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Usually people talk about how cities are expensive but in my own experience they offer more versatile options for accommodation, transport and emplacement.

When I have been living on the financial brink, living in a city is often what has saved me:

• Access to public transport has saved me from being forced to make car payments. A car costs money even when you don't use it, while public transport often only costs money when you make a trip.
• Renting a bed in a shared room in a crammed flat has allowed for low rent when required.
• More low-skilled jobs to apply for, making it easier to juggle multiple part time jobs.

Anyone else that have a different experience?

Here is a link to the article: https://www.bustle.com/wellness/signs-you-grew-up-with-toxic-parent-experts?utm_campaign=90s+Kids&utm_content=1665683700&utm_medium=owned&utm_source=facebook

I'm glad I'm not the only one, but at the same time I was kind of hoping my mom would be the only one...then no one else would have to suffer through what I had (see headline #3 You Tend To Put Your Own Emotional Needs Last).

I grew up thinking I was the problem, and no wonder I thought I was, I was told so every day by my own mother! I felt like I always had to walk on eggshells to make sure I didn't set her off, which I now know was not my responsibility but I still feel guilty for it (See

If anyone has been thinking about Australia as a potential place to migrate too, here l is an article detailing skills that there currently is a shortage of: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-06/jobs-with-high-demand-now-and-in-the-future-career-choices/101519024

You ca also check if your particular skill and experience is eligible for certain visas here: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list

Some of these will give you permanent residency from day 1, which means access to free healthcare, social benefits, public education etc. Some visas have lower requirements but you may be required to work in a rural area for a while, while others are more

RANT!

This morning at the gym a woman brought her kid with her! The staff told her she cannot bring kids in for safety reasons and she told them it would be fine. "He can sit in reception, he won't be alone, you guys are there".

It didn't take long until she was out the door, with a serious threat that her membership will be terminated if she doesn't follow safety standards, but the entitlement baffled everyone.

How can someone be so willing to hand over their kid to a complete stranger that isn't working in child care?! The background check on the 21-yo gym staff is very different to that of a childcare worker...

"A child will completely destroy your life, to replace it with a different, but beautiful one" - but beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.

As we are closing in on Christmas, I just wanted to remind everyone here that being who you are is great and you will always be good enough!

This time of year can be hard for many. We are often expected to meet family, often with kids, often full of people asking all sorts of inappropriate things about our personal lives!

This is the time of year when many of us find it the hardest to get away from the "so when will you have kids?"-people and the "but having kids gives you purpose"-attitudes.

Remember that these people are very different from us

Mother of three is warning her child free friends not to bother having kids and is savaged and even though some people praise her for her honesty, others take her opinion personally: https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/20699793/mum-savaged-claiming-kids-overrated/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=fabulousfacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1670584030

Rant warning! Just read this article and it infuriates me!

Link to article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-18/what-are-your-rights-when-it-comes-to-noisy-neighbours/101645482

The article starts out by making it sound like the neighbours are throwing all-nighters, but further down it states that the noise stops at midnight, which is the legal limit set by the council. The woman has lived there for years and didn't mind the noice before she had kids, but now she is trying all sorts of measures to make it stop, just because it no longer suits her.

These kinds of articles feed the attitude that people with kids deserve some kind of special treatment. The idea is "poor woman whose neigh

I have moved to opposite side of the planet to get away from my mother and we have very little contact. Recently, I went back to visit other family members and old friends, and something very strange came up when I met with her. Long story short, she assumes I have done something bad that I am running away from and that is why I left and have minimal contact with her.

She is making up a story to explain to herself why I am the bad one just to give herself extra confirmation she was right all along and something is wrong with me.

She also thinks this is why she doesn't have my number. The real reason she doesn't have my number is that she will call, and expect me to call her, on expensive p

Yes, the current situation is frustrating and hard! But if your biggest issue is that you have to cut down on the amount of coffee you drink because it is getting too expensive, your life sounds pretty great.

There are families who struggle to feed their kids!

There are couples who skip meals so they can afford to travel to work!

Your "new coffee routine to save money" isn't special, it's basic. If you have never had to cut down on expenses to match your income before, your life has been pretty excellent!

Genuine question! There seems to be a shortage of a lot of educated professionals, especially in the healthcare and education industries. Is anything being done to attract these skills from other markets to fill the need?