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Hey! I'm Rue and I am trying to navigate adulthood. I write about what I have learnt and mistakes I have made, so you don’t have to make them too. And hopefully, your adulting journey can be smoother than mine. Subscribe to my newsletter (for free) to start learning my tips on adulting.

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Hot take: It's never that serious

The enormous pressure instilled in us to succeed/be better is all a ruse when you realise the reality of our existence is a made-up system, whilst we sit on a spinning rock.

Finance

Hot take: Don't bother saving if you have high interest debts

May 1, 2026

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2 min read

Hot take: Don't bother saving if you have high interest debts

If you have credit cards and loans with high interest (more than 7%) and money in savings earning 3% interest, it's recommended you use that money to pay down your debt. Yet why is it so hard for people to follow this?

Hot take: Subscriptions are ruining adulting

Apr 24, 2026

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2 min read

Hot take: Subscriptions are ruining adulting

Subscriptions seem handy, but they have gotten out of hand. Just know, you don't have to subscribe all the time, to do what you want to do.

Hot take: Sometimes staying quiet is the best thing to do

Apr 17, 2026

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2 min read

Hot take: Sometimes staying quiet is the best thing to do

In a world where so many things are loud and demand attention, on top of your general life - why is it a villain move if you choose to stay quiet?

Finance

Apr 13, 2026

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5 min read

New Year, New financial shenanigans

It's a new tax year over here in the UK, and safe to say, I had forgotten what that meant, until I did my monthly budget and forecasted the next 6 months. Budgeting is all well and good, but you can't budget for unknown expenses, even though you know to expect them.

Time is passing by, and I don't have much to show for it

Mar 27, 2026

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5 min read

Time is passing by, and I don't have much to show for it

The first quarter is pretty ,much over. How are those new years goals/resolutions going?

Rue Madhlambudzi

Mar 20, 2026

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3 min read

How many self help books is too many?

The not so great thing about being an adult, is accepting that you are responsible for your own actions and self-improvement. The brilliant thing about adulting is that if someone in your life isn't capable of doing that, you can walk away and not let it be your problem.

Mar 13, 2026

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3 min read

I need a break. Do you?

We are fast approaching the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, and I am tired of this. I am finding myself often wishing for time to pause, just so I can catch my breath. Just give me a minute.

Feb 27, 2026

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4 min read

What does adulting feel like?

If you could have a conversation with different versions of your younger self before you were an adult, how would you answer this?

Archive

Hot take: It's never that serious

Hot take: Don't bother saving if you have high interest debts

Hot take: Subscriptions are ruining adulting

Hot take: Sometimes staying quiet is the best thing to do

New Year, New financial shenanigans

Time is passing by, and I don't have much to show for it

How many self help books is too many?

I need a break. Do you?

What does adulting feel like?

Adulting For life