‘I don’t think it’s fair for her to take advantage of me’: 24-year-old woman living with her brother refuses to keep doing her lazy sister-in-law, Lara’s, personal laundry after being repeatedly treated like the «household maid»

A fork washed or sock spun now and then is one thing, but expecting someone else to wash your personal laundry is a whole different league of crazy expectations. This 24-year-old girl lives with her brother and his wife, and whilst she is grateful for their hospitality, she equally contributes to the finances and utilities, …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t think it’s fair for her to take advantage of me’: 24-year-old woman living with her brother refuses to keep doing her lazy sister-in-law, Lara’s, personal laundry after being repeatedly treated like the «household maid»

Cat sitter demands coworker pay him $2K after he watched her cat for 6 months, cat owner offers him $300 as compensation: ‘No money was agreed or promised before I left’

Pet sitting is one of those things that’s usually done pretty informally. You ask your mom, your friend from college, or your friend’s with benefits’ best friend to watch your dog or cat for a couple of days, and you give them a couple of hundred bucks for their service. Unless you’re a professional pet …
Seguir leyendo Cat sitter demands coworker pay him $2K after he watched her cat for 6 months, cat owner offers him $300 as compensation: ‘No money was agreed or promised before I left’

‘You’re putting a price on your niece?’: 26-year-old woman refuses to keep babysitting niece for free after her sister repeatedly breaks promises to pay, causing family division as mother defends her sister, despite father telling her to maintain boundary

I don’t know where I stand regarding this family feud. Families are complicated as it is, throw money into the mix, and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. This 26-year-old woman adores her 5-year-old niece, and babysitting was never a problem, until it was. Until her sister started to make promises of paying her …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re putting a price on your niece?’: 26-year-old woman refuses to keep babysitting niece for free after her sister repeatedly breaks promises to pay, causing family division as mother defends her sister, despite father telling her to maintain boundary

Woman discovers resort waitress was adding extra meals to family’s dinner bills to feed her kids, husband confronts her and quietly accepts cash repayment, but his wife reports it, causing waitress to be fired: ‘I feel terrible’

There are simply no excuses for stealing, but sometimes it is important to hear someone out before taking serious action against them. Most times, it will not excuse what they have done, because for whatever reason, theft has no valid justification…However, this husband is left feeling guilty after seeing the consequences his dishonest waitress faced… …
Seguir leyendo Woman discovers resort waitress was adding extra meals to family’s dinner bills to feed her kids, husband confronts her and quietly accepts cash repayment, but his wife reports it, causing waitress to be fired: ‘I feel terrible’

22 Payday Memes That Highlight Pocket Change & Paycheck Pain

It’s the most wonderful time of the month…ahhh payday: when your card goes from ‘declined’ to ‘you’ve got 78 hours to act rich babe!’ The only thing better than reaping the fruits of our labor is…Yeah, we’ve got nothing. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness obviously has never seen us by the 14th of every …
Seguir leyendo 22 Payday Memes That Highlight Pocket Change & Paycheck Pain

16-year-old refuses to get coffee with her 17-year-old friend after she paid for her friend’s $7 coffee 5 times and refused to pay her back: ‘I told her that my monthly allowance had run out’

Asking someone to pay you back is a tricky dance. I really don’t have a problem with Venmo requesting exactly how much someone owes me, but a lot of people aren’t that financially confrontational. It’s very common to have a «You get me this time, I’ll get you next time» dynamic, and that’s all well …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old refuses to get coffee with her 17-year-old friend after she paid for her friend’s $7 coffee 5 times and refused to pay her back: ‘I told her that my monthly allowance had run out’

‘I didn’t sign up to be their retirement plan’: 19-year-old’s parents demand she pays them 30% of her paycheck every month to reimburse them ‘because they raised her’, she refuses and gets deemed ungrateful

Raising a child has terrible ROI!—but most enthusiastic parents realize that when they decide to start a family. However, over the years and after all the bills racked up, this entitled pair of parents decided they wanted to get their money back from their 19-year-old daughter. After putting herself through college—taking out student loans and …
Seguir leyendo ‘I didn’t sign up to be their retirement plan’: 19-year-old’s parents demand she pays them 30% of her paycheck every month to reimburse them ‘because they raised her’, she refuses and gets deemed ungrateful

Ex-boyfriend reverses his $35K payment on his ex-girlfriend’s student loans after she demands he pays off her sister’s $42K loans: ‘She’s telling everyone I «stole» from her and her family’

You should not be paying off your boyfriend or girlfriend’s debt. I don’t care if they’re struggling to pay it off or are constantly implying that you should be helping them out. It’s a whole different story if you’re married and have made a commitment to each other romantically, spiritually, and financially, merging your financial …
Seguir leyendo Ex-boyfriend reverses his $35K payment on his ex-girlfriend’s student loans after she demands he pays off her sister’s $42K loans: ‘She’s telling everyone I «stole» from her and her family’

Husband divorces wife for racking up $45K in debt from 7 different credit cards after he paid off the $60K in debt she had when he met her: ‘She even opened a card in MY name.’

It’s easy to look at Dave Ramsey and say he’s a little out of touch. I would think that a guy who makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a month telling other people what to do with their money would be not only out of touch but a little bit scammy. I find his idea …
Seguir leyendo Husband divorces wife for racking up $45K in debt from 7 different credit cards after he paid off the $60K in debt she had when he met her: ‘She even opened a card in MY name.’

Sister offers to lend brother $800 for his rent, rescinds offer when he shows up to pick up the money with a freshly-done tattoo: ‘He says our parents make him feel stupid about his decisions’

We all have people in our lives who are just straight-up horrible with money. I’m not one of those people who thinks if I don’t save 50% of my income, I’m going to become homeless, but I think that’s a better way of going through life than mindlessly throwing large sums of cash around and …
Seguir leyendo Sister offers to lend brother $800 for his rent, rescinds offer when he shows up to pick up the money with a freshly-done tattoo: ‘He says our parents make him feel stupid about his decisions’