There’s an old borscht belt joke about insurance - “What if something terrible happens, and you don’t die?”
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My wife likes to joke when I'm in an anxiety spiral by saying "okay well on the off chance that society doesn't crumble maybe you should plan for the future". For some reason that always makes me laugh. If it does it does, but it's probably best to have a plan still.
And reasonable budgeting can let you enjoy the now while also planning for the future
I never knew soup told jokes!
I guess it's a fluid interpretation.
My general approach to this tends to be to identify what makes me happy in life, splurge on those, save on everything else. For example, I love computers, so I'd splurge on parts, but religiously meal prep to save on food.
Both alternating
A tab of LSD is just about 5 bucks and one of my best experiences and fondest memories.
That's more like a try once or twice with people you trust than let's do that shit every weekend sort of drug. Or am I wrong?
It depends on you. Some people get therapeutic benefit from regular psychedelic experiences, and never stop. Other people gain life-changing insights from one or several trips. Still others use/abuse it purely for fun, with a range of consequences resulting. A minority of people have adverse reactions where latent mental illnesses like schizophrenia can be triggered.
I'm in the second camp. A couple quotes that I relate to: "Once you get the message, hang up the phone" -- Alan Watts. "Never point [psychedelics] at anything you don't want perforated with new light"-- Terence McKenna.
I've been interested in psychedelics, but I'm scared I'll open a Pandora's box and then it'll be everyone's problem. What's it like?
Save 15-25% of your income for retirement and future expenses, then spend the rest on whatever you want.
Spend 60% of your income on rent, then spend the rest on various other necessities and have nothing left over to save.
Welcome to modern Western society.
Unfortunately. I can't hit it either, trying my best.
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lmao