‘Credit scores are a scam’: Driver pays off car, gripes about drop in credit score

You’ve got to spend money to make money, or so they say. The hidden addendum to this popular phrase is that it’s usually other peoples’ money that you’re spending in the process. One of the craziest things about being a responsible adult is that you’re generally considered more trustworthy financially when you have some (well-managed) …
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Scammer steals credit card information to rent car, emails card owner and asks why he canceled the rental: ‘Sorry to use the details hee hee’

Back in the day, you had to be genuinely sneaky to be a scammer. There were no websites with people’s credit card information available for any old schmuck to purchase. In the 20th century, you had to pick a pocket or snag a fat juicy wallet off the ground and make some magic by purchasing …
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‘She reported my vehicle as abandoned’: Karen calls cops on neighbor for parking in front of her own house

Everyone hates a tattletale. If someone is doing something wrong, they’re probably going to get caught anyway, so why put yourself in the middle of it? I especially hate people who create conflict where there isn’t any in the first place. That is precisely what happened to one Redditor who got the bylaws called on …
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‘She reported my insured and used vehicle as abandoned’: Karen calls bylaw on neighbor for parking in front of her own house

Having a car in the city can be a nightmare. If you’re living it up in the burbs with a two-car garage, you can tuck your vehicle away inside an extension of your house, away from the public’s prying eyes. If you live in, let’s say, Columbus, Ohio, your entire life is dictated by where, …
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‘They never mentioned this in Blade Runner’: Ford smart car refuses to start when software update fails, prompts derision from the internet

Car problems are a unique level of stress. When the thing you need to get from A to B starts throwing a tantrum about it, it automatically makes life seem so much harder (as well as more expensive). One of the many reasons that they are so upsetting is that there are so many factors …
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28 Steeriously Relatable Driving Memes for the Friend That’s Always the DD

When I was growing up, there were always those friends who took charge of the driving duties with no questions asked. They had the SUV that could accommodate everyone or lived in a central area that was convenient for the group – either way, they became our default drivers. As for me, who is not …
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Terrifying British Karen Growls at Dude for Parking in Front of His Friend’s House

There’s something so scary and weird about someone banging on your car window. Unless there is a baby or a dog locked in there, there is practically no reason to be doing all of that. Still, Karens and male Karens of all kinds continue to bother people and complain about strangers just existing in a …
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Clueless American Tourists Split Opinion After Driving Through Pedestrianized German Plaza

If the social media outrages of this past summer have taught us anything, it is that it’s rarely a good sign to see the words ‘American’, ‘European’, and ‘vacation’ in the same sentence. Nonetheless, many people that hail from the land of the free seem to love nothing more than an extended vacation in Western …
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Adult Children Discuss The Struggle of Financially Supporting Their Parents

Money is not an easy thing to manage. It comes and goes so quickly for a lot of us, and it’s very difficult to predict how much cash you will need in the future. Chances are, it’s a lot. We always need more money than we’ve got, and when you’re in a situation of financial …
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Douchey Retail Manager Accuses Worker Covering Shift of Trespassing at 5 AM, Gets Hit With Malicious Compliance

I don’t want to make too many excuses for those who make up the managerial class, but that kind of job isn’t always an easy ride. Being in that kind of position makes someone a lot more liable for anything that goes wrong at work than if they were a lowly intern.  That being said, …
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