pspetrini

pspetrini t1_jd0szjn wrote

Wedding photographer here. I do fairly well financially because I have a solid business shooting weddings every year and keep a part time photography/design job with a local newspaper.

Last year was the most successful year of my career financially (All told I took home just under six figures) but I worked FAR too much and drove myself well past the point of exhaustion.

I’m scaling back a lot this year and prioritizing my mental health. I’m 38 now. My business is solid but not something I can do forever physically or mentally so the next five years are about building a foundation and safety net and then looking at long terms passive income possibilities (investing, real estate, etc.)

For someone who grew up with nothing, was the first in my family to go to college and up until ten years ago didn’t really have a direction in life, I’m proud of the things I’ve accomplished but still feel like I have a long way to go.

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pspetrini t1_izapcij wrote

I’ve never understood the chest beating people do to brag about not turning their heat on.

Maybe it’s from a position of privilege but I turn the heat on when I get cold and I shut it off when I’m warm.

I never think about it outside of that context lmfao

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pspetrini t1_iyxawf3 wrote

The Apponaug one is the only one I've gone to where you'll try to order a donut -- literally any donut -- and if it's past like 9 a.m., they not only apparently are all sold old of donuts but will respond to you in a way that feels like they're telling you to fuck yourself.

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pspetrini t1_iyxarpx wrote

I live near Iggys. Which Dunkin do you mean? There are three nearby (The one on West Shore Road near the old Daves, the one on Warwick Ave in the McDonalds/Stop and Shop plaza and the one inside the gas station across from Twisted Pizza.

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pspetrini t1_iw8nat0 wrote

Blinkers are sign of arrogance.

Oh, you think you're going to get into MY LANE? I don't fawkin' think so buddy!

Seriously, though, I feel like the default use of turn signals in this state is "I know I'm required to use mine but I am going to wait to turn mine on because someone in the lane I'm trying to get in might try to stop me from turning if they know my intentions." lol

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pspetrini t1_ivdqieo wrote

I've voted in every election since I was old enough to do so.

I don't have to fix shit and it should be illegal for asshole campaigns to send me unsolicited text messages.

For the record, I had no dogs in any fights during the primaries. So I took my phone with me and scrolled through my messages and voted AGAINST anyone who messaged me.

Fuck out of here with that shit.

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