money problems

Self-made millionaire learns his parents want to leave more of their inheritance to his sister because "she needs it more," despite years of funding her education, horses, land, and home: 'I was kind of stunned'

Cata Holmes

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Customer gets mad at server for charging for a potato he ate and leaves a $5 tip on a $100 tab as a punishment with a note in the bill: ‘That potato charge hurt your tip.’

María Cetra

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Child-free woman splits costs 50/50 with her best friend for years until she starts bringing her kids along too, so she quietly starts declining every invitation: 'I feel financially drained'

Inés Soubrie

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Friend has to step out of a vacation with friends, but offered to pay his part anyway to avoid inconveniences. The hotel canceled the reservation, so he asked for his money back: ‘Sorry, we need the money, so I can’t give it back’

María Cetra

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Stepdaughter refuses to rely on wealthy stepmom after watching her use money to control the family: ‘I've seen what financial dependence does to my dad’

Celeste Mello

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Friend steps out of cohosting a cookout as she was in charge of all the expenses for people that aren't even her friends: 'I’d rather attend as a regular guest.'

María Cetra

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Woman moves in with boyfriend and discovers he pocketed her $100 moving van refund without telling her, then snaps when she asks about it: 'Fine, I'll put it in YOUR bank!'

Celeste Mello

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Wife refusing to pay for moving costs as the husband received a $10k bonus for it, he doesn't see the problem in her having to pay half of the cost when she doesn't have the means: 'We're moving for HIS job, a move his company is PAYING for.'

María Cetra

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Arizona woman gifted $20,000 by late grandfather for a house, told she could stop payments after he passed, now faces demands from uncles to pay it back: ‘They only reached out after he passed’

Cata Holmes

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Man goes $11.5k into debt trying to keep up with his high-earning partner's lifestyle, draws the line: ‘The debt is almost entirely from trying to keep up with spendings like trips and activities.’

Inés Soubrie

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Daughter takes back her car after repeatedly reminding her mom to save for her own: ‘She had 15 months to save up’

Celeste Mello

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22-year-old refuses to surrender her first $2.5k paycheck to her family, against cultural tradition: ‘[I need] to protect my own survival’

Lana DeGaetano

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HOA fines condo owner $500/month over noise complaints and expects them to redo their flooring, despite not having owned the condo when the original floors were installed: ‘Retaliation mixed with incompetence’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss waits to tell employee that they must change their entire revenue plan overnight because the company is $350k short: ‘I’m expected to magically fix everything’

Lana DeGaetano

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Company higher-ups try to swindle an employee out of the mandated two weeks' pay after they resign: ‘He says… the handbook doesn't matter’

Lana DeGaetano

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UPDATE: 25-year-old refuses to forgive 31 and 33-year-old sisters and mid-60s parents until they repay $95k of stolen inheritance: '[I] told [Mom], please bring a check for $100K if you want to talk to me'

Remy Millisky

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