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I have an older house built in the 1920s with original plaster walls. My current router is in the living room but the signal barely reaches the back bedrooms. I tried a wifi extender once and it was terrible. Speed cut in half and constant disconnects. I keep seeing mesh systems advertised as the solution for whole home coverage. But plaster walls have that metal lath inside which seems to kill signal dead. Will three mesh units actually talk to each other through that or will they struggle just as bad as a regular router? Im looking at something like Deco or Eero but I dont want to drop 300 bucks for the same problem. Should I just give up and run ethernet cables through the attic instead?

My husband and I have been going back and forth for months about what to do with the house I inherited from my parents.

TBH this house means a lot for me. But I have to be realistic and accept the fact it hasn’t been properly updated in years and it’s definitely showing its age. There’s always something that needs fixing, and neither of us really has the time, money, or energy to take on a full renovation project right now.

In the meantime, our daughter is getting older, and we started thinking about her future a lot more seriously.

The housing market is rough righ now and you’re perfectly aware of that. So, we figured that if we could sell this house, maybe we could use the money to buy her a small apartment as a sort of head start in life. Not a luxurious apartment, of course, but something stable. We think that even if life throws curveballs, at least she’ll always have a roof over her head

The problem is that selling the house has been way slower than we expected. We thought pricing it reasonably would move things along, but it’s been dragging on and honestly becoming stressful.

Lately I’ve been wondering if it makes more sense to just speed the process up and sell it for cash through a company like north west real estate instead of waiting around for the “perfect” buyer who may never come.

Has anyone gone that route before? Did you regret it afterward or was the peace of mind worth it?

I’ve been putting time into my business for months now and it feels like I’m busy all the time… but results are minimal.

Website tweaks, content, ideas, planning - it never ends.

But when I look at actual revenue or traction, it’s pretty underwhelming.

Feels like I’m doing something, just not the right things.

Did anyone else go through this phase? What helped you break out of it?

Hey, I’m in that early stage with someone (23M) where it’s not serious yet but I still want to do something thoughtful. I don’t want anything too intense or “trying too hard,” just something small that shows I’m paying attention.

They’re a bit mysterious, we don’t know each other super well yet, but I like their vibe and want to keep it light and genuine.

What are some simple, low-pressure gift ideas that feel personal without being too much?