THIS WEEK'S DEAR JOHN LETTER!
Dear John
My sister borrowed $1000 from me about two years ago. I was in a good position to help her out, so I did. Now, my situation has changed a bit. I'm asking her to pay me back and I get excuse after excuse. She's been on three vacations this year alone, so I'm not feeling too bad about asking her to pay me back. I finally told her that I would be OK with her just paying back $600 and I'd let the rest go! She said she could pay $500, but that was... in her words... “every penny she had in her account”. I need the money to avoid a late charge, so I agreed to the $500. She sent the money over, but she accidentally hit an extra zero. She transferred me $5000 instead of the $500. She started calling me right after the transfer, but I was at work so I didn't see any of this until I had five missed calls and three messages. One of the messages was from our mother. She asked why I was not calling my sister back. First of all, I was at work, so I didn't even know I was missing calls. Secondly, supposedly she only had $500 in her account... so I'm scratching together everything possible, working three jobs to stay on track, and she's going to pay me HALF of what she owes me, and she was OK with that! What do I do? Send back the $4500 she's asking for? Send her $4000 and call it fair that my full amount was paid off? I fee like this is going to cause a problem in the family no matter what. Everyone told me not to loan her the money, but I wanted to help. Now I feel like a fool for letting her get by like this for two years! What do you think I should do?
Signed
Sister-Not a Bank
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❑ Subscriptions for everything: Remember when you didn’t have to give all your personal info just to watch a football game or visit a website?
❑ Too many apps: Everything requires one these days. Good deals at stores, event tickets, parking…even a simple meal out, sometimes.
❑ Too many ads: No one is safe. They take up half the screen, or you have to watch a video before moving on to the thing you went there for.
❑ The Marvel Universe: Too many movies and constant TV shows turned the MCU into a convoluted mess. Do you even try to keep up anymore?
❑ Blinding LED headlights: You can tell it’s a new car because your retinas are burning. Is this safe?
❑ Artificial Intelligence: It’s becoming frighteningly common and pretty much unavoidable.
❑ New slang: At one point, words like “cool” or “awesome” were radical, but at least those are legitimate words. “Bussin’” and “rizz” and “cheugy” just sound cheugy to me…
❑ Movie remakes and sequels: See “Marvel Universe”, above…
❑ Entry-level job requirements: Why would they ask that you have a degree or 2 for an entry-level job that pays next to nothing?
❑ Sensational news: If every story is “breaking” and “sensational”, then none are. Please make your clickbait matter!
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