money

32-year-old couple making $500K per year claims they're living paycheck to paycheck, despite maxing out their retirement accounts: 'It feels like we’re barely getting by each month.'

Emmy Pratt

28-year-old pays $600 a month to live in parents' granny annexe, refuses to pay anymore after finding out 26-year-old sister pays nothing to live in their house: "They offered to bump my rent to $900'

Ally Perry

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.'

Emmy Pratt

Friend takes birthday girl out for dinner, she invites 5 of her family members unannounced and expects her to foot he $172 bill: 'It was so awkward'

JR Atkinson

Tenant's home gets broken into, then landlords expects her to pay $500 dollars for negligent charges: 'Someone tried to break into my apartment how is this my fault?'

Inés Soubrie

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'

Ally Perry

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’

Bar Mor Hazut

Couple wakes up at 5am for a full-day lake trip, mother-in-law shows up late with her dog, demands to leave after two hours, and costs them hundreds of dollars in wasted rental time: 'She's invited to absolutely nothing again'

Inés Soubrie

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.'

Emmy Pratt

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.'

Emmy Pratt

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

Ally Perry

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

Ally Perry

Airbnb host demands guest pay for locksmith services after they get locked outside their room in the middle of the night, guest refuses: ‘It wasn't my fault’

Bar Mor Hazut

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.'

Emmy Pratt

11-year-old wins school scholarship, retired father immediately starts demanding son to spend allowance on food and Adidas jackets for him, leaving him to skip lunch just to keep up with his requests: 'He asks for things beyond my budget'

Inés Soubrie

‘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

Emmy Pratt