The question of who to will a house to is a tricky one. A lot of aging people plan on willing their house to their family member who is the least financially responsible so that they’ll at least have a stable place to live or a solid chunk of change to help get their life …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old tries to evict uncle who has been living in the basement of the $400K house she inherited from her grandma: ‘My uncle thinks that he is entitled to inherit the house instead of me’
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‘I always end up covering more than my share’: 34-year-old brother refuses to go on family vacation and cover costs for constantly broke 31-year-old brother and his family
It’s nice to be able to provide for your family, but that doesn’t mean that you want to be fully responsible for them. It can feel good to be able to treat them to a nice holiday gift or a trip every now and again, but only if it’s on your terms. You wouldn’t want …
Seguir leyendo ‘I always end up covering more than my share’: 34-year-old brother refuses to go on family vacation and cover costs for constantly broke 31-year-old brother and his family
41-year-old brother borrows $16K from 39-year-old sister over the years, insists that she give him more money after she gave him $2K just 2 weeks before: ‘My husband and I just had a 3 hour conversation with him saying no!’
You really can’t help someone who refuses to help themself. You can throw as much money as you want at a situation, but it will not address the underlying issues of irresponsibility and dysfunction that lead to the need for extra money in the first place. It’s difficult to accept that you can’t do anything …
Seguir leyendo 41-year-old brother borrows $16K from 39-year-old sister over the years, insists that she give him more money after she gave him $2K just 2 weeks before: ‘My husband and I just had a 3 hour conversation with him saying no!’
Boyfriend lets girlfriend live in his parents apartment by herself rent free, gives her an allowance that is 56% of his monthly paycheck: ‘She has no money saved, she has nothing but debt’
I’ve never understood the phenomenon of «stay-at-home girlfriends.» It’s one thing to be a stay-at-home mom who has a lot to do all day long for child rearing, but if you have no job and no kids, what are you doing all day? One might argue that cleaning and taking care of the household are …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend lets girlfriend live in his parents apartment by herself rent free, gives her an allowance that is 56% of his monthly paycheck: ‘She has no money saved, she has nothing but debt’
29-year-old squanders $75K inheritance from her grandma, asks her sister who invested her inheritance to pay $8K to fix her broken-down car: ‘She said I am selfish because I clearly have the money.’
I will never understand someone who thinks they are entitled to your money just because you have it and they asked for it. It doesn’t even occur to them that maybe you worked hard for that money, saved it for years, or went without things that you wanted in order to keep it safe from …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old squanders $75K inheritance from her grandma, asks her sister who invested her inheritance to pay $8K to fix her broken-down car: ‘She said I am selfish because I clearly have the money.’
‘I only found out about his daughter that day’: Fiancé demands half of future wife’s lottery winnings for his secret 5-year-old daughter despite it being in a trust for her 4-year-old son
Most of us have probably thought about what we would do if we won the lottery. Every time we buy a scratch-off at the gas station or enter some numbers on a whim we have daydreams about what vacations we would take, what houses we would buy, and what we would do for the people …
Seguir leyendo ‘I only found out about his daughter that day’: Fiancé demands half of future wife’s lottery winnings for his secret 5-year-old daughter despite it being in a trust for her 4-year-old son
22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can’t understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: ‘How is this sustainable?’
Many people believe they cannot live in high-cost-of-living areas like New York or San Francisco on a modest salary. I find it somewhat silly when someone claims it’s literally impossible to live in these places if you make under $ 100,000. It is absolutely possible to live there on half of that, but you have …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can’t understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: ‘How is this sustainable?’
Mother-in-law refuses to see daughter-in-law’s remote programming job as ‘real,’ calls her out at a family barbecue: ‘Yeah, and that […] paid off your son’s student loans’
There’s a big generational gap when it comes to attitudes about work. Older generations might think that since they were forced to work a certain way, others should too. They spent countless hours commuting, stayed at a company for decades, and sometimes put work before family (especially if they had a wife at home taking …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law refuses to see daughter-in-law’s remote programming job as ‘real,’ calls her out at a family barbecue: ‘Yeah, and that […] paid off your son’s student loans’
High school acquaintance asks 27-year-old woman if she can have her old food stamps now that she doesn’t qualify for them anymore, gets angry when she declines: ‘She told me I was being stingy and privileged now that I have a job’
I hate it when someone thinks they can have something of yours just because you aren’t using it. I don’t go snooping around in my roommate’s closet, looking at her clothes, thinking, «Wow, Audrey hasn’t worn this in a long time. I wonder if I can keep it.» We are taught from a very young …
Seguir leyendo High school acquaintance asks 27-year-old woman if she can have her old food stamps now that she doesn’t qualify for them anymore, gets angry when she declines: ‘She told me I was being stingy and privileged now that I have a job’
29-year-old refuses to let her fiancé lend his sister $10K from their wedding fund for her wedding fund: ‘You guys are already paying for your own wedding, what’s the difference?’
It is extremely frustrating when you spend years saving up for something, pinching pennies, and biding your time, just for someone else to be given the money flat out. You could be saving for a house, hoping to be able to afford something in the $ 300-$400K range, and your best friend from high school, …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old refuses to let her fiancé lend his sister $10K from their wedding fund for her wedding fund: ‘You guys are already paying for your own wedding, what’s the difference?’