Dissatisfaction is a good thing. It’s the fuel that pushes you to do something. Maybe it’s something big like switching careers or cutting ties with toxic relationships, but most often it’s small things like picking up a new hobby, volunteering, or taking a vacation.

Don’t dismiss dissatisfaction. Look into your life and see what you need to change.

You didn’t state the problem and I don’t know German, so I’m guessing you’re solving for the time of two trains?

It helps if you organize every problem into 3 steps: 1) what is the given info from the problem? 2) what core equations are we using? 3) how do we use #1 and #2 to solve the problem?

Your notes show these steps but if you can organize it well enough that it’s easy to understand just by looking at the blackboard, that will make everything smoother. Write the given info as bullet points. You’re using S=VT as the core equation, so underline it and write out what each letter stands for. From there, write each step vertically.

Family member of the same gender? Time to hold hands everywhere we go…

Be sure to export your data. I wouldn’t be surprised if alternatives made a feature to upload old data, and at the very least you could pop it into a spreadsheet so it’s not completely lost.

The thing I love most about Monarch is that they actively work to improve it. It’s not perfect but they really listen to feedback and every one of my bug reports has been addressed quickly.

I have a distant sibling that I’ve been building a relationship with over long distance. Saw them in-person and realized that they have quite a few toxic traits from one of our narcissistic parents. I don’t know what to do now. I’m pretty traumatized from that parent and my sibling doesn’t see any of it as a negative. I don’t think I have the ability to open their eyes on it, either. I want the relationship I thought we had.

*cereal *serial

My doorstep, my kinks.

Good rule for anyone who comes by, really.

I started getting judgemental looks in my teens. That being said, I don’t know how much I would care if an adult popped up on my doorstep

Here you go, scroll to the bottom

It looks like it’s CVS, Leader, Rugby, Rite Aid, Target, and Velocity Pharma brands.

It looks like CVS, Leader, Rugby, Rite Aid, Target, and Velocity brands.

Full list here

+1 and Huel black is my drinkable meal of choice.

Ah that’s frustrating. The XRAI looked promising, but it’s bulkier than I can wear and my phone isn’t compatible with it.

Regular looking glasses with live captioning. We get close but it always seems just out of reach.

Not by default, but if you cut life short then you can’t find the things that make it “worth it” in the end. And those things, the ones that make it so freaking worth it, they’re out there. They’re rich and beautiful and sometimes deceivingly simple.

I’ve been in a “not worth it” place before. The possibility of a “worth it” place was so foreign I don’t remember even thinking about the future. I’m in a “worth it” place now. I know it may not be permanent but I hope that I can at least help others make their lives worth it if not always my own.

Those questions are just going to open a can of crazy. Some battles aren’t worth fighting and in the workplace you’re going to see a lot of them.

Been struggling with insomnia from anxiety. Unemployed and have an interview today, woke up at 3am. Frustrating because I’ve been taking measures to reduce anxiety in general and specifically before bed, but oh well. Just gotta keep building up the habits that help.

I made a very lengthy reply here using the example of $30k/year actual salary. Ultimately it hinges on this assumption from the calculator you linked: “Your current annual expenses equal your annual expenses in retirement”. I think I will need higher annual expenses than what I have now.

Edit: I used the 2nd calculator on this page to adjust for future inflation.

Thanks for the breakdown. I definitely look at retirement in a pessimistic light. Honestly I’d love feedback so let me know what you think. Here’s the assumptions I make:

• I work 30 years and retire around 50, die around 85. Let’s also say I’m just starting to work and have those 30 yrs ahead of me to make the math easier. So 30 yrs work, 35 years retirement.

• Inflation based off 2000-present, ~2%. That $30k becomes ~$54k at the beginning of retirement [bor], ~$108k at the end of life [eol].

• Health insurance starts around $600/mo in my area so $1k/mo at bor, $1.46k/mo at 65 when Medicare kicks in. $54k -> $66k

• I’d like to travel more. Currently my ideal trips cost $7k/person. With inflation becomes $12k bor. $66k -> $78k/yr bor.

• I have had an up-close view of end-of-life for 4 close relatives. I’ve been a caregiver before and don’t wish that for my children. My bloodline is shit and if I live to 85 then I can optimistically guarantee at least 2 years of nursing home care and maybe 5 years of an in-home caregiver part time. Currently in my LCOL city nursing homes start at $70k/yr and in-home caregivers are ~$20/hr. Adjusting for inflation each year of nursing home is $243k. $20 for 8 hrs a day is $58.4k with inflation $184k on top of living expenses. I really just expect EOL to soak up any cash I have left.

There are things like I won’t have a mortgage, and savings will be minimal. I don’t take that into account though because I know 1) I will need more help maintaining my current house (I hope to pass the house to my children), 2) seeing how the economy is trending now I may want to help my children financially.