Categoría:down payment

Parents of a 7-month-old refuse to pay $200 to celebrate their friend’s 30th birthday: ‘Our friends always want to do these big activities that require us to spend $100+.’

Publicado el por Categorías:30s, baby, birthday, cabin, celebration, down payment, friends, money, saving money, trip

It’s perfectly reasonable not to want to spend that much money on a friend’s birthday party. Everyone has a different idea of what type of birthday celebration is «appropriate» for their age. There’s a huge segment of the population that believes that after age 21, your birthday is not worth a second thought. That certainly …
Seguir leyendo Parents of a 7-month-old refuse to pay $200 to celebrate their friend’s 30th birthday: ‘Our friends always want to do these big activities that require us to spend $100+.’

Girlfriend leaves boyfriend after he spent $18.5K of their savings on a cheese wheel: ‘If I cut it into 200g wedges and sell it at $60 each I can make $38K’

Publicado el por Categorías:boyfriend, cheese, down payment, farmers, girlfriend, money, relationships, savings, stupid people, wheel

He’s not the brightest crayon in the box. There’s a pretty big chasm between those who fall for get-rich-quick schemes and those who invest safely and steadily over the years, so they’ll be millionaires by 60. The path to wealth at a young age is probably somewhere between «quit your job to become a Twitch …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend leaves boyfriend after he spent $18.5K of their savings on a cheese wheel: ‘If I cut it into 200g wedges and sell it at $60 each I can make $38K’

Single mom asks friend to help her pay her bills for a year despite having $25K in savings: ‘I paid 20% of her rent, paid for her phone bill and helped with groceries and clothes for her kids.’

Publicado el por Categorías:bad friend, bills, divorced, down payment, entitled people, groceries, money, rent, savings, single mom

If she had used the money from her savings instead of her friend’s money, she would still have $20K left over! How broke would you have to be to start panicking about your finances? Some people freak out if they have to take a cent out of their emergency fund to pay for an actual …
Seguir leyendo Single mom asks friend to help her pay her bills for a year despite having $25K in savings: ‘I paid 20% of her rent, paid for her phone bill and helped with groceries and clothes for her kids.’

Stepmom expects 26-year-old son to fund her bills with his inheritance, loses it when he says no: ‘my dad made it clear that money was for me’

Publicado el por Categorías:dad, down payment, family drama, family feud, house, inheritance, malicious compliance, money problems, parenting, relationships, son, stepmom

Losing a parent is already one of the hardest things a person can go through, but dealing with the financial aftermath can bring out a whole new level of family drama. In this story, a 26-year-old man inherited money from his late father, who made it very clear in his will that the funds were …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom expects 26-year-old son to fund her bills with his inheritance, loses it when he says no: ‘my dad made it clear that money was for me’

32-year-old woman refuses to help her sister with a house down payment, after her sister refuses to repay her a 5-year debt for wedding expenses, leading to fallout when sister insists it should’ve been a gift: ‘Being unfair for holding it over my head’

Publicado el por Categorías:down payment, events, expenses, family, family drama, finances, help out, lend-money, lending, no contact, owned, parents, pay back, siblings, sisters, wedding, wedding-expenses

There is nothing more special than the bond between sisters. She’s the one person you’d most likely do anything for…even if that anything could get you into trouble! But hey, that’s what sisters are for! However, as much as your sisters are there to support you through the highs and lows of life, is there …
Seguir leyendo 32-year-old woman refuses to help her sister with a house down payment, after her sister refuses to repay her a 5-year debt for wedding expenses, leading to fallout when sister insists it should’ve been a gift: ‘Being unfair for holding it over my head’

Parents pressure their 18-year-old daughter to give her car to her 16-year-old brother after she’s been paying for it off for two years: ‘My parents say that he needs it more now since I’m an adult and should start figuring things out myself.’

Publicado el por Categorías:bad parenting, brother, car, cars, daughter, down payment, driving, family, family drama, money, raising-teens, siblings, sister, son, teenager, teenagers, teens

It’s tough being the younger sibling in a frugal family. You get so used to getting all of your older siblings’ leftover toys, clothes, and technology that you struggle to remember what it’s like to get something new. Sure, all of your needs are technically being met, but you can see the discrepancy between you …
Seguir leyendo Parents pressure their 18-year-old daughter to give her car to her 16-year-old brother after she’s been paying for it off for two years: ‘My parents say that he needs it more now since I’m an adult and should start figuring things out myself.’