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Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:01 pm to glassman
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You and I know that. They don't. It is a really bad situation that adds financial stress to an even worse situation. I can't imagine losing my son and having to bury him. Yes, bad decisions are real, but tragedy is just terrible.
I still don't understand how money / financial management courses aren't taught to kids from k-12. It's such an integral part of American life but isn't taught in most curriculum. Some kids, mainly by the virtue of who they were born too, get that knowledge instill in them from the get go
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
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yeah well when i say it (to them and everyone else) i'm called an a-hole. that's ridiculous
I agree. You aren't an a-hole. You see stuff every day that molds your opinions. No one is special, we all deal with crap.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:03 pm to SlowFlowPro
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why would i give money to a friend's family who lives in the country club to bury their child? seriously
What if they were living beyond their means? We all
Know their are $150k millionaires out their that don't have as much savings as their life styles suggest
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:04 pm to StrongSafety
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Some kids, mainly by the virtue of who they were born too, get that knowledge instill in them from the get go
it's pretty difficult to be ignorant of stuff like this in the internet age
hell, how have these people missed a primerica sales pitch over the course of their lives? i'm basically giving y'all one of their hard sells in this thread
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:04 pm to SlowFlowPro
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why would i give money to a friend's family who lives in the country club to bury their child? seriously
what if was a good e-friend with a poor family?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:05 pm to StrongSafety
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I still don't understand how money / financial management courses aren't taught to kids from k-12. I
I agree. Just being able to balance a bank balance should be a requirement from getting out of 8th grade.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:07 pm to Lester Earl
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what if was a good e-friend with a poor family?
i have given money to a friend to buy christmas presents for her kids. i wouldn't do it again. i was much weaker back then, though
i do a very big annual christmas present charity thing, and it's a good thing it's done via schools b/c i will almost guarantee you if i saw the parents, i'd quit
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:07 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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I feel for the family, but also do not feel obligated to help pay for the burial.
Live within your means.
I see where you're coming from. The "GoFundMe" trend for every person that has difficulty or sob story is becoming a tired trend.
But do you react with the same harshness when you see a GoFundMe for a child's medical expenses?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:09 pm to StrongSafety
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I still don't understand how money / financial management courses aren't taught to kids from k-12. It's such an integral part of American life but isn't taught in most curriculum
its pretty fricked up that curriculum hasn't advanced since i was in school nearly 20 years ago. Stuff like Science and history should be electives, not mandatory.
teach kids how to build credit, balance funds, apply for jobs, buy a vehicle/house, help narrow down a future career path, stuff like that.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:10 pm to chillygentilly
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do you react with the same harshness when you see a GoFundMe for a child's medical expenses?
Medical expenses are the one thing that I don't mind donating for just because the health care system in this country blows. And that's a life and death situation.
This girl does not need a $15,000 burial. I'm sorry.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:10 pm to Lester Earl
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Stuff like Science and history should be electives, not mandatory.
teach kids how to build credit, balance funds, apply for jobs, buy a vehicle/house, help narrow down a future career path, stuff like that.
i feel like i'm taking crazy pills
we should give up actually educating kids in order to teach them life skills they should learn on their own?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:11 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i have given money to a friend to buy christmas presents for her kids. i wouldn't do it again. i was much weaker back then, though
Why?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:12 pm to SabiDojo
why...to which part?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:14 pm to Lester Earl
"Stuff like Science and history should be electives, not mandatory."
i think this would be a pretty terrible thing for schools to do.
i think this would be a pretty terrible thing for schools to do.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:14 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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Medical expenses are the one thing that I don't mind donating for just because the health care system in this country blows. And that's a life and death situation.
But there's insurance for that, right?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:14 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:15 pm to glassman
You can get a term life policy on a child for less than $10 a month
I'm sure I could find room for that in their budget.
I'm sure I could find room for that in their budget.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:15 pm to SlowFlowPro
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why...to which part?
Enabling. I see your point. Doing the same for strangers means a lot more.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 8:15 pm to SlowFlowPro
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we should give up actually educating kids in order to teach them life skills they should learn on their own?
what good is educating them if it isnt functional?
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teach them life skills they should learn on their own?
how many people learn this on their own? I dont know many.
most of the time a parent teaches them. Which even then can be limited, in comparison to someone who truly knows the ins and outs.
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