XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general
From: nospam@thanksalot.com
Canuck57 wrote:
> On 04/07/2011 8:50 PM, John Fleming wrote:
>> On Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:25:42 -0600, while chained to a desk
>> in the scriptorium Canuck57 wrote:
>>> $On 03/07/2011 11:55 AM, merlin! wrote:
>>> $
>>> $>> Like I said, people have lots of excuses. Divorce is nasty
>>> when kids $>> are involved, but still, debt is a mater of
>>> priorities. $>
>>> $> Not always. Sometimes it is a matter of government or court
>>> imposition of $> invented debt.
>>> $
>>> $Court can't impose debt. Oh, you mean a delinquent dad waits 5
>>> years $and all of a sudden must come clean or go to jail?
>>> $
>>> $No sympathies here. In essence the unpaid support is debt that is
>>> $accumulated debts. You owe, you pay or your a welsher.
>>> $
>>> $>> I NEVER use the credit card unless I know I already have the
>>> cash $>> waiting in the bank. I use it more like a check book, no
>>> money no $>> spendy.
>>> $>
>>> $> Sometimes, the cash you thought you had in the bank has simply
>>> $> disappeared. That will leave a debt where you thought you had
>>> none. $>
>>> $> You are too quick to judge.
>>> $
>>> $I have NEVER had cash disappear as you mentioned. Nope, more
>>> likely $like the account holder smoked too much pot, fried the
>>> brains and no $longer thinks clearly.
>>
>> The other possibility is that it is a joint account, the
>> other account holder spent something, and didn't fess up.
>
> But it didn't disappear. It was spent. Just mentioning "disappear"
> says a lot in that he is obviously hiding his culpability.
What culpability? You do not understand how things really are for a lot of
people in this country. How things are for anyone in this country who
offends our lords and masters.
>> In which case, you and the other account holder need to have
>> a serious heart-to-heart talk and work through some issues.
>> Turning a blind eye and claiming the money just "disappears"
>> does nothing to resolve the problem, and really only makes
>> it worse.
>
> Agreed. That is why it is important for a married couple to work as a
> team, communicate and if you can't get that BEFORE marriage, DON'T GET
> MARRIED.
>
> But granted, such life skills are not taught, but hey, nothing like
> using the top head before the bottom head.
And you two clowns have a crystal ball to see the future, and mind-reading
abilities so you always know when you are being defrauded. How nice for
you! No wonder your financial plan worked out so well.
>
>>> $>> Watch "Til Debt Do Us Part". Great show. For those that don't
>>> $>> believe in financial planing and debt management, skip on to
>>> RepoMan. $>>
>>> $>> Probably got divorced over money too. Hey, people who manage
>>> their $>> finances well even have better love, sex and home life. You
>>> bet, why $>> argue with money when you can make love? #1
>>> cause of divorce is $>> MONEY. More DEBT is more RISK of a long
>>> series of support payments. $>
>>> $> You need an education in how that really works. The #1 cause of
>>> divorce is $> that female partner wants a divorce, often because
>>> she is bored with a $> husband who seems to paying little
>>> attention to her because he is working $> two jobs so they can
>>> stay out of debt. $
>>> $Funny, in may case I left here. Wanted a real relationship and
>>> didn't $see having kids with her. Wise move, think before you
>>> screw up your life. $
>>> $Sounds like you chose the wrong woman and decided to prolongate
>>> before $assuring you had a solid financial plan in a good
>>> relationship. $
>>> $>> The price for financial stupidity is pretty high. And it
>>> isn't like $>> high school where they push you through to get you
>>> out into the real $>> world. Real world is going to grab you by
>>> the arse and set reality $>> right into you.
>>> $>>
>>> $>> Hey, I was even divorced once before meeting the right gal. Came
>>> down $>> to having kids and the ex was stupid with money so I
>>> said no and left. $>> Smart move too, the next gal was a winner,
>>> been with her now over 25 $>> years... No one argument over
>>> money, as we had that discussion while $>> dating.
>>> $>
>>> $> You are a lucky man. Some are not so lucky. Lighten up.
>>> $
>>> $While I agree luck is luck, don't under estimate using the head on
>>> your $shoulders to rule the head between the legs, not the other
>>> way around. $
>>> $In the end, you make most of your own luck.
>>
>> And as I said in my own follow up, the hand life deals you
>> is less important than how you play that hand.
>
> Yep. You don't need a royal flush to win.
>
>> Went to school with a guy whose father got him summer jobs
>> most of us would give our eye teeth to get.
>
> Helps a lot. Especially if going to school with those bucks.
>
>> If he'd played that hand right, he could have gotten a
>> decent education, leveraged that work experience into a
>> career with a future, and really done something with his
>> life.
>
> I will not say it isn't hard. I know first hand it isn't easy to good
> from poor to self made. But it is a choice, and if your not willing
> to do what it takes it will not be there. And a major part of that
> is as you say, investing in ones self with education. I put myself
> through school, no help and no loans.
>
>> Today, he's a career security guard at an old folks home.
>> And while he has enough work experience to get more than the
>> minumum wage, he really hasn't amounted to much.
>
> You reap what you sew.
Maybe, if the locusts don't eat the crop.
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