My favorite from my time working in the news industry:
Neighbor puts toilets in their yard facing other neighbors house. That neighbor builds a fence so they don’t have to look at the toilets. Original neighbor then hangs toilets from the tree so it is visible over the fence. Cue complaints to get toilets removed by city/county.
I believe the original dispute had to do with tearing out a shared bush and parking on lawn, but I don’t recall the details.
Oh fun. $330k for a 500sqft shack that is partially collapsed. The only info on the listing states the lot will need to be scraped, so basically that is the cost of an empty lot.
Going out a bit further, you can find a couple of houses around $350k that are liveable. They are 700-900 sqft and 0-2 bedrooms.
How high are you OP?
A while back I applied with the USPS and got called in for an interview. It wasn’t a real interview, but more of a presentation on all the required next steps to be hired (there were at least 20 of us in the room). I ended up getting a different job before my start date, but if you were able to do all the steps by the deadline the job was yours.
That is the example that OP referred to in their question
Go for daily walks in nature.
Do yoga
Play a recreational sport that interests you
Read (I guess that’s still consumption)
Write
Volunteer for a cause you care about
This is pretty niche, but I’m in a casual curling league and nearly everyone is over 40. Everyone there is super welcoming and friendly.
Asking where you are from is pretty normal conversation, especially if you have a noticeable accent. Asking where your parents/grandparents/etc are from is less common. Are you by chance not-white? Sometimes these sorts of questions have a race element to them
Anything a chiropractor can do that will actually help, a PT can do better. They’ll also teach you what exercises to do to prevent needing to see them again.
A chiropractor will just tell you to come to them more often, and take more of your money over time.
I personally have ~1 years worth of cash savings. I have it as an emergency fund plus slush fund for any big purchases so I won’t have to sell my stocks. For instance, I was able to purchase a new HVAC for my house without having to move any money around or sell any investments. I’ve just been slowly replenishing my savings alongside investing since that purchase.
If I was you, I would definitely make sure I have at least 6 months savings and then maybe split investments/continued savings until I was at a point I was comfortable with in terms of savings (whatever it is that you decide that value is). Also, you say your savings account pays low interest. I would look to see if there are any High Yield Savings Accounts available in your country. Here in the US you can find accounts paying ~5% which is great for an efund.
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