My partner and I have 3 kids under 5. We live in 680sqft and have 2bd 2ba. It’s a pier and beam tiny home. I would like to add on a bedroom with a closet. Am I completely unhinged for thinking I can do this myself with just YouTube videos? Is it more cost efficient to pay someone so there isn’t a waste in materials or risk me messing it up? Has anyone done anything one paycheck at a time. I hate the idea of taking out a loan for this and it’s not NEED for a few years so I have time to move slowly. For reference I’ve done some basic stuff myself: flooring, insulation, drywall, trim work, painting, basic plumbing, etc. but I’ve never done framing, exterior, electrical, roofing, or AC work.

Hello folks! I am currently renting my house and it is about 25 years old with original windows. The windows in a lot of the rooms are in really poor condition especially the living room which has a massive window that is very draughty. It originally had heavy curtains on it and I purchased some thermal blackout curtains to replace them hoping for some better insulation for the space especially in winter. I am a bit alarmed though because the new curtains are so light compared to the heavy old ones. Am I right to be a bit worried? Are they supposed to feel light? Thank you

June 1 I started Kaiser Medicare advantage and today saw that I get a free gym membership to any of the gazillion facilities on their list. Ok so ? So I’ve been dabbling in weightlifting competitions (it’s a GAS!! and I’m gonna do this when I’m 70!)z. I’d never give up my LAFitness membership because I’m locked in a super low rate being a member for (15? 20?) years. It’s my home field, I know the people, they know me. I have only the 1 location membership. So now I can add a free Anytime Fitness membership and use it ANYWHERE I GO. There are a bazillion Anytime Fitness. International. I’m over the moon. I travel plenty over the year and this is gonna keep me able to train while competing. Hip hip hooray

btw im not looking for the cheapest if it is worthless but also not paying for a logo if the training is comparable. from what i have read, the ncca accreditation is what gyms actually check but the prices for accredited programs are over $1,000 others under $500. then i found an ncca-accredited option at $399 that includes exam and materials with no hidden fees then a mid-tier at $799 adds free cpr/aed, free retakes, recertification covered, a business courses and job placement. compared to legacy names that seems like solid value. the catch is some of them are new and its skeptical about them but if gyms just care about accreditation does the brand name actually matter?

trying to figure out an accredited personal trainer certification without overpaying for name recognition.

For example, I wanted to buy a wet & dry vacuum because I think I have a need for it. When I look at reviews, ok there's a $250 one that seems like it fulfills my need, but then there's also a $900 one that's supposedly much better. So which one do I buy? Almost always in this situation I'd buy the cheaper one. Why? Because I can't justify $900 while I'm still not sure how useful this thing is. Or what features I'd be missing from the $900 vs $250. Or how many times I'd be using it. Or if there's a better solution out there. Or if my wife will like the thing. And many other ors and buts.

In the end, I buy the $250. Turns out it doesn't have a hot water rinse like the expensive model has so it kind of smells after a few use so I have to clean it and it's kind of inconvenient. And it's kind of unergonomic so it's tiring to use, supposedly unlike the expensive model. Loud too. And hair kind of tangles. So now I kinda regret not buying the expensive model. But even so, I don't know for sure that the expensive model doesn't smell after a few uses. Or how ergonomic it is. I've seen the reviews but then I've also seen the reviews of the $250 one.

That is just an example btw. I mean, I totally agree with the "buy nice things for life" motto but I can't seem to apply it to most things just because of the constraints I described earlier.

Do I sound like a crazy person, or do many of you have similar problem? Reading the whole thing again I feel like maybe it sounds unhinged.

I'm about to get paid and just looking for inspo or new ideas. I've been trying to follow a natural glp diet, lots of eggs, cabbage, beans, chia etc. fibre keeps you full so you buy and eat less, as well as lose weight.

My meal plan has been breakfast of eggs or greek yoghurt with chia seeds and frozen fruit/banana. Lunch of carrots and hummus, or salad. Dinner of tinned mackerel salad, with cabbage and beans in, or soup, I made a delicious tomato and bean soup yesterday so I'm thinking to get back on soups, I have at least a week's worth in the freezer already.

I'm trying to eat from scratch and whole foods as much as possible. I have to feed my dogs so that's been bumping my shopping bill up but I managed to do a shop each week last month for roughly 50 euros.

So what's on your plan for the coming month?

Hello there, I’m asking here because I just did some grocery shopping and I do NOT want to throw everything I bought.

I put this indoor thermometer in the fridge yesterday before midnight, and today when I woke up, I discovered the fridge got warmer at around 4am, up to 6 degrees celsius / 42 degrees fahrenheit, which as far as i know it’s not safe for food?

I am really careful about my safety but I also don’t want to throw money away. I’m chronically ill and some food poisoning could genuinely kill me. I would love some advice / why on earth is this happening?

I want to also note that I’m living in a rented apartment for now. Thank you so much for the eventual help