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This video provides a humorous and cynical guide to navigating life after turning 18. It covers essential survival tips, from financial literacy and managing roommates to finding a job and dealing with relationships. The video emphasizes the importance of mental health, friendships, and self-reliance, all while maintaining a darkly comedic tone.
- Financial literacy and investment are crucial.
- Roommates are a necessary evil to be managed assertively.
- Any job is better than being broke.
- Limit phone usage to avoid wasting time.
- Relationships are challenging but manageable with lowered expectations.
- "Fake it till you make it" is a key strategy for adulting.
- Maintain friendships, as genuine connections are invaluable.
- College is a valuable experience for character development.
- Distance yourself from family expectations and seek self-validation.
- Use humor to cope with the inevitable hardships of life.
The initial step to financial stability involves tracking expenses to identify and reduce unnecessary spending, such as excessive spending on "fans" over essential needs like food. Instead of risky investments like NFTs or crypto, focus on proven money makers such as index funds or Kleenex stock. Patience is essential, and get-rich-quick schemes like day trading should be avoided, as they are akin to gambling for those unskilled in mathematics.
Living with roommates requires establishing firm boundaries to prevent them from overstepping. Avoid giving them an inch, as they will take a mile. To maintain control, assert dominance by employing tactics to make them uncomfortable, such as writing "always watching" on the bathroom mirror. Since leaving is not an option due to financial constraints, it's better to be the one in control.
Securing employment is crucial, and one should be willing to take any available job to pay the bills. Lowering standards and accepting whatever makes money is necessary, as pride doesn't pay rent. Even minimum wage jobs offer valuable lessons, such as how to steal office supplies or suppress the urge to assault annoying customers. Ultimately, survival requires pushing aside ego and doing whatever it takes to earn a living.
Excessive phone usage is a significant time-waster, often disguised as productivity. Spending countless hours scrolling leads to a stiff neck and disappointed parents, with little to show for it. To regain control, it's essential to delete apps, set timers, and take drastic measures to limit screen time. Living life is preferable to watching others pretend to live theirs.
Relationships can be challenging and expensive, especially when one is poor. Finding a partner who meets all expectations may be difficult, so settling for someone slightly below one's ideal is often necessary. Avoid settling for someone undesirable, and remember that validation comes from showing off a desirable partner to friends.
Adulthood involves a lot of pretending, such as pretending to smile, care, and file taxes. Since no one truly knows what they're doing, it's essential to bluff and make people believe you're more competent than you are. Don't be too hard on yourself for not having life figured out, and remember that pretending to be a winner is better than being a loser.
Making friends after 18 is difficult, so it's important to hold on to existing friendships, even if those friends are screw-ups. People, not possessions, make life worth living, and the joy of seeing friends suffer is invaluable. Remember, as long as they're breathing, it's fine.
College is a worthwhile investment, regardless of the cost, as it provides character development. It's a place to make mistakes, test hypotheses, and learn valuable life lessons. College is more than just academics; it's about discovering who you are and how far you'll go to get what you want.
Stop seeking approval from family members and disregard their often outdated and unhelpful advice. Their attempts to guilt-trip you and compare your life to their past experiences are irrelevant. If you enjoy spending time with your family, that's fine, but don't feel obligated to seek their validation.
Therapy may be unaffordable, so it's essential to develop coping mechanisms, such as laughing away the pain. Adults are often damaged and fragile, so use dark humor as emotional duct tape to hold everything together. Embrace the chaos of life, laugh at the absurdity, and meme your way through the madness.
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0:00 child child hold on Diddy they just turned 18 yeah you can cross them off your playlist now thanks don't get too comfortable just cuz you're off P DD's menu doesn't mean you're safe so here's 10 ways to survive after 18 number one financial literacy credit cards compounding interest buy me that purse daddy you're going to need to figure out how money Works fast first step is start tracking your expenses if you're spending more on the fans than food then it's time to dial it back next you're going to want to start investing and no I don't mean nfts or crypto I mean proven money makers like an index fund or Kleenex stock before Valentine's Day if business school taught me anything it's loners beaing finally you're going to have to be patient which is hard for your Tik Tock brain to understand but I want money now wait I'll just start day trading no day trading isn't investing it's gambling for people bad at math I
0:46 get it numbers are big and sometimes scary but saying YOLO and hitting enter on the keyboard isn't the best money farming Strat no one knows this better than Diddy say what you want about him but that man worked hard to achieve his dreams of ruining other people's dreams number two roommates they say marriage is all about compromise but it's the exact opposite with roommates if you give an inch they'll take a mile so Never Back Down sure your girl can stay over as a slippery slope to tampons in your cereal not my honey no now telling your roommates they can't have another tenant will make him angry all you got to do is ratchet up the crazy writing always watching on the bathroom mirror is the quickest way to get him to stop bothering you believe me it's not like they can leave they're too poor to leave and so are you so if you're going to be forced to live with someone then might as well be the one in control number
1:31 three find a job take what you can get construction retail hands anything that helps pay the bills a man without money is like a girl with a gag reflex useless so start lowering your standards and accepting whatever makes you paper yeah McDonald's is embarrassing but someone's being broke your pride ain't paying rent so go ahead and swallow it besides minimum wage jobs teach valuable lessons like how to steal office supplies or how to suppress the urge of holding a Caren in the deep fryer saying is this hard enough for you at the end of the day you got to do whatever it takes to survive so push aside your ego and man up or man down depending on what job you choose again no judgments do whatever makes you money well as long as it doesn't involve kids you know feel like a lot of YouTubers are having a hard time with that one number four phone dopamine you could be out living your best life but
2:17 instead you're just scrolling control all deleting sections of your day convincing yourself I'm being productive I'm just checking email no [ __ ] you're checking out mentally how much time have you spent on your phone this week 30 hours 40 hours that's basically a full-time job and all you have to show for it is a stiff neck and disappointed parents but hey who needs hobbies self-improvement and human connections when you can watch AI generated thirst traps e oh dad is home face it your phone has power over you how many of you wake up and mindlessly scroll before your feet Hit the Floor saying just a few more and I'll stop you [ __ ] addict stop being a crackhead and start taking control delete some apps set some timers punch your homie in theck do whatever it takes to limit your screen time because at this rate you're not living life you're just watching other people pretend to live theirs number five relationships relationships are
3:03 going to be tough cuz girlfriends are expensive or cheap depending on the quality what is that a budget iPhone oh I want to finger something prettier but when you're poor you don't have many options it's hard to find a girl with all holes on the table when you don't have money sure it's possible but like a hole in one it's pretty rare so start settling for three numbers below your starting point doesn't look good in the daylight I know but heavy makeup in a dark nightclub can make a four evolve into an eight just whatever you do don't settle for a fatty Fates tell your homies You' have officially given up have some dignity Patrick don't give me that any hole is good if that's the case then why not buy a light hm call it Stacy and sticking in isuko body pillow no headaches and always open for business sounds like a dream girl right wrong cuz what you really want is validation and there's no better validation than showing your homies the
3:48 dime piece you just caught with that bait you caught that with that number six fake it till you make it most of adulting is pretending pretending to smile pretending to care pretending to file tax sometimes I pretend I'm an Austrian woman and post mid-journey creative feet picks under the name your meat my feet Tate was right Sims are easy to monetize you see being an adult is all about bluffing so what if your hand sucks make people believe you're holding Queens when you're barely holding it together remember no one knows what they're doing and we're all just winging it so don't be so hard on yourself for not having life figured out I mean it's not like they're handing out manuals unless you count my channel how to fix being ugly how to touch your first booby how to be a terrible father no one gives such useful and awful advice like I do so listen to me when I tell you you will always be a loser
4:34 unless you pretend to be a winner number seven Friends making friends after 18 is like stitching shoes sure it's possible but it's much easier for a child so you better hold on to some high school homies sure they're screw-ups but they're failures Your Entertainment I had a friend who want snorted herb snorted it happened like 15 years ago and it still brings a smile to my face you see I love my friends but I love watching them suffer even more as long as they're breathing it's fine homie dying sad homies screaming in agony after over rotating the backflip hilarious remember people not stuff make life worth living sure money can buy a lot of things but it can't buy the joy of seeing your friends truly suffer number eight college picture this Prime Kitty copious amounts of drugs allergic to latex bracelet could you not see how this would lead to a good time college
5:19 is the best use of your money regardless of how much it costs I know the price of tuition is skyrocketed but you can't put a price on character development where else you going to learn how to stalk your ex or cover Your Tracks can't be at home theater crafting you need to be out in the field testing your hypothesis and that's what college is trial with a lot of error making as many mistakes as possible and hoping you gain something other than comdia cuz every bad decision is a learning opportunity how else are you going to learn it's illegal to slip an air tag into a purse officer I just wanted to make sure she was safe we all know it's dangerous out there you see college is more than just academics it's about learning who you are and how far you go to get what you want number nine family [ __ ] your family not literally you know what I mean stop chasing their approval being 18 means they can't tell you dick stop vaping stop stalking your
6:04 ex stop sticking it in the vacuum cleaner you can't tell me what to do anymore mom now stop bothering me when I'm cleaning my room seriously why is all their advice trash playing video games isn't a job tell that to doct disrespect all he does is play children games and parents are always trying to guil trip you you should spend more time with us why so you can tell me I'm wasting my potential I already have 6 hours of fortnite and three fap sessions to get to my schedule's fu and then there's the classic well back in my day back in your day when a house was 20 grand and they didn't give loans to [ __ ] oh it must have been so difficult to survive in your all white culd AAC meanwhile I'm worried my Uber Eats driver is stalking me after I was too poor to tip them please tell me who was hunting you at 18 and just when you find a little bit of happiness they just
6:51 have to say why can't you find a nice Christian girl something tells me her religion isn't what's bothering you now stop cutting holes in the sheets face it your family is trash you're not lucky to have them they're lucky to have you your Vape clouds give some much needed flavor to their Bland Lives who else walks into a room like Batman they pretend you're the villain when you're really the hero so if you like hanging out with your family then go ahead but if not then don't sweat it Life's too short to waste time seeking validation from people who peaked in high school after all who needs them when you have a perfectly good vacuum cleaner to talk to busy cleaning number 10 mental health now you're going to be be too poor to afford therapy so start getting used to laughing away the pain car broke down bank account dry and is that rain of course it is why wouldn't
7:38 it be you see as a kid you think adults are strong when they're really damaged just a bunch of fragile boxes saying don't touch me hey hey it's okay all you need is a little dark humor to patch you up think of it like emotional duct tape holding everything together until the next breakdown remember we're all just want I'm pregnant text away from losing our [ __ ] so stop stressing about life and embrace the chaos laugh at the absurdity meem your way through the madness because if your Life's a joke then it might as well be a funny joke so that's my vid on how to survive over 18 probably weren't the tips you were expecting but they're the tips you deserve and just remember pork chops are made for roasting not porking Patrick Amy's here again you're making her wet with our water remember mental breakdowns are just character
8:23 development if you're worried about your homie then just ask him how he's doing if he says I'm fine he's only dealing with a mild amount of dep if he says what I'm fine then find him some dragons to smash help him bust before he bust himself you know what you want to do oh you want to push that subscribe button oh push the button push the button
