Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? The solution to that is a cushion of cash. Always keep a couple hundred more than your monthly  expenses are going to be  and get credit cards as I said earlier. If a job doesn't allow you to save any money at all, if it barely

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Budgeting is mostly going to turn into seeing what things cost which, while you can ballpark it, you don't entirely know until you're where you want to be at.  Electricity, water, etc etc are variable per month, so you can't just put a dollar

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Yeah agreed. I mean your important bills, rent, utilities, etc are going to be paid via direct debit anyway, might as well get used to it.On that note though, as regards budgeting. Any advice you guys can give here? E.G, how do you keep track

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? U.S. coins can be handled easily with some practice and folding money gets the rest, but I seriously don't remember the last time I had to use cash for something, and in another 5 years I won't be surprised if we all just stop carrying

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? The coins are different sizes here, but I always mix them up. The only one I can remember is a bub. But yep, As of January 2021, the Central Bank started issueing money with symbols. Hundreds have an x on them, fives have I think squares, etc

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? The coins are different sizes here, but I always mix them up. The only one I can remember is a bub. But yep, As of January 2021, the Central Bank started issueing money with symbols. Hundreds have an x on them, fives have I think squares, etc

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Lol we have it pretty good here in that regard. Notes here literally have to, by law, have tactile markers based on amount. It's not actual braille, weirdly, and I forget exactly how the system works but I think it's something like 1 set

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I fold my bills. You can come up with a way that works for you. Here's how I do it. 1's just stay as they are. For 5's I fold them in half short ways like a burger. Then 10's are long ways like a hot dog. Then 20's are long ways then short

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? You can use a card, sort them, or get one of those things, the government will actually give them to blind people for free afaik, iBill readers. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615356/#p615356 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 44, why not use a card? And  you can sort bills based on amount, and put them in different compartments in your wallet. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615353/#p615353 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Yup, I mean, I can do basic cleaning, I mean, I'm forced to clean my toilet on a regular, I can use our microwave because they told me where the buttons were, and well, the air fryer, washingmachine are timer related, so not too bad. Ironing

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Yup, I mean, I can do basic cleaning, I mean, I'm forced to clean my toilet on a regular, I can use our microwave because they told me where the buttons were, and well, the air fryer, washingmachine are timer related, so not too bad. Ironing

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 39, gas pipelines have evolved in safetyness though. Most cities already have main feeder lines, and I actually examined pipeline during construction when they were laying it down. The main street line, seperate from the main service line, has

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 39, gas pipelines have evolved in safetyness though. Most cities already have main feeder lines, and I actually examined pipeline during construction when they were laying it down. The main street line, seperate from the main service line, has

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? @35, no no. Not like that. My room is in a totally different part of the building to the washing machine, so I need to actually set a timer for however long it'll probably take to finish.Cleaning is something I know next to nothing about, I'm

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? My family are the same ,and I'm going to have to learn a lot of this once I get to college on my own. I can use the microwave, air fryer and an oven, but not ours because it's purely touchscreen and the app is a piece of shit, but that's

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? @ GrannyCheeseWheel Believe me I have tried but it never works. I’ve tried calm discussion. I’ve tried yelling at them and everything but the reasoning is “we are trying to be nice why are you being rude to us”(Keep in mind that one was before

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? @31Gas infrastructure is quite fragile, hard to repair, slightly dangerous in the event of a fire/earthquake/hurricane, and bad for carbon emissions.  The only thing it's good for is a stove/oven, and maybe your heater, so you also already

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? most cleaning is easy.  I was lucky as my family welcomed my requests to help. Here is another trick. When cleaning crumbs off a table or other surface, do it by sweeping the crumbs with a dry cloth into a bowl you hold in your other hand

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Shut that shit down, hard. Don't put up with it. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615252/#p615252 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? The thing is I really don’t have a way to learn all the cleaning stuff. My family always does it and when I ask to try helping they always stop me and tell me to do something simple like washing the dishes because “we don’t want you to get

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 34. you shouldn't need a timer for washers unless you have a really really old one that manually requires transitioning from different parts of the cycle those are over 70 years old. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615249/#p615249

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Yup. The phone timer thing works extremely, extremely well for so many other things, too. I use it all the time for our microwave at college, it's an old analog thing. Ditto washing machines. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615234

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Another thing you'll really, really want is an air fryer. I'll have to ask my mom what brand ours is, but it's literally put stuff in, turn up to 400, wait 5 minutes, shake it, wait 5 more, done. My dad labeled our dial every 5 minute settings

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Nice discussions guys. I've learned a lot from these posts. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615115/#p615115 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I really don't understand why the new  buildings go electric though. Gas is superior in basicly any way, especially power outages. Electric is also very expensive for heating compared to gas. In   Turkey, before natural gas became common,  you

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I really don't understand why the new  buildings go electric though. Gas is superior in basicly any way, especially power outages. Electric is also very expensive for heating compared to gas. In   Turkey, before natural gas became common,  you

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Whether you get gas or not really depends where you are, if we're talking about the U.S.  I want it one of these days, but most newer buildings go electric.  Basically all of Florida doesn't have it for one thing.  Kind of have to go north

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? This is a thing if you live in a rural area or a trailer park here, but in the city, you're hooked into the gas and you don't have to worry. It's the same as being hooked into the water. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615051/#p615051

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Yep, gas ftw. The one problem is when you run out of gas. In this country, we have gas in a tank, which is sold on trucks driving around selling them, so sometimes you'll either have to go to the grocery and buy one, or borrow your neighbour's

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I agree, gas is superior. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615041/#p615041 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 25, yeah probably what would happen with foamy regular soap would be bubbles would overflow out of the dishwasher, or you would clogg up the drains, like an idiot in my apartment complex did with the washer, which coincidentally isn't supposed

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? If you plan to use your dishwasher, do not use the liquid soap. Note that dish washing liquid and the soap that is used in dish washers are not the same. If you must use the liquid dish washing soap, make sure to get the right stuff. A must

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Yea i was meaning the same. Money is so important and love it. it iwll add up a lot to Your independence. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/615018/#p615018 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 21, the main purpose of detergent from my understanding isn't to sanatize, but to remove stuff like dirt stains etc. I really don't think cooking clothes is any more harmful than disolving it with bleach or more detergent. This is still

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? There are many advises here are that made me surprise which should they be already Your basic skills but, anyway, let's come to my own ones. i will try to not repeat what have been already said here.1.Have confidence. Love Yourself. You can do

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? So just use a better detergent?  Lots and lots of ways to kill bacteria that aren't cooking your clothes. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/614989/#p614989 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I would argue the temperature  depends on the clothing type. If you wash cold, though you may save energy, that doesn't kill bacteria. So bacteria continues growing and multiplying on the clothes, moreover you now transfer that bacteria to all

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I would argue the temperature  depends on the clothing type. If you wash cold, though you may save energy, that doesn't kill bacteria. So bacteria continues growing and multiplying on the clothes, moreover you now transfer that bacteria to all

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? ySmall addendum to automated vacuum cleaners: those are great if you can efford them. The only thing you might still need to take care of are edges and corners, since automated cleaners tend to leave some remains there, but to be honest, thats

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Small addendum to automated vacuum cleaners: those are great if you can efford them. The only thing you might still need to take care of are edges and corners, since automated cleaners tend to leave some remains there, but to be honest, thats

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? @16I love my "I only have to do one load of laundry" solution though.  i guess it depends what you're doing and if you're outside all the time maybe you can't manage it, but mostly you don't need to wash things on hot anyway and i

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? 15, that is a good point. Mold will form when there is dampness. You shouldn't leave spills in a carpet. Or better yet, avoid the spill in the first place. Also more suggestionsGet a credit card, or at least several with different uses

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? ok, so cleaning out toilets and sinks isn't optional. You can also use  laundry detergent for this task, as well as hot water. You can use an old sponge to get the  inside of the toilet and sink with gloves of course. For laundry, I recommend

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? @13You could just get shoes that don't require tying.  That does exist now.  I would recommend learning it, but that option does exist.@14It's spelled vinegar.Also, I hate to tell you that that's almost certainly not working as well as you

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? If you don't want to mess with the  bleach, go for the cleaning vinigure and baking soda.  I usually put baking soda in the toilet and then put in the vinigure and use the toilet brush to scrub the inside of the toilet.  Let that sit

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? @11, the precious tie. I was pretty much forced to learn to do it myself after my parents would tie it so stupidly I felt ashamed of it, and I went on YT and learnt how to do a double Windsor. I'm still trying to get the Trinity. Also, another

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? There are a lot of things to learn how to be independent and I think the most vital advice I can offer is, try and try. You might fail once or twice, but you will eventually learn what you need to do. That's how I learnt most of the things

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? O haha lights.  Yeah.  I forget to turn on the lights all the time.  Most of the time there's enough light from the windows that the meetings and work and stuff are fine but every once in a while there's a good-natured "we can't see y

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Don't pack your freezer stupidly full. If you feel where the air comes out, feel for another set of vents that don't seem to be doing anything. Some have these, others do not. If yours has them, try your best to keep them as uncovered

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Fingernails with fingernail clippers are actually pretty easy after the first few times, and fingernail clippers themselves aren't dangerous at all.  You can feel the entire process, and you basically just cut off the points until there aren't

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? money management, and if you want to eat good stuff, learn how to cook, but I suppose living out of the microwave and the stove top works if you want the basics, navigating your living area is very important, shopping at a store and getting

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Hello,@camlorn, since you seem to be the one with most of the experience here, the 2 things on your list of things to know I'm not 100% sure I have properly learned are nail cutting and cleaning. I think I can probably figure out the former

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? This topic is a golden topic for the blinds that are still growing up I need to learn to be independent. Good job on creating it. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/614920/#p614920 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? I think I know most of the things that you are talking about. I will be able to get a phone and Internet but this is all around a year away so things could change and I could learn more URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/614919/#p614919

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Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? Also since I'm posting tips, you want these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016B … =1Don't know where the color absorbers are because I don't need them anymore, but those are laundry detergent pods.  No pouring required.  That specific

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? If the goal is to live on your own without sighted help you need the microwave, laundry, cleaning, basic grooming/personal hygiene (e.g. cut your own fingernails, do your hair so it's not all over the place--obviously you already shower

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? what do you consider as independent URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/614911/#p614911 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent?

Re: what do I need to learn to be independent? well um, it depends your goals to be honest URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/614911/#p614911 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman

what do I need to learn to be independent?

what do I need to learn to be independent? so I’ve made one or two topics about being independent and with the help of some teachers from my school I’m learning how to get around my town and also learning how to use the stove. I know how to use the microwave and the coffee maker and I know