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Parents refuse to let 20-year-old son live on college campus, demanding he'd stay home, son goes behind their back and moves out: ‘[I need] freedom and independence’

Bar Mor Hazut

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15-year-old quits barista and babysitting jobs to focus on volunteering for college, parents protest she won't pay rent any more: 'Neither my brother or sister has ever contributed'

Ally Perry

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Coworker secretly uses desk mate's mechanical keyboard and breaks it, refuses to pay for a new one: 'I'm wondering if I overreacted'

JR Atkinson

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Locksmith charges woman $5390 to get back into her apartment: 'You didn't get scammed you got robbed'

JR Atkinson

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Mom forces 19-year-old daughter to use her $7000 of scholarship money to buy her grandma a new trailer home: 'She says she will pay me back, but I don't trust her.'

Emmy Pratt

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Group of 5 women each refuse to pay back friend $150 for vacation, spend it on her friend's birthday instead, are confused when she's upset: 'Oh… so I paid for everyone for my birthday dinner?'

JR Atkinson

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Company charges employees $25 per person to attend office holiday party: 'I wonder if they are making a profit and where it goes?'

JR Atkinson

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31-year-old wife refuses to use 30% of her life savings to pay for her 36-year-old husband to go to flight school: 'It could take him 2+ years to actually get hired by an airline.'

Emmy Pratt

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New mother refuses to lend money to help her in-laws fix their car, claims she needs to provide for her newborn, husband takes his parents' side: ‘He has held a grudge’

Bar Mor Hazut

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30-year-old pays off student loans by spending $47,000 and emptying 401k: 'I'm starting at $0 again'

Ally Perry

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Gym-goer takes 25-minute "everything shower" at their $130/month gym, ignores repeated knocks on the door: 'Gym showers are for getting the basics done, not spending almost 30 minutes deep conditioning your hair'

JR Atkinson

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Employee resents contributing to office gifts in workplace with high turnover, looks for a way to avoid it: 'I've contributed to over 10 birthdays'

Ally Perry

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'My boss stole my gift money': Manager collects money from employee to give to sick coworker, they return having never received anything

JR Atkinson

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Wife spends $47,000 on designer accessories, maxing out all 4 of her husband's credit cards, one day after their wedding: 'You're supposed to take care of me. That's how marriage works.'

Emmy Pratt

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19-year-old protests when boyfriend takes her to birthday dinner and expects her to pay for it: 'I pay for all our dates'

Ally Perry

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Roommate insists on keeping apartment at 80°F in the winter and refuses to bundle up, roommate develops hack to trick the thermostat: 'She also told me she doesn't even look at the cost of her electricity'

JR Atkinson

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