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#asknostr. My family spends money badly and im not sure how to fix this.

Family members ask me to fix things in the house. The item that needs to be replaced is $500. They only want to spend $300. This wont purchase the necessary item but they dont want to spend more.

However over the last year they bought a $350 TV that didn’t need to be replaced. A $400 guitar. $2000 in holiday decorations. Multiple thousands on in home decorations. And $200 on a f*ckin wheel of cheese because they liked the way it tastes.

How do I get across to them not to cut corners on home repairs because it will cost more in the long run

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matata 2y ago

literally show them this paragraph

Nostr Gang 2y ago

My family is like this it drives me crazy. My mentality is make ‘em save the $200 they’re short and fix it right.

NEW1 2y ago

Here is the crazy part. They aren’t short. I even offered to pay the $200 but they cant justify spending that much and they have it.

One more. Years ago another member got an inheritance. We suggested paying off the house. The interest saved and property value increase would have been 6 times the inheritance. But… ‘They couldn’t bring themselves to hand that much money over to the bank at once’.

Needless to say by making these bad decisions my family has always remained poor.

matata 2y ago

"However over the last year they bought a $350 TV that didn’t need to be replaced. A $400 guitar. $2000 in holiday decorations. Multiple thousands on in home decorations. And $200 on a f*ckin wheel of cheese because they liked the way it tastes."

poor?? 😂

NEW1 2y ago

LOL they live ghetto rich. Cant pay the bills but have plenty of toys

Nostr Gang 2y ago

🤦‍♀️

nym 2y ago

Try something like this maybe.

I think we need to have a family discussion about prioritizing home repairs and creating a reasonable budget for maintaining the integrity of our house, even if it means spending a bit more upfront to avoid repeated repairs down the road. While fun discretionary purchases like new TVs and instruments are enjoyable, we should be mindful that allocating some of that money towards necessary replacements and repairs could prevent much larger costs over time. I want to work together on finding solutions like buying used items or making large purchases a group decision after consulting our budget. With some compromise and intentionality, I believe we can find a better balance between wants and needs that sets our family up for success now while continuing to enjoy some of life's fun luxuries in moderation.

NEW1 2y ago

This might work because some of them are getting older and running out of funds. One of them is retired and has to go scrapping now. So they dig through junk and sell it to the scrap yard.

We certainly need some kind of discussion like this

Akito 2y ago

Vanish, start a new life, then see how they are broke in 5 years & laugh about them saying "told ya so" & move on.