People have been sharing the small, adult cheat codes they wish they’d learned earlier – 17 life hacks that make being a grown up easier
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Learning to automate bill payments! Seriously, it’s such a relief to not have to worry about due dates and late fees.
— MANDY (@MandyLawani) February 2, 2026
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Your job cannot be your identity. When it’s over no one will care you were there even if you ran the place. Nurture who you actually are.
— Chris (@chrisfishsea) February 2, 2026
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If it’s not written down, it doesn’t exist. Your brain is for thinking, not storage.
— BookWisdomX (@BookWisdomX) February 2, 2026
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A very small and popular cheat code is to always have money on you no matter where you’re going
— FrankstanTV (@FrankstanTV1) February 2, 2026
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You can’t please everyone no matter how good or kind you are
— Faith Michael CFC🦋🦋🦋 (@faythmichael) February 2, 2026
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Do the thing that makes you happy whenever you have the opportunity. Have fun. Tomorrow isn’t promised.
— Masters of None (@MastersOfNone) February 3, 2026
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That you can break any problem into smaller problems until each piece is easy.
Nobody teaches this. You just think some people are “naturally good at solving things.”— Kevin Kind (@KevinKindOne) February 2, 2026
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you can always, always ask for help. just because you’re an “adult” doesn’t mean you now suddenly know how to do everything
— radz 🖌️ (@radzsubbu) February 2, 2026
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