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A young professional who is considering leaving his high-paying job for a position that will pay half of what he's making now for five years.

23-year-old considers leaving $100K job for a 2 year program where he'll make 50K for 5 years after he graduates: '[The 2nd] option sounds like a scam.'

A man sits at a kitchen table, going through documents

Wife with joint accounts refuses to show husband credit card statements despite spending $19k in 3 months: 'She is the one who shops for daily items'

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Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin's, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’

Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin's, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’

A founding engineer/executive decides to leave his company of 30 years after an incompetent new owner took over the manufacturing plant

Founding engineer of 30 years leaves company after new owner runs the business to the ground after 2 years: 'This arrogant owner treated brilliant engineers like disposable garbage.'

A college student transfers money from his roommate's bank account to himself after finding his bank app open on his computer.

Student tries to pay his college tuition, discovers his roommate stole $900 from his bank account to get his car out of the pound: 'Relax, I was gonna return it after my next paycheck.'

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A waitress places something down on a table, with the bar behind her

New York servers take $600 in tips, manager demands they give 20% to the kitchen staff: 'I get paid $7 an hour'

The back of a man wearing a cap and a backpack, walking past a Japanese temple

Friends plan Japan vacation, demand man pays thousands to help fund acquaintance joining the trip: 'I don't have enough to chip in'

The café boss explains that tap water costs his customers money, much to their chagrin.

Café boss forces customers to pay 75 cents for tap water, then nixes the policy when an employee makes him explain it to customers: 'My boss handles all questions about the water policy.'

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A mom holds her infant child in the park during fall

Single mom plans girls' night out, gets judged for bailing when she decides she would prefer to spend money on her 5-year-old and 8-month-old: 'The stress has been overwhelming'

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‘Spending our prime years like monks feels like a waste of life’: Why retiring at 35 isn’t as freeing as the F.I.R.E. movement promises

A job interviewer holds a pen that he wants job interviewees to sell to him.

Job interviewer asks job seeker 'Sell Me a Pen' as the only question in the job interview: 'I know a guy in Tanzania who can forge it into pure gold pens for 60 cents on the dollar.'

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A young man and woman crouch in a garden, placing seedlings in plant pots

17-year-old works on aunt's yard with 15-year-old brother, refuses to give him half of $30 payment because he didn't help in the front yard: 'It's unreasonable'

Two roommates text their former roommate to ask her to keep her name on the bills after she's already moved out.

Roommates demand former roommate keep her name on the energy bill after she moves out of the apartment: 'Be adults and take care of it yourself.'

A young woman looks to the side while holding the steering wheel of a car

18-year-old occasionally borrows roommate's car, gets accused of using her when she refuses to co-own it: 'She is in no financial hardship'

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Stepmom praises her husband for paying for his daughter's college tuition at her graduation party, despite her mom paying most of her tuition: 'Mom worked extra shifts for three years to do it, was sitting at the same table.'

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Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: 'We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.'