Mixing business and friendship is not always a good idea. Because once you get money involved, it’s difficult to keep boundaries straight. Even splitting the bill among good friends usually sparks more than a little dose of anxiety. When I was working in retail, I didn’t even really like when my friends came to visit …
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Family of 6 struggles to survive on $80k a year, husband gets a part time job and won’t let stay-at-home wife touch the money: ‘Are people actually this financially stupid?’
Sharing finances as a married couple is one of the most difficult things about marriage. It rarely happens that the salaries are equal and everything is hunky dory. Usually, one person makes more money than the other and this introduces some imbalances. Does that mean the other one does more of the housework? How is …
Seguir leyendo Family of 6 struggles to survive on $80k a year, husband gets a part time job and won’t let stay-at-home wife touch the money: ‘Are people actually this financially stupid?’
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Humiliated couple gifts $100 after 7-year-old asks for gifts at no-gift party, parents ponder whether they should return the money: ‘Everyone gasped’
You’ll probably never go to more birthday parties than you will when you’re in grade school. There’s a time in a person’s single-digit lift when everyone invites everyone’s classmates to every birthday party, and suddenly you’ve celebrated 12 different 8-year-olds in the last 2 months. It’s a critical mass of birthdays. Kids usually love it, …
Seguir leyendo Humiliated couple gifts $100 after 7-year-old asks for gifts at no-gift party, parents ponder whether they should return the money: ‘Everyone gasped’
‘My dad screwed me and my wife over’: Son ices out family after Dad’s house down payment gift is less than he imagined
Mixing money and family can be a recipe for disaster. It too often gets entwined with feelings and obligations and the whole thing becomes messy. Though if you’re lucky enough to have family that wants to help you out, and can afford to, it can be hard to say no to. Let me be the …
Seguir leyendo ‘My dad screwed me and my wife over’: Son ices out family after Dad’s house down payment gift is less than he imagined
Entitled man bails after date won’t buy him sushi, is flexed on with $400 omakase: ‘He really snatched defeat from the jaws of victory’
Sushi is one of the greatest delicacies in life, and one of the most expensive ones, especially in America. For good reason, usually. You don’t really want to skimp on raw fish or you might pay a different price. Sushi, for that reason, has kind of become a symbol of wealth on this side of …
Seguir leyendo Entitled man bails after date won’t buy him sushi, is flexed on with $400 omakase: ‘He really snatched defeat from the jaws of victory’
Bridesmaid pays over $9500 to attend friend’s destination wedding, sparks debate about wedding expenses: ‘Trying to ruin the friendship before the wedding’
It’s no secret that weddings are an expensive affair. From the dress to the venue to the flowers to the catering… you might be taking out a loan for your dream wedding. And that’s just on the couple’s side. A hidden expense that we’re not talking about enough is wedding party expenses. If you’ve received …
Seguir leyendo Bridesmaid pays over $9500 to attend friend’s destination wedding, sparks debate about wedding expenses: ‘Trying to ruin the friendship before the wedding’
Billion-dollar company asks $19.95/hour wage workers to donate to colleague: ‘I don’t make enough to save my coworkers from disaster’
The saying goes, «A friend in need is a friend indeed,» and that’s a beautiful sentiment. Helping a friend is a wonderful way to show you care. There are a handful of people in my life that I’d drop absolutely everything to help, and I’m happy to do it because I know they’d do the …
Seguir leyendo Billion-dollar company asks $19.95/hour wage workers to donate to colleague: ‘I don’t make enough to save my coworkers from disaster’
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’