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I’ve been adulting for quite a while but I’m thinking I better read this stuff....

I want to live by myself when I move out of my parent's place but I'm really afraid of money problems? I'm afraid that the only place I can afford will be in the ghetto and it'll all be torn apart and I'll only be allowed to eat one granola bar a week. I'm really stressing out about this. I don't know anything about after school life. I don't know anything about paying bills or how to buy an apartment and it's really scaring me. is there anything you know that can help me?

HI darling,

I’ve actually got a super wonderful masterpost for you to check out:

Home

what the hell is a mortgage?

first apartment essentials checklist

how to care for cacti and succulents

the care and keeping of plants

Getting an apartment

Money

earn rewards by taking polls

how to coupon

what to do when you can’t pay your bills

see if you’re paying too much for your cell phone bill

how to save money

How to Balance a Check Book

How to do Your Own Taxes

Health

how to take care of yourself when you’re sick

things to bring to a doctor’s appointment

how to get free therapy

what to expect from your first gynecologist appointment

how to make a doctor’s appointment

how to pick a health insurance plan

how to avoid a hangover

a list of stress relievers

how to remove a splinter

Emergency

what to do if you get pulled over by a cop

a list of hotlines in a crisis

things to keep in your car in case of an emergency

how to do the heimlich maneuver

Job

time management

create a resume

find the right career

how to pick a major

how to avoid a hangover

how to interview for a job

how to stop procrastinating

How to write cover letters

Travel

ULTIMATE PACKING LIST

Traveling for Cheap

Travel Accessories

The Best Way to Pack a Suitcase

How To Read A Map

How to Apply For A Passport

How to Make A Travel Budget

Better You

read the news

leave your childhood traumas behind

how to quit smoking

how to knit

how to stop biting your nails

how to stop procrastinating

how to stop skipping breakfast

how to stop micromanaging

how to stop avoiding asking for help

how to stop swearing constantly

how to stop being a pushover

learn another language

how to improve your self-esteem

how to sew

learn how to embroider

how to love yourself

100 tips for life

Apartments/Houses/Moving

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 1: Are You Sure? (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 2: Finding the Damn Apartment (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 3: Questions to Ask about the Damn Apartment (The Responsible One)

Moving Out and Getting an Apartment, Part 4: Packing and Moving All of Your Shit (The Responsible One)

How to Protect Your Home Against Break-Ins (The Responsible One)

Education

How to Find a Fucking College (The Sudden Adult)

How to Find Some Fucking Money for College (The Sudden Adult)

What to Do When You Can’t Afford Your #1 Post-Secondary School (The Sudden Adult)

Stop Shitting on Community College Kids (Why Community College is Fucking Awesome) (The Responsible One)

How to Ask for a Recommendation Letter (The Responsible One)

How to Choose a College Major (The Sudden Adult)

Finances

How to Write a Goddamn Check (The Responsible One)

How to Convince Credit Companies You’re Not a Worthless Bag of Shit (The Responsible One)

Debit vs Credit (The Responsible One)

What to Do if Your Wallet is Stolen/Lost (The Sudden Adult)

Budgeting 101 (The Responsible One)

Important Tax Links to Know (The Responsible One)

How to Choose a Bank Without Screwing Yourself (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting

How to Write a Resume Like a Boss (The Responsible One)

How to Write a Cover Letter Someone Will Actually Read (The Responsible One)

How to Handle a Phone Interview without Fucking Up (The Responsible One)

10 Sites to Start Your Job Search (The Responsible One)

Life Skills

Staying in Touch with Friends/Family (The Sudden Adult)

Bar Etiquette (The Sudden Adult)

What to Do After a Car Accident (The Sudden Adult)

Grow Up and Buy Your Own Groceries (The Responsible One)

How to Survive Plane Trips (The Sudden Adult)

How to Make a List of Goals (The Responsible One)

How to Stop Whining and Make a Damn Appointment (The Responsible One)

Miscellaneous

What to Expect from the Hell that is Jury Duty (The Responsible One)

Relationships

Marriage: What the Fuck Does It Mean and How the Hell Do I Know When I’m Ready? (Guest post - The Northwest Adult)

How Fucked Are You for Moving In with Your Significant Other: An Interview with an Actual Real-Life Couple Living Together™ (mintypineapple  and catastrofries)

Travel & Vehicles

How to Winterize Your Piece of Shit Vehicle (The Responsible One)

How to Make Public Transportation Your Bitch (The Responsible One)

Other Blog Features

Apps for Asshats

Harsh Truths & Bitter Reminders

Asks I’ll Probably Need to Refer People to Later

Apartments (or Life Skills) - How Not to Live in Filth (The Sudden Adult)

Finances - Tax Basics (The Responsible One)

Important Documents - How to Get a Copy of Your Birth Certificate (The Responsible One)

Important Documents - How to Get a Replacement ID (The Responsible One)

Health - How to Deal with a Chemical Burn (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting - List of Jobs Based on Social Interaction Levels (The Sudden Adult)

Job Hunting - How to Avoid Falling into a Pit of Despair While Job Hunting (The Responsible One)

Job Hunting - Questions to Ask in an Interview (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - First-Time Flying Tips (The Sudden Adult)

Life Skills - How to Ask a Good Question (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - Reasons to Take a Foreign Language (The Responsible One)

Life Skills - Opening a Bar Tab (The Sudden Adult)

Relationships - Long Distance Relationships: How to Stay in Contact (The Responsible One)

Adult Cheat Sheet:

what to do if your pet gets lost

removing stains from your carpet

how to know if you’re eligible for food stamps

throwing a dinner party

i’m pregnant, now what?

first aid tools to keep in your house

how to keep a clean kitchen

learning how to become independent from your parents

job interview tips

opening your first bank account

what to do if you lose your wallet

tips for cheap furniture

easy ways to cut your spending

selecting the right tires for your car

taking out your first loan

picking out the right credit card

how to get out of parking tickets

how to fix a leaky faucet

get all of your news in one place

getting rid of mice & rats in your house

when to go to the e.r.

buying your first home

how to buy your first stocks

guide to brewing coffee

first apartment essentials checklist

coping with a job you hate

30 books to read before you’re 30

what’s the deal with retirement?

difference between insurances

Once you’ve looked over all those cool links, I have some general advice for you on how you can have some sort of support system going for you:

Reasons to move out of home

You may decide to leave home for many different reasons, including:

wishing to live independently

location difficulties – for example, the need to move closer to university

conflict with your parents

being asked to leave by your parents.

Issues to consider when moving out of home

It’s common to be a little unsure when you make a decision like leaving home. You may choose to move, but find that you face problems you didn’t anticipate, such as:

Unreadiness – you may find you are not quite ready to handle all the responsibilities.

Money worries – bills including rent, utilities like gas and electricity and the cost of groceries may catch you by surprise, especially if you are used to your parents providing for everything. Debt may become an issue.

Flatmate problems – issues such as paying bills on time, sharing housework equally, friends who never pay board, but stay anyway, and lifestyle incompatibilities (such as a non-drug-user flatting with a drug user) may result in hostilities and arguments.

Your parents may be worried

Think about how your parents may be feeling and talk with them if they are worried about you. Most parents want their children to be happy and independent, but they might be concerned about a lot of different things. For example:

They may worry that you are not ready.

They may be sad because they will miss you.

They may think you shouldn’t leave home until you are married or have bought a house.

They may be concerned about the people you have chosen to live with.

Reassure your parents that you will keep in touch and visit regularly. Try to leave on a positive note. Hopefully, they are happy about your plans and support your decision.

Tips for a successful move

Tips include:

Don’t make a rash decision – consider the situation carefully. Are you ready to live independently? Do you make enough money to support yourself? Are you moving out for the right reasons?

Draw up a realistic budget – don’t forget to include ‘hidden’ expenses such as the property’s security deposit or bond (usually four weeks’ rent), connection fees for utilities, and home and contents insurance.

Communicate – avoid misunderstandings, hostilities and arguments by talking openly and respectfully about your concerns with flatmates and parents. Make sure you’re open to their point of view too – getting along is a two-way street.

Keep in touch – talk to your parents about regular home visits: for example, having Sunday night dinner together every week.

Work out acceptable behaviour – if your parents don’t like your flatmate(s), find out why. It is usually the behaviour rather than the person that causes offence (for example, swearing or smoking). Out of respect for your parents, ask your flatmate(s) to be on their best behaviour when your parents visit and do the same for them.

Ask for help – if things are becoming difficult, don’t be too proud to ask your parents for help. They have a lot of life experience.

If your family home does not provide support

Not everyone who leaves home can return home or ask their parents for help in times of trouble. If you have been thrown out of home or left home to escape abuse or conflict, you may be too young or unprepared to cope.

If you are a fostered child, you will have to leave the state-care system when you turn 18, but you may not be ready to make the sudden transition to independence.

If you need support, help is available from a range of community and government organisations. Assistance includes emergency accommodation and food vouchers. If you can’t call your parents or foster parents, call one of the associations below for information, advice and assistance.

Where to get help

Your doctor

Kids Helpline Tel. 1800 55 1800

Lifeline Tel. 13 11 44

Home Ground Services Tel. 1800 048 325

Relationships Australia Tel. 1300 364 277

Centrelink Crisis or Special Help Tel. 13 28 50

Tenants Union of Victoria Tel. (03) 9416 2577

Things to remember

Try to solve any problems before you leave home. Don’t leave because of a fight or other family difficulty if you can possibly avoid it.

Draw up a realistic budget that includes ‘hidden’ expenses, such as bond, connection fees for utilities, and home and contents insurance.

Remember that you can get help from a range of community and government organizations. 

(source)

Keep me updated? xx

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Partial Bridgerton Timeline

Posting for the first time in a long time - hope I don't screw it up.

I'm new to the Bridgerton books and when I learned that Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip with Love, and When He was Wicked all took place during the same time period, I started to make a timeline. The easiest book to track was Romancing Mr. Bridgerton as a number of the chapters began with excerpts from Lady Whistledown's columns with the dates. For the other two books, I was able to get a good idea of the "correct" dates based on what was written. However, the second epilogue to Romancing Mr. Bridgerton does seem to change the dates for Eloise's book.

After reading the most recent chapter of "What Came Before Colin Realized" in which it was mentioned that Lady Whistledown's last column was dated April 19, 1824, I thought I would share what I had had come up with. It's heavy on Polin. If anyone sees a discrepancy, please let me know. I'm not including the information from the mentioned second epilogue in this timeline and will note the differences at the end. I'm not done with Francesca's book so I'll update this at some other point and I stopped the timeline after Eloise's marriage.

Hiding it behind a cut as there are spoilers.

April 6, 1812

· Penelope and Colin first meet after her flying bonnet knocked him off his horse (and Penelope falls in love).

April 2, 1824:

· Colin returns from Cyprus after being out of the country for about a year.

April 8, 1824

· Penelope's 28th birthday

April 11, 1824:

· Violet's birthday ball.

· Michael's first ball after returning from India and recovering from bout with malaria (Francesca returned to London and Michael from India around March 26,1824).

April 12, 1824:

· Penelope has tea with the Bridgertons

· Colin speaks to Michael at their club - suggests marriage to Francesca.

April 14, 1824:

· Penelope reads Colin's journal (and the argument).

· That evening - Smyth Smith musical - Penelope suggests he publish journals

April 16, 1824:

· Penelope and Colin's first Kiss

· Colin visits Penelope - thinks Eloise is Lady Whistledown

April 15 - 18th:

· Unsure of exact dates - but during this time, Francesca and Michael both attend the Berwick ball. That night - shenanigans at home. The next day, Francesca goes back to her mother's home and the day after that returns to Scotland.

April 19, 1824:

· Lady Whistledown's last column

· Macclesfield ball

· Colin and Penelope hold hands

· Cressida announces she's Lady Whistledown

· Eloise and Francesca's birthday (or day after - I forget)

April 20, 1824:

· Engaged!

· Colin follows Penelope and learns she is Lady Whistledown

· Carriage shenanigans

· (Colin's actions acts like a total ass to put it mildly)

· Colin talks with Michael at their club - gets Michael to admit he wants to marry Francesca and encourages him to follow her to Scotland. Colin tells him he got engaged to Penelope earlier that day.

April 23, 1824:

· Penelope has tea with Eloise and says they will marry in a month

April 24, 1824:

· Engagement ball

· Colin and Penelope sleep together

· Whistledown's column saying she is not Cressida

· Earlier in the day, Colin visits with Daphne asked how you know if it's love.

May 1, 1824 (approximately)

· Penelope and Colin marry (married one week after engagement ball - Colin was able to get the mothers to change the date).

May 9, 1824 (or possibly May 8)

· Colin asks Penelope to read his journals

· Colin admits his jealously of Penelope's success

May 15, 1824 (possibly 16th):

· Cressida blackmails Penelope

· Hastings Ball

· Colin announces that Penelope was Lady Whistledown

· Eloise runs off

May 16, 1824 (possibly 17th):

Eloise arrives at the home of Phillip Crane

May 18, 1824

· Brothers arrive at Romney Hall

May 19, 1824

· Phillip visits Eloise at My Cottage

May 20, 1824

· Eloise, Anthony, Benedict and Sophie visit Romney Hall

May 24, 1824:

Eloise and Phillip marry (Anthony obtain special license)

The second epilogue in Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, does confuse Eloise's timeline. In the book, she's only there a couple of days before her brothers arrive. Phillip had mentioned that he sent word to his Aunt to come act as chaperone the day Eloise arrived but she wouldn't be there until Thursday. Eloise noted that that was 4 days away which would have put her arrival on the Sunday or Monday depending on whether you count the day she arrived in the "4 days away." Her brother's arrive on the Wednesday (based on events in the book) and the book notes that the two were married on a Monday, 4 days after Eloise, Anthony, Benedict and Sophie visited Romney Hall which would be May 24 - which fits the timeline perfectly.

However in the second epilogue, Colin returns home 5 days after he and his brothers left for Romney Hall (travel was one day in each direction, with a stop at My Cottage). Within the epilogue, there is a new timeline. Eloise's note wasn't discovered until the day after she went missing. Penelope was able to locate one of Phillip's letters the day after that - which would be May 19th. So if the brothers went to find Eloise on the 19th, Colin wouldn't have returned to London until the 24th or 25th. According to the epilogue, a few days after his returned, Colin and Penelope left for the wedding. Since Eloise and Phillip were married on a Monday, this would make the wedding date May 31st.

Definitely let me know if something should be changed.

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The Bridgerton - Season 1

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A Writing Cheat Sheet: for linking actions with emotions. 

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Bridgerton Siblings + Birth Months?

[I’m trying to figure out how old the Bridgerton siblings were when Edmund died and just what month they were born. Does anyone have any thoughts? Some stuff I could find from looking at the books are below. Friendly reminder that summer and fall in the northern hemisphere are winter and spring in the Southern hemisphere.]

Birth Months:

Anthony - September (confirmed in his epilogue via Lady Whistledown)

Benedict (late summer or early fall, but possibly early summer; probably around Anthony’s; based off of dates & mentions of Violet and Edmund in The Other Miss Bridgerton) - ?

Colin (before Benedict’s, 18 months before Daphne’s, according to some mentions in chapter 4 of First Comes Scandal) - January or February

Daphne (18 months after Colin; based on Colin’s birth months) - July or August

Eloise & Francesca - end of April (confirmed in chap 9 of Colin’s book via dates on Lady Whistledown; their shared birthday is confirmed in chap 6 of Benedict’s book via Lady Whistledown, also mentioned in chap 7 of Francesca’s book)

Gregory - ?

Hyacinth - ?

Some other stuff:

-Edmund died in the summer, so probably either June or July

-Confirmed ages at Edmund’s death: Anthony was 18, Daphne was 10, Eloise was 7, Francesca was 6, and Violet was pregnant with Hyacinth

-Benedict was 16 or 17, Colin was probably 12, Gregory was 2 or nearly 2

-Daphne’s birthday is also after Edmund’s death, while Eloise & Francesca’s is before

-Colin’s birthday has to be before Benedict’s, as the same chapter which mentions Eloise & Francesca sharing a b-day, lists Benedict as 30 and Colin as 26

-In that same vein, Colin’s birthday is probably before April and Benedict’s after April and probably after June as well

-In addition to above, there’s five years between Colin’s and Benedict’s birth years, so that’s why Colin’s birthday needs to before Benedict’s

-Bridgerton Family Tree with birth years

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Socialism: You have 2 cows and you give one to your neighbor.

Communism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk.

Fascism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk.

Nazism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and shoots you.

Bureaucratism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and throws the milk away..

Traditional Capitalism: You have 2 cows. You sell one and buy a bull. You herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.

An American Corporation: You have 2 cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow dropped dead.

A French Corporation: You have 2 cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

Japanese Corporation: You have 2 cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market them Worldwide.

An Italian Corporation: You have 2 cows, but you don’t know where they are. You break for lunch.

A Swiss Corporation: You have 5000 cows. None of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

Chinese Corporation: You have 2 cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.

An Iraqi Corporation: Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No one believes you and they bomb your arse. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy…….

Counter Culture: ‘Wow, dig it, like there’s these 2 cows, man, grazing in the hemp field. You gotta have some of this milk!’

Surrealism: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

Apathyologism: You have 2 cows. You do not care.

Fatalist: You have 2 doomed cows…

Atheism: You have 2 cows. There is no God.

A West-Country Corporation: You have 2 cows. That one on the left is kinda cute.

A Brazilian Corporation: You have 2 cows. You pay taxes for 6 cows. You have to sell one cow in order to pay the taxes. Your remaining cow gets sick and dies while waiting for availability in the public vet hospital.

Russia: You have two cows. Since they are both female, if you happen to keep them in the same stable you will pay a 5,000 rouble fine for homosexual propaganda.

PETA: You have two cows. You kill them both. You then use naked women to convince other people that killing cows is wrong.

Moffat: You have two cows. Both of them are your daughters time traveling from the past where they had a brief love affair with Da Vinci making you the rightful Queen of England. As you assume the throne, you throw them off a building.

Hussie: You have 2 cows. You ask for another one. Instead of getting just 1 cow, you get 2,485,506 cows.

Romney: You have 2 cows. You are not the president of the united states.

Once-ler: You have 1 cow. Everyone decides to make 5 different versions of that cow.

Old Spice: You have 2 cows. The cows are now diamonds. I’m on a horse.

An Irish Corporation: You have a million cows because they’re everywhere

Tumblr: You have 2 cows. You ship them together and make GIF posts screaming about how much you love your cows, but they should stop existing because they are so perfect.

Also Tumblr: I give you a hamburger.

Night Vale: You do NOT have two cows. Cows do not exist. What’s a cow? Show me a cow! That’s not a cow! Who let you in here?

Tom Hiddleston: You have two cows. You are very sorry for them.

Thranduil: You do not have two cows, you have an elk. Riding on two cows is not majestic. Also the dwarves are on fire.

Dwarves: You had two cows but now they’re on fire.

Bilbo Baggins: You did not invite those two cows for dinner.

Cows: The shit you go through.

This post: Started off as a post that explained different goverments but then everything changed when the fire nation attacked

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Hogwarts Classes by Karen Leopold. You can find the artist and other works at their Instagram: @karen_leopold.

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10 tricks you didn’t know you could do with your food.

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This thread omg

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