(September 25, 2019 at 12:11 pm)LastPoet Wrote:(September 25, 2019 at 10:47 am)wyzas Wrote: While we're on the subject of finances and family, I have a rule that I don't do business with family or friends. Not the car salesman, accountant or the FFL dealer.
If/when things go bad it tends to ruin relationships.
In Portugal we have a proverb that goes something like this: want to lose a friend? Lend it money.
@EgoDeath : I gave 6K to my dad to help him pay a debt he had to the IRS some 15 years ago. Meh, after stopping drugs I went work-home routine to avoid relapses and had some cash in the bank.
I did the right thing. He cleaned up his act and that is enough pay for me.
So, you had a drug problem and he had the money problem? Ironic!
LOL but in all seriousness, glad to hear it worked out.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
