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Hot take: is it really an inconvenience if they are your friend?

Jul 31, 2026

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Hot take: is it really an inconvenience if they are your friend?

If a friend asked for help at a point in time where you were not going through trenches of life, would you feel annoyed or inclined to help?

General adulting

Hot take: Employers need to give us 2 weeks summer break

Jul 24, 2026

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Hot take: Employers need to give us 2 weeks summer break

I know this is not possible for every career choice, but there is room for flexibility, so hear me out.

General adulting

Stop the world, I want to get off!

Jul 17, 2026

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Stop the world, I want to get off!

Hot take: We are not living the same adulthood that our parents and grandparents were raving about decades ago

New Year same cycle

Jul 10, 2026

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New Year same cycle

You probably have heard this but, "You are not behind when the path ahead doesn't exist until each new decision is made" - or something like that

Finance

Hot take: I currently don’t see the point in waiting for retirement

Jul 3, 2026

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Hot take: I currently don’t see the point in waiting for retirement

I say scrap retirements and give us sabbaticals in the middle of our careers

General adulting

Hot take: Valuing peace above anything else isn’t bad, it’s practical

Jun 26, 2026

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Hot take: Valuing peace above anything else isn’t bad, it’s practical

I don't want problems, I want peace always!

Insight to Me

I’m BAAAAAAAACK!

Jun 19, 2026

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I’m BAAAAAAAACK!

To think, I have been updating this newsletter every week for a year, and then the wedding happens and I disappear off the face of the earth!

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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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.

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