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EAT FASTER!!!!!!
Sep 21, 2002

Legendary.


:hampants::hampants::hampants:

Eight thousand dollars. That's 26,192 cans of coke at Costco, 5,755 egg and cheese biscuits at McDonalds, 853 movie tickets, 8 nights at the Tahiti Four Seasons, a used 2014 Fiat 500, or 3 hours in the Miami champagne room lol.

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Fhqwhgads
Jul 18, 2003

I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THIS GAME WHO GETS LAID

Residency Evil posted:

Listen man I budget for a certain number of lap dances and I'm done.

YNABJ

dpkg chopra
Jun 9, 2007

Fast Food Fight

Grimey Drawer

Hoodwinker
Nov 7, 2005

the onion wizard
Apr 14, 2004

EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:

Eight thousand dollars. That's 26,192 cans of coke at Costco, 5,755 egg and cheese biscuits at McDonalds, 853 movie tickets, 8 nights at the Tahiti Four Seasons, a used 2014 Fiat 500, or 3 hours in the Miami champagne room lol.

Or 80 handjobs, apparently.

Edit: sorry, accounting for inflation it's actually more like 69 handjobs

the onion wizard fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Nov 12, 2018

Hoodwinker
Nov 7, 2005

the onion wizard posted:

Or 80 handjobs, apparently.

Edit: sorry, accounting for inflation it's actually more like 69 handjobs
:perfect:

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

Vroom vroom, BEEP BEEP!
Nap Ghost

Ur Getting Fatter posted:

No, wait


Boat With Money 2018: sunken cost fallacy

:vince:

Referee
Aug 25, 2004

"Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday."
(Wilma Rudolph)


Perfect.

Factor Mystic
Mar 20, 2006

Baby's First Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
My BF's parents are transferring all their assets to him to commit fraud for benefits

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedPillWomen/comments/9wh5l0/my_bfs_parents_are_transferring_all_their_assets/ posted:

I found RPW community to be much more mature and realistic than the /r/relationship...so first, thank you all for reading.

My (28,F) and my BF (33,M) have a great relationship. Our personalities match, great chemistry, and I think we work well together. We hoped to get married in a few years after I finish graduate school.

However, my BF's family come from a poor family whereas I come from middle-class. We both have great parents and family values. But I am afraid with marriage, I am not only marrying him, I am marrying his family too. Which leads to this....

His parents are near retirement age. Therefore, they plan to use his name in order to get low-income benefits from the government. His mom and dad are unemployed but still ~7 years off from being able to get social security.

His parents had already transferred their family home under his name. The parents plan to live in that house for forever, so it is not like they plan to gift the house to my BF. Unknowingly of the tax implications (property taxes and first home ownership loan), my BF agreed and signed the transfer.

Now, they are in the process of transferring the cars under his name too. I am not sure if they plan on transferring the car loans/mortgage so that wouldn't be too far off to assume.

Normally, I am pretty open to children taking care of their parents. I come from a traditional Asian family after all. However, if I were to marry into debt (and not education debt), tax responsibilities, and commiting government fraud, that's a whole different story. Plus, with my BF's salary right now, he couldn't afford the tax and mortgage and car payments if he wanted to. Even if he can now, he would not be able to support our future family. Earning $40k is not enough to support two households.

Am I freaking out for no reason or should I be concerned?

BWM qualifications: "Great parents" & "family values" but actually fraud of some kind? Check. Not knowing what you're signing? Check. Taking on financial responsibilities you can't afford? Check. Doing this to your soon to be spouse before tying the knot? Okay maybe not BWM but probably BWL.

Raldikuk
Apr 7, 2006

I'm bad with money and I want that meatball!

Factor Mystic posted:

My BF's parents are transferring all their assets to him to commit fraud for benefits


BWM qualifications: "Great parents" & "family values" but actually fraud of some kind? Check. Not knowing what you're signing? Check. Taking on financial responsibilities you can't afford? Check. Doing this to your soon to be spouse before tying the knot? Okay maybe not BWM but probably BWL.

The bf is dumb as hell, but I love that people think they can do massive transfers of assets to try scam benefits without it being thoroughly investigated and finding themselves in hot water. How exactly do they expect the transfer of a house to go unnoticed? It's absurd.

Also lol @ redpillwomen, good god

Edit lol: I love that the top comment in that thread sorted by best is someone pointing out that the bf won't be able to qualify for a FHA loan if he goes through with the scheme. Lol, way to really focus on the important stuff

Volmarias
Dec 31, 2002

EMAIL... THE INTERNET... SEARCH ENGINES...

Guinness
Sep 15, 2004


mods, thread title, etc

Tyro
Nov 10, 2009

Papa Was A Video Toaster
Jan 9, 2011





Residency Evil
Jul 28, 2003

4/5 godo... Schumi
INABJ

howdoesishotweb
Nov 21, 2002

I mean, who doesn’t?

canyoneer
Sep 13, 2005


I only have canyoneyes for you

It's been a while since I've taken a Myers-Briggs but this sounds accurate for me

Virigoth
Apr 28, 2009

Corona rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M. get the virus
In the ICU y'all......



EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:

Eight thousand dollars. That's 26,192 cans of coke at Costco, 5,755 egg and cheese biscuits at McDonalds, 853 movie tickets, 8 nights at the Tahiti Four Seasons, a used 2014 Fiat 500, or 3 hours in the Miami champagne room lol.

PBUC!

Spokes
Jan 9, 2010

Thanks for a MONSTER of an avatar, Awful Survivor Mods!

EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:

Eight thousand dollars. That's 26,192 cans of coke at Costco
Just to comment on what an insane number this is, that's one every day for the average person's lifespan. Cradle to grave, 12 oz a day

Blinkman987
Jul 10, 2008

Gender roles guilt me into being fat.
Fun fact— lots of strip club ATMs charge a percentage based rake.

I’ve known enough people who got ripped off like this at a wide variety of clubs. So, don’t bring your plastic. Or any way to pay beyond cash.

SpelledBackwards
Jan 7, 2001

I found this image on the Internet, perhaps you've heard of it? It's been around for a while I hear.


PUBIC!

GoGoGadgetChris
Mar 18, 2010

i powder a
granite monument
in a soundless flash

showering the grass
with molten drops of
its gold inlay

sending smoking
chips of stone
skipping into the fog
The new hotness is the Unavailable Fund Penalty where they charge you for trying to use the cash they're holding for ya.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unavailable_funds_fee

I got dinged eleven bucks a pop for four UAFs when I tried to withdraw more than my daily withdrawal limit at a casino atm :thumbsup:

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

That’s delightful.

greazeball
Feb 4, 2003




HOOOOOOO doggie, this is a bad one http://archive.is/Rr9L0

quote:

Hello, I was trading cryptocurrency for many people and ended up losing all the money including my own by doing large volume trading etc. All the money given wasn't signed on paper or anything. They sent it to a broker and he sent it to me in bitcoin and I traded with it. Just out of a trust and now I am getting pressured by everyone to give their money back. I ended up losing everything, including my own. I am 27 years old and lost my health, job, family, friends and now I am taking counselling free under my Canadian government, I have no assets as I live with my parents. What is the best way to settle this? I'm suicidal right now as well and under alot of stress because I want to makes things right. My intent was to help everyone make money because I was doing well, and I ended up gaining nothing but hurt from all this. Is there any legal case here against me?

quote:

My issue is I guaranteed returns through text messages. Like oh don't worry I will do it for you

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

I still wonder where he or she is in Canada that a provincial health insurance plan covers counseling.

Papa Was A Video Toaster
Jan 9, 2011





Subjunctive posted:

I still wonder where he or she is in Canada that a provincial health insurance plan covers counseling.

Each province has a mental health agency that provides free counselling and addiction services.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

TVsVeryOwn posted:

Each province has a mental health agency that provides free counselling and addiction services.

Do they provide gambling addiction services

Hoodwinker
Nov 7, 2005

"I make enough money but make bad decisions. Should I make another bad decision?"
119K in student debt, 90K in personal debt - cash out 401k to pay?

quote:

The title pretty much says it all. Bottom line is that I have a major liquidity problem due to debt repayment obligations (all current...for now). This causes me to go further into debt each month. I have 60K in my 401k. Retirement is at least 30 years off (if ever). Would it be wise to cash this out now to get a handle on things? If used strategically, I would then be cash positive each month. The question is would it be worth it given the taxes and penalties?

FWIW, I have cut and scraped the best I can to lessen my expenses. It's not a budgeting problem. I also have a fairly high paying job (115K). Please just look at this from the perspective of there being no other alternative. Any comments appreciated!
"It's not a budgeting problem" they say with 90k in personal debt.

BEHOLD: MY CAPE
Jan 11, 2004
Lol "please give me advice from the perspective of there is no alternative other than to do what I'm asking if I should do"

dpkg chopra
Jun 9, 2007

Fast Food Fight

Grimey Drawer
They should just rename /r/personalfinance to /r/validatemyterriblechoices

Moneyball
Jul 11, 2005

It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves.
r/iknewiwasmakingamistake

Papa Was A Video Toaster
Jan 9, 2011





r/idefinietelyaskedforthis

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

TVsVeryOwn posted:

Each province has a mental health agency that provides free counselling and addiction services.

I didn’t know that was done outside of hospitals, at least in Ontario. I’ve always paid out of pocket!

Papa Was A Video Toaster
Jan 9, 2011





Subjunctive posted:

I didn’t know that was done outside of hospitals, at least in Ontario. I’ve always paid out of pocket!

I just generalized my experience in BC to the other provinces, oops. Looks like in Ontario they're provided by CMHA Ontario, a non-profit.

therobit
Aug 19, 2008

I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

GoGoGadgetChris posted:

The new hotness is the Unavailable Fund Penalty where they charge you for trying to use the cash they're holding for ya.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unavailable_funds_fee

I got dinged eleven bucks a pop for four UAFs when I tried to withdraw more than my daily withdrawal limit at a casino atm :thumbsup:

If your available balance is negative, you probably overdrew your account. HTH.

Ashcans
Jan 2, 2006

Let's do the space-time warp again!

therobit posted:

If your available balance is negative, you probably overdrew your account. HTH.

That's not what he's saying. Many accounts/debit cards have a limit where you can only withdraw a certain amount by card each day - maybe $500. Even if you have $10,000 in your account, they'll only let you pull a certain amount in cash from ATMs, if you want more you need to go to a branch office. He's saying that in addition to denying the withdrawal over their limit, they also charge a fee for the privilege.

Pulling out cash from an ATM repeatedly while gambling is a terrible idea anyway, but it's different than overdrawing your account.

Immanentized
Mar 17, 2009

greazeball posted:

HOOOOOOO doggie, this is a bad one http://archive.is/Rr9L0

I've found a solution.
https://en.legion-recrute.com/

Papa Was A Video Toaster
Jan 9, 2011





Ashcans posted:

That's not what he's saying. Many accounts/debit cards have a limit where you can only withdraw a certain amount by card each day - maybe $500. Even if you have $10,000 in your account, they'll only let you pull a certain amount in cash from ATMs, if you want more you need to go to a branch office. He's saying that in addition to denying the withdrawal over their limit, they also charge a fee for the privilege.

Pulling out cash from an ATM repeatedly while gambling is a terrible idea anyway, but it's different than overdrawing your account.

Is applying for an increase to your credit card while at a slot machine still an available feature? I read about it in Addiction by Design.

Bajaha
Apr 1, 2011

BajaHAHAHA.



therobit posted:

If your available balance is negative, you probably overdrew your account. HTH.

Reading comprehension is an issue for you, isn't it.

Distinct from an NSF fee which occurs when you try to withdraw more money than is in your account, this occurs when you withdraw more than the arbitrary limit that your bank has put on your card.

So if you had $10,000.00 in your account with a daily limit of $1,000.00 and you withdraw $2,000.00 to blow on strippers in one night, you've got enough money in your account that you haven't overdrawn, but you'll get dinged with a fee anyway because the bank decided you should only be able to access $1,000.00 from your account from an ATM in a daily basis.

At a bank ATM it usually just refuses the withdrawal and is a way limit the damage someone who's stolen your debit card can do, but at these pay per use ATM's it seems like it just racks up more fees :iiam:

E: well this thread moves faster than I can type on my phone.

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Bajaha
Apr 1, 2011

BajaHAHAHA.



TVsVeryOwn posted:

Is applying for an increase to your credit card while at a slot machine still an available feature? I read about it in Addiction by Design.

Now that's just straight up evil.

Gambling on a credit card is particularly BWM beyond all the immediate things that pop into your head, the transactions are treated as "cash-like" and begin accruing interest immediately at the undoubtedly high credit card interest rate, I think some even have a higher rate for those transactions types but it'll depend on the card.

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