I was trying to add onto this long post about life advice and adulting and tumblr isn’t letting me, so here’s some unsolicited advice from me anyway, and go read the original post for more:

• You never really feel 25 or 37 or 52. But you will look around one day and realize “holy shit I’m almost 40″. It’s just a number and everyone feels that way.
• Buying popcorn by the bag and making it on the stove is cheaper then microwave.
• Splurge sometimes and get the expensive ice cream/good chocolate/a candy bar. it won’t kill you and sometimes you just need a treat.
• That said, ice cream is a bad idea for breakfast
• Take a walk, if you can. Sunshine is good for you and it’s too easy to hole up in the house and barely see the light of day.
• Go shopping late at night or early Sunday morning if you want to avoid the crowds. Never Sunday afternoon or just before a holiday.
• Never stop learning. Even if it’s just reading a Wikipedia article that catches your eye
• You don’t need to be ashamed of the things you love. It’s perfectly fine to be a 45 year old who loves a tv show and writes fanfic, or a thirty year old that loves a boy band. You’re never too old to love things.
• If you live with other people, and it’s feasible, have a space of your own
• Avoiding looking at the bills doesn’t make them go away
• Remember credit cards are high interest loans you need to pay back
• In this day and age there’s a YouTube video for just about anything you’d like to learn
• Try anything and everything, even if it scares you (well probably not hard drugs). At least you’ll know you tried.