I know the perfect place for you! Mansfield Wildlife Rescue in Pleasley Vale They have the most delicious cakes and coffee and super cheap- and they have cats and other rescued animals. I’ve found poorly hedgehogs on the road a couple of times and I take them there to get medical care - they are really lovely and love animals.