I wrote this a year or so ago and figured I should share it around. It's a guide on how to be an adult

At home
• Clean regularly, you don’t need to clean the whole house on a weekly basis but some things should be done at least once a week, these are:
o Change your sheets. You sleep under these for 8 hours, that’s 56 hours’ worth of sweat, farts and dead skin cells, seriously you want to change this up regularly
o Clean the toilet, a brush and bleach. Seriously you don’t want that stuff going nasty
o Laundry, dirty clothes stink up the place if not done regularly.
o Bins, empty once a week or when they are full
• Put things away properly, if you are done with it, put it away not only is it tidy but you will know where to find it next time.
• Don’t put dish soap in the dish washer REALLY DON’T

Groceries
• Shopping lists, make a list before you go and stick to it.
• Store brand is usually just as good and much cheaper
• Buy some fruit but not more than you can eat
• When shopping for meals, ready meals are easy to cook but are loaded with salt and cost a small fortune. A simple meal of pasta, meat and sauce is cheap, easy and filling.
• In the UK at least most supermarkets offer home delivery services which save you all the hassle of shopping.

Saving Money
• Don’t buy things you don’t need
o If you aren’t sure ask yourself, “Will I die if I don’t have this until next week?”
• Buy the things you need before you buy the things you want ( a had a buddy and the first thing he bought with his pay check was an Xbox… great but he couldn’t afford food for a month)
• Credit cards, you should not spend more than you can afford to pay off in a single month unless it’s crucial. (Aka if you only get paid £1,000 a month do not have outstanding payments of more than this in a month including other bills)
o Emergency payments for things like car or medical bills are acceptable.
• Treat yourself, even if you are saving make sure to spend a little money on yourself from time to time.
• It is NEVER too early to start saving for your retirement
• Be realistic with your savings goal.

Car
• If you own a car, respect it. Keep it clean and serviced at regular intervals. If the time comes to sell it you will get more for it.
• Learn some basic mechanical skills, when you have a problem you may be able to fix the problem yourself or at least protect yourself from mechanics who would take advantage.
o Know how to change a wheel
o Know how to check your oil
o Know how to change light bulbs (This is one area mechanics make a fortune. Bulbs cost £5 and can be fitted in five minutes but they will charge £30 to fit them)
• Learn to Parallel Park.
• Learn to drive a manual

Work
• Know who manages you and who manages them. This way you know who to talk to when your own manager isn’t around.
• Accept that some days are going to suck. Don’t let it follow you home and never let it follow you back into work.
• Go out for drinks or meals with your co-workers from time to time. It’s good to be social.

Social
• Value your friends. Even if you can’t see them often send them the occasional message.
• Making friends is hard, so you should fight hard to keep them. If you fall out don’t hold a grudge admit you screwed up (There is no time you aren’t both at fault so just suck it up and apologise)
• When going out, work out ahead of time how you plan to pay. Don’t be that person that makes others pay for them. But also don’t be that person that pays for everyone else.
• If you are drinking, know your limits, don’t put yourself in a position where you will wind up in danger.
o If your group has a designated driver his / her soft drinks are paid for by everyone else (even if they never drink)
o On the subject DO NOT EVER drink and drive.
• Friends are the people that can see you at your worst and still be there, so stick with them when they are at theirs.

Relationships
• Relationships take work. Don’t expect it to be rainbows and sunshine all the time.
• Sometimes you will HATE each other.
• Even in a relationship you are allowed alone time, and allowed to keep secrets, just make sure that you don’t exclude them from your life.
• When it comes to sex you don’t and likewise they do not have automatic rights to one another.
• Communicate!

General
• Aim to get somewhere 15 minutes early and then leave five minutes earlier. If there are delays or traffic you can find alternative routes and still get where you are going on time.
(If you are starting a new job, try out your commute before you start. This will mean you can work out how long it takes under rush hour conditions.)
• Learn some basic first aid.
• Tip your wait staff, and your barber.
(On tipping, only tip when the service is good.)
• The saying don’t put all your eggs in one basket is a great lesson for life. Don’t pin all your hopes on a single interview, job, trip, relationship or anything else. If it fails (and it often will) you wind up depressed and upset.
• There are almost always multiple ways to reach the same goal. Try to find the one that works for you.
• Sometimes you will fail, learn from it and grow from it. Being an adult is not about having all the answers, it’s about knowing how to make mistakes.
• Learn how to read a map.
• At least once in your life try something that scares you
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help
• Learn to give and take feedback
• Learn some history especially history beyond your own nation.
(Try and find some lessons in there)
• Don’t start a fight if you don’t have to BUT if you have to fight, finish the fight before it starts.
(There is no such thing as a fair fight. Martial arts are largely useless in fights unless you study for years)
• Know and UNDERSTAND your rights.
o If you find yourself arrested, you are entitled to FREE legal advice.
o You may have the right to free speech but you do not have the right to be a dick
o Just because something offends you does not give you the right to shut people up.
• And finally, don’t cheat, don’t cheat at cards, don’t cheat at work, don’t cheat in relationships and don’t try and cheat at life. You will always lose out in the end.

*Front page Edit*: Umm wow I honestly expected this to die a cold and lonely death. For those wondering... I fail at most of if not all of these things, I did the soap in the dishwasher thing.

Since front page send... actually send whatever you want its cool!