There’s nothing like a scented candle to lighten the mood, literally and figuratively. I have a lemon-vanilla-scented candle on my desk right now, and it’s quite literally the only thing that keeps me going when I’ve lost the will to live at work. It makes even the most mundane experience better. Even though I have …
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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.’
‘You’re wrong. My mom is right’: Mother-in-law saves the day with stringent budgeting tips from her ‘single mother’ days, then her son’s heavy-spending wife gets called out
This man learned that his wife’s over-spending was the reason they were dipping into the red every month, so he brought in the heavy artillery: His frugal mother who raised him and his 2 siblings as a single mother on a meager income… And his wife did NOT like that. When your parents give you …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re wrong. My mom is right’: Mother-in-law saves the day with stringent budgeting tips from her ‘single mother’ days, then her son’s heavy-spending wife gets called out
Woman keeps $20k in ‘friend fund’ with 4 other women, refuses to pull out her share to help husband with $60k down payment: ‘Your wife sounds financially illiterate’
You could have a perfect marriage in every other way and money could still be the thing that tears you apart. It’s the tie that binds, and the knife that severs. It’s difficult to find the right balance of splitting the burden, especially when you don’t have equal salaries. Usually, marriage means combining your funds, …
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‘This is her own fault’: Penny-pinching husband exiles his wife from the family vacation to try to teach her a lesson about money management
Weaponized FOMO
Woman spends $45 on burgers every week to help out pregnant sister, husband lashes out: ‘Does she micromanage how you spend your money?’
Helping out a family member financially can be a difficult situation to navigate. You want to be helpful and generous if you can, but it can be hard to know where to draw the line. Because once you get money involved, it’s a different ballgame. Feelings can easily get hurt and debts can easily remain …
Seguir leyendo Woman spends $45 on burgers every week to help out pregnant sister, husband lashes out: ‘Does she micromanage how you spend your money?’
Brother asks sister for $16000 for his wedding, is offended when she draws up a loan contract: ‘He’s defaulted on 2 car loans and his credit score is around the 470s’
As someone who just spent the whole weekend watching Four Weddings (the TLC show where four brides are pitted against each other and they have to vote on which one wins), I can confidently say that weddings are expensive. Even the lowest budget ones are usually north of $10,000, with no upper ceiling. There are …
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Bride and groom gift $800 to each wedding guest, pay for their first-class flights: ‘For a 100 guests that’s like half a million alone’
Many people dream of their fairytale wedding. Movies and TV shows put big ideas in our heads about over-the-top ceremonies in exotic, far-flung locales, huge couture gowns, and all the bells and whistles. Weddings capture our imaginations: they’re parties, yes, but they’re also public displays of love, family, and most importantly, of wealth. They’re opportunities …
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‘If they don’t like our lifestyle they can leave’: Six figure-earners never cook at home, receive lecture from overbearing parents
If there’s one certainty in life, it’s that everyone is not always going to approve of your choices. No matter what choice you make, there will be a group of people who think you’re crazy, for one reason or another. That can be tolerable, though, when those people are far away in some fringe group …
Seguir leyendo ‘If they don’t like our lifestyle they can leave’: Six figure-earners never cook at home, receive lecture from overbearing parents
Husband spends $160k on baseball cards behind wife’s back, lawyers up when she asks for $80k back: ‘The cards are everywhere’
Financial infidelity is one of those common things that we’ve only just started learning how to talk about. When you have a joint account, you need to have a lot of discussions about how that account gets used, and just what you’re spending money on. Even if the relationship has a foundation of trust in …
Seguir leyendo Husband spends $160k on baseball cards behind wife’s back, lawyers up when she asks for $80k back: ‘The cards are everywhere’