Bridesmaid refuses to attend destination wedding in Italy after discovering bride expects the guests to pay for all of the wedding expenses: ‘I can’t justify going into debt for her wedding’

I love my friends with all my heart, but there are many things I wouldn’t do for them, even if they asked me to. For example, I would not pay thousands of dollars to fund my best friend’s destination wedding, and I doubt I would even attend, which is exactly the problem the best friend …
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‘He was trying to put us in $800 a month worth of debt’: Entitled wife persuaded by car salesman to purchase a car $36,000 over given budget, angry husband refuses to view car and walks out of the dealership

Everybody likes to see how far they can stretch the limits. Sometimes we think we should all live our lives as if we’re negotiating the last dazzling elephant-covered scarf at an Asain flea market. That extra $1 feels so valuable after knowing you’ve worked for it. However, when most people create a thorough budget when …
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Controlling European roommate tells roommate not to use the oven because the electricity costs too much despite the electricity costing €20.37 a month split between 3 people: ‘I was using the oven for exactly 10 minutes’

Sometimes, the controlling roommate is right. I really don’t like telling my roommates what to do or vice versa, but if the monthly AC bill is $400 for a small apartment, that’s worth discussing. Regarding bills, chores, and the general atmosphere, it’s the responsibility of all roommates to contribute positively instead of taking advantage of …
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College Bride Demands Bridal Party Pay $5,000 in Wedding Cancellation Fees

Some people can spot a trainwreck from a mile away, but even though you know it’s coming, it’s still really hard to resist watching, especially if there is some juicy family drama involved. One woman named Dana was the literal definition of a bridezilla, and unfortunately, as bridezillas tend to do, she was getting married …
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Kids Demand Parents Pay For Separate Hotel Rooms on Vacation Despite Cost

Back when I was a kid, my family didn’t really do vacations. It’s not that we didn’t want to, but rather, we couldn’t really afford the luxury of paying for a family of 5 to go abroad. My mom was a nurse, so she was working long hours at the hospital anyway, and my dad …
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Amusing Thread Outlines All the Secondhand Steals You Can Get Online With Misspellings

Online marketplaces are some of the greatest insights we can get into the contemporary human condition. The amount of sociological studies that could be conducted on Craigslist is no joke. There’s something about offering or seeking goods and services that brings out something revealing in even the most reserved of people, including their willingness (or …
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