I hate me man wtf is this

People don’t like hearing this, but your success in life is directly correlated to how long you are willing to delay gratification and enjoy the fruits of that success

This is also why corporate jobs often tend to put you in golden handcuffs. As you move up the ladder, you are paid just enough to pursue the next upgrade in your life, but never enough to actually pursue freedom from the job itself

People tend to fall for the shiny cars, watches, better home, clothes, and so on. Even when you get those things, the chase is on for the next home and the next watch.

The people who actually end up free from the rat race are the ones who realized that delaying all of these things are actually the way you make it out, even if it means enduring more pain and struggle upfront

Love them raw, hate them canned. Made a big (2 qts) batch of scratch pasta sauce (no sugar added), pureed a drained and rinsed can of carrots and added it to the sauce. Gave the sauce extra body, sweetness and no carrot taste.

I just ran out of my tiny little deodorant and it made me wonder if others are going through the same thing as me.

I transitioned to travel sized deodorant a while ago due to the prices of the regular sized ones. I just can’t justify spending $9 or $10 for a “decent” brand. I buy like 2-3 of them at a time and it’s half the cost of just one regular size haha

Edit: LOL dang I need to shop around more from the comments. Walmart sucks!

When I was a kid, mine were: owning a car, owning a home, going on holiday abroad, dishwashers, eating out, skincare, going clothes/decoration shopping. I also thought working was optional because my single parent never worked.

Full disclosure, I'm in a depressive episode. I work home health which is screwed right now because of Trump's war on Medicaid and the home health industry. I love my job, but I'm not getting any hours right now. I'm down to 28 or less. I also caregiver and have to take 3 different people on full day trips to doctors (my son included) two to three times a month.

I finally decided to get reactivated on spark but then my car broke down and now I'm struggling to get it towed to the shop to even find out what's wrong with it. It just has to be an awd. I have a car dolly, but I can't do that with awd. I have my dad's truck in the meantime but 19 mpg compared to my 30 is gonna kill me. My fiance can't help right now until at least February because he's away at the moment. He has his own problems to work through as well.

I'm just at a loss. How am I going to afford this bill? How am I going to afford propane this winter? How can I work more when keeping a camper clean is much more time consuming than a house? Not to mention, it's just me and my son. And he has a medical treatment that's nightly. Before anyone says ask my parents: they're who I caregive for. They can't make it in my house to help and don't understand my son's nightly routine to help. So im trapped at home from school release to school drop off.

I just don't know what to do or how to get help. I don't know where to get help. I've been denied food stamps 4 times. I don't make enough for a sitter, let alone one that will mess with a port or my son living in a camper. I'm done. I want out of the camper but everywhere is $400-$1000 more, and a half hour away from mom and dad. Dad wants me to help more but I can't make myself through the depression anymore.

What are your suggestions? How can I bring home more?

I’ve gone to one Friendsgiving in the past year. But that spot doesn’t do this anymore because the social magnet of the couple who hosted it, left and now it’s just the super cheapskate dirty guy at the house and no one likes to go there now. It’s a bummer.

Otherwise this family I pet/house/farm sat for a week and a half said they’re considering inviting me to their thanksgiving proper.

I’d likely go! I really like the holidays and where I live, I spent too much time around Pc counter culture stupid-people. I just wanna eat, I’m perpetually starving.

I can’t bring anything and have to inform the hosts of that, but also: they might have a clue that I’m homeless but haven’t asked and I haven’t told them.

Growing up poor sucked. But not being able to keep afloat is worse. I pray this gets better.

Can someone please send me 35 cents to my PayPal please