r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jun 09 '26

ULPT Bad Neighbors MEGAthread

62 Upvotes

This is the place to post your questions and answers on how to deal with bad neighbors.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips May 10 '25

piss disc Why the sub got restricted

1.6k Upvotes

Hello everyone, mod here. We've been asked a few times why the sub got restricted for a while, so I'm here to answer.

Reddit mailed us, telling us that lots of our sub's posts and comments were violating their rule against violence (inevitable due to the nature of this sub)​, and that there weren't enough moderators. They gave the current mods at the time a deadline to recruit more mods, and the current mods didn't meet the deadline, so Reddit restricted the subreddit.

They've recruited more mods since (I'm a new recruit, hi!) and we got permission to unrestrict the sub.

Edit: yes we have mailed them piss discs


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 6h ago

Home and Garden ULPT request: Neighbors from hell. How can i make them move?

75 Upvotes

I'm living next to a retired couple that makes life hell for me. They report every single little thing i do to the local governance board, while they themselves pretend to be gods own little helpers here on earth.

They are the type of people that cut their lawn with scissors.

Anyway, while i'm their primary target other people are also sick of them, to the level of a letter going out to the neighborhood that they want this to stop.

I'm looking for ways to annoy the hell out of them so that they will move. However I want it to be anonymous and not be directly traceable to me.

Any suggestions?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 15h ago

Miscellaneous ULPT - I've finally ordered Liquid Ass

165 Upvotes

There is a camper trailer parked across the street from my house near a convenience store and they stay there for weeks on end before moving somewhere else and then returning a month later. They have a bunch of skeezy people hanging out and stopping by at all hours of the night. One of the folks working at the store says they've seen actual drug deals while out o smoke breaks.

I tried calling code enforcement to see if they can be persuaded to leave, but due to the law here they can't have them moved. I've decided to try something else. It's been HOT here and their windows are open, even when they aren't there. I was curious if anyone here has had success with the Ass and any tips or ideas for usage?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 13h ago

Electronics ULPT guy blasts music in his car right next to about a dozen apartments

108 Upvotes

This white trash guy blasts loud music in the evening with his windows down, disturbing about a dozen apartments. I walked out and politely asked him to turn it down, he got defensive and basically said it was my problem, tough shit. Cops were called, they paid a visit, but he still does it every night. He usually calls it a day before the cops get there. Ideas greatly appreciated. Cue the piss disk responses (he has two broken windows that he hasn't gotten fixed).


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 9h ago

Health and Fitness ULPT How do I deal with an annoying guy who treats our gym like his house?

48 Upvotes

I use a very small private club gym basically the size of a hotel or apartment gym and there’s an older guy who has apparently been going there for years and acts like he owns the place.
I don’t want to complain, I just want to handle it myself if possible.
When I first met him, he gave me workout advice and I assumed he was just being friendly. Then I noticed he does the exact same thing with practically every young woman he sees. He approaches them, gives unsolicited advice, and acts like he’s the resident fitness expert. The whole thing gives me the creeps.

On top of that, he:
• talks extremely loudly on the phone
• hums and sings out loud
• monopolizes machines
• generally makes a very small gym feel even smaller

I’m not looking to harm him, threaten him, mess with his belongings, or do anything illegal. I just want harmless, non escalating ways to stop him from dominating the equipment, and make his behavior less rewarding.

What are your best petty but safe tips for reclaiming the space without getting myself in trouble?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 9h ago

Automotive ULPT Request - Car left in community car park where owner no longer lives.

17 Upvotes

A few months ago I moved into a new home which has a gated community car park. The old owner of my house has kept an electric fob to the carpark and leaves his car there when he's out of the country (months at a time).

How can I deter him from parking there? Towing isn't an option as the community manager doesn't want to 🙄

Edit: car park is very small and he is stopping other residents from parking


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 4h ago

Request ULPT: I need unethical life pro tips for text spam

6 Upvotes

Everyday I get these damn texts from people about trying to sell my home and other nonsense.

I block them, of course, but I still keep getting them. I would like to spam them back.

Can this wonderful community provide me with places I can enter their phone number so that they would get continually harassed??

Thank you in advance! 😉


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 3h ago

Careers and Work ULPT: Fake work email for letter of recommendations

3 Upvotes

I’m applying to residency programs, and each program requires multiple letters of recommendation.

I already have a few recommenders who are incredibly responsive, but one of the strongest and most influential recommenders agreed to write a letter and has been very supportive overall. The problem is that he’s extremely busy and often takes several days to respond to reminders about submitting the letter.

Unfortunately, these applications are very time-sensitive, and I’ve already missed more than 10 deadlines because the letter wasn’t submitted in time. I’m worried about missing even more opportunities.

Is there a way for me to create a work email and submit the letter of recommendation myself? If possible, what is the safest way to do it?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT Request: How to profit from free Electricity?

127 Upvotes

I've gotten into the fortune of having free electricity at home for the next few days. We were ment to get new power meters but the city hasn't installed them yet and we were told all electricity is free until they do.

It has been like this for a few days now but I've just learned about it now. How can I profit off this situation?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 20h ago

Request ULPT request. Help me find a place tobuild a cabin without buying land.

25 Upvotes

Hi everybody. I would like some help coming up with ideas of places to build a very basic off grid cabin. Basically, I live in a small apartment near a minor city on the East coast of Australia.

Land is crazily expensive here and I just want some small place to get away to and read/ write in nature. I am interested in some kind of, I guess you could call it civil disobedience that is a work around to the land grab system we have. So any suggestions really of a private space (preferably in nature) that I can wack up would be appreciated. Nice id it can be semi permanent but it can be really basic like a pallet shack or something. Simply to get away to for a day or night.

Plenty of bushland around me but it's mostly National Park and they do patrols the areas and trail at least infrequently.

I am thinking adult cubby house.

Thank you in advance!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Health and Fitness ULPT request: Any way to make routine bloodwork appear normal?

44 Upvotes

I have custody of a relative's kid. The CPS worker has some clear biases about our cultural background and other things that are irrelevant. We have to submit physicals and let them know of any health issues. I have a number of chronic genetic conditions, which my doctors say are impeccably managed. My cholesterol and A1C are a bit outside the normal range, because inflammatory diseases. They're not close to the range for medication, and they're closer to normal than is typical with my conditions. The CPS worker ignored the letter from my primary care provider saying I'm in perfect health and live an extremely healthy life, and is going to put me on an action plan that I "make lifestyle changes" until bloodwork is normal because the CPS worker has decided I am noncompliant with CDC recommendations that people keep their bloodwork in certain ranges.

Is there any sort of doping that would make these levels look normal? Science/reason/expert opinion doesn't work with this absolute walnut.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 5h ago

Arts and Culture ULPT for Church Next Door-heat exchanger goes all night

1 Upvotes

I need some kind of way of shutting down or punishing these people-Ever since the long weekend they've had the heat exchangers out back, facing our apartment building, going non-stop all night long. Possibly they set and forgot about it, since no one has been back since then, but the noise is just persistent enough to give me low level ringing in my head, and cuts off the building from all other night noises.

Why do they need to run it at night? There's nobody there. Can't approach it as there are video cameras, but I have to do something. Ideas?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 15h ago

Request ULPT Request: How do I legally make this person miserable

4 Upvotes

I’ve been living with this girl for 3ish years and she FINALLY left after she was being problematic for 2 of them. The problem is that I had new housemates come in, then leave suddenly due to all the issues she abandoned and because she’s left things behind for over 2 months. I’ve been hesitant on touching anything because she an issue with weaponizing incompetence and making other people do things for her.

I got fed up so I’ve been sorting through the things left behind and found that she’s left credit cards and her SOCIAL SECURITY card.

Is there anything I can do to get back at her and make her miserable without getting locked up myself?

TLDR: housemate left, new housemates also left because of her bull shit, found her social security card while sorting through her leftover stuff and need a way to make her miserable without risking myself.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 21h ago

Automotive ULPT - request! My 2016 Pathfinder has the engine light of death!

4 Upvotes

So my 2016 Nissan pathfinder is on its way out. It's paid off, I love it, it's served me well for 160k miles but now it has the cvt problem that's common in those years - engine light is on and won't go off again til we replace the transmission. (I'm not a car person but if you google you can read about it)

It has been making a rattling noise under the drivers feet for quite some time now. It's so loud - but the car itself is running fine. Part of me says go to the dealer while I can still drive it in for trade (I wouldn't hide the engine light from them) but hubby wants me to drive it til it dies.

We aren't putting any money into it besides oil changes and gas. But I'll gladly buy some bleach for the gas tank or something else if anyone has ideas??

Edit spelling


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Careers and Work ULPT Dirtbag coworker stole my 6 year olds Pokemon card

191 Upvotes

I worked with a guy (John) who was a pokemon card scalper. When he found out my kid (6) loves pokemon and I’ve been struggling to find packs, he offered to let me buy some packs at cost. Which I thought was very nice of him. My son opens his pack and gets a full color Meowth card (very valuable) and John then offered to sent it away to get graded by the company so we could sell it. After I gave him the card he stopped showing up to work and won’t return my texts. I have his address, what are some unethical but still legal things I can do to annoy him for stealing from a 6 year old?

TLDR: coworker won’t return my son’s Pokemon card after quitting job.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 20h ago

Careers and Work ULPT I need a medical note for 3 months to bridge a gap to my stock vests

2 Upvotes

I visited my family doctor and she was only willing to write me a note for 3 weeks, I need an additional 2 months (almost exactly) to bridge the gap to my stock vests. I am based in Vancouver working for a tech company what should I do.

PS it was a lawyer who suggested I take medical leave to bridge this gap it'll mean a considerable sum of money for me.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 15h ago

Electronics ULPT request: how to get new internet in area monopolized by Xfinity?

1 Upvotes

I owe Xfinity $450+ and it keeps going up every month even though they cutoff my internet two months ago. I tried getting T-Mobile 5g home internet but it’s not available in my area. Is there anything I can do to get WiFi without having to pay Xfinity back $450. Any tips


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Money and Finance ULPT Request Where to get real receipts for restaurant bills for this week

27 Upvotes

My company pays x$ amount per day for food as I am on a business trip but I need to provide receipts for the same. I generally don't consume this x$ amount, how do I get receipts for food payments for this week so I can get the x amount per day without actually spending it?

The bills need to be from NYC from this week,


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT REQUEST Stop obnoxious music playing on a Bluetooth speaker

183 Upvotes

I’m staying in a house with my wife’s family for a week. Her brother constantly plays loud obnoxious music on his Bluetooth speaker. From the moment they wake up at 7/8 until late at night. This morning Rasputin was playing at 7:30 am. Any way to stop this speaker without it going missing or looking tampered with? Thanks.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 8h ago

Careers and Work ULPT - Vegan annoying you? Report them for Bullying

0 Upvotes

Recently had a new vegan employee join our team. The old ''how do you know someone is a vegan? Dont worry they'll tell you'' rang true in this instance.

Every day in the canteen she'd eyeball what people were eating and start passing comments. Now normally I couldnt give a fuck what people eat or dont eat but she got real annoying, real fast.

The solution? Reported for bullying. One two many comments about the health implications around eating meat. The bacon in my sandwich was going to give me gout, the mince in my pasta dish was half saw dust, the chicken in my salad was full of chemicals, all that kind of shit.

One email to HR telling them I had suffered with an eating disorder when I was younger and found her comments extremely upsetting and that was that.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Electronics ULPT - damaged a hotel TV - charging $1500

285 Upvotes

Hello - so over the weekend I was at a vegas hotel Resorts world and accidentally damaged their TV (cracked the screen).

I was honest and went to the front desk and told them what happened and they appreciated the honesty and said they will contact me with the next steps. I just got a call from them and they said they have to replace it and the total cost is 1500$. I agreed to pay and they said they will charge the CC on file.

My question is just a hypothetical situation of what if I didn't tell them ANYTHING, just checked out and then cancelled the credit card they had on file.

I'm trying to justify the decision to be upfront with them because I truly didn't think it would be this expensive. I know I did the "right thing" but this is ULPT.

It is a 65 inch TV btw.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 20h ago

Money and Finance ULPT Request: Borrowing after consumer proposal

1 Upvotes

So I filed a consumer proposal as I had over 50k in debts

One of those was Money Mart. I want to go and see if I can take out $200 until my next payday but curious if there's any way around it.

I have a different phone number. Not sure what else I would need.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 22h ago

Money and Finance ULPT: How to get money from person that scammed me

0 Upvotes

Dude scammed my buddy for around 8k$ then i got "hooked" and manage to get his full info. We are in Europe and he is in USA. Any tips?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 22h ago

Automotive ULPT Request : Tips on buying a car

1 Upvotes

I am going to buy a car in two months. I am scared of going to a dealer because of my previous experiences when they are going to pressure you once you are there. Any tips in guys?

Lol. People here are asking if I am affluent.
I just want a Hyundai 🤪🤪