Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
* trust fund: money set aside for when a person reaches a certain age
ex> Although he had a trust fund waiting for him when he turned 25, Bill worked three jobs through university to pay his tuition.
* run out: to leave; have no more of something
ex> I ran out of money before the end of the month and couldn't pay my rent the next month.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
* mess with: to constantly change something or tease someone
ex> As a teenager, Eva used to mess with her little brother a lot.
Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping if off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for mere than it's worth.
* nostalgia / nostalgic: a fond feeling for past events and memories
ex> A feeling of nostalgia swept over Jane when she watched her family movies.
* fish: to search for something in one's mind; try to get someone to tell you something
ex> He fished out what remained of his courage and ran back into the burning building to save the child.
ex> Tanya stood in front of me in her new black dress, fishing for compliments.
ex> If you're fishing for compliments, you've come to the wrong place.
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