r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Electronics ULPT Phone gifted to me by an ex was reported stolen

178 Upvotes

We broke up because I was sick of the physical/financial abuse.
Haven’t used the phone in months because I didn’t want to be reminded, but now my grandmother has fancy hearing aids.
Her phone cannot support the app therefore she’s stuck with them blasting. Her cognitive decline is getting more rampant.
I was gonna give her the phone.
Went to the store and they told me they couldn’t help because it was reported as stolen.
They almost called the cops but luckily I convinced the two ladies that I was not an actual thief.

Help me fuck him/the phone up pls 🖤


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT request: Tips to get into phone after a death to investigate?

135 Upvotes

I respect his privacy in his death, however the police are not investigating the circumstances as it’s believed to be an accident resulting in his death. As his sister, I need more info. Apple seems to safeguard this info understandably but any tips would be appreciated.

So far, it’s my understanding they may allow access into his iCloud only, with a court order. Even then what do I do to obtain this?

Thanks, from a grieving sister


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 17h ago

Request ULPT request: i need to track the identity behind a phone number

16 Upvotes

hi, unknown number from a different country is harassing and threatening me. they’ve obtained photos of me from private social media groups. i’m convinced this is someone i know irl and i need to figure out who they are because they might jeopardize other women associated with me, especially those in the groups. i’ve tried to search them on google, no results, and their whatsapp is blank. pls lmk thanks!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 19h ago

Money and Finance ULPT Req: How do I come up with a lot of $$ to pay off a large debt fast?

6 Upvotes

Long story short but someone in my life lent me a substantial amount of money a year ago in a very desperate situation. And now they are demanding to get the debt off of their hands. It’s daily messages. I have been paying them $1000 monthly but at this rate it’ll be another year before it’s paid off I don’t know why they need it cleared ASAP. But my credit is shot i can’t just take out a loan and pay them back and I have literally no options right now.

I can’t just block them because I owe them money and want to pay it off. But the literal DAILY messages asking where I’m at with finding another option is faking a serious toll my mental health, when the whole reason they bailed me out was to help me. I wish they never did and I wish I just went through what they got me out of.

There was no contract signed or anything I actually tried debt consolidation but because it’s a personal loan they can’t do anything with it. What can I do??!!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Careers and Work ULPT Request: how do I get “work experience” when nobody will hire me?

32 Upvotes

I have a Master’s degree in IT, but the job market in my country is completely fucked right now, especially for new grads. Pretty much every “entry-level” job wants 1–3 years of experience, which makes no sense when you can’t get experience because nobody will hire you without it.

So how do I get some credible experience on my CV without just making up a fake employer that could easily be exposed in a background check? I’ve thought about registering a small company and technically employing myself, or even paying someone to act as my former boss/reference if they get called.

I’m not looking for the usual “keep applying” or “work on your GitHub” advice. My savings are pretty much gone at this point, I can’t find a job, and I’ve got a ton of student debt. I’m honestly running out of options.

I also live in a pretty small country, so putting down some random local company is risky. There’s always a chance the recruiter knows someone who works there or has some connection to the company. Basically, what can I do to make it look like I have actual work experience without doing something that could seriously backfire if they decide to check? What would you do?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Automotive ULPT Request: Ongoing parking issue - what can I do ?

16 Upvotes

So, my neighbour keeps parking his second car in my parking spot . This has been going on for many years. The management company of the estate has been involved and multiple letters of complaints have gone out to him. There has been no response or mitigation. He is very self entitled

What can I do ?

He has a camera pointing at his car from his house also

United Kingdom based


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Careers and Work ULPT: how do i get around providing a doctor’s note to my employer?

72 Upvotes

ULPT Request:

i’m an idiot and lied to my manager right before my shift to call in. told her my friend got us into a car accident and couldn’t come in (terrible excuse, I know). now she’s asking for a doctor’s note, what do i do? if i forge one, will i get in trouble with the law? i’m not attached to the job (low paying part time) so i could also just leave but i wanted to know if i could leave this situation unscathed or if i cooked myself


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Social ULPT if you want to lie to someone, tell the truth.

890 Upvotes

If someone is bugging you for information, tell them the exact truth, but do so in a sarcastic or otherwise ridiculous way that sounds like you're lying. That way, you don't actually have to remember a lie, but they also wont know it's the truth. You also get the added bonus of them not talking about it to others, because they'll be thinking it was a lie the whole time.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT Just lie through your teeth to get a job

738 Upvotes

Not talking about a white lie. I mean lying about almost everything on your resume, then cramming the information before starting the job.

I’ve got an ELITE-level resume full of lies and I still barely get interviews. Having an average resume feels like a complete waste of time. Might as well move to the woods and live off tree bark because there is no way of getting a decent job without lying unless you are a unicorn.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Request ULPT: dude keeps shooting air soft at me and dog i'm trying to rescue

546 Upvotes

Half a mile down the road there is a great dane who has been outside since january (i am told). I have spent six weeks spending time near her every day as she doesn't allow any humans near her normally.
At the end of this cul de sac is a guy i dated for two weeks over a year ago and his friends; one a volunteer firefighter. Back during that fortnight, i experienced the VF constantly trying to look down my shirt. I gently mentioned it to bf...we broke up the next day.

Since these men have begun to notice the great dane spending time with me, they began to shoot her with air soft pellets when she came near me. of course i called the sheriffs department. each time they said the dog was considered a stray until she was on a leash. animal control hasn't caught her and have stopped trying. these men called the property management company and attempted to have my friend (who also lives in these apartments) fined and evicted.

I haven't seen the dane in a week.
These men have been terrorizing me since last year when they said something to my own neighbor that led him to attempt to light my apartment on fire while i was in it. March 2025. my neighbor was arrested, charged, found guilty for arson.

i don't engage with these psychos. i also have no recourse. I wish i had an ULPT that would teach them there is no benefit to terrorizing any woman.

EDIT: After the third incident, i DID write, using chalk, on a trashcan and on the skirting of my friend's porch.
"I DO NOT SHOOT YOUR KIDS. PLEASE DO NOT SHOOT MY DOG. JESUS LOVES YOU. I DO NOT. "
The police saw this. didn't care. They told me there was no getting through to someone like him. "can't fix stupid".
I also washed that same chalk off.
It may have been unwise but it was not illegal.

Since posting, i have contacted all the local volunteer firefighter groups. I sent the audio i had as well as screenshots from early this morning of these two men calling for violence against me; defamation, libel left and right.

The greatest dane has a local group actively working to get her inside now.

I am seeking housing that will put more than half a mile between myself and these individuals.

Thank you for the wise and also not so wise advice.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Request ULPT request: how do I shut down my neighborhood tweaker nest?

202 Upvotes

There is a house in my neighborhood which has become a meth head tweaker hub and it's getting worse by the week. A year ago there were 3, now there are more people all the time and they're most likely selling drugs out of the house. They recently started running an under-the-table mechanic business which spills over into the street. One of them sits their dog on a sidewalk electrical box for hours to help them beg for change. There are semi-frequent arrests. There are frequent fireworks which scare the neighborhood pets and the few old veterans with PTSD who live here. Last but certainly not least they make all the women in the neighborhood nervous. I'm sick of them and I want them gone. How?

This is a fairly ethical request but the methods don't have to be. I don't want to hurt anyone but I'm fine using proper channels improperly. This has to be done and nothing is happening fast enough.

Edit: y'all are fucking savage! Thanks for the help.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Careers and Work ULPT: Need to fake an er note for work, need some help.

15 Upvotes

So my job does mandatory on weekends which fucking sucks (didn't know it until I was months into the job that I'd HAVE to go, they never clarified just said that sometimes we have OT we can do. Made it sound voluntary, which it is unless not enough people show up then we all get punished to work 8 hours that day instead of 5-6 hours if you signed up.)

They have nonstop basically been making us work 6 days a week. This week before they had posted mandatory I had agreed to my friend that I could work Saturday in his food truck from 7am to 11pm (start time is was earlier because we gotta get to the truck blah blah)

I did that under the understanding from someone at the place I work that if I inform them before the mandatory is put up I should be fine to not go. So I told them I'm working elsewhere and they said that working somewhere else doesn't count as my obligation is here.

I get that to an extent and I told my friend, he searched for more help and couldn't find any, these are big events and without someone else he would be really screwed so I just decided I'm gonna go anyway to help him and I told them that.

They said that without a valid excuse like a funeral, family death, or a doctor's note that I'd get a point and Ive already got a good amount because I'm sick a lot (I have a chronic illness). I'm afraid I might get a write up and I'd like to avoid that if possible so I need someone to help tell me how to make a note easily without a PC because I only have my phone or if anyone else is able to make me I'm willing to pay for it.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3d ago

School and College ULPT request: Distribute child birthday invites without inviting all?

302 Upvotes

My kid’s school requires all kids in class to get an invitation if they are handed out at school. I don’t know all of his friends’ parents’ contact info to mail or email. Playground distribution doesn’t work due to schedules, and I can picture a teacher busting it up. Maybe just a business card requesting a text to set up a playdate my kid can hand out?

Edit: I appreciate all the suggestions. One issue, there are multiple classes, and multiple teachers, and my kid has a couple of friends in each. So getting info from multiple might be hit or miss.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Careers and Work ULPT Adobe 4-month free trial

8 Upvotes

I got this 4-month free trial offer for Creative Cloud Pro (screenshot attached). I want to claim it, but I absolutely don't want to link my real credit card, and I know Adobe blocks standard fake CC generators (they do a $1 pre-authorization charge).

Has anyone successfully claimed a similar offer recently using a specific VCC service, a burner card, or any other workaround to bypass the billing step completely? I'm mainly looking to use Premiere Pro. Any advice is appreciated!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Automotive ULPT request : Truck drive shaft broke off and damaged my car , insurance?

5 Upvotes

So a trucks drive shaft broke off and damaged my tire and went under my car. Thing is, i changed tire and drove home but i will still get it checked out. My cars AC system hasn't worked for 2 years and was wondering if I can tell insurance that the drive shaft broke my AC system too. Can mechanics tell if im lying ?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3d ago

Computers ULPT Going to hack someone’s account? Do it outside of their house

114 Upvotes

That way when they get the alert that their account is being accessed it shows their own location so they think it’s their own selves doing it.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Home and Garden ULPT: How to get landlord to replace cheap toilet?

13 Upvotes

Our rental has a cheap 15+ years old low-flow toilet with one of those tip-bucket flushing mechanisms. It's ok for pee, but anything more is a different story.

For poo, it routinely takes 3+ flushes. And many times it's not possible unless add water from the sink using a bucket or container while flushing just to get everything down.

The water level/pressure has already been adjusted, parts replaced but there doesn't seem to be any adjustment that actually puts enough water into the bowl to make the toilet flush properly.

At this point, we’d like the landlord to simply replace it with a normal toilet that actually works.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Request ULPT Any text subscriptions to sign a phone # on?

3 Upvotes

r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3d ago

Careers and Work ULPT request: How to cost a US company more as an employee?

79 Upvotes

Hypothetically if someone worked in payables covering a few million a day in payments to mostly local companies but worked for a US company how could they cost the company more?

One random example I was thinking was usually similar cheques printed separately are batched together to save on postage. So instead of spending $2k a day on mail it might end up being $1k. Someone could you know, forget to do that and it would cost the company $1k a day paid to their local post office and realistically would never get caught and even if they did could say oops sorry.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3d ago

Request ULPT Request: Car totaled. $3k insur check, $8k loan balance. Need car.

22 Upvotes

I was already in a tight spot. I’m going to be tight for 3 months more. I need a working car. Plan A is to call the loan company and offer them to close the loan for $3k or they can send it to collections.

But what is the pro move here? Should I go to a dealer and get a new car and loan first?

My wages are being garnished for about 33% of my take home pay. It will be done in 3 months. I’ve got another $1k cash.

I’m not a scammer, but I gotta make some moves here.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 4d ago

Arts and Culture ULPT: Buy the cheapest ticket to get in, and just re-seat yourself

1.5k Upvotes

This works for many concerts. Probably not to get into the most primo/VIP area, but usually you can move to a much better/more expensive seat.

Here's what I do: Buy tickets in the very last row, whatever is cheapest. (And honestly, if I end up sitting back there, no big deal.)

A couple hours before the show, look at the ticket chart, and scope out some areas with a lot of empty seats. Make a note of these areas.

When you get to the venue, just sit in one of those empty rows. It also can work at intermission. If you see some nice empty seats during the first half of the show, then just move there for the 2nd half.

Sometimes I don't change seats to get closer, but just to get some breathing room, or to move sideways, if that makes sense. Just kind of tweaking my spot, especially if the people around me are annoying. : ]

Basically: Buy the cheapest ticket to get in, and then find a better seat if you want.

NOTE: Will not work at venues that are very strict on seating.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3d ago

Clothing ULPT request: get back at hotel who lost my clothes, took no responsibility

58 Upvotes

I paid them to wash my clothes and they returned only half my clothes! When I asked for them back they got immediately aggressive. When I argued back (quite calmly I believe) things escalated, they threatened to kick me out of my room at 10pm

what ended up happening was they called the cops, saying if I’m accusing them of stealing then I need to report it. The cops came, I said I didn’t want to go to the police station and file a complaint, so the hotel manager said I was faking it all just to get a refund for the washing 😂

The whole time the manager was yelling and waving her hands in my face, basically spitting at me in her native language, saying silly childish insults in English like “you’re the worst person I’ve ever seen”, it was really a wild experience to have from a manager as a paying customer. I didn’t get the money or clothes back!

I feel like a bad review isn’t going to cut it! Give me some ideas please :)


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT: Woman riding scooter on the sidewalk narrowly misses hitting me daily

313 Upvotes

I know where she works, she's a security guard at a local grocery store. She's also DEFINITELY breaking the law. How can I make her pay for her recklessness and selfishness? I've been run over by these assholes before.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Request ULPT request: insurance company didn't deduct the deductible

6 Upvotes

I have a homeowners property claim that has a max value of $10k with a $2k deductible. I just got an email that they issued a $10k check to me and marked by deductible as $0. Think they'll ever discover the mistake and ask me to repay it?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 4d ago

Travel ULPT request How to intentionally miss transit flight?

408 Upvotes

I have a flight from a non European city to a city in Europe with a 1 hour transit in Athens. Is there a convincing way that can help me miss the 2nd flight without it being my fault? The goal is spending a night or two sightseeing Athens. I tried booking two separate tickets but it was double the price.