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Hot take: It's never that serious

May 8, 2026

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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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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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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

New Year, New financial shenanigans

Apr 13, 2026

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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?

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How many self help books is too many?

Mar 20, 2026

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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.

I need a break. Do you?

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.

What does adulting feel like?

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?

You can't have it all

Feb 20, 2026

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4 min read

You can't have it all

But what can you have? Staying up to date is so much easier with the technology available to us, but having it so readily available can be overwhelming. You feel the pressure to stay up to date, so you don't sound "stupid" in conversations, but how often do you have to check the apps and updates, to stay relevant? Do you know if you're sacrificing something else in order to achieve this?

Valentine's is coming

Feb 13, 2026

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3 min read

Valentine's is coming

Where's your boyfriend? You are sitting at home...LONELY!

Time optimising as an adult

Jan 30, 2026

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Time optimising as an adult

Whether I like it or not, time moves awfully fast as an adult, and it feels like it's slipping away from me. I like to focus on optimising it, just so I can feel a semblance of control over it.

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