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We all grow up with a different skill set depending on our circumstances. A person who grew up on a farm will know how to milk a cow and a person who grew up in a city will be aware of when traffic gets heavier to avoid it. These skills and knowledge are acquired by experience or are taught, but even if you need them, you don’t necessarily have them.

Redditors noticed that some people lack knowledge that they consider to be basic, so they shared what gaps bother them and filled others in when user ej1273 asked “What’s considered basic knowledge that many people don’t know?”

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40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Vaccines do not cause autism.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Your google search does not trump my years of school and 40 years of medical practice.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe, but a Facebook article posted by some random person with no knowledge or credibility in the matter does.... ( Obviously Im being sarcástic here )

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Low calorie food don't mean healthy food

    Vegan doesn't mean healthy

    Fats aren't unhealthy

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My diabetic mother got told by her doctor to eat low fat foods. Have you ever seen the sugar content on those things? Shockingly, her blood sugar went through the roof. Even the medical community aren't exempt from this ignorance

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are That homelessness isn't just caused by bad life choices. It's very often caused by things outside the person's control. It's also a lot harder to come back from homelessness than many people think.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are The little stick on the left side of the steering column of every car is your turn signal. If you push it up, it will tell people around you that you are turning right and push it down to indicate a left turn.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's recommended you use said signal BEFORE you hit the brakes to make the turn. Because afterwards I have sort of figured it out already.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are That forgetting your headphones doesn't mean we want to hear you scrolling through tiktok on the bus

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% on this One, my phone media sounds are ALWAYS on mute when Im outside.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are The words virus, fungus and bacteria aren’t interchangeable

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “My virus infection on my foot is well, now time to have some mushroom soup. Fun fact: mushroom is a bacteria. I’m going to take an antibacterial the doctor prescribed for my fungus caused strep throat”

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Playing music at full volume out of your phone does not sound good or make you look cool.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Playing an old, out-of-tune violin, using the neck of a loud, and particularly vociferous goose for a bow, would foster a friendlier atmosphere than your tinny phone music.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are How long it takes a semi truck to stop

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My partner drives a HGV, you'd be surprised how many people when approaching lights or stop signs just pull right in front or overtake just before cutting the stopping distance down drastically.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are That I don't control the f*****g prices of where I work at.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course we control the prices. Don't you know there's a special button that can be pressed to randomly change the prices just for certain customers?

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are How to say please and thank you

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People get hung up on using specific words. Just be polite. Saying something like "i couldn't trouble you for another drink, could I?" is a hell of a lot more polite than saying "give me another drink please". The words aren't actually magic. Your attitude is much more important

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are The "essential" in essential oils does not mean essential for human health.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Just because you can that doesn’t mean you should.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my friend group’s motto as we are too dumb for our own good

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Everything is “chemical.”

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Yelling louder doesn’t make you more correct.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are To not stop in the middle of the sidewalk and have a conversation, causing everyone to move around you

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are You can't catch a cold from walking outside with wet hair.

    Ps. My mom still believes this to this day.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cold is caused by a virus, but cold can inhibit your immune response

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Ride a bike WITH traffic. Walk or run AGAINST traffic.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are The proper use of lose and loose.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ye gods, THIS. We are dumbing ourselves into changing words because we can't figure out how to spell, just like how "literally" (which only pertains to the written word) is now in the Oxford Dictionary as a form of "actually". I have to stop myself from using it!

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are The left lane is not a hangout lane. Either pass or get the hell out of the left lane.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called the "passing" lane for a reason, people!

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are That your local pharmacy doesn't have any control over the actual production of your meds.

    Why is cough medicine out of stock? I don't know. Maybe a factory in Ukraine blew up and they are our main supplier. Maybe Jeff pressed the wrong button and contaminated all the medications in the production line. I DON'T KNOW.

    And yes, I am well aware that a pandemic is currently occurring. Thanks for the reminder.

    I hate people.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Idk if this is considered basic knowledge but it's really good to know:


    If your car gets stuck in snow, take out the floor mats and stick them under your tires as best you can, in the direction you are wanting to go (so the tires can drive on them). This helps give you some traction. You can reuse this technique as far as needed, just parking, getting out, and moving the floor mats back to right in front/behind your tires.

    It irks me when I watch TV shows where the characters get stuck and can't get out of the snow, when they clearly have floor mats in their car. It has come to my attention over the past couple years that a lot of people don't know this, so now I try and bring it up every time it remotely comes up in a convo.

    Also, keep emergency supplies in your vehicle. Jumper cables, a flashlight and batteries (keep them stored separately because corrosion), food/water, gloves, winter boots if applicable where you are, etc. Also, look up the underwater car episode of Mythbusters, just good to know :)


    EDIT: as u/ruetheblue says below, if the snow is covering the tailpipe TURN THE CAR OFF. (Carbon monoxide)

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better yet, if you live on a heavy Snow prone área, buy tire chains. ( Oh..... And be sure to know what are your car's drive wheels lol, i laugh my a*s off because some One got the chains in the rear wheels of a VW Golf. Which is a front wheel drive car )

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Shopping carts don't belong in parking stalls

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK and Ireland, all trolleys only unlock with a euro or pound coin, which releases when you return it. Is that not a thing everywhere?

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are If someone has just injured their back or head DO NOT MOVE THEM

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhh and this might seem grosse, but the best way for you to check if someone hás injuried its back or neck is checking if the person hás urinated or defecated it self, this would mean a possibly Lost of sfyncter control and there for a severe spine injury.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are When your turn signal starts blinking at 2x speed it's a warning that one of your turn signal bulbs is out.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish they had something like this for brake lights. I had a nice lady park beside my in the parking lot to tell me that both my brake lights weren't working. I has the guys at work check them (I work at a big box with an automotive department) and it turned out that both my light bulbs just burned out at the same time.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Ladies, don't flush your tampons. It doesn't matter if you are on city sewer or a septic system, it is _terrible_ and causes all kinds of issues.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you CAN flush flushable wipes. This is a joke to get a rise out if Chucky. Please don't flush them. Water maintenance people hate them and they cause a lot of problems.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Where their water shutoff is in their house.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, yes, and that there should be valves under a sink or behind a toilet to turn off the water if it's gushing out of control.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are that alcohol is a depressant, not a stimulant.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It lowers inhibitions and cognitive abilities as well. If you are a thrill seeker who loves adrenaline rushes you now have less ability to discern something is a bad idea and a lower threshold to decide to do it. Liquid courage is real. You aren't stimulated, just too drunk to identify your own emotions and thoughts.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are ZIPPERING, the method of keeping a sustained stream of traffic from both sides be it merging or whatever.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish there were a public education campaign around this. Seems like so many people (at least where I live) think you are being greedy/inconsiderate if you don’t merge far ahead of time. Try to zipper and you run the risk of people not letting you in because they think you “cheated” by not sitting in traffic a mile before the merge point.

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    A yield sign means to let the other vehicle go before you, not you trying to beat the other vehicle.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly in North Carolina it is a suggestion. Getting on a crowded interstate? Go full speed and get ahead of everyone. Approaching a roundabout with cars entering and exiting? Speed up so you can get there just as someone else is entering or don't bother to stop at all.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Each time you make a credit card purchase, you are taking out a short term, high interest loan which will accrue interest if you don’t pay it off by the end of the month.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is why i don't have nor do i want to have credit cards, i only have debit cards, either i can afford it, or i can't.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Don’t put water on a grease fire. This is when your pan/pot catches fire while cooking.

    Cover it with the pot or pan lid and turn off the heat

    Edit: people in the replies have also added that baking soda and salt can work to smother the fire. Additionally a grease fire safe extinguisher is a good thing to have in your kitchen.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry though. If you can't afford pricey fire extinguishers or fire blankets, make sure you always have some marshmallows in and make the best of it.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are How not to fall for a very obvious scam on the internet

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But my nigerian Prince will send me money any day now.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Drinking alcohol makes a person FEEL warmer but you're much more susceptible to freezing to death.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might as well drink the whole bottle before I meet my maker.

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    Kids don’t need juice.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids need hydration. And if you find yourself with no potable water, the kids will need juice because it's better than not drinking at all.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Measure twice, cut once

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    No added sugar or preservatives is not the same as no sugar or preservatives. It just means no extra sugar or preservatives during packaging.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this. All the "natural" meat with no artificial preservatives. Read the label and it has celery extract AKA sodium nitrite. Its a less pure version of the same chemical as your artificial preservative.

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Just basics of using a computer. Especially nowdays when most things are done digitally.
    It’s just mind boggling when co-workers wifi does not work, or a program froze and they just don’t know what to do. Then when I reset the router or restart the computer they proceed to call me a Wizard. Like dude, what the heck?

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got an undeserved reputation as a technical wizard when a colleague of mine had difficulty arranging her keyboard (not wireless) to her preferred sitting position. I crawled under the table, unknotted the macramé of usb cables and put them back in, gaining her half a meter of cable and wiggling room. Boom!

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    You can calculate the percentage of something by multiplying it by a number between 0 and 1. Want 80% of something? Multiply by 0.8. Want 180% of something? Multiply by 1.8.

    The fact there's a percentage button on many calculators shows that this very basic idea is not well known as it should be....

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or have schools change the way they have students calculate things every ten years or so to ensure their parents are unable to help them with their homework.

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    Income tax rates are tiered (or bracketed). You will never make less money by getting a raise. Only a portion of your income gets taxed at the higher rate once you enter the next bracket.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it depends. In my country, there are some social benefits that are only available if you're earning less than specified amount. Even if you're 1$ over the amount, you'll lose the whole benefit, so sometimes getting a raise can make you have less money in total.

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    How to read a tape measure

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people don’t know how to read that? I must’ve been too optimistic about the human race then

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Check your oil

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And all the rest of the fluids too...They're there for a reason, and if they leak out, bad things can happen.

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    That there is an indicator on your car dash to tell you what side is your gas tank is on.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And after filling up my car probably hundreds of times, I still need to check the indicator every time. 🤦‍♀️

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    40 People Who Have Noticed An Alarming Number Of Individuals Not Knowing Basic Facts Share What They Are Tax write-offs are not as good as not spending the money.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends. If you’re a small business and need a truck, good to get the write-off.

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    budgeting

    edit: for clarity, I know almost all adults are familiar with the concept of budgeting, but I think a lot of people don't know how to do it irl. They forget things, both big expenses and small-ticket items that add up, and they don't know what to include. For example, I know someone in the process of a divorce, and she doesn't realize that she's not going to be able to afford a house like the one she lived in when she was married. She thinks it's just a mortgage payment and doesn't include basic additional expenses like property taxes, homeowners insurance, pool and yard maintenance, etc. when trying to create a budget.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are more than 4 weeks to a month. If you have a weekly expense such as groceries, multiply by 52 for the year's total, and divide that by 12 for the monthly expense.

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    The compartment in the dishwasher next to the detergent holder is for rinse aid which is inexpensive and works very well.

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    If you dont pay for the product, you ARE the product.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my experience, if you don't pay for the product, they will usually chase you down the street demanding payment.

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    8% of 25 is the same as 25% of 8

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 2. And that's an oddly specific "basic knowledge" pet peeve, but okay.

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