Ladies, advice for 30something women?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wear sunblock

Don't throw your marriage in the trash because it's hard. Trouble blows over, people grow and kids grow older. Being divorced is not necessarily easier than a difficult marriage.

Don't have more kids than you can afford

Don't work your life away

x100000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the fun stuff you think you might regret not doing later.

+ 1

And to this I would add that there's nothing like traveling when you're young. While it's still fun to travel when you're older, it's just different.

+1

Do you really want to see places from a bus tour or a cruise? Probably not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't just get married because all of your friends are married and you want to. Find the right person or hold out.

Exercise and eat healthy

Make as many friends as you can

Live within your means

Find something to enjoy about each day.

Remember birthdays

Keep working and saving money

Exude confidence

THIS - is great advice.


Pay it forward

Carpe Diem

[Anonymous]

Geez, I still feel young. I look at my MIL and my mom .. they're old. We still have our youth!!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't think there will be any difference between 30-something and 50. There will not be. You will still be you. Now is still now, you will still be striving to meet many of the same goals, lose that ten pounds, whatever.

Oh but there is. At 52, I can assure you that the older you get, the more established and surer you will get of yourself and your priorities, but the tougher certain physical things will be. I wish I had spent more money in my mid 30s to make my life easier. I'd have less money now but I'd have better memories. Enjoy the heck out of your youth! Plan for the future, but don't let worries consume you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geez, I still feel young. I look at my MIL and my mom .. they're old. We still have our youth!!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't think there will be any difference between 30-something and 50. There will not be. You will still be you. Now is still now, you will still be striving to meet many of the same goals, lose that ten pounds, whatever.

Oh but there is. At 52, I can assure you that the older you get, the more established and surer you will get of yourself and your priorities, but the tougher certain physical things will be. I wish I had spent more money in my mid 30s to make my life easier. I'd have less money now but I'd have better memories. Enjoy the heck out of your youth! Plan for the future, but don't let worries consume you.

My mom died at 63, so only if we're lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is never too much sex or travel. Have sex while traveling. Travel to have sex.

This includes the Mile High Club, of course.

[Anonymous]

These are all great suggestions but I have one to add that hasn't been mentioned. If you really want kids and aren't close to getting married, spend the money now to do one round of IVF (just the egg retrieval part). It will be way easier to get a good number of viable eggs at a SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper cost than wasting years and $$$ later if you don't meet you're spouse until your late 30s or even 40s. When I think about how much money my DH and I could have saved if I had just spent a few thousand $ 10 years ago...

[Anonymous]

39, 40 in December and I am really enjoying this thread! Lots of wisdom and great advice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can marry more money in a minute than you can make in a lifetime

Amen.

[Anonymous]

I'm 36....this is a FANTASTIC thread. Thanks for all of the advice!

[Anonymous]

I’m POC and cannot relate to these advice. For me, it’s survive or die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m POC and cannot relate to these advice. For me, it’s survive or die.

Wow sucks for u

[Anonymous]

I'm 32 and I have enjoyed this thread as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the fun stuff you think you might regret not doing later.

+ 1

And to this I would add that there's nothing like traveling when you're young. While it's still fun to travel when you're older, it's just different.

+1

Do you really want to see places from a bus tour or a cruise? Probably not.

A youth hostel is not that great, either.

[Anonymous]

Our experience and wisdom? Take a look at this forum; you'll be agonizing over the same things 20 years from now, just with wrinklier skin and fewer periods.