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Whats your advice to the younger folks of Lemmy? (libretechni.ca)
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Mine:

  1. Learn a second language and keep up with the language your parents speak. You will regret being a brat about not wanting to speak this language especially as your family members pass.
  2. The only opinions about you that really matter are from the people you respect and who respect you back
  3. Being a kind humble person, who leads their political convictions with curiosity and not self righteousness is important. As that one person said: "I am no hero and neither are you."
  4. Don't throw out your old media (mix cds, tapes, records, photos, zinee, etc) because you think they're embarrassing. They either will not be embarrassing later or they will become expensive and you can tell them for mad bucks.

OQB @crash_thepose@lemmy.ml

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

I tried to write a post a couple times and the themes that keep coming up are "get good at money" and "practice delayed gratification"

It's easy to spend money you don't have on credit cards, and then have a horrible time later trying to pay them all off plus the 30% interest. Don't do that. Don't just buy stuff because it's there and easy.

Make a budget. You don't need to be fancy but you need to be honest. Add up your net income. Add up your expenses. Go actually look at your bank statement and see what you're spending, not just what you remember.

Join your local library. Read books. They probably have other media to borrow, too.

Join meetups and other local groups. Meet people. Humans are social creatures.