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Dreams feel too real always

I don’t feel rested at all when I wake up. In the morning it takes a while for me to realize everything that happened was just a dream. A lot of the time I’m not even sure if something actually happened or if it was part of a dream.

Small things I thought about or saw during the day often show up in my dreams, but it’s like I’m seeing the “future” version of them in the dream.

It makes waking up confusing sometimes because the dreams feel very real.

Hi, for context I turned 18 this past September. My family life isn’t the greatest. I currently have only about a thousand dollars saved up. I work about 30-35 hours a week at 19 an hour. I was hoping to move out of my house by the end of the year or late January at the latest. I don’t plan on going to college. My ideas were to either just continue to work or try to join the military. I also refurbish and sell furniture and woodworking on the side but that’s only about an extra 100-200…

I followed your advice and want to thank everyone who commented on my post to help me. I am overwhelmed with the results and now have a fully furnished apartment and fully stocked kitchen all from donations.

I posted on Facebook for friends and family and received some kitchen ware and some furniture from my parents and other family members.

I posted on three buy nothing groups on Facebook and received more kitchen items. A man who has a junk hauling business saw my post and told me he gets…

I’ll be starting college mid-fall and I want to learn some skills to be more Frugal and independent.

I can cook simple dishes, I can do video editing, I play Piano & Ukulele though sort of simply. I really only try to buy things onsale or in clearance. That or I will sort by unit price.

I’m already thinking of learning how to perform basic automotive maintenance and some renovation work on an old RV trailer this summer to build up some skills.

What would you all suggest?

Have two swivel outdoor chairs that I think I found on the roadside. They have rotted canvas seats but the rest of the chairs are metals and in good shape. What would be a good way to replace without having the seat sag or look super DIY and cheap? I have seen some paracord macrame seats but I’m not sure I could manage that. They are bronze looking metal. Looks like the old canvas was secured by a type of grommet but they are round with no screw head on the back…not sure if they will…

Pretty much every time, it’s a better value – literally better quality, to buy used. Especially with the declining quality of manufactured goods. Of course I’m talking about non-disposable, durable goods.

I can always find a higher quality cast iron pan for less money used than new.

Used cars are clearly a better value and older cars have less repair-prone computerized technology.

Used iPhones are some of the best value propositions ever (you can get an iPhone 14 for $300 instead of a…