Good, Tradd. People feel so entitled, and taking a handicapped spot is just so selfish.Originally Posted by Tradd
I had a car incident this week, too. We have a car that my NJ son keeps up here because he bought a new car and chose to keep the original car instead of trading it in. That way he could fly up and use the spare car when he visited, and we have an extra sedan if we need it for any reason. Well, BIL called us last week to tell us his car broke down on his way to work. So we loaned him the spare car. He called me on Sunday to tell me the car was stolen out of his landlord's private parking lot on Saturday night.
My son (the one who owns the car) called the police and his insurance company and figured he'd get a couple of thousand for his claim. But today we learned the stolen car was recovered by the police. Not sure what shape it's in, but what a pain. Also BIL's car is costing $1000 to fix. I told BIL that he has to pay us back, even $50 a month--whatever he can afford. That's against the Dave Ramsey rules (never loan family money--if you want to give it, give it as a gift)
ETA:
I'm stacking rants on this post. Unrelated, I was thinking about how much I dislike whining. Kids do it, adults do it, everyone does it at one time or another, but to me a whine is the cry of the helpless. Don't whine--do something! If you can't do anything, get over it! OK.Rant over.
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