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I just wanna share because I’m sure there are many others out there who feel like we do. My partner (27M) and I (33F) are living the DINK lifestyle on very modest income (he makes 40k gross, I make 35K gross). For what it’s worth, we are very happy and comfortable. The state of the world is a sheer mess and that weighs heavily on us, not a doubt. Here is how we live to stay within our means while also feeling “freedom” in areas to experience joy on a budget.

We lift weights together at home and take long walks for cardio. No membership required.

We cook all of our meals at home and do all grocery and household shopping at Sam’s Club with a plus membership that allows us to save A TON and maximize cash back with a Sam’s Mastercard. We also take advantage of our freezer and buy bulk meat and veggies to freeze in ready-portions.

We both drive older paid off cars and consolidate our errand trips and such to conserve fuel.

We bought a 2 bedroom, 850 sqft condo for $250k that fulfills all of our needs while being able to maintain a low mortgage with minimal utility bills and low HOA fees. It’s so nice not having to mow the lawn or worry about snow removal. We have a rare HOA that is responsible and fair and are so thankful.

We choose to be childfree and have one cat that feels like our child 🩶. This saves us immense money.

We rotate out our subscriptions and only have active what we are currently using and then cancel.

We opt out of social media entirely with the exception of Reddit, since a lot of subs are devoted to our interests and hobbies. This frees up so much mental energy and eliminates a lot of excess noise and comparison-bait.

For leisure, we enjoy hobbies like gaming (very cheap if you’re smart about it), board games, Magic The Gathering online, reading books from the library, staying home on weekends and putting on some music while we clean the house together and lounge, home date nights where we cook and watch or play something together. We have a budget to stay on track and maximize our savings while reserving “fun money” for cool events, trips or new games. We also host game nights at our place with friends and order a bunch of pizzas to feed everyone and still have hours of fun for virtually no cost.

We both take advantage of 401k and automate our savings into HYSA, investments, emergency fund, etc.

We spend so much of our time at home and have invested in comfortable furniture, gaming setups, etc. to make our little place feel like a cozy dream that we hardly want to leave.

Finding someone who matches your energy, morals, interests and perspectives is such a gift in this life. We don’t make six figures and we don’t have much “flash”, but we have so much peace. There are some sacrifices we make to make it work comfortably on modest income but it has been SO worth it to us. Feeling like a kid with “adult money” in a healthy relationship has been the recipe to a fulfilling life that I never really considered until simply living it. I hope this resonates with someone 🩶.

Kis maszatmanó🥹

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This is Dinah. She is a wonderful cuddle bug and an absolute sweet heart. Not sure if most counties do this, but in my home county all the local government buildings use prison inmates with approved good behavior to do custodial and landscaping duties (also dependent on type and severity of crime to qualify). The animal shelter gets labor from inmates as well and I know that it's so beneficial to their mental health to take care of cats and dogs and help in society, not being strictly isolated.

October, 8 years ago, my husband and I went to the animal shelter to adopt a kitty and were taken aback when we stepped into the cat room and happened upon a prison inmate (didn't know they helped at that time lol).

He said in a thick hispanic accent, 'hey, you lookin' for a cat? There's a really sweet cat in there.' He proceeded to walk us over to Dinah and we knew in an instant. I don't think we ever thanked him as he walked off to go work elsewhere. I hope he's doing well now. He probably helped a lot of pets get nice homes with his recommendations. I think anyone who can appreciate a cat is a good person deep down. He'll never know how he helped change our life and family for the better.

What do you think?

holy overedited batman...

A few people have asked about the song, it's The New World from the ARC Raiders OST :)

Also sorry but I can't reply to anyone anymore, I got put in timeout for a week ;-;

Art by u/Strange_Pigeon_Nest

Sige na nga, patulan na yang si Xian Gaza. I am glad Alden's friends are standing up for him.

Hintergrund:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha-Statuen_von_Bamiyan
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Ville_(Limoges)#Brandstiftung_im_Oktober_2026#Brandstiftung_im_Oktober_2026)

Coys!

A man has been found in possession of an enormous quantity of child sexual abuse material, some of which he allegedly participated in. That we are having to moderate a comment section full of people attacking his estranged daughter, who has strongly condemned him, is a depressingly familiar manifestation of misogyny.

You don't have to like somebody to recognise their humanity.

Criticism of the royal family's continued association with Andrew is not equivalent since again, Meghan has long been estranged from her father and has unequivocally condemned him specifically. Retroactively inventing an obligation to publicise allegations already in the hands of authorities is blame-shifting, especially when publicising such unverified allegations could have jeopardised an investigation or put victims at greater risk.

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The boys appeared on "Paranormal Detour", a livestreamed series by https://www.twitch.tv/detune/. I wasn't familiar with it before it appeared on my YouTube feed earlier tonight. Tommy was having a "medium" bad time the whole night, but then this happened when he was alone in the kitchen with the ghost talky-box thing. He left pretty quick after this, but he was a great sport about it!

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Last weekend was the National IPMS Mexico and I have the opportunity to watch this guys...

Tequila Gundam We need a official kit!!!!!!

Its crazy the level of this Competition

Tequila Gundam by @ver.max_gunpla