My wife wants us to spend $5,000 to attend her cousin’s destination wedding. I don’t want to go. Am I being selfish?
"I make a very good living compared to her, and just bought a very expensive new car."
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'Some restaurants add additional service fees for the benefit of employees,' one reader writes.
"My brother-in-law is on the organization's board and was part of the team that set the ticket pricing."
"After a decade-plus of driving the automotive equivalent of a plateful of boiled spinach, the new car has captured my imagination."
'We grew up in a tumultuous household.'
‘I currently make good money, and not having to pay a monthly mortgage will help increase my savings.’
‘Over the last 12 months, I have seen my rent go up by 25%. I’m now paying $3,200 for a one-bedroom apartment.’
‘My tenant has not paid a dime since December 2021. He has destroyed the home. He stole my mail, and has been committing credit-card fraud.’
‘It's not a gratuity anymore, it's become another tax.’
‘The bad news is she has welcomed this friend back into her home as a live-in caregiver after kicking her out twice.’
‘Our son and daughter are parents to biological children as well as stepchildren.’
'When I open my accounts and see how they are growing it really fills me with a sense of pride and determination.'
‘I am 70, single with no dependents, still working part-time as a freelance writer and editor, collecting Social Security and a pension.’
‘My kids and I actually felt so much more relaxed and happier since he left.’
'Our spouses are not mentioned in her will and she was not a popular member of our family'
"We are bitter that he is ungrateful for the support we gave him. He is bitter because he thinks we try to control him with money."
‘My child, who is 4, is back home in school with my parents for now. I’m due to give birth to a second child in July.’
‘Over the years we have helped my stepdaughter and her daughter financially, and we are happy to do so.’
‘Why lock up more than $300,000 in the walls of our home?’
‘Two of our children have disabilities, and would really benefit from help with education.’