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Dropped $200 on that whole-food meal plan app and got nothing but anxiety

I signed up for that popular meal prep service back in February, the one that promises to save you time and money on groceries. After three weeks of following their recipes, I spent 4 hours on a Sunday chopping vegetables for meals I didn't even like, and my total grocery bill went up by $60 because I had to buy all these specialty ingredients. The app kept glitching and wouldn't sync my shopping list, so I wasted another hour at the store trying to remember what I needed. Has anyone else tried one of these subscription services and felt like it actually made your life harder instead of easier?

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henry_moore55•13d ago

Had a stretch last November where I argued with my cousin about election integrity for four straight nights and we actually hugged it out

We sat down with a six pack each night, agreed to let each other finish sentences, and by the end of the week he admitted I had a point about mail-in ballot verification while I told him his concerns about drop boxes weren't totally crazy - has anyone here managed to have a real conversation that actually changed someone's mind even a little bit?

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palmer.zara•15d ago

Debate: Reading the Bible verse-by-verse vs. skipping around for comfort

I spent 6 months trying the verse-a-day method from a church app and got nothing out of it, but then I switched to just opening random chapters when I felt anxious and actually started remembering the stories better - has anyone else found one way less helpful than the other?

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abbyc33•16d ago

Vent: Lost a $1,200 contract because of a tiny mistake on a church job in Nashville

I was working on a stained glass restoration at a small historic church in Nashville back in May. The pastor wanted me to fix a cracked panel from the 1920s, and I spent three days matching the original glass color and lead lines. I finished it up and set it in the frame, but I forgot to let the putty dry fully before cleaning off the excess. The whole thing shifted slightly overnight, and by morning the panel was crooked with a gap you could fit a dime through. I had to redo the whole piece from scratch with no extra pay, and the church board decided to go with someone else for the rest of the project. Has anyone else had a simple oversight ruin a big job like that?

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