Kids are an expense that fewer and fewer people believe they can afford. The reality is that even the thriftiest of parents endure a lot of extra expenses when they choose to bring a new person or several into the world. Having children is one of the ultimate financial investments, and there are no guarantees …
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Husband refuses to disclose to wife how much money he makes, despite their decade-long relationship, she refuses to grow their family without financial transparency: ‘He says that it’s not important’
After a few years of sharing your life with another person, it’s hard to imagine how one can keep vital information from the other. Coming home to someone every single day should be the open invitation to sharing everything, from what you had for lunch to your deepest, darkest thoughts. As it turns out, many …
Seguir leyendo Husband refuses to disclose to wife how much money he makes, despite their decade-long relationship, she refuses to grow their family without financial transparency: ‘He says that it’s not important’
Remote employee makes $100K working only 5-7 hours a week after automating most of his work tasks: ‘Is it smart to ride out a low-stress, high-flexibility job?’
He has hit the jackpot, and he doesn’t even know it. It doesn’t matter how hard-working you claim to be. If you had the chance to make six figures for only one day of work a week, you’d be a fool not to take that. Some fully remote jobs require only a couple of hours …
Seguir leyendo Remote employee makes $100K working only 5-7 hours a week after automating most of his work tasks: ‘Is it smart to ride out a low-stress, high-flexibility job?’
72-year-old claims his 35 to 45-year-old kids don’t work as hard as he did, despite him receiving $1500 a month since he was 18 years old from a trust fund: ‘They want everything handed to them without effort.’
He can’t even acknowledge that he’s had a considerable boost in life that has nothing to do with him working hard. It’s funny to get financial advice from somebody with a completely different economic background. If someone has their college paid for by their parents and receives financial support from them into adulthood, they are …
Seguir leyendo 72-year-old claims his 35 to 45-year-old kids don’t work as hard as he did, despite him receiving $1500 a month since he was 18 years old from a trust fund: ‘They want everything handed to them without effort.’
26-year-old girlfriend forbids boyfriend from accepting a job that’d double his income to $60K because she doesn’t want him working on weekends: ‘We have lived together for 8 years and she said we are done if I accept this job’
It’s extremely common for couples to break up due to one partner getting a new, life-altering job. If your boyfriend of three years gets a job across the country and he wants to move, but you don’t, that’s a highly valid reason to reconsider continuing the relationship. Sure, you could wait six months after he …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old girlfriend forbids boyfriend from accepting a job that’d double his income to $60K because she doesn’t want him working on weekends: ‘We have lived together for 8 years and she said we are done if I accept this job’
High earner has household income of $850k, worries about ‘lifestyle creep’ after spending $3k on business class flights for annual vacation: ‘This is setting a precedent and that’s what I’m worried about’
Many rich people keep hold of their dollars by watching their cents. Stinginess can often be found among the ranks of the 1%, no matter how illogical it may seem to all of us poverty-stricken commoners. While budgeting is an essential tool no matter what your income bracket is, there can be points where it …
Seguir leyendo High earner has household income of $850k, worries about ‘lifestyle creep’ after spending $3k on business class flights for annual vacation: ‘This is setting a precedent and that’s what I’m worried about’
15 Tax Day Memes You Can Totally Write Off (April 15, 2024)
Ah, Taxes. They are one of the most American things to complain about. Our forefathers didn’t dump a bunch of British tea in the Boston Harbor because they were mad about foreign policy. They were raging over British tea being taxed and America not being represented in Parliament! Now, we’re almost 250 years out from …
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‘You won’t be getting a $3.62 Venmo from me’: Twitter users examine levels of generosity in different income brackets
Stingy people are a pet peeve of mine. I’m not saying that everybody should stumble through life merrily giving up their life savings to any freeloader that comes along, but sometimes buying small things for friends and family is a nice thing to do! I hate owing money, but I hate miserliness more. Perhaps part …
Seguir leyendo ‘You won’t be getting a $3.62 Venmo from me’: Twitter users examine levels of generosity in different income brackets
‘It’s called NEET’: Childfree Redditor gets roasted for identifying as a ‘No income, no kids’ NINK
We all make different choices in life, and so long as we’re not hurting anyone that is all well and good. At the same time, not all of these are worth broadcasting to the world at any available opportunity. Perhaps one of these days, we will get to the point where deciding to be child-free …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s called NEET’: Childfree Redditor gets roasted for identifying as a ‘No income, no kids’ NINK
Foster Parents Demand 33 Year Old Son Move Back in So They Can Benefit From His Income
There is a reason foster care has gained such a questionable reputation. A lot of people play the system to make some extra money off these kids. One 33-year-old man recounted his troubled upbringing in foster care, where he was asked to leave at 18 due to the end of a paid fostering scheme by …
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