F-ing pussies
DITTO! I was taught by my parents that you have responsibilities and you give them 100% all the time. These little Millies will bail on their jobs or anything else the minute they have a little headache or sniffle or much more often if they just want to play or sleep in instead. They haven't got a friggin clue as to what real stress is.
Quite agree, I’m nearly 71, when I was a young mom working, I worked sick, in pain, kept house, did lawn, all the work of 2 parents. I threw the rotten SOB child abuser out and divorced him. Took a decade to find a decent one for 23 yrs.
1. Losing wallet/credit card
Hasn’t happened, reissuing credit card is easy. Getting another driver’s license is a pain in the butt.
2. Arguing with partner
...It happens but I’m not adverse to just moving along. I learned that in the military you cannot let somebody get on your nerves, you resolve and you move along because you got other things to do, the mission always comes first and it’s true in marriage - the mission i.e. the marriage always comes first.
3. Commute/traffic delays
Live close to work or a variance in transportation possibilities, or get used to it.
4. Losing phone
Purchase phones u can actually afford, but get a plan to cover damages or loss if you are that worried about it.
5. Arriving late to work
It happens, leave early
6. Slow WiFi
Hmmm. Go hit the chore list or do the dishes.
7. Phone battery dying
My new cheap phone has incredible batt life. I recharge at 15 to 18 percent.
8. Forgetting passwords
Dont use Cheyanne mountain grade passwords.
9. Credit card fraud
It sux but is not insumountible, deal directly with the credit card company. At even the slightest whiff of suspicion call the cc company and get them to reissue. They are more than happy to help. Make sure you and the spouse have different cc numbers.
10. Forgetting phone charger
They are everywhere... cheap too.
11. Losing/misplacing keys
Another situation that sux... keep spares.
12. Paying bills
Just do it
13. Job interviews
Just be yourself
14. Phone screen breaking
See 4 above. I have tried to DIY and it didn’t work out. Purchase a rugged protective case with screen protection.
15. Credit card bills
Only buy as much on a credit card as you can afford per month. If you’re going to make a big expenditure make sure you have the adequate funds in the bank to pay the credit card off at the end of the month. Get card that gives you points for your purchases. Go look at clarkhoward.com - he’s got all the information you would ever want to read about it.
16. Check engine light coming on
It used to be that the check engine light was basically for EPA emissions notifications. But that’s changed... What you need to do is go to buy a 15 to $30 code reader and plug it into your plug under the dash when you get a check engine light and read the code go online and look the coat up it could be a freaking gas cap that needs replacing because your EFI is not maintaining the proper pressure because the gas cap is allowing the system to depressurize.
17. School loan payments
Keep your nose clean in high school stay in shape join the military and get all kinds of educational benefits.
I used to ride the train to work in DC with a lawyer and one day he announced that he had finally paid off his education bill after 20 years I think he was around 40 something, he said if he had to do it all over again he would have picked another less expensive law school opportunity other than Georgetown University which is where he went, and by doing so would have paid off his student loans years before. He said there wasn’t any difference for 95% of later work out there. And any accredited school would have sufficed.
18. Job security
That’s a tough one... If you go above and beyond you probably will never get pink slipped. Unless the company goes under and then you have a good recommendation when you go out looking for work. Thank God I never really was faced with that but I cannot imagine the amount of stress at that would cause especially if you’re over extended.
A friend of my father’s told me to never rely on two jobs to meet the bills. In other words... if you have one job and your spouse has a job - one of those paychecks should cover everything or else you’re hanging it out there waiting for something to get lopped off.
19. Choosing what to wear
I can’t imagine that ever happening - go read Dress For Success and put a functionally versatile wardrobe together.
If you’re working any casuals as a musician you will need a tux. With two coats one black and one white. I’ve had the same tux for many years and because I exercise and maintain a moderate diet I can still fit into that damn tux.
20. Washing dishes
Clean as you go. Or... see number 6
Cheers