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 Posted:   Aug 19, 2013 - 5:30 PM   
 By:   Adam.   (Member)

Never loan money to friends or family. If you do, then view it as a gift and expect never to get repaid. Otherwise, it will more than likely ruin that relationship beyond repair.

Truer words were never spoken. I've had a couple of bad experiences and vowed to never lend money again. Not even small amounts.

 
 Posted:   Aug 19, 2013 - 6:00 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

Never loan money to friends or family. If you do, then view it as a gift and expect never to get repaid. Otherwise, it will more than likely ruin that relationship beyond repair.

Truer words were never spoken. I've had a couple of bad experiences and vowed to never lend money again. Not even small amounts.


Also never take a, "you owe me a favor" attitude afterwards. Your gift should be done with no expectations or strings attached.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 19, 2013 - 7:26 PM   
 By:   dan the man   (Member)

Can't agree with not loaning or giving money to relatives. With ones you love, just give and don't expect anything back. period. If you expect something back then you don't really love them. I hate to see the world that would be if no one didn't loan good friends one relatives money during their needed times. When you care for people don't play a equal game, if you do your a low life in my books. Strangers are one thing, but you can't put a value with love ones or special friends.

 
 Posted:   Aug 19, 2013 - 9:11 PM   
 By:   Adam.   (Member)

If you expect something back then you don't really love them. I hate to see the world that would be if no one didn't loan good friends one relatives money during their needed times.

Dan, I would never deny a loan in an emergency. I'm really talking about when someone approaches you and asks for a personal loan. (The non-emergency kind) They promise, or even swear, that they will pay you back soon. Then come the lame excuses why they can't (or won't) pay you back. It's a betrayal of a sort. The breaking of one's word. It eats away at you when you know they can pay you back but ARE CHOOSING to not do so. You know they are lying to you. I don't love them any less for it, but my future trust in them is lessened. That hurts.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 5:42 AM   
 By:   Tall Guy   (Member)


Never squat down on your haunches when wearing spurs.

 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 6:23 AM   
 By:   jackfu   (Member)

"Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head" - I really miss B. Kliban

 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 8:06 AM   
 By:   TominAtl   (Member)

Can't agree with not loaning or giving money to relatives. With ones you love, just give and don't expect anything back. period. If you expect something back then you don't really love them. I hate to see the world that would be if no one didn't loan good friends one relatives money during their needed times. When you care for people don't play a equal game, if you do your a low life in my books. Strangers are one thing, but you can't put a value with love ones or special friends.

As I stated before, I did use the word LOAN, as in expecting to be paid back or entering into an agreement. If you DO love your friends or family and value your relationship, DON'T do it. You have then put your relationship at risk. If you are compelled to give it away then as I stated and you as well, treat it as a gift. Don't expect it back.

 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 8:24 AM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

Can't agree with not loaning or giving money to relatives. With ones you love, just give and don't expect anything back. period. If you expect something back then you don't really love them. I hate to see the world that would be if no one didn't loan good friends one relatives money during their needed times. When you care for people don't play a equal game, if you do your a low life in my books. Strangers are one thing, but you can't put a value with love ones or special friends.

As I stated before, I did use the word LOAN, as in expecting to be paid back or entering into an agreement. If you DO love your friends or family and value your relationship, DON'T do it. You have then put your relationship at risk. If you are compelled to give it away then as I stated and you as well, treat it as a gift. Don't expect it back.


It's sad that one must expect a friend or family member NOT to repay a loan. But we know that is the case. There really is no honor system in the western world. But at the same time, it's sad people love their money more than their family or friends, and are willing to end a relationship over it.

 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 6:18 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

I once got a significant loan from a friend in lieu of doing a cash advance on a credit card.

I was meant to pay it off monthly, but after 2 months of payments, I got antsy and, yes, did a cash advance on a credit card to pay the friend off immediately.

I just didn't want to risk the friendship over something like this.

 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 6:39 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

Don't microwave a hard-boiled egg.

(I learned that one the hard way!)

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 20, 2013 - 7:37 PM   
 By:   dan the man   (Member)

Ask and you shall receive. Search and you shall find. Love and you will be loved.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 21, 2013 - 12:30 AM   
 By:   dan the man   (Member)

Be open minded with things and you probably won't have many regrets in your life.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 21, 2013 - 5:23 AM   
 By:   Tall Guy   (Member)


Look at a lingerie catalogue when you first wake up, and all day long you'll have a thong in your heart.

 
 Posted:   Aug 21, 2013 - 8:37 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

Be open minded with things and you probably won't have many regrets in your life.

...but don't be so open minded that your brain falls out of its casing.

 
 Posted:   Sep 16, 2013 - 11:57 AM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)

The rudest employees are usually the ones whose nametag is hidden or missing.

 
 Posted:   Sep 16, 2013 - 12:07 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

The rudest employees are usually the ones whose nametag is hidden or missing.

The friendliness employees are usually the trouble makers in the company.

 
 Posted:   Sep 16, 2013 - 12:10 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

Keep your grocery receipts! At least for a day or two. Never fails, something is broken, left behind at the store, or I accidentally purchased the wrong product and hours later I'm rummaging through the nasty garbage can for the receipt. Should be easy to find but never is.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 16, 2013 - 12:35 PM   
 By:   Ado   (Member)

1) Do not ever expect real happiness from money or material things in life. Despite what you may think, and marketing may tell you, the nicest newest car, the biggest nicest home - etc only provide fleeting happiness at best.

2) Pray every day, at least say something to your creator. Yeah, he knows you are not perfect.


 
 Posted:   Sep 16, 2013 - 12:36 PM   
 By:   Adam.   (Member)

NEVER give your Social Security number to anyone who doesn't have to have it.

Your employer - yes
The IRS at tax time - yes
On an application for a security clearance - yes

Pretty much everyone else - NO!

When I had my internet hooked up with Comcast, the sales rep asked for my SSN. I said he didn't need it. After some arguing back and forth he finally gave up. No wonder identity theft is so common.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 16, 2013 - 8:04 PM   
 By:   dan the man   (Member)

TO ADO- 2 great statements there.

 
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