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If a family member makes a financial request, don't immediately reach for your checkbook. Take some time to consider a few things before you agree or disagree to help out. For example, can you afford to help your relative? Have they asked you for assistance before, and did they follow through on paying you back? Could the situation potentially be resolved if they simply had the right resources and tools (help budgeting, etc.)? Will your relative be able to pay you back, and what will happen if they cannot or do not pay you back?  Sometimes, saying no to a request may be difficult, but can save your relationship from any future resentment or hurt feelings. Money can create strains in your relationship. Saying no is sometimes the best help you can give someone. Helping someone can turn into enabling them to continue a destructive lifestyle. If this person has a history of not paying back loans or taking advantage of others financially, it's probably best to tell them no. Talking about money can be a sensitive topic, so be cautious in how you bring up financial discussions. Only ask questions that will help inform you of how to help. Don't pry into their personal problems that are irrelevant to you helping them. Show your support and let them know that you want to help, even if it isn't the way that they are requesting help.  Put yourself in their shoes and think what it would be like to be in their position. What would be most helpful to them? Say, “I know you're making a request, but I'd like to know more information. What is the money going toward and will you need more money later?” If your relative promises to pay you back but tends not to, agree on a way to keep them accountable. Make it clear that you are loaning them money, not giving them money. Agree on a payment plan or other way to keep them accountable. Set dates to have money back and sign a document to make it clear to both of you what is expected.  Say, “I want to help you. I can't give you money but I can loan it to you. Let's work out a plan so that you can pay me back.”

summary: Figure out their intentions. Talk to them about money problems. Keep them accountable.


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If you drop or spill an item on your clothes, dab ice water or seltzer immediately so that the stain does not set. Make sure that you dab rather than rub. Before washing spray the area with a stain pre-treatment.   Don't clean stains with hot water, as this will set the stain. Try to get to the stain before it dries, while it is still wet. Don't put stained clothes into the dryer as this will make the stain permanent. Redo the stain treatment, then wash the garment again. Be aware that it may not be possible to remove all stains entirely. In this case, fade the stain as much as possible. Hot sauces, grease, and food can splash and cause damage to clothes.  Don't start making your favorite marinara or standing in front of your deep-fryer without an apron on.   This also goes for arts and crafts. Many paints can stain clothing, so it would be a good idea to wear old jeans and shirts that you no longer care about. If you don't have any aprons or junk clothing to spare while cooking or cleaning, stick with darker clothes. They don't show dirt or stains as easily as light-colored garments. Rather than pulling on them and ruining more stitches, you should snip loose strings and thread as soon as possible. If the seam has already lost too many stitches, consider learning how to stitch or sew, so you can fix the small problem before it becomes a bigger one.   When repairing loose stitching, it is often easier to do it by hand. Always match the thread color to the stitching. While it may be tempting to pull on loose threads, this can actually make the problem worse. Always snip the thread off. Proper washing and drying methods will prevent pills in the first place, but if you already have pilled clothes you can try to fix them yourself, rather than throwing the garment out. You can use a store-bought pilling shaver, but you can also easily remove the bobbles with a pumice stone, a shaving razor, or even a Velcro hair roller.

summary: Address stains and spills immediately! Wear aprons or old "junk" clothes while cleaning and cooking. Snip loose strings and threads. Take care of pills.


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Before you decide to quit veganism, make sure you're truly ready.  Maybe consuming a few dairy products or egg products while you're at friends' houses or restaurants would work for you.  Maybe eating only baked goods once a day is a compromise you can live with.  If only dessert time is a challenge, carry some vegan chocolate bars with you so you always have a vegan option when you want something sweet. So-called “flexitarian” diets allow you to maintain a primarily vegan or vegetarian lifestyle with a few “cheater” meals or snacks thrown in to keep you sane. If you have been vegan for a long time, it may be hard to eat meat in addition to milk, eggs, and other animal-based products.  Vegetarians, unlike vegans, are permitted all these things.  Perhaps you began, as many vegans do, as a vegetarian.  With this diet, you'd still be meat-free and avoid the associated health risks with meat consumption.  Try moving back to vegetarianism to see if it's right for you. Vegetarians are more successful at meeting their daily protein requirements as they have more protein-rich options. Free-range meat is produced outside the traditional factory farm system and allows animals to have freedom of movement, social interaction with others of their kind, and sometimes even enjoy fresh air outside.  If you initially became vegan because you were disgusted by the factory farm system, you might try getting free-range meat and dairy products.    Urban farms are good places to find free-range eggs, meat, and dairy.  Check local farmers markets or contact your local farms directly. Certified Humane maintains an authoritative list of humanely produced meat here: http://certifiedhumane.org/whos-certified/. If you kill and eat animals you've personally hunted, you'll at least know that they lived a free life in the wild before they died.  These are animals which might easily have been victim of bears or other wild animals.  Hunting and eating them isn't malicious; rather, it fulfills the natural circle of life.  Like free-range meat, eating animals which have been hunted in the wild may relieve some of the ethical pressure associated with giving up veganism. Pescetarianism, in its classical form, is a dietary regimen in which you eat no eggs, no dairy, no animal products of any kind, except fish.  Varieties of the pescetarian diet permit combinations of fish and eggs or fish and dairy.  The diet is a variety of vegetarianism/veganism and shares many of its health benefits.
summary: Consider alternatives to quitting veganism. Consider going vegetarian. Consider getting free-range meat. Consider eating wild animals. Consider eating a pescetarian diet.