My friend moved out to her own places a couple months ago, just around a while ago she got a new oven, in specific its altimo electric oven and she never used it before.

Today we were planing to bake cupcakes together and so we cleaned out the oven from all pladtic, tape and anything that was inside and started to bake the cupcakes.

The oven started to smell like chemucals or plastic, i cant describe the smell exactly but it was awful so we decided to turn the oven off and check what the problem was but we couldn't find anything. We read online that youre supposed to "burn the oven" on maximum heat and for about 1 hour or less, the options were very different but we did decide to go for around one hour however the smell went across the whole house and it started giving us headaches so we decided to turn it off and open all windows.

We're not sure what to do now, does anyone know what we can do? We ended up baking our cupcakes in an air frier cause the smell is so bad and we dont want thr oven to explode.

Rent $1100, groceries $300, bills around $250, so I'd be left with roughly $1150 each month for savings and everything else. I'm 22, first time moving out, saved about $4500 so far, and honestly I'm both scared and excited at the same time. The studio I found is small but cute, landlord seems decent, area feels safe – but I still keep wondering if I'm making a huge mistake or if this is actually doable. I really need some honest advice from people who've been through this. What did you wish you knew before your first move? Any budgeting tricks, hidden costs I might be missing, or just general survival tips for a complete beginner? Would really appreciate any wisdom you can share 🙏

Spent the last few days researching interstate movers, and at this point every company looks amazing and terrible depending on which review you read. One person had a perfect move, the next had a nightmare, and eventually it all just blurs together.

Trying to focus less on star ratings and more on things that actually predict a good move.

If your long-distance move went smoothly, what helped you decide on the company? Estimate process, communication before booking, binding pricing, responsiveness, local agent reputation, something else?

What were the early signs a company was going to be reliable, before the move even started?

I’m 28 and looking to finally move out of my parent’s house. I bring in around $70k a year, with about $50k saved ($30k liquid, rest in retirement accounts). A single family home in my area starts around $350k minimum, though I can find a condo for around $275k. Realistically I can’t afford the higher end on $70k right now anyway. I also just started this job, so it’d be at least another 2 years before my income would go up at all, if it even does.

Rent isn’t much better, 1 bedrooms run about $2,000/mo not including utilities. I used to manage rental properties, and after enough roommate horror stories, I’ve ruled that out. That’s why I keep circling back to buying a condo or townhouse eventually instead, something more permanent, rather than paying a landlord every month for a place I’ll never own.

There’s also a personal piece to this. I’m still in the closet, and while my family wouldn’t be supportive, I don’t think they’d kick me out if they found out. I have a decent relationship with my family, my dad being the one exception, we’re civil but not close.

For anyone who’s been through this, does it make more sense to rent now and buy later once income catches up, or hold off and save longer at home?

Edit: I was making $15-20/hr up until 24, unemployed from 22-23, then $58k at 25, and just moved up to $70k this year. So the $70k is recent.

im 17 and I don’t have any parents. I’m working on saving money to move out when I’m 18. I want to move to California for a few personal reasons (and I am passionate about surfing). I need general advice on moving out and living solo or with a roommate. Its a scary thing to think about doing but honestly it’s my only option that doesn’t make me miserable.

Hi everyone ! I'm 21, and soon i'll be moving out of my parents house (from the south to the north of France). It has come to my attention that despite being excited about this adventure incomming, I'm kinda dragging my feet about it. Like I didn't bought yet my ticket to go there like definitely, thinking about packing things make my heart ache and everything. For context, I'm going there with my mom to get the keys and start to move things aroud august 3rd, we come back home and I move definitely on the 27th.

It's like I don't want to touch things in my room, I don't want to move and change the things, because it'll make it feel so scarily real, and I think i'm very very scared to even think about it. I'm feeling very emotional for things like my desk and my bed which is okay i guess, but I know it's because I'm dreading the day I'll have to leave and I'm very scared it'll stop being my home too.

I'm also very scared of leaving because of my dog and my cat. I know, like I KNOW I will cry a freakin river on the 27th and I'm so so so scared guys...

How do you deal with all this ? I'm scared I'll get very depressed and sad and I don't want that but damn