People who travelled (or are travelling) through their 20s, how did you do it and whats your life like now? I’m 25 and already feel super old, probably partly due to the fact that I didn’t go to university so I’m basically in the same position as 18 year olds. I worked on and off since I was like 15 but with covid I basically took a 3 year break and relied on my savings. I’ve realized that I can’t nor do I want to work a typical 9-5, I get way too bor…

LPT Request: How to find hobbies in your 20s Basically the title. I’m in my 20s and have no life. No friends in the city I live in currently, full time job, full time school. Whenever I do have downtime I just watch TV or nap, which makes me feel the way you can expect. TIA! submitted by /u/SleepyOrgasm

Is it bad if I’m in my late 20s and never had a credit card in my life? Should I open a credit card now? The only source of credit I have on my record is a $4000 student loan, which I paid off last year in full. Currently working at a temp job for a credit dept of a company making $1300 a month. Living with parents rent-free and own my own car as I purchased the car from my parents. Only bills I pay are my auto insurance and water bill. I have neve…

I really love a silent film kind of 20s makeup. Does anyone have tips on how I could create this effect for myself? Hi! I’m a bit of a newbie when it comes to makeup but I’m trying to make my look a little bit more interesting. I have a “classic” face and I am a little bit frightened by strong makeup on myself – for now. Yet, I’d still want to slowly steer towards having a more “gothy and mysterious” appearance. Do you think there might be some subtle ways …

Rent vs buying… in early 20s Hi I’m in my very early 20s and moved to a near area where the typical rent for a one bed one bath is going to be 2k all in at least. Maybe 1.8k. Im considering buying a condo listed at 200k rather than rent. Some of my values behind this is to build equity. I often hear that difference in responsibilities in ownership vs renting which I underst…

Can You Buy a House in Your 20s? For some young people, a path to homeownership often involves a mix of diligent saving combined with assistance from family or government loans and programs.

LPT – Advice from old to young – Things I whish someone would have told me when I was in my 20s Well, I have been looking for advice from older people than me… I believe on learning from the mistake of others instead of making the mistakes myself. I will start… advice from a 43 YO guy: Sex is overrated, marry the unattractive and intelligent girl, DO NOT marry someone that looks good just because of her looks, character, good upbringin…

LPT: In your teens/20s, it’s easy to feel lonely even surrounded by people and “friends.” When you’re young, there’s a logic to quantity and over quality, but you can feel starved for meaningful interactions. Keep up with the friends who know the real you, even though they may seem less exciting. It’s easy to feel lonely even if you are surrounded by people and “friends,” and that’s OK. When you’re young, there is a certain logic to going for quantity over quality for friends and connections, but it can leave you without enough of the meaningful human connection people crave. The cure is to spend m…

LPT: If you are in your late teens/early 20s, don’t accept everything your friends do as normal. Be critical about their actions and think for yourself It is very easy to think everything a friend does is alright. If he intends something as a joke, or take some serious thing lightly, it is not unusual to just laugh about it and forget about it. That can lead to normalizing and, why not, replicating toxic behaviours. If it sounds specific enough is because I talk from experience. Be critical abo…