15 Things Nobody Warns You About When It Comes To Getting Older (According To Older Generations)
Growing up can be hard, and there are tips on getting older that are better to know beforehand. Thankfully, the older generations have been kind enough to tell us what to know about getting older so we aren't caught off guard like they were.
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Catching Up Is Hard So Try To Keep Up Instead
From Redditor u/dkfotog:
Whether it’s bills, or fitness, or education, it’s easier to keep up than to catch up.
- 283 VOTES
Your Health Is Worth investing In Before Something Goes Wrong
From Redditor u/InvictaVox:
There is nothing more worth investing in than your health. Once something goes wrong, you'll realize the true value of how important it is. So working out, eating right, SLEEPING RIGHT, all matter in the long run.
- 380 VOTES
Teeth Are Expensive To Fix If You Don't Take Care Of Them
From Redditor u/ape-with-keyboard:
Look after your teeth... they cost a fortune to fix.
- 475 VOTES
You'll Be Less Self-Conscious About Everything
From Redditor u/AzureTerrace:
You'll be less self-conscious about everything, how you look, what you're wearing, what other people think. It's very freeing.
- 569 VOTES
There Is No Guidance After College
From Redditor u/InvictaVox:
There is no guidance or set path after college. This is why your habits and foundation of beliefs and self-image in your teenage years and early 20s are important in the long run. Once you go from being in a structured schooling environment to being set wild and free in the real world, life becomes only what you make of it based on your own skills and habits and communication skills. Not investing time in learning how to cook or budget or the other practical skills of life when you're younger means that you'll be behind the 8 ball as you age.
- 671 VOTES
House Maintenance Is Expensive
From Redditor u/sujihiki:
When you buy a house, everything you do to it costs $1,000.