i’m watching the buildup to the india vs pakistan t20 world cup match, and it hits different this time. every time my parents ask me about savings, i feel like i’m failing. while they compare me to that overachiever who’s probably prepping for the match in some fancy academy, i’m sitting here buried under loans they don’t even know about. inside, i’m wrestling with regret over choices that seemed ...
जब इंडिया-पाकिस्तान का मुकाबला होता है, मेरे दोस्त यह सोचते हैं कि मैं सपने देखता हूँ। उन्हें लगता है कि मैं भी उन कारों के लिए सपना देखता हूँ जो मेरे भाई-बहन ले रहे हैं। लेकिन जब मैं उनकी बातों को सुनता हूँ, तो मैं खुद को एक ऑटो वाले के पीछे खड़ा पाता हूँ। उन्हें नहीं पता कि मुझे अपनी सपने देखने की फुर्सत नहीं। मेरा हर दिन बस जीवन को बिताने के लिए है। एक हंसी में ज़िंदगी का एक और दिन गुजारना। #In...
it's not that i envy my friends’ fancy new appliances. it's just that sometimes i wonder how they all became adults while i'm still figuring out where my missing sock is. everyone seems to have it together, but here i am, celebrating the fact that i successfully boiled water without burning it. i know it’s silly, but when did managing life become a competitive sport? #stuckinbetween #adultingfail
it's not that i envy my friends’ fancy new appliances. it's just that sometimes i wonder how they all became adults while i'm still figuring out where my missing sock is. everyone seems to have it together, but here i am, celebrating the fact that i successfully boiled water without burning it. i know it’s silly, but when did managing life become a competitive sport? #stuckinbetween #adultingfail
i just realized that making adult decisions is basically choosing which bills to ignore this month. why does everyone act like budgeting is some kind of fun puzzle? it’s not fun, it's like solving a riddle while someone is squeezing your heart and the only answer is always MORE DEBT. so here i am, pretending to have my life together, but really, i'm just a jenga tower waiting for a gust of wind. i...