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Maryland couple forced to front repayment of $5,600 for a $750 loan: 'If this had been explained clearly, there is no way [we] would’ve agreed to it'

Ben Weiss

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19-year-old artist accepts game currency as commission payment for digital art, only to get told she's a fool for not taking actual money: ‘Let me have fun’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entitled HOA board members force non-HOA neighbors to pay toward public maintenance

Ben Weiss

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Client refuses to pay house cleaner in full after claiming she didn't do a good job, then attempts to hire her again, cleaner demands: 'Payment upfront'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Tenant cuts Wi-Fi access to gamer roommate after he's late on rent for 6 months in a row: 'No Star Wars Galaxies for you!'

Ben Weiss

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'They panicked when I resigned': Top-performing employee quits after getting no raise in 3.5 years, suddenly management counteroffers with a 37% pay raise and profit sharing

Ben Weiss

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New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

Ben Weiss

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Grad student demands younger sister pay her $6000 after discovering she secretly got her car stripped, towed, and lost to the tow yard while pretending everything was fine, sparking drama as parents defend her: 'She was sending me old pictures of my car'

Emma Saven

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New employee refuses to contribute to a coworker-run “social fund” after coworker repeatedly dodges her requests for a simple spending breakdown, tension rises as coworkers label her stingy: 'Nobody else needs this level of detail'

Emma Saven

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Client debates if they were wrong for not letting their solo event planner keep leftover retainer money as a tip, after the planner refunded it, later hinting that a positive review could make up the gratuity: 'First time it even occurred to me'

Emma Saven

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Injured woman refuses to pay $680 for a ski trip she didn't go on, resisting pressure from her boyfriend who invited someone else in her stead: 'I’m not paying for a vacation I didn’t attend'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I got reverse scammed’: Contractor builds new chicken coop for homeowner, then disappears without getting paid, homeowner spends months trying to find him

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I was now the person holding a bag of sugar and a pile of IOUs': Office worker quits organizing monthly birthday funds after losing about $120 covering late or missing payments, igniting office drama over "ruining a nice tradition"

Emma Saven

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31-year-old IT professional refuses to be family’s unpaid tech support any longer, starts invoicing relatives with a “Family Tech Menu” of fees for his help, sparking backlash from entire family: 'You're turning into a landlord for computers'

Emma Saven

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Update: Hotel overnight worker "forgets" second language to get even with boss who won't pay $100 bonus

Remy Millisky

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'Decided I’m suddenly a risk': Tenant stunned to see strangers touring their apartment, as landlord suddenly refuses to renew their lease due to credit check, forcing them to search for alternate housing, despite two years of "spotless" rental payments

Emma Saven

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