I am so sick of being put on email distribution lists…

Needing the internet to make an appointment, needing a phone app to park your car.ARGH

My sister won a prize at the fair but they insisted she fill out a card with her address and e-mail. She wrote that she lived on none of your business way!

That's why I'm using a fake email. I never give my personal/work email to private companies. I have a separate "spam email" for them.

The last point is very annoying. I needed an anonymous email address. All the suppliers say they have super privacy, no log etc., but the very first thing is a rengistration with your email address or Google/Fb account. Nonsense.

Gaming I can say specific input here. Buy a game, and have to download a ton to open it.... What if I don't have internet?

I get so sick of people asking me for an email, I'm like I am buying a pair of socks, you don't need my email, I just say NOOOOO

I once entered nunya@business.com and the website said "welcome back, Nunya!" Just because they ask for an email doesn't mean you need to give them yours. I also have a "trash" email so I can benefit from "sign up and get discount" without having to actually see the emails.

I play all my video games with out n internet connection. I've never had a game that required one.

thats why i like backward compatible games on xbox i buy on sale and have some fun time

I do agree that not everything should require your email, but if you are buying the PlayStation 5 (with its awesome graphics and solid state hard-drive) and then you turn around a be a weird luddite about the fact that it acts like a computer and goes on the internet, then I strongly disagree with that complaint. I think it's great that games are as good as they are now, and I like that many developers are attentive and upload service patches to fix bugs. If you have a large game, then it's basically impossible to catch every bug in beta testing and some users have issues that others don't have. I don't really do much multiplayer in games, but I like having my user profile with my trophies (like I can afford real platinum). It's also convenient to buy games online if you want to. I do prefer disk games since I like having a physical copy, when possible, but I don't mind that it takes a little bit of time to install it.

tenminutemail if a company wants an email address. only valid for ten minutes

Finding competent employees

I'm even getting some now that require full registration and a credit card. I just wanted to look at the damn page!

This is the reason why I have two bull**it email addresses that I check every two or three weeks, just to discover hundreds of bull**it messages I don't need to read

I feel like you would benefit from TempMail: https://temp-mail.org/en/

So fun fact team fortress 2 is single player as well as multiplayer. There is nothing stopping you from playing offline. Its called create a Server. Alot of people forget this

Unfortunately most want very cheap clothes and will not pay lots of money for a T-shirt for example. I also think the fashion industry has moved their business to countries where the production costs are way lower - so they can profit more. All we have to do as a consumer is NOT buy too much crappy quality and not be a slave to fashion. It's a simple choice. Even on a small budget you can have a few good pieces of clothing and mix and match.

Also getting a person who speaks clear enough English or your designated language. India service reps take the cake! Sorry!

Oh. First house I ever lived in my parents bought for $38,000 (NZD), and sold in 1990 for $95,000. It is now worth $1.2 million. That's $100,000 for the house and $1.1 MILLION for the land. It's not even a large plot of land. When my parents bought it they subdivided and sold off more than half the land. That was 41 years ago. It's in a pretty cruddy area of Auckland. Kind of place where it was getting unsafe to walk around in daylight hours when I was a kid, but it's 104% worse now than when it was the 90s (we moved out in 1990).

This is still possible, but most people don't like the price and waiting that comes from well-crafted, hand-made furniture. Chat to your local carpenter, they're worth their weight in gold, our coffee table, book shelf, and tv stand were all made by hand over 10 years ago and with a bit of polishing once a month still look brand new.

I do the free streaming. I get lots of old sitcoms, lots of older movies, documentaries, news. I could get sports if I were interested. There are several cat channels for Bouche. We can listen to pretty much any music. If a specific movie is on only one paid stream, well most of them offer free trials. We're both happy with our TV options.

Or doing your own repairs. My dad did repairs on our appliances himself. Nowdays a lot of stuff is made in such a way that repairing it yourself is physically impossible even if you wanted to.

You cannot be expected to be reachable 24/7. If someone says otherwise they are not your friends or not the right fit for work.

Me too. Really hate them!

This is what I miss about living in Germany. If someone posts a video or photo of you online without your consent you can press charges. As a result, it just isn't done there.

I would rather pay the same or a little bit more towards the farmer than to a huge company.

Looking at you Adobe

Flights are more packed but also far cheaper.

Yup, bought a house that was built in 95 and giant built in fridge freezer in kitchen. Refrigerant leak caused it to start to fail, cheapest replacement for same dimensions was 9k+ USD. Did some research and found that R12 refrigerant was outlawed around the same time, so guessing contractors who built house got this massive unit on the cheap. Ended up hiring a commercial firm to do a full sealed system replacement for about $2500. Best decision I could have made I think.

And the mortgage company just raised amount I have to pay. Because of an shortage of escrow from last year.

I was just reading that the inventor of the 401k regrets it. He wanted it to be a supplement to a pension, not a replacement.

Even with two people ,we are barely making it, from paycheck to paycheck.

I used to have penpals so that I'd still get handwritten mail instead of all bills/spam. They all either fizzled out or wanted to email instead of writing because they had no patience for the post.

It would be great if one income would suffice - it should be a choice within the family who wants to work and who wants to stay at home. I know a few men who would be the most amazing SAHD given the chance. Unfortunately 1. That's still looked down on and 2. Until the pay gap is erased most women's salaries are still not enough to pay the bills alone.

How about having holidays off. And stores being closed on holidays. If you didn't fill up or get the ingredients for your recipe before the holiday- you were out of luck.

I use Libre Office. It’s free!

Mostly USA. Rest of the world always had the kids living at home until they left with new partner… very rare (but not unheard of) to move out on your own.

TL;DR

I can still hear Zuckerberg say that 'privacy is a thing of the past'. What was that guy thinking?

My internet company charged me $1 for a paper bill in the mail and wanted me to “go green”. I finally cancelled with them for other reasons and now they send me ad mailers at least once every two weeks- usually once a week. Infuriating.

Shoe-wise I always buy skechers. They are comfortable, I still have 2 pairs from 2016, they look beatup however they're still comfortabe. Just for the record I work in a warehouse I'm on my feet all day.

This needs to be higher. Opioids have been completely taken off the market here, even codeine.

Australia, free healthcare in emergencies and other problems. Private healthcare though is needed, but costs are significantly reduced.

A trip to target is my vacay.

When minimum wage was created, it was meant for a man to support his family in a home with 2 cars 2.5 kids and a white picket fence. It no longer does this.

I can still ignore my mobile if I'm not feeling like answering and at least now you can see who is calling before deciding whether to answer.

They are ridiculous! I want to go to a concert for $50 a tix but with the all the effing fees, it comes to $150+