Shine bright like a diamond

This is a personal blog where I post about all things that excite me. #DarkSkinAppreciation

[sproutlett]

if you’re not paying attention to trees and how they sway in the wind then what are you even doing

[throathole]

Manipulating my friend into talking to me by saying hello to them 😈😈😈😈😈

[cutecipher]

reblog if its okay for people to send you $5,000 dollars with no strings attached

[notlikingbestgirl]

Out of Touch

[hustlerose]

Out of Touch Thursday

[arbyscurlyfries666-deactivated2]

OUT OF TOUCH THURSDAY

[snuv]

but im out of my head when you’re not around…

[rockmilkshake]

happy birthday.

[saltwatersweets]

this is the only out of touch thursday you can reblog this

[powerbottombrucespringsteen]

[butimnotasexyrussian]

Reading the replies is giving me anxiety. Listen to me, children, if you are in the US and your company offers a 401k or some other sort of retirement benefit, get in on that shit. I believe most companies will do some sort of match, so for example, if you put in 3% of your paycheck into the 401k, the company will also put in 3% on their end, which means you're getting 6% a year in your retirement fund (not including any stock market gains or losses, which historically has been an average of about +7% a year, even factoring in the years it crashed). Even my grocery store job (ily unions) and the shitty temp agency I worked for for 2 weeks without a college degree offered a 401k. However, if you do not work for a place that offers a 401k, you can sign up for an IRA (individual retirement account) or Roth IRA through a brokerage firm. Mine is through Fidelity.

I didn't think I'd make it past my 20s either, but you know what? Maybe one day you'll wake up and realize damn, I'm 30/40/50. It's easier to put away even $5 a month now and leave it alone to compound interest than it is to wake up one day realizing you're in your 60s and have saved nothing for the future. (Obviously if you can put away more, do.)

And if you do die young, you can name a beneficiary (family, friends, a nonprofit, etc.) for the money you've accumulated in that 401k. This is a good primer. (Shout out to investopedia, which saved my ass more times than I can count in college.)

I also recommend @bitchesgetriches, who are great at explaining financial advice in an easy to understand way.

It's not too late. Better late than never.

[bitchesgetriches]

Thanks for the shoutout, baby. You're absolutely right: it's never too late to start saving for the future. Even if you think that future is an apocalyptic nightmare landscape, I promise you'll still be better off going into that shitstorm with money. When bad stuff happens, it is always the poorest, most marginalized people who are hurt the most. So if nothing else, prepping for a wealthy future will put you in a position to help others. We talk about that more here:

Season 5, Episode 1: “Why Save for Retirement When the World Is on Fire?” 

[femalegifsource]

SIMONE ASHLEY via lorealparis on TikTok (May 15, 2026)

[bugwars]

girl it’s just a 3 day trip, you do not need to bring your terracotta warriors 🙄

[azurele]

*packing my suitcase for a 3 day trip* hm, but what if I need my terracotta warriors..

[guerrillatech]

[depsidase]

[not100bees]

Yeah sorry I can't come into work today. I accidentally heard Primadonna by Marina formerly of and the Diamonds. So I need the day to be a primadonna girl. Yeah it's going to be the whole day.

[brainstreams]

[the-forest-library]

kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using chat gpt to do it

[myrunwayarchive]

Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen Fall 2026 Ready-To-Wear

[heartpeacenquiet]

art: Mac Baconai

[schlarklezyaoi]

i’m gonna cry it’s raining right now and i just passed by a family where both parents were without an umbrella but their kid who couldn’t have been older than like 3-4 was proudly holding this GIANT umbrella whose diameter was as tall (if not taller) as the kid. both the parents were getting absolutely drenched but u could tell the kid was just so happy to have an “adult” task and carry the umbrella themselves and i think that sacrifice is what love is all about

[schlarklezyaoi]

hastily-made artist’s recreation in the five minutes it took to get to my stop

[smol-fangirl-bean]

[perequiste]

things will work out + it’s still early + not everything is lost + trees