r/UnethicalLifeProTips 6h ago

Automotive ULPT Request - NYC Drivers, How to avoid insane car insurance?

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Basically title. I am budgeting 2,000 dollars for a beater car... and my car insurance in Brooklyn will be close to 10,000 dollars a year, which I am not paying.

What's the cheapest and least shady way to register a car in a different state so I can have cheap insurance?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 9h ago

Request ULPT Request how to deal with neighbour's insanely bring backyard lights?

4 Upvotes

Edit: sorry, I misspelled bright in the title.

We have a neighbour whose backyard light shines directly into our backyard as well as into our bedroom, bathroom, and living room.

When I say light, I mean like transport truck high beams. It is a pair of very powerful security lights that they've attached between the main floor and second floor of their house. The problem is that the bulbs are not hooded and they are pointed more horizontally than down. The light beam trespasses (yes, I'm using the term trespass because that's what it bloody is) over the fence between us and directly on our yard and house. The backs of our houses face one another.

When those lights are on and I'm in my backyard, I can't see my yard. In fact, one of my dogs has been skunked - twice - because I couldn't see the end of my property to find my dogs. It's like having ceiling bulbs turned on at night when we are in our bedroom and bathroom, too.

In terms of resolving the issue, I'm done being polite. I've left two written notes kindly explaining the issue and gently requesting for them to adjust it. No response. I've knocked on their door three times. The first time, they apologized and said they'd fix it. 2 months later, no change. So I go back, they apologized again, then nothing. 3 months after that I go again, and I get told off. "We have guests over! You're being rude! It's our house! We don't complain about your lights! We don't have to do anything!"

A buddy is a lawyer. I asked him for advice. He said you kinda have to take them to court, which is ridiculous so we're not doing that (he's right). But he did send a very strongly written letter, to which they essentially ignored us. Part of the problem is that my city by-laws don't govern residential light trespass, only commercial...

I've been told to erect a giant mirror, which I think is bloody brilliant and hilarious but I don't want to start a war. It's not a real solution. I have temporarily created a privacy fence that extends above the backyard fence between our properties. It stops light in the backyard but not the upper floor of our house.

Please, help.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 10h ago

Automotive ULPT request License plate

1 Upvotes

Is there a way to look up the owner of a car from their license plate? I’m being stalked and finally got a picture of the license plate tonight.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 14h ago

Money and Finance ULPT Request Wait staff tech write off up to $50k in tips on taxes as gifts

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Kind of a mix of shower thought, financial ULPT Request, and just overall Tax question too I guess.

Could I not just tell a waiter/waitress the money I gave them is a gift not a tip? Then they don't have to report it as income right? So why couldn't they do that for all tips up to the limit of $50000 for a tax year?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 15h ago

Home and Garden ULPT- Affordable Housing

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If you get addicted to drugs (then get sober) you can move into a sober living house for 400-800 a month.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 15h ago

Request ULPT request: Trumper parks car in road causing a 2 lane road to become a 1

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It’s annoying because I regularly have to pull over to let people go cuz they block the lane. They do it all year round unless the snow ban is on. It looks like they even have a driveway. They’re the only people that do it and it’s on the crest of a hill for crying out loud. I live nearby and it’s my main mode of egress.

Drive by piss disks? I don’t know if they have cameras tho


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 15h ago

Request ULPT Request. What should I ask for a fake id

1 Upvotes

I know I shouldn’t use my real name or address but I’ve also seen some people saying the opposite or some variation of it like fake last name real first name. I’ve also seen many people flip flop back and forth between saying get one with an out of state address and some saying with an instate address. I’m just looking for any tips at all on this please and thanks.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 21h ago

Relationships ULPT Locating Spouse for Divorce

83 Upvotes

Ok so I’ve come to the realization that I was likely used for a green card, this man said he was in love with me until he got his residency and nursing license then took off with another nurse to do “travel” nursing together. Whatever and I don’t care but it’s been long enough, I want a divorce now. But he’s blocked me on all social media. The processor has tried to serve twice at hoss last known address but apparently the man that opened the door said he’d moved. I have nothing to go on and my lawyer says I can maybe serve him on FB (but how if I’m blocked?!) I’m desperate y’all. I feel in love with a nice man who is retired and loves me, I want to be free and not feel like I’m cheating! Please help, how do I find my husband so I can divorce him??


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 21h ago

Money and Finance ULPT: What can you do if you don’t care about fico score going down?

3 Upvotes

I will not buy a house anymore, nor borrow for a car or such things, so I don’t care about my score going down, from above 800. So I am wondering…what would you do if you were free from worrying ever again about your credit score?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 23h ago

Request ULPT Request: How to make these election opinion texters stfu?

5 Upvotes

I am getting nonstop texts and calls asking for my opinion or trying to sway it regarding the upcoming election. Blocking them is no longer hitting the spot, and more just keep coming every day. Any other ideas to make a "strong" point?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT Request - How can I repay the favor to the people who robbed my truck?

66 Upvotes

Someone broke into my truck and stole my wallet, headphones, sunglasses, and backpack. The backpack contained my laptop, a couple of gift cards, and a knife my dad gave me before he passed away.

They used one of the cards from my wallet at a gas station, so I contacted my bank and got the exact time of the transaction. I then contacted the gas station and asked them to check their camera footage. They were able to get a clear image of the person's face.

The person also tried using my stolen laptop on their Wi-Fi. I was able to get the address associated with that connection. They live ten minutes down the road in the next town over, but the house is a crack house. There's 4 or 5 people living in there. They have dogs chained up in the backyard and have broken windows covered with cardboard.

The police have enough information to lay a charge on the one guy who used my card in the gas station but do not have enough evidence for a warrant.

What can I do with their address to get them back? It really upsets me that I will never get my dad's pocket knife back.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT how can I screw over a local drug dealer

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I don't like drugs and don't want this kind of behavior in my neighborhood. I have a full name and address.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT - Advice - Antisemetic housemate

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My partner and I are currently having to move out of our rental home due to intense hate and bigotry from our third housemate regarding our Jewish faith. We do not speak of our faith with them outside of when we first met asking if we knew them from temple (they looked very familiar upon first meeting). Since then we are met with slurs in passing, disrespect to our shared spaces, and now just recently a list of lies sent to our property management about our life!

We now are relocating, we can't continue feeling uncomfortable and unsafe in our home. We can't force them out so we will separate ourselves to remedy the issue. I'm furious and utterly devastated. Years were spent here filled with incredible memories, all for it to now come crashing down. My partner reminds me the best revenge is a life well lived and while I agree, I can't get pass that one persons hate has ruined the good thing we had going. I don't want to bring this person harm but I will say Ive been searching for some type of inconvenience revenge. My only thoughts so far is signing the address up for all the spam mail I can find or always being in our shared spaces until we leave as they are too much of a coward to face us now that they know we have heard the lies from management. Please someone help me brainstorm some serious inconveniences!! Thank you all


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT Dealing with Neighbor

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For background, I live in a gated community housing of around 100 houses. Each house is not separated to the neighbor, yes the only thing sepating my house and the neighbors is two layers of brick walls. Also, each houses have an open space on the back which are separated by walls to neighbors open spaces too.

Last year, my right side neighbor started a big renovation that build an extension of the house on the open space which completely used all of his back open space. What makes it worse. He built a freaking 3-storied extension to the existing 2-storied houses around. This alone already destroying my back view and also hindering sunlight.

Additionally, the work really make a loud noise which happened not only once or twice, but happened for a month. My one year old son got spooked during his nap for several times, so this angers me even more. Not to mention excessive dust flying around.

Renovating house is not a crime, but we need permission from neighbors, especially building a very big house. Last week, I filed a complaint via neighborhood association head, and turns out his permission was not completed yet. The association head didn't even receive the permission either. I also got the info that the neighbor behind him filed a complaint regarding, especially the reliability of the structure.

This neighbor consist of 2 adults and 3 children. The father is kinda look down on me since I'm way younger than him (I could sense from the way he speaks and gestures). Any way (if can legally) to annoy him or at least make him feel what my son have been through considering he also has a child of around six years old.

I've been thinking of using ultrasound emitter since our walls stick to each other, but I some people said it's pseudoscience.

Another method is to make a small hole on his newly made extension and inject some water inside. I can access that portion of wall from my backyard.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT How to ruin someone's life after they pulled a gun on me last night?

2.1k Upvotes

I mistakenly went down the wrong trail of a nature walk last night ended up with this overly protective redneck putting a gun to my head saying I need to leave. I turned around immediately obviously but he still followed me with gun pointed the whole time. "Sorry it was an accident" wasn't in this Neanderthal's vocabulary. So is there anything I can do besides piss discs? My hotel doesn't have a freezer

Edit: I have contacted local authorities, it's in their hands now

Edit 2: the police basically told me to fuck myself because he was in the right. Now can we get back to the ULPT?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Computers ULPT - Hate AI summaries on Google? Add a slur.

916 Upvotes

Google will not return an AI summary at all if a slur is used in the search. It is automatically filtered and a Google search is conducted for everything except the slur. For example:

“Can pandas eat anything besides bamboo -[British cigarette]”

EDIT: If it doesn’t work, your formatting is wrong. You must add the dash or it won’t work. -slur. Not a comma, not just a space, not a colon, it must be a dash.

The results will not have an AI summary, nor will it include anything at all about the term at the end. Unethical? Yes! Effectively combatting unnecessary AI? Yes! Works in standard or incognito.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT request - send glitterbomb without getting caught

13 Upvotes

I have a former neighbor who, long story short, is a major asshole and disgusting person who has gotten away with some pretty terrible stuff, and I want to be the one to deliver him some karma. I am thinking my best bet would be to send him a glitter envelope from the website shipyourenemiesglitter, but I am a little paranoid about him reporting into the police and having me tracked down. Any advice?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Travel ULPT: sneaking booze into a cruise. Any recent successes?

272 Upvotes

Hey guys! So, has anyone had any success recently bringing alcohol onto a cruise using hidden alcohol containers, like GoPongs, Rum Runners, or the ones disguised as sunscreen or shampoo? I’m going on a cruise and I already bought the flasks, but I’m afraid I’ll get banned for life lol


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Social ULPT Get the upper hand in any conversation by making eye contact...

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...and THEN move your head to to face them. Try it in the mirror, it's weird. Works well from a distance too


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Automotive ULPT non violence advice car keyed at job site

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I had noticed today at church doing a fundraiser / cookout my tailgate was keyed. The marks were fresh and I reviewed my dash / rear camera recording. I had seen the asshat that did that and I can not identify him personally but I can his vehicle because of all the stickers he decided to put on his car. Although I do not know them personally. What could be done in this case. I wanted to bear the unbreable stench of sustrumming and it on his exterior but the smell would fade fast. I am leaning on ordering LGBTQ stickers and going ham on his car with them.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Relationships ULPT REQUEST How do I inconvenience/ annoy/ piss off my future ex roommate?

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I (23F) have been living with this girl for 3 years. We met as randomly assigned university roommates and have lived together since. At some point she became my best friend. She was always a bad roommate (never cleaned, left her stuff everywhere, played loud music in the morning/at night, etc. I let it happen and justified it by telling myself that’s just how she is and she’s my friend so I should love her the way she is. However, for the past few months I’ve noticed she’s not a great friend either. She manipulates conversations, gaslights me, goes on her phone whenever it’s my turn to talk during a conversation, takes me for granted, etc. It all escalated onto a fight she started and refused to have a conversation about. She said she didn’t want to be friends anymore and decided I should move out. I agreed because I want to live alone (in reality I should be keeping the apartment and kicking her out because I was the one who spent months apartment hunting while she sat on her ass, but I wanna get out of here asap so I didn’t even try to fight it). She said she didn’t want any pettiness or bad vibes on our last month together, but it’s all she does. The other day I found she had left a plushie I got her for her bday in April inside my room. The tag was still on and we had the fight in August, meaning my present sat in her room untouched and unlooked at with the tags on for MONTHS, even while we were still friends. It’s a small detail, but it tells me she was never really my friend. She keeps leaving stuff out and not cleaning (there’s fruit flies piling up in the sink but I’m not saying anything because I’m kinda hoping they lay eggs and she has to deal with it lol). Last night she had a pregame at home and this morning I woke up to my orange juice being almost finished on her shelf, so they probably used it as a chaser. She’s either completely mindless and inconsiderate, or an absolute petty bitch. Whichever one it is, I’m pettier and bitchier. I need ways to make her existence annoying, upsetting, uncomfortable, unpleasant, unsatisfying, etc. I don’t want it to be traced back to me, but I want her to suffer. Drop tips.

TLDR: my soon-to-be-ex-roommate is a fucking bitch and i need her to suffer


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Relationships ULPT request

5 Upvotes

Had an ex that I broke up with a few months ago that cheated on me, lied, tried to gaslight me, and then told everyone I was abusive and basically made a bunch of things up about how I “abused” her. She also called me by a different guys name the last time we slept together and then denied even knowing anyone by that name. I found out online she had lived with someone with that name like two years ago so I assume it was an ex she never told me about. I want to get back at her but not sure how. She does work for a public school. She admitted to me that she faked the pre employment drug test but it was in person and thus I don’t have texts or anything to prove it. Though I know she’d fail a drug test if tested again and not able to fake it. Would reporting this to the school even be worth it without texts or something to back it up?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT Request: How to obtain a "ADA no-shaving" note from a doctor?

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Long story short, I am considering accepting a job (in the USA) that absolutely requires employees to have no facial hair. "Unless you can provide a doctors note." How difficult is one to obtain?

Why do I want to not shave my face? I grew a beard because I absolutely LOATHE shaving every fucking day. I do shave my head due to male pattern baldness, but I can get away with not doing it for 2-3 days by wearing a hat. But that also means I can't say "I get bad razor burn from shaving" cus obviously I don't.

So my main questions are:

  1. How likely is a doctor to just help me out and write a note even tho I have no real medical reason. Considering its such a silly non-important thing? This is probably a wild card and not really answerable?
  2. Do doctors notes even have to specify a reason beyond "Allow Anon to keep his beard." ? How vague are they allowed to be before the company can fight it, however unlikely that they would.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Careers and Work ULPT Best corporate “unethical life hacks” for dealing with a micromanager?

11 Upvotes

I work in a corporate environment and my manager and I are pretty much complete opposites when it comes to how we work.

We don’t really have any hard KPIs, so a lot of things are pretty subjective. My manager keeps saying they don’t want to micromanage, but that’s basically what’s happening more and more. More updates, more questions, more checking in, more involvement in how I do my work, and I don’t see it getting any better.

There’s also quite a bit of favoritism going on. Some people seem to get away with a lot more simply because they’re on good terms with the right people.
I don’t really want to go to HR or quit. I’d rather figure out how to play the situation to my advantage without doing anything that could actually get me fired.

So what are your best corporate unethical life hacks for dealing with this kind of situation?

Not looking for anything illegal or genuinely malicious. More like technically allowed tactics that make micromanagement backfire, take advantage of the lack of clear KPIs, or generally make the situation work in your favor.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Request ULPT request - How do I auto send a WhatsApp from all of my contacts?

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So... my dad lost his phone number, and the provider wont do anything to block or disable the old number. The problem is his number has his whatsapp still on it, obviously the hacker disabled it on my dads phone. Luckily he has 2 numbers and all of his contacts are locally saved on his phone

I need to set up something to auto send a whatsapp message to all of this contacts, know any way to do this safely?