Helping Family
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"Life Style Choices"
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on February 5, 2013
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I have a very close friend that has an unusual life style --her hubby is a cartoonist that works from home, and she does some late night phone work for money on the si...
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- I too have friends like this. My husband and I have worked hard for everything we have. We may not have much, but we have a roof over our head, kids are feed, and our ...
- It appears to be their life style choice. Remember, it takes all kinds. PS- what is "unschooling?" Good luck to you and yours, F. B.
- I think some of the best advice I've ever gotten is to be aware of when i'm making a choice and when I'm not. Her choice of taking public assistance when she doesn't ...
Honeymoon Registries
Asked by L.S. from Fayetteville
on September 10, 2012
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What do you think of couples who ask you to help pay for their honeymoon rather than the traditional wedding registries? For example - websites like honeymoonwishes.co...
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- I think any form of asking for money is tacky. If you can't pay your way, don't have the event. And none of those tacky money dances either.
- This couple sounds obnoxious. But in general, I think if honeymoon items are included on a wedding registry, what's the big deal? My friends and I mainly married a b...
- L.: I'm kinda wishy-washy... on one hand I think it is tacky. on the other hand... if they are 2nd time marriages that have a household - I wouldn't mind con...
Feeling Low Self Esteem, Needing to Regain My Dignity
Asked by K.M. from Washington DC
on April 13, 2007
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I'm 24 years old and have a seven month old daughter named Dori. I got pregnant while serving in the Peace Corps in El Salvador and went back to live with my parents ...
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- It sounds like you come from a religious background, so I'll speak to you from that point of view. God knew and formed you before you were even conceived in the womb- ...
- K., Stop letting other people make you feel bad about your life decisions. You are a strong independant MOTHER. Take control of your life. I understand wanting t...
- Oh K.. . .love happens. If you're with the man you love and he is good to you and your daughter, then you did good. if we all married men our moms had dreamed about u...
SAHM Can Work
Asked by E.V. from Phoenix
on April 25, 2012
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Is there any idea that I can do to support my family? I have some ideas to develop, such as : teaching language ( how much should I charge?), tutoring ( what do the ki...
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- When you're first starting out, charge less to gain experience. Then you can charge more. Or you can offer discounts for a couple months to get clients. You can do ...
- I go to a masseuse who works out of her house and does women only. To me it doesn't matter if she is certified as she does an amazing job-and if she didn't I would si...
- Home-based businesses are the fastest growing segment of the economy. I have a lot of friends in AZ who do this so it's not regional at all. You have to have a servi...
Stay at Home moms.what Do Yall Do???
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on June 13, 2011
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hello ladys, im a stay at home mother of 3:) i love bein a stay at home mother/wife but whats really getting to me is my husband he says he dosent want me going to wor...
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- We have our money budgeted / have several linked accounts check gets deposited x amount for bills & transportation costs (set aside in a separate acct) y amount f...
- My husband and I have a joint account. We have an agreement that if we are going to spend more then $20 we discuss it with the other beforehand. But I don't ask him fo...
- Your Husband is either: 1) totally dense or, 2) he has control issues, and him not 'letting' you have money is his way of controlling you. Thus, you have to 'ask' fo...
Graduation Present for Daughter???
Asked by T.A. from Toledo
on May 8, 2010
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My daughter is graduating high school this year and I have no idea what to get her. She has a car, laptop, iPhone, and works at a clothing store, so she doesn't need ...
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- I know you said no trip, but I got a trip to Europe with my Mother for 18 days. It was the best ever. I know Europe for 18 days is out of the question for most peopl...
- How about a cruise where you could go with her.
- i got a ring for high school graduation. it had my birthstone in it. I did not wear jewelry at the time and didn't really care, but now i love it and am so glad to w...
Advice After Co-signing Goes Bad
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on January 11, 2010
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My friend cosigned an 18 grand car loan for her daughter. (Yes, I know - big mistake). Her daughter has proceeded to make only one or two payments on the car in the ...
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- I haven't read your other posts, but know if you get a car reposessed, you are not off the hook. The bank will sell the car at auction, and she will be responsible fo...
- Hi A. B first of all your friend's daughter sounds very selfish. Your friend may just have to take a loss on this and pay the loan off to save her credit and see if sh...
- When you co-sign you are responsible for the payments just like the signer is. You are saying that if the first on the loan can't pay then you will. So she either has ...
People Are Mean
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on August 8, 2011
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so this is mostly a sad vent. one of my cousins and her mom deleted me from their FB's.....all of my family is on there, all of us and we use to keep in touch because ...
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- Family being TOO close always results in chaos.
- I agree with what S L M. said....I am in a similar situation where I'm not in good terms with my own family because I refuse to "follow" their wrong doing. I do what i...
- shes not cutting you out of her life, she is doing her DRAMA thing and wants attention. Don't give it to her.
Objective Responses Needed
Asked by H.P. from New York
on February 15, 2012
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So we are living in London for a few years. Christmas 2010, as their gift, we gave my brother and BIL each one round trip ticket to London to visit us (My brother is m...
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- I'd pay for them both - seems fair to me. It would be rude to only pay for his ticket. Off your topic - but do you like England? Have you ever been to Cheltenham...
- It's pretty silly that he won't pay for the wife and with a new baby that is kind of prohibitive--even though my husband makes good money we are scrimping to put money...
- When we visit my in-laws in CA, we buy our own tickets, but when we arrive they pay for everything. We stay with them, they entertain us, take us out to eat. We spen...
Grandmother Having Been Raising a Child and Now Needing to Seek Some Rights.
Asked by N.J. from Philadelphia
on July 18, 2010
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My Granddaughter has been living with me most of the time since before she was 3 years old. She is now 6 years old. I have been the only one that has taken her to clas...
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- I dont know what the rights in your state is but you might have more rights then you know...in Pa there is grandparents rights and as long as a child as spent at least...
- First i want to say that her parents seem extremely irresponsible. I know i would never leave my mother to raise my kids. That said it sound like you are getting the r...
- For starters, you need to petition the Court right away for temporary custody and request that both parents be drug tested randomly and that your granddaughter be plac...
