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 …
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20-year-old son ruins dad’s car during street racing, dad demands son pay for the car, family calls him heartless: ‘Parents don’t treat kids like debtors’

Parenting requires setting boundaries and rules for your children, no matter how uncomfortable they might be because of them. That is a lesson every parent must learn at some point, if they want their kids to grow up and become independent adults. We can’t coddle our children for their entire lives without consequences, and the …
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CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: ‘That doesn’t even cover inflation.’

How nice of them to give their employees a 2% salary increase.  There are always some years when companies are struggling financially. It seems like every company has this pie-in-the-sky belief that every financial quarter is going to be more profitable than the last, and every year is going to be increasingly profitable forever and …
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Financially stable 24-year-old woman inherits $10k sapphire jewelry set from late grandmother, faces pressure from her financially struggling 72-year-old father to sell it and give him the profit, sparking family conflict: ‘I want to maintain the legacy’

A family heirloom holds value far beyond its price tag, especially when it’s been passed down through generations, carefully entrusted to the next in line. So when someone close pressures you to trade that legacy for money, it’s only natural to feel sour. In this case, a daughter inherited a delicate and beautiful jewelry set …
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‘He was trying to put us in $800 a month worth of debt’: Entitled wife persuaded by car salesman to purchase a car $36,000 over given budget, angry husband refuses to view car and walks out of the dealership

Everybody likes to see how far they can stretch the limits. Sometimes we think we should all live our lives as if we’re negotiating the last dazzling elephant-covered scarf at an Asain flea market. That extra $1 feels so valuable after knowing you’ve worked for it. However, when most people create a thorough budget when …
Seguir leyendo ‘He was trying to put us in $800 a month worth of debt’: Entitled wife persuaded by car salesman to purchase a car $36,000 over given budget, angry husband refuses to view car and walks out of the dealership

Parents buy 16-year-old daughter a new car for her birthday, give 19-year-old son a book and a gift card after refusing to help him buy a used car: ‘They accused me of being jealous of my sister’

Siblings aren’t always treated the same. It’s not always the best practice for parents to do the same thing for each kid because each kid has different needs. Still, it can sting a little bit for an older child to see their younger sibling getting away with things that they were heavily reprimanded for. Life …
Seguir leyendo Parents buy 16-year-old daughter a new car for her birthday, give 19-year-old son a book and a gift card after refusing to help him buy a used car: ‘They accused me of being jealous of my sister’