Grandma accidentally gifts 8-year-old granddaughter a gift card instead of a toy, mom refuses to give the gift card back: ‘It seems really wrong to take back a gift from a child.’

It was an honest mistake, and the kid will prefer a toy to a gift card. It’s crucial to instill gratitude in your children. It doesn’t matter if they hate the gift their Aunt Darlene gave them for Christmas…they should act as if it’s the greatest gift they’ve ever received! Nobody has to get you …
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29-year-old debates whether to take a job in Antarctica for 6 months, making $145k, because he’ll be away from his girlfriend: ‘My girlfriend is obviously not thrilled about me being gone that long.’

He would be foolish not to take such a profitable opportunity. I’m sure many of us would love the chance to leave our lives for six months to embark on a life-changing adventure in an exotic place and earn a guaranteed lump sum. Few, if any, opportunities come up in one’s life. A temporary six-month …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old debates whether to take a job in Antarctica for 6 months, making $145k, because he’ll be away from his girlfriend: ‘My girlfriend is obviously not thrilled about me being gone that long.’

Son-in-law makes wood-fired pizza from scratch, in-laws say they’ve «already eaten» and will microwave it later, he throws it in the trash instead: ‘That’s a deliberate middle finger’

Everyone who has ever made homemade pizza knows just how much goes into it. In many cases, it’s a 2-day affair. If you’re making homemade dough, there is so much science and finesse that goes into it. One bad packet of yeast and the whole thing goes belly-up. And then you have to cook the …
Seguir leyendo Son-in-law makes wood-fired pizza from scratch, in-laws say they’ve «already eaten» and will microwave it later, he throws it in the trash instead: ‘That’s a deliberate middle finger’

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.’

Australian Guy brings his own cheese slices to McDonald’s to save money, and his friend starts a fight calling him embarrassing, turning their burger run into an awkward ride home: ‘We didn’t contact each other [since]’

Some friendships end over betrayal. Others end over over-processed dairy. One thrifty Australian decides to beat McDonald’s prices by pulling off the least glamorous life hack possible. The plan is simple. Two-dollar hamburgers, two slices of cheese from home, instant cheeseburgers. It’s cheap, smart, and absolutely harmless. Nobody sees it happen. Nobody gets hurt. Yet …
Seguir leyendo Australian Guy brings his own cheese slices to McDonald’s to save money, and his friend starts a fight calling him embarrassing, turning their burger run into an awkward ride home: ‘We didn’t contact each other [since]’

19-year-old protests when boyfriend takes her to birthday dinner and expects her to pay for it: ‘I pay for all our dates’

Whether they realize it or not, most people look for generosity in a partner. This isn’t always about finances; quite often, what is most important is that their special someone is generous in the time and effort that they put into making the relationship a worthwhile one. However, money matters can also play a significant …
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‘You’re rich now, you can pay for me’: Newly part-time-employed woman cancels a weekend trip after her friend expects her to pay half of her costs

This newly employed young woman finally earns a bit of independence with a part-time job and a modest income. Then comes a trip invitation from a friend, a weekend getaway marketed as fun but priced in emotional guilt. Everything seems lighthearted until one friend’s wallet suddenly develops stage fright. She announces she can’t afford her …
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Boyfriend calls his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter an orphan because he thinks her mom works too much: ‘With how much I work, she might as well not have any parents at all.’

He is bad news, and she should’ve left him a whole lot sooner. You cannot predict how a relationship will shake out. Who among us hasn’t looked back at the beginning of our relationships and thought, «If only I knew then what I know now? If so, I would’ve never gotten in that relationship.» There …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend calls his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter an orphan because he thinks her mom works too much: ‘With how much I work, she might as well not have any parents at all.’

29-year-old woman cuts off jobless fiancé’s access to her bank account after he buys a Tesla with her money, claiming it’s a business investment: ‘I fell for it completely’

Most couples who have been in a long-term, committed relationship know that there are times when one partner will have to financially support the other. The odds that both people will have an income for the entirety of the relationship are slim, but if they truly love each other, they will make it work. Even …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old woman cuts off jobless fiancé’s access to her bank account after he buys a Tesla with her money, claiming it’s a business investment: ‘I fell for it completely’

‘She’s doing it on my dime, I can’t afford this’: Mom lets her son’s girlfriend move in rent-free, pushed to set a strict budget after 21-year-old Carmella starts cooking fancy, pricey dinners at the mom’s expense

Budgeting at dinner tables is usually about calories, not currency, but this household is serving both. This mother, generous enough to host her adult son and his jobless girlfriend, Carmella, rent-free, draws the line when gourmet inflation crosses it. What started as a sweet gesture of gratitude, home-cooked meals, turned into a recurring card swipe …
Seguir leyendo ‘She’s doing it on my dime, I can’t afford this’: Mom lets her son’s girlfriend move in rent-free, pushed to set a strict budget after 21-year-old Carmella starts cooking fancy, pricey dinners at the mom’s expense