“Many people don’t know what those boundaries are until they’ve been crossed, and it sounds like you’ve discovered yours the hard way.”Tagged: Relationships are Tough, Money, Relationships, Dating, Love and Money
“However, you do owe yourself some credit for doing all the right things with your money — and it is yours, regardless of how weird you feel about that.”Tagged: Money Advice, Money, finances, Inheritance
“Friendship capital isn’t tit-for-tat; it’s complicated, delicate, and ultimately unknowable.”Tagged: Friendship, Money
“Keep in mind that just because your mom and dad seem more responsive to your brothers’ problems doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate your good decisions.”Tagged: Parents, Siblings, Money
“I now feel like personal finance is just a myth to give people an illusion of control over huge systemic problems that we can’t possibly fix or even significantly improve by tracking our spending or buying fewer lattes or whatever.”Tagged: Personal Finance, Money, Finance
“You should also know that trust funds set up before a marriage — like hers — don’t qualify as marital property in most states. So don’t assume that money is “yours,” because legally, it probably isn’t.”Tagged: Money, Relationships