 BlitzenZeusBurnt Out CynicPremium
join:2000-01-13
kudos:2
 ·Frontier FiOS
| reply to Mr Neutron
Re: What to say/do to get spendthrift relatives to cool it? Compulsive shopping usually goes with hoarding, and if they won't accept help they need to crash, people need to stop enabling them. Some even are in such deep denial when they are basically homeless, and taking them in doesn't help them at all even with setting rules like they cannot buy anything new as long as you don't throw them out at the first sign they haven't stopped.
They clearly cannot think rationally, and require conservatorship if they cannot be prodded to a rational path like they can no longer communicate with their children/grandchildren so they can visit. Some of these people need to be locked up in the damn nut house, and have no access to their money. They tend to destroy any property they own, or rent also.
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I distrust those people who know so well what god wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires- Susan B. Anthony
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 ·AT&T Midwest
| I recently saw a woman featured on one of the hoarders shows talking about how she didn't have children or pets and her belongings were like her family. She had crap stacked to the ceiling, had spent her life savings on her junk, and was in danger of being evicted but couldn't bring herself to throw anything away. Ron Jeremy was a friend of hers and appeared on the show as well.
I've never had a credit card and feel like if I can't pull the money for something out of my pocket I can't afford it. |
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 JohkalCool CatPremium,MVM
join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
kudos:5
 ·Comcast
| said by Trihexagonal:I've never had a credit card and feel like if I can't pull the money for something out of my pocket I can't afford it.
Not entirely true. I have a Citi Rewards Visa that I have all possible bills charged to. I do all my grocery shopping, clothes, etc. & pay off the card in full each month. It affords me insurance on my purchases, extends warranties an extra year & the best part is the rewards. Each year I go on vacation, the points I've earned covers hotel stay, items I want for vacation & even airline tickets if I have a need. During the year, I use points to purchase small items like coffee makers, travel mugs & just about anything you could want.
For responsible people, rewards cards paid in full each month are freaking awesome. 
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| said by Johkal:said by Trihexagonal:I've never had a credit card and feel like if I can't pull the money for something out of my pocket I can't afford it.
Not entirely true. It is for me. I wasn't making a blanket statement and referred to what I felt I could and could not afford.
Not how I felt other people ought to handle their financial affairs. |
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