What do you do when you’re financially incompatible? There are lots of ways you can find out that you’re incompatible with someone. Some you find out earlier than others. Some disparities are immediate: you can look at someone and instantly know that it’s not going to work out. But other things take months, even years, …
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Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin’s, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’
When will it even be enough for someone like that? The more you learn about people, the more you understand that their relationship with money almost never has anything to do with how much money they actually have or earn. It’s not hard to come across people who act like they have endless funds of …
Seguir leyendo Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin’s, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’
Café boss forces customers to pay 75 cents for tap water, then nixes the policy when an employee makes him explain it to customers: ‘My boss handles all questions about the water policy.’
Charging money for tap water is ridiculous. Nickel-and-diming customers has been a business strategy with debatable effectiveness, depending on the business. If you go to a grocery store in NYC, there’s a good chance that you will be asked to pay for your grocery bags. It’s a way for the company to make a couple …
Seguir leyendo Café boss forces customers to pay 75 cents for tap water, then nixes the policy when an employee makes him explain it to customers: ‘My boss handles all questions about the water policy.’
Cheap 70-year-old in-laws ask 150 party guests to bring their own food to their 50th anniversary party: ‘150 people will attend, and probably 40 people will bring food.’
Will their aging friends really want to make a macaroni dish to take in a hot car for two hours?
Business owner discovers he’s paying his employees 113% more than the average business owner in his area: ‘Similar firms are paying 35% less than last year.’
They’re deflating wages either because they’re greedy or because they fear the worst. Is 2008 going to happen again? It feels like it’s going to happen, but it just hasn’t happened yet. For the past year, everyone’s been talking about how bad the job market is, even though the stock market keeps rising. Everyone knows …
Seguir leyendo Business owner discovers he’s paying his employees 113% more than the average business owner in his area: ‘Similar firms are paying 35% less than last year.’
Mother-in-law insists her daughter-in-law use the gift cards she gave to her grandchildren to buy her dinner: ‘She insists that whenever we use the gift cards, we take her with us.’
She bought her grandchildren a rubber snake as a gift. In my family, we have this concept called a «rubber snake.» If you give someone a rubber snake, it means you’re giving them something you really want, but it doesn’t make much sense to them. For instance, if your little brother is really into trains, …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law insists her daughter-in-law use the gift cards she gave to her grandchildren to buy her dinner: ‘She insists that whenever we use the gift cards, we take her with us.’
Cheap dude steals neighbor’s WiFi for a year, begs her to split it after she changes the password: ‘You were literally stealing from me for a year? And now you want to negotiate?’
He should pay for her Wi-Fi for a year and some change if he wants to keep using it! Nobody likes paying for essentials. The fact that I have to pay for the lights to go on in my apartment is kind of annoying, but it has to be done! I’d much rather put that …
Seguir leyendo Cheap dude steals neighbor’s WiFi for a year, begs her to split it after she changes the password: ‘You were literally stealing from me for a year? And now you want to negotiate?’
Freeloader belittles a friend’s 5-year profession as a photographer, demanding they work their wedding for free to «build their portfolio,» they challenge their cheap attitude with facts: ‘I charge $1,000+ per wedding’
There’s one thing you learn immediately when you start working in a service-based trade: Never work for free. For some reason, clients seem to think that providing a service is less important than buying goods. While a physical purchase may be unthinkable to attempt to haggle the price, entitled customers will almost always try to …
Seguir leyendo Freeloader belittles a friend’s 5-year profession as a photographer, demanding they work their wedding for free to «build their portfolio,» they challenge their cheap attitude with facts: ‘I charge $1,000+ per wedding’
Entitled mom attempts to hire babysitter, demands that they have a master’s degree to watch her 4 kids for $200 a week
Some parents find that finding the appropriate person to help them out with their kids is almost as challenging as raising their kids. Whether you’re having a rare date night or you need someone around every day while you work, there are a lot of factors to consider: is your childcare provider reliable, a good …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom attempts to hire babysitter, demands that they have a master’s degree to watch her 4 kids for $200 a week
Cheapskate man upsets fiancée by buying $38 Temu engagement ring despite earning $200k a year: ‘I feel like he could’ve shelled out some money’
Getting married can be an expensive business. Unless you plan on doing it on a whim in Vegas, there are a lot of costs associated with getting hitched—and usually, they start with the engagement ring. While it may be true that the concept of a flashy, expensive diamond is something that was thought up by …
Seguir leyendo Cheapskate man upsets fiancée by buying $38 Temu engagement ring despite earning $200k a year: ‘I feel like he could’ve shelled out some money’