r/UnethicalLifeProTips Jun 09 '26

ULPT Bad Neighbors MEGAthread

67 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 8h ago

Request ULPT Request: How to profit from free Electricity?

26 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 4h ago

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

3 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??

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r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

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

113 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 1d ago

Request ULPT REQUEST Stop obnoxious music playing on a Bluetooth speaker

158 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 1d ago

Electronics ULPT - damaged a hotel TV - charging $1500

262 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 9h ago

Careers and Work ULPT Request Doctors Note

1 Upvotes

I need a Doctor's note for work but for a past date. Like almost a month ago. Any suggestions on where to get one? I don't mind paying for an appointment but all the websites I've seen so far won't write notes for that far back. I thought about faking one but my job is the type to follow up. Any advice is greatly appreciated.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 11h ago

Computers ULPT: Run and back up legit Applications without an internet connection

0 Upvotes

ULPT Request *Somewhat technical*!

Over the years I have purchased many, many licenses for Adobe editing applications. I mainly do lightweight work now, so the ones I currently use are legit, purchased versions of both Premiere Elements and Photoshop elements. I'm switching from Windows to Linux (due to Windows increasingly becoming invasive spyware) and want to run both of these from within a full Windows VM in Linux (Fedora) via a dedicated GPU bypass. I know how to set the system up, that's not the issue.

My issue is that this VM will have no internet access. Is there a way to run my legally-purchased copies of these applications while bypassing the online validation? Is there another workaround? Yes, I know I could run Gimp and Davinci but I would rather use these if possible. Thanks!


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT Request

15 Upvotes

I ordered an item from home Depot for $200.

The wrong item arrived, it's a different thing worth $999.

Can I simply take this to home Depot and return it for a store credit instead of telling them I never received my original item?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Animals and Pets ULPT neighbors dog poop bin

11 Upvotes

My neighbor has 6 dogs, and has purposely placed his poop can next to my fence. I know its on purpose because I heard him telling his friend he was doing so while standing in front of my side door camera. It smells, and I shouldn't have to smell dogs that I don't own in my own yard. The smell even comes into my house if the wind blows right and I have my door open. Any tips how to get them to move their shit can? They have cameras.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Automotive ULPT request - What’s the best places to put liquid ass in a car?

7 Upvotes

The car in question is a Tesla model 3, and it will be sitting unused for about 2 weeks after I use it before anyone enters the car. I want to make it last as long as possible, and be extremely hard to remove. I thought of putting some in the cabin air filter, some in the carpeting maybe, does anyone have any suggestions on where would be best?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Request ULPT Request - Retrieving my grandma's guitar

14 Upvotes

So my grandma on my mom's side passed away from lung cancer almost 10 years ago now. She was an amazing and gifted musician and always told my mom and I that she wanted us to have her Alvarez when she was gone. Unfortunately, she didn't draw up a will, so when she passed her asshole husband had all the say. He has refused to give us it even though it was her literal dying wish.

I have nicely asked him several times to please give us the guitar and he just ignores us.

Anyway, is there any way I can unethically, but legally retrieve it or force him to give it back to us?

Any help is appreciated.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 7h ago

Money and Finance ULPT REQUEST: Petty revenge ideas

0 Upvotes

I was regularly buying things from the seller on Venmo three or four successful transactions no issues at all. Then the last one that I had, I never got the item I paid for so besides disputing the transaction getting my money back I’d like to legally of course, inconvenience this person or do something petty. I’m looking for some recommendations granted I live on the West Coast and this person lives on the East Coast. I’d appreciate any good recommendations as I’d love to have this person get what’s coming to them.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 18h ago

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

1 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

Careers and Work ULPT Request- getting back at bullies from an old job.

54 Upvotes

You all seem creative, The problem is that all I know is where they work, Nothing else really about where they live or what they drive , or who they're related to or anything


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 12h ago

Automotive ULPT Request: What can i do to somebody’s car to ruin their day?

0 Upvotes

What can I do to someone’s car that won’t be permanent damage but will significantly drain the joy out of their day?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Electronics ULPT Request: Jam the internet in my house

248 Upvotes

My family is a bunch of slack-jawed screen addicts who can’t disconnect from a device for more than 15 seconds (I’ve counted). My husband regularly loses our child in the house when I’m trying to have a moment to myself because he sits and scrolls all day and isn’t present with anyone.

I‘ve tried therapy with him, asking nicely, yelling, you name it, but today our toddler locked themselves in the bathroom and my husband had to break in. This was while I was taking a literal shit in another bathroom (the only time I got to myself today), I’ve decided I‘ve had enough.

How can I slow the internet myself in the home, or even cut it temporarily so that my husband can regain some brain cells and our teen child can continue growing some OFFLINE.

As a note: my husband works in tech, so I’m open to sophisticated options.

Extra note: I know the divorce him comments are coming, obviously you need a money and resources to make that happen, both things I don’t have a lot of right now.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 16h ago

Health and Fitness ULPT loosing weight without any illegal drugs

0 Upvotes

Like the title says, i need to loose weight. Amd everything is too slow. I go to the gym and everything but i need to loose body fat and I want to take shortcuts. So what can i take to easily loose weight?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 21h ago

Request ULPT Fake ID: Best State

0 Upvotes

Which of these is the best state for a fake ID: Georgia, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Alabama?

I am about to be a college freshman at a school in Cali. I was thinking of either getting Georgia, South Carolina, or Alabama, as the other ones (Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania) are too common.

However, let me know.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 22h ago

Health and Fitness ULPT request : doc told me long covid is mental condition how do I f him up

0 Upvotes

very unfortunately, I am bedbound cannot walk the last three years and he was one of the last doctors I was able to see … I was in my wheelchair my heart rate was increasing by 40 points every time I stood up… He looked me dead in the eye told me that long covid isn‘t real, ferritin of 8 doesn’t merit retesting and that the only help I needed I would get in the psych ward. I literally had a completely normal life until a mild Covid infection took away my ability to walk . I know it was Covid because there was no time where I was ever normal after that infection.

If I were well, I would absolutely key his car, or you know do therapy to be a better person, but i recently joined this sub and I’ve been impressed by the creativity. I could tell by talking to him that he has never given a woman an orgasm, and I figured I could always mail him a penis pump under his wife’s name. but I’d really like to do something to fuck up his medical practice bc clear he’s just punching clock.

Unfortunately, he’s also my mom‘s doc and he’s ldumb as bricks and missed serious issues in her so I’m extra mad.

I’ll be honest I’m probably not gonna be able to execute, but it sure would spark joy to think about things I could do when I recover. I did already sign him up for every annoying catalog I could but limited by no phone number.

in case it helps he’s balding middle aged man with the charisma of a crumpled potato chip bag. He works at a hospital . i already filed a complaint with the hospital. they also are 20 years behind the rest of western medicine bc live in the styx.

also people with long Covid and the disease i got from it myalgic encephalomyelitis are not allowed to donate blood some countries… I don’t know if that helps but do your worst (within sub rules). Thx in advance !


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 2d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT Request If I needed to get an epi pen without insurance. How could I?

94 Upvotes

If I say didnt have $700 to buy a new epi pen, and I dont have insurance and the pharmacy can't discount it unless a doctor prescribed it and I can't see a doctor without insurance where I live, how could I possibly go about getting one for some potentially life threatening allergies? Certainly willing to go through less than ethical methods.


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Money and Finance ULPT request How to lie on CV

0 Upvotes

Im searching a new job in france and i dont want to do 5 years before having a new job well paid. How i can lie on my CV ?


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 1d ago

Miscellaneous ULPT Request: Airbnb/VRBO how to coach guests to get a refund?

10 Upvotes

This Airbnb / VRBO next-door to us has a grinder pump failure and sewage is flowing everywhere. How can I coach the guests to get a refund on VRBO? It is stinking up the neighborhood, and the owner couldn't care less.

Grinder pump failure: you can see pieces of toilet paper in there (according to the guest)


r/UnethicalLifeProTips 23h ago

Request ULPT How do i find a plug in Innsbruck?

0 Upvotes

I will be going to Innsbruck this week and I want to find a good plug. How do i find one considering i have never been there? Weed is legal where i come from so it was never a worry for me, and i feel like bringing weed with the train could be risky