Costume parties can be a whole lot of fun. Lots of people love to play dress-up. That’s why Halloween is such a massively popular holiday. But sometimes, certain costume requests can be seen as off-putting. And that can cause a bit of a rift between partygoers. A deleted Redditor wanted to discuss her experience and […] More
There is something to be said about being from two different worlds in a relationship. A big part of what makes worlds different is money. Money affords different people different outlooks on life. And those outlooks can cause drama when it comes to romantic pairings. Seeing eye to eye can be difficult. Case in point… […] More
Are friends obligated to disclose their financial situation to their friend group? A woman struggling with that question turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for feedback. Glamorous-asparagus asked: AITA for not telling our friends that I’m rich?” The original poster explained: “I (25, female) don’t like money talk. I keep it private […] More
Weddings tend to bring a lot of interesting personalities out of the woodwork. There was no exception for Redditor Regular-Rip1082’s recent nuptials. The Original Poster (OP) was pressured into inviting his semi-estranged uncle. The OP hasn’t had much contact with his uncle since he ignored the OP’s family’s plea for help when they were having […] More
The paradox of money is that it is the source of most of our biggest problems, but also the source of many solutions. The difficulty, of course, is using it for the latter while avoiding the prior. So what happens when you can’t really avoid the former, and the latter is not possible? That was […] More
Redditor throwra-adviceplsst always had a complicated relationship with her stepsister. Over the years, the Original Poster (OP) has seen her stepsister generously pay off family members’s debt, give extravagant gifts, and otherwise share the fruits of her labor. The OP recently got engaged and asked her stepsister to help out financially. Originally she agreed, but […] More
Informed Consent is the idea that you need to have all the relevant information presented to you in order to make a decision. The idea being that faulty information leads to faulty decisions. So, what happens when you make an agreement only to later realize that you were agreeing to faulty information and when you […] More
Compassion is one of those ineffable qualities that separate people from machines. What happens though, when someone makes a decision that is legally–though not necessarily morally–right? That was the issue facing Redditor and Original Poster (OP) Unique_Jaguar9688 when he came to the “Am I the A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for judgment. He asked: “AITA for selling […] More
Money. Everyone wants it. But it can come with consequences. An appreciation of money is important to a lot of people. So when some people witness others tossing it around without care, it can be disconcerting. Case in point… Redditor Personal_Confusion_1 wanted to discuss his experience and get some feedback. So naturally, he came to […] More
Parenting involves a carful hand between helping your children and letting them do things themselves. But while this seems like difficult advice when dealing with young kids, it becomes so much harder when your children are adults. Redditor Critical_Value1511 just wants his son to consider the financial consequences of his actions. But the original poster […] More
What do you do when your best friend has strong negative feelings about someone in your circle of friends? That was the dilemma for Redditor LuckyAd3530, a 20-year-old woman whose close friend “Jada” discovered something objectionable about one of their friends. The resulting tension led the OP to the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit […] More
Money does something really weird to a lot of people, impacting their priorities and their gratitude— and parents are no exception. Some parents find themselves prioritizing things they never would have, while others question their worth because of things another parent has. One woman recently discovered how deep these feelings can go on the “Am I […] More
