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I have a shoebox in an easy to reach kitchen cabinet I throw receipts in; from everything. I don’t do it so much for tax reasons (Im a standard deduction sort) but if something I bought needs to be returned, I know right where to go to find the receipt because I pay cash at almost all point of sale purchases. Old-fashioned, I know but it works for me.

The big thing is that a long time ago that sort of itemized deduction stuff mattered a ton, now, almost everyone just takes the standard deduction. Your tax preparer was just going "hey, is there anything special that makes it worth itemizing?" and the answer was no so they went standard deduction. Like, 90% of people are better off standard deduction now, you need a really specific business type situation to get anything from itemizing and will just work it all out, see the number is lower than the standard deduction and take that instead.

This is almost as awkward as when a woman truly looks pregnant and you ask when she’s due only to find out she isn’t pregnant

im the guy that brings up old work stuff from 30 years ago and works it into todays issues

once you realize they dont, it changes your mindset. other people have stuff going on in their lives they think is more important because it involves them

Don’t ask any personal questions when you meet new people. Keep all questions general and let them share whatever they’re comfortable sharing. Talk about yourself or the surroundings/event and let them open up at their own pace.

Okay but you're not legally obligated to get shot at by the government for the sake of public amenities and services lmao. Not arguing semantics, I'm arguing intent.

There's plenty of better analogies than that.

I wish this had worked for me :( I work out 6 days a week and I’m still anxious and on medication

54321 is so helpful. I use it during church sometimes. Or I look around the room and find someone who’s wearing each color of the rainbow. Just whatever to put the focus off my thoughts

Avoid and minimize are 2 different words that have 2 different contexts in this scenario. If anything I'm not splitting hairs so much as you're believing that the toupee is made out of one big piece of hair.

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Learning how taxes work is important. This is a very in-depth topic and can change annually depending on the current tax law. I would suggest first checking and seeing if a standard deduction makes the most sense for you. If you have property, assets or major medical expenses look up the rules for each type of asset you have and the current rules for medical deductions. Once you figure out your deductions, change your tax withdrawals so that your net taxes owed is close to zero. I.e. no refund. Instead put any extra money into savings or invest it.

Because employment status changes, family expenses increase, children are born, cars break, people get sick. Yes, In a happy marriage, you should be looking to be useful and supportive to your partner, but again, hang out on r/marriage and you'll see plenty of people who are not. So they fight over who has to pay and whether one partner should have to "lend money" to the other when they unexpectedly needed new tires.

I became the stay at home parent for 6 years. Thankfully I have a loving, supportive partner who values my self care more than I do. That's not the case for everyone.

I don't hear voices, no.

If they cant have kids etc is the basis for my post.

its normal for people to have an inner dialogue. do you not have one?

The key thing to focus on is it doesn’t matter what I, or anyone else thinks. I can get very self conscious simply because I know how much I see and judge about others, but I know that their life is unaffected by me noticing things about them, which made me realize I don’t care what they think about me even though I know some people will notice stuff. Some things are immutable, so it’s not like you can do anything about them anyway, and for those that aren’t I just emulate what I like about other people, because it makes me feel good.

You could go to 7-11 in a shag carpet onesie, and people would probably stare, and might even comment, but would it ruin your slurpee and corn nuts?

whats weird is that some people dont have those voices. my brains always telling me i need to get crap done, but my body is like "nah"

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Deep breathing exercises like whim hoff.

Exercising daily.

Hydrating.

Sleeping well.

Removing drugs and social media from your life.

Work towards goals and knock them out.

Even little goals like do the laundry and wash the dishes daily help you build momentum.

Religion has helped me. Praying at night removes anxieties I have

Might try this

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/box-breathing-benefits/

Can you identify what is causing it, specifically? Then analyze the cause and develop a plan and consider if it is really worth stressing about. Usually the source of the anxiety is something that is not very important. Usually, it is your brain f'ing with you - seriously, Your brain is sending you false signals/emotions and you have to ID those and tell them to go pound sand. Are you going into battle? Having brain surgery? Taken hostage at gun point? Those are valid anxiety reasons. If you have someone you trust, ask them if your reason for being anxious is valid and why it is not something to worry about. A third party perspective helps. You might want to research GAD (generalize anxiety disorder) to learn coping tips.

Wow i was literally thinking about needing something like this the other day, so many files that don’t show up on the add/remove programs and I’m stuck searching through my program files for half an hour

>Chocolate chips are candy.

What a revelation. Game changer!

Piggybacking here. Depending on your heating energy source you need to size your generator properly. I have natural gas heating so I need enough to power the furnace blower, 1 fridge, 1 freezer, and probably a couple lights. I live in the upper Midwest so I also have wood stove ready to fire up whenever and a good cache of firewood.

Finally, again, depending on your water source, you will need to factor that in (public works vs rural well). If you have public works and your house starts getting cold make sure you leave a couple faucets trickling. If you have a rural well you need to know how to drain your lines. It’s not hard but you don’t want to learn on the fly.