Why should a 23-year-old kid have to support his girlfriend’s father? It’s never a good idea to loan money to your family. If you really want to give money to your parents, grandparents, siblings, or kids, it should be a gift, not a loan. Giving a generous cash gift does not irrevocably change your relationship …
Seguir leyendo Blue-collar dad asks his daughter’s 23-year-old boyfriend to loan him $8K to repair his bathroom, daughter discourages him from giving her dad money: ‘Frank still owes her 20-year-old brother $2K from a truck repair.’
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Sister pressures her brother to sell his wife’s $60K engagement ring after they’ve borrowed $150K from the rest of the family to cover their bills: ‘They have 3 kids under 3 and are stuck in an $8,500-a-month lease.’
Was it wrong for her to demand that she sell something so sentimental? Being financially stable often comes down to avoiding the dumbest possible decisions with your money. It can be difficult to know what counts as a dumb financial decision because such decisions are so normalized. The population at large is addicted to buying …
Seguir leyendo Sister pressures her brother to sell his wife’s $60K engagement ring after they’ve borrowed $150K from the rest of the family to cover their bills: ‘They have 3 kids under 3 and are stuck in an $8,500-a-month lease.’
‘I’m bewildered at what he’s done’: Man breaks cousin’s miter saw after borrowing it, then offers to buy him a new one, cousin agrees, but only if he doesn’t use it again
If you borrowed something and you somehow broke it, what are you supposed to do next? I always feel a great sense of responsibility when I ask to borrow something from a family member or a close friend. They are trusting me with an item they spent their hard-earned money on, and they expect it …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m bewildered at what he’s done’: Man breaks cousin’s miter saw after borrowing it, then offers to buy him a new one, cousin agrees, but only if he doesn’t use it again
Generous brother loans his car to his little sister for 3 years, but she refuses to return it when he desperately needs a vehicle: ‘I’m the one currently taking two buses and a train just to get to work’
Borrowing someone else’s car is never a forever arrangement. But after 3 years of freeloading, this little sister felt entitled to her brother’s sedan simply because she got the oil changed and replaced the windshield wipers once. Car ownership disputes boiled over into Reddit’s r/WIBTA_AITA subreddit when the car’s owner, a once-generous older brother, needed …
Seguir leyendo Generous brother loans his car to his little sister for 3 years, but she refuses to return it when he desperately needs a vehicle: ‘I’m the one currently taking two buses and a train just to get to work’
Boss steals employee’s personal camera from his locker to take pictures for a company event: ‘Our manager gave her my locker code.’
In what world is it okay to take from your employees without permission? It’s hard to stand idly by and watch someone get away with antisocial behavior. It’s not always easy to catch a thief or any other kind of petty criminal in the act. If your wallet is stolen, all you can do is …
Seguir leyendo Boss steals employee’s personal camera from his locker to take pictures for a company event: ‘Our manager gave her my locker code.’
29-year-old scratches her friend’s car while borrowing it, refuses to pay to get the scratches fixed by a mechanic: ‘If you cared this much, you shouldn’t have let me borrow it.’
She let her boyfriend drive the car after her friend explicitly asked her not to let anyone else drive while she was borrowing it. It’s always a gamble to let certain people borrow your stuff. I never think twice about letting my roommates or close friends borrow my clothes, but not everyone can be trusted …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old scratches her friend’s car while borrowing it, refuses to pay to get the scratches fixed by a mechanic: ‘If you cared this much, you shouldn’t have let me borrow it.’
Dude asks friend for $1000, gets angry when he offers him $50: ‘He called me to tell me how offensive this was to his situation.’
He’s lucky he offered to give him anything at all. Borrowing money from your girlfriend, parent, or best friend will likely hurt your relationship with them. It doesn’t matter whether you pay the money back on time or not. The relationship changes from buddy buddy to lender-borrower, and that is a totally different dynamic. Every …
Seguir leyendo Dude asks friend for $1000, gets angry when he offers him $50: ‘He called me to tell me how offensive this was to his situation.’
Girlfriend pays boyfriend back after borrowing $12K in rent from him, boyfriend refuses to acknowledge she’s repaid him at least double what she originally borrowed: ‘I repaid between $28,800 on the low end and $38,400 on the high end.’
She has repaid him at a higher interest rate than any bank offers. Borrowing money from your girlfriend, parent, or in-laws will likely hurt your relationship with them. It doesn’t matter whether you pay the money back on time or not. The relationship changes from girlfriend-boyfriend to lender-borrower, and that is a totally different dynamic. …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend pays boyfriend back after borrowing $12K in rent from him, boyfriend refuses to acknowledge she’s repaid him at least double what she originally borrowed: ‘I repaid between $28,800 on the low end and $38,400 on the high end.’
‘It’s now Wednesday. She still has my car’: Golden Child says she’ll return her sister’s car after 1 hour, ends up bogarting it for 4 days without permission before coercing the family to side with her
My parents are pretty old school, so I was taught that when you borrow someone’s car, it needs to be returned before they miss it with a full gas tank, a fresh car wash, and a new air freshener. It may sound like overkill, but that’s the kind of borrowing mentality that encourages people to …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s now Wednesday. She still has my car’: Golden Child says she’ll return her sister’s car after 1 hour, ends up bogarting it for 4 days without permission before coercing the family to side with her
28-year-old dad refuses to lend baby stroller to 35-year-old brother, brother ignores him and takes the stroller anyway, leading to a family dispute when dad demands it back: ‘You’re stealing from a baby’
If you know people with kids, and you plan on having kids yourself, you can rest assured that they will happily give you so much free baby stuff. Whether it is clothes, a crib, or a stroller, everyone has at least one hand-me-down they got from their loved ones, and if it helps them save …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old dad refuses to lend baby stroller to 35-year-old brother, brother ignores him and takes the stroller anyway, leading to a family dispute when dad demands it back: ‘You’re stealing from a baby’