Is she really better with money than he is, or did she grow up rich? There is a big difference between the financial security of someone who grew up with rich parents and someone who didn’t. Two people could be earning the same relatively low salary and be in completely different financial places. Someone with …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old making $45K judges boyfriend making the same for being financially illiterate, despite the fact that she relies on her family for financial support: ‘My family will happily transfer multiple thousands of dollars to me.’
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17-Year-Old Niece Gets a $200 Ticket Driving Her 54-Year-Old Uncle’s Car, 17-Year-Old And Her Mom Expect Uncle to Pay For it: ‘She said it’s my responsibility as an adult.’
Why should the uncle have to pay for it if he wasn’t the one speeding? You can’t always trust people with your car. It doesn’t matter how much they beg and plead: a car is not something that you should lend out to just anybody. You need to be able to trust that the person …
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Boyfriend Breaks Girlfriend’s Curling Iron and Replaces It Using a Promo Code, Girlfriend Demands He Pay Full Price
Should you have to pay full price when replacing something? Most people have some amount of attachment to their belongings. Some folks might feel pretty zen about letting things go, but odds are there are still some things you’re clinging to. And if something gets broken, stolen, or lost, you might feel some type of …
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Lazy boyfriend refuses to pick up his trash off the apartment floor; girlfriend forbids him from using her credit card until he cleans up: ‘Why are you marrying this man-baby?’
What is wrong with him? One of the hardest things about living with other people is agreeing on a standard level of cleanliness. Everyone grew up in a different environment where «clean» meant something different. For some people, «clean» means there is no literal trash on the ground, and all the crumbs on the floor …
Seguir leyendo Lazy boyfriend refuses to pick up his trash off the apartment floor; girlfriend forbids him from using her credit card until he cleans up: ‘Why are you marrying this man-baby?’
Sister pressures her brother to sell his wife’s $60K engagement ring after they’ve borrowed $150K from the rest of the family to cover their bills: ‘They have 3 kids under 3 and are stuck in an $8,500-a-month lease.’
Was it wrong for her to demand that she sell something so sentimental? Being financially stable often comes down to avoiding the dumbest possible decisions with your money. It can be difficult to know what counts as a dumb financial decision because such decisions are so normalized. The population at large is addicted to buying …
Seguir leyendo Sister pressures her brother to sell his wife’s $60K engagement ring after they’ve borrowed $150K from the rest of the family to cover their bills: ‘They have 3 kids under 3 and are stuck in an $8,500-a-month lease.’
29-year-old daughter refuses to lend mom more money after she used $1500 loan toward a new car for her brother
Would you lend your family money if they lied about the way they used it? Lending somebody money is a big deal. The general rule of thumb is that you should never lend an amount of money that you would be uncomfortable never receiving back. This is true, even with family. You never know what …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old daughter refuses to lend mom more money after she used $1500 loan toward a new car for her brother
Parents forbid 15 and 21-year-old daughters from accessing their inheritance if they weigh more than 150 pounds: ‘This will not hold up in court.’
In what world is this enforceable by law? Nobody is entitled to an inheritance from their parents or grandparents. If you’ve proven time and time again to be totally irresponsible with large sums of cash in a way that’s harmful to yourself and others, I wouldn’t blame your parents for giving their life savings to …
Seguir leyendo Parents forbid 15 and 21-year-old daughters from accessing their inheritance if they weigh more than 150 pounds: ‘This will not hold up in court.’
Entitled mom demands 14-year-old give their $15 handmade bracelet to her kid for free: ‘She’s five years old. Its her birthday’
Entitlement is a huge problem in our world today. Just because you want something doesn’t mean that you’re entitled to it. This is a pretty simple concept, but one that is hard for some people to wrap their heads around. If you’re raised to believe that everything in your sight belongs to you, then it …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom demands 14-year-old give their $15 handmade bracelet to her kid for free: ‘She’s five years old. Its her birthday’
Homeschool parents lie to their 15-year-old, telling her that public school costs money and is too expensive for them: ‘I dropped out of school in the 3rd grade.’
Some parents just don’t care about their children getting a good education. In some countries, the point of a high school education is not to ensure everyone gets the same basic knowledge, but to separate the academically inclined from the not-so-academically inclined and put both groups on paths better suited to their strengths and weaknesses. …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool parents lie to their 15-year-old, telling her that public school costs money and is too expensive for them: ‘I dropped out of school in the 3rd grade.’
Older sister pressures younger sister to give her the $10K inheritance their parents left her for her education so that the older sister can pay her bills: ‘It’s what mom and dad would’ve wanted.’
She also got an inheritance, but that wasn’t enough for her. Inheritance is one of those things that is not frequently discussed in polite society, and for good reasons. It’s kind of a morbid reality that fortunate young people can come into a great sum of money after the passing of their grandparents or parents. …
Seguir leyendo Older sister pressures younger sister to give her the $10K inheritance their parents left her for her education so that the older sister can pay her bills: ‘It’s what mom and dad would’ve wanted.’