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Tell me the most enjoyable day or moment you’ve had in 2023
Took my daughter to the beach for the first time. She was so excited to go, for about two weeks prior she was playing pretend in a cardboard box that she was going on vacation. It was just a single night, and she about had her fill of the beach during it. But the first four hours we spent there, watching her get bolder and bolder in the ocean definitely made my year. At first when a wave just barely touched her toes she run away, then she got bolder and bolder. By the end she was hanging onto me in her floaties getting splashed by some pretty big waves, having a great time. Then a wave would really get her good and she'd cry that she wanted to back to the beach. 30 seconds later she was ready for more.
Hearing her say "My big strong daddy will keep me safe in the waves" melted my heart.
That’s adorable, hope your family remembers this trip. Though if my daughter told me this, I’d immediately imagine anxious uncontrollable scenarios where this wouldn’t be the case, breaking my heart and my daughter’s (and wife’s!) faith in me.
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There have been no special moments I can recall, but this year has been very good. Right now I am very content in bed, following our company party earlier today, and with plans to see Oppenheimer tomorrow. So this moment will do just fine.
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In Sweden to pay our bills you can have a thing called "autogiro". This means you grant a company the right to pull a certain sum from your account each month, so you never have to bother with any administration for your bills. Pretty convenient, except I've been using it for all my monthly expenses so I've never had to log in to my bank at all.
Early this year was the first time I've logged in to my bank for years. I've had constant anxiety to see how much money I actually had, and finally I had to bite the bullet and actually look.
Turns out, I had MUCH more money than I expected. The relief I felt from that was pretty much indescribable; I've now proceeded to buy a condo much closer to the city centre, and have been going out to eat more or less every weekend.
My brother showed me this song years ago and every time I log into my account I think of it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dAH4zGd_W1s&ab_channel=louiscolemusic
In my country there is a famous evergreen song called Mini Maxi. It's chorus is:
Literal translation:
I think about it everytime I make a withdrawal.
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You had enough money in your bank account to pay a condo without realizing??
No, but it was enough for the down payment of the loan.
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Congrats!
Anyone who says money doesn't buy happiness is full of it. It's not the only thing one needs but it definitely helps.
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Congratulations. I had similar anxiety with checking my email. It was very hard to explain my predicament, even to myself.
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You don't even have phone notifications for your balance? Wild.
If you set them to only go off below a certain balance (which is the default behaviour for my bank), then in Aransentin's position they just... stop.
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How does that work? Monthly sms?
Every time I buy something or receive the paycheck.
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