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TIFU by trying to avoid paying

Its really not a long story. I noticed my Adobe Photoshop had expired and so i thought to myself "i could probably just try downloading it from a torrent or something right?" I hopped on the good ole internet and searched it up. I was directed to a website called "CrackedPC" in hindsight this should have been a good enough red flag for me to move on to something else but I stupidly/blindly trudged on. I ended up installing a file that was about 4mb. Upon installing this b*tch into my PC, the fan started getting louder and louder. Before i knew it, i started seeing all my files showing a weird extension next to them (example: filename.exe.rugj). I hurriedly rushed to task manager to stop the Trojan from destroying my files. Afterwards i tried to manually change the file back by renaming it, but alas the encryption had done it's job, all my word documents, all my movies/series, all my ANIME, ALL MY HENTAI... gone. I ended up resetting my computer in an attempt to...

TIFU By doing yoga with the door open

This Fuck-up happened this morning, so it's still fresh in my mind. Me and mom drove my dad to the airport to see him off before he went on his plane. Now I had a math class with my friend's dad (We'll call the friend Horatio) that evening, and I forgot to tell him I wouldn't join. My mom also forgot her phone at home. Fast-forward to the next day, my mom is asleep and Horatio's mom calls. My mom does not pick up. Now, Horatio's parents are HUGE security freaks. Every item they buy at the store is quarantined for a day and then washed. They NEVER leave any door or window open for longer than a minute. So my mom wakes up and forces me to do yoga with her. The yoga is on a zoom class, so any incoming calls don't ring. Horatio's mom calls AGAIN, and we don't pick up. Now Horatio's parents are starting to get worried. So Horatio's dad drives over to our house on his way to work. Our door is open since my mom likes the door open when she do...

TIFU by forgetting my property tax for 3 years

EDIT: SOLVED I called the tax collectors office and figured out why I had never received the tax bill: the address they had on file was for my previous residence. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I’m now signed up for a payment plan and have committed to paying on time from now on. With pressure from my parents and myself wanting to give my family a good home to grow up in I dumped all my savings and inheritance into a house. I remember paying the sales tax when I bought it and anytime I heard ‘property tax’ in conversation I’ve thought ‘well yes I pay property tax, surely the state knows that I own a home and takes it out of my taxes every year, right?’ Wrong! In my county in California you have to look up your address on the county website to get a copy of the years tax bill and then send in a check. I have never once received any notification/due notice/late notice or anything telling me that I owe anything. So I’ve defaulted on the past 2 years and still owe 4000$ for all of this year. To pay it all off...

TIFU by letting my housemate's cat in my room while changing

Background: my housemate has a few cats and one of them always wants to hang out in my room with me. He's a chill cat and makes a good study buddy, so I'll usually let him into my room in the mornings and then he'll keep me company during my morning study session. My bedroom is on the first floor and has a big window that takes up most of one wall and faces a busy street. The window is covered by one of those shades that you pull down to engage the locking mechanism, but then also pull down to un-engage the locking mechanism. There is also a dangling piece of string attached to the shade so you can easily pull it down. Also, the building across from me is under construction and the workers tend to pass my building on their way to work. So cut to this morning. I wake up, shower, and go back to my room to change. My housemate's cat starts meowing at my door and I let him inside. It's important to note that I left my window open overnight with the shade down to let c...

TIFU by not pausing the movie before answering the door

Obligatory this didn’t happen today but a few years ago. For context, my husband and I have a lady in our neighborhood who sells handmade seasonal wreaths. We buy one from her so we can support local yada yada. She shows us pictures of the ones she’s made and if they’re sold out, she can make another one and will come by our house later when it’s ready. Now on that evening, I was supposed to go with my husband to his company’s work party. I felt like I was coming down with a cold so I decided to stay home with our dog. Since it was Spooktober, I decided it would be best to rewatch one of my favorite movies Bram Stoker’s Dracula. My husband let our neighbor know that I will be home so she can come by with the wreath. I make dinner for myself, take some cold medicine and drink some herbal tea and watch the movie. I start feeling sleepy: it was either a food coma or the cold medicine, or both when the doorbell rings. I immediately get up, wanting to beat my dog to the door that I forg...

TIFU by trying to save a few cents on my electric bill, costing me $4500

This happened a few months ago, I'm just wrapping up my final billing with insurance so I now know the damage... I bought a house last year. It's an old house (per Midwest USA standards) with a long skinny unfinished basement. The only thing down there is the water heater because it's kinda damp and scary down there. I don't even like to go there during tornados. The old owner of the house told me that the light has to stay on because it's connected to the sump pump. I had the light on for about 6 months and then we had a dry spell. I shut the light off, thinking that I would save a little bit on the electric bill and I could just turn it back on if it rained. Cue about a month later, I wake up to my roommate knocking on my door. I opened the door and he says "hey, you might want to come look at the basement." I'm like "why? It's 2am. Why would I possibly want to come look at the basement?" My roommate is an alcoholic and has woken me ...

TIFU by not pushing down the lizard enough

Currently happening right now(insert on mobile sorry for formatting) I'm (20 M) at IKEA and I finish my Swedish Meatball meal, and I decide to go to bathroom. I sit down do my business and I feel something trickling down my leg. I look down and realize in horror my error and my underwear and shorts are piss soaked. Using the two brain cells I have I decide to take the shorts off and scrub it with soap and dry it with the hand dryer to see if that'll help. The dryer is broken. So now I'm shortless in an IKEA bathroom. I text my girlfriend and she can't help case she's keeping her grandmother occupied. Luckily my sisters boyfriend who is a bro) is coming from after class, will stop at Walmart to bring shorts and new underwear. Will update after I escape this scenario TL;DR accidentally got my shorts and underwear pissed on, in ikea half-naked, waiting on friend for clothes Edit: removed unnecessary ages, I was stuck there for almost an hour, he arrived about 10 ...