A self-proclaimed 7-year veteran of living alone offers her essential must-have list

She promises the one thing everyone moving out on their own truly needs.

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Anonymous

I'm a 7-year veteran of living alone and I'm recommending the essential items you need. If you're getting ready to live alone, you have to see this.자취 7년차가 꼭 필요한 물건 추천해드립니다 자취 준비하시는 분이면 꼭 보세요

1. A diligent version of myself1. 부지런한 나

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💡 Why is this such a perfect troll?
It's a classic bait-and-switch on Korean Twitter: hype up a practical life-hack list, then reveal the 'essential item' is just self-discipline you clearly don't have.vs. Reddit: like a 'top 10 productivity hacks' thread whose #1 tip is just 'try harder'.Klore note
💡 What exactly is '자취' (living alone)?
자취 means moving out of your parents' house to live solo, usually for school or work, and it's a major rite of passage since many Koreans stay home until they marry.vs. the US: similar to moving out for college, but it carries more emotional weight given how long Korean adults typically live with parents.Klore note

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  1. 78 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Money.

    돈

  2. 14 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Lots of money. Even more money than that.

    많은 돈 보다 많은 돈

  3. 3 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Money solves everything. Big comfy place, why cook when delivery apps exist, own your place so no landlord drama. If you had enough cash none of this list would matter.

    돈이면 다 해결됨 넓은 집으로 쾌적한 환경 요리를 왜함? 요기요랑 배민이 있는데? 귀찮고 관리도 힘듬 배달만 시켜먹으면 관리 훨씬 깔끔함 비싼 집 자가면 집주인 눈치볼 것도 없고 돈만 많이 준비하면 끝임 이게 안되니까 타협해서 다른거 준비하는거지

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  1. 38 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    You can totally live alone while being lazy. But if you're dreaming of an actual 'living alone lifestyle,' good luck lmao.

    게을러도 자취 하는데 문제는 없음 하지만 자취 라이프 라고 부를만한걸 꿈꾼다면 문제가 많음 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

  2. 32 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    If you had money you wouldn't need to be diligent lol. It's just that nobody has money...

    돈만 있으면 덜 부지런해도 되긴함 ㅋㅋㅋ 돈이 없어서 그렇지....

  3. 60 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    A Daiso within walking distance, Naver membership, and Coupang Rocket Fresh.

    도보 거리의 다이소 네이버멤버쉽 쿠팡 로켓프레쉬

  4. 19 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Please don't put impossible things on the list.

    불가능한건 목록에 넣지 않도록 해요

  5. 15 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Buy a dryer, seriously. Your quality of life changes completely.

    건조기 꼭 사라 삶의 품격이 달라진다

  6. 7 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    BUY THE DRYER, I SAID!

    건조기를 사라고!

  7. 5 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    'Damn it I just cleaned and now there's more to clean, how long do I do this?!' << forever.

    젠장 분명히 치웠는데 또 치울게 생각했잖아 대체 이걸 언제까지 해야하는거야! << 평생

  8. 5 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    The moment you actually rely on delivery/eating out for every meal, if you're around median income, you're basically throwing your future away lol.

    실제로 배달식 외식으로 끼니를 해결하는 순간 대부분의 중위소득 언저리는 미래를 내다 버려야함 ㅋㅋ

  9. 4 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Either you're diligent, or you have money for expensive appliances that do the work for you.

    부지런하거나 나 대신 일해줄 비싼 가전제품을 가질 돈이 있거나

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