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Stingiest things thread(op for R&R access)
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Sue Pa Key Pa wrote:Despite what you think, you're no mate of his if you conned him out of a fiver, never intending to give it back
I agree with the OP, was just imagining how the stinge would counter him
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I agree with the OP, was just imagining how the stinge would counter him
That is how stinges get away with it. They take advantage of (normal) peoples innate dislike of being called a stinge, so they are very quick to flip things around & the person who is coming looking for their money back is actually the stinge and not them.
I overheard a conversion in a pub the other day. Two lads had inherited the family home that their mother left them. It was worth about 400K. One brother lived in it with the mammy, before she died. Not married and no kids. The other son had his own home (that he was paying a mortgage on) with his wife and kids. The son who lived away, wanted the house to be sold and each one of them to take their share of the sale.
The son who lived in the house wanted to stay put, naturally enough. He could only get a bank loan of 60K to buy his brother out of his share of the house & he made him that offer. The other brother rejected it, saying he wanted his share of the full value of the house, to pay off his mortgage, pay for his kids college and help his son set up his own business. The house was put up for sale and each brother got his share, but the brothers fell out over it.
The brother who wanted to stay put, was the one telling the story in the pub. His spin was that his brother was a terrible stinge for not accepting the 60K, a mean bastard for essentially kicking his own brother out of his home & isn't it terrible when families fall out over money. You could tell 100% that he believed his own spin on things.
Maybe I'm a stinge too, but I think he had a terrible hard neck expecting his brother to take 60K for a share in a house that wound up being worth 218K. (The house eventually sold for 436K.) That is a difference of 158,000 quid. If you set aside the emotional aspect of it being the family home, that is far, far too much money to expect the other brother to just hand yer man on a platter, especially as he had a family of his own to provide for & yer man didn't.1 -
Thankfully I have never experienced it, but things can get very complicated when it comes to things like the family home
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Did the second brother ever help with the upkeep of the family home.
Did the first brother give up his life to look after the mother/home.
Depending on how you look at it, the second brother could be seen as the stingy one if after being absent for the last twenty years he just turned up looking for half the share in the family home.
Not saying any of this happened, just pointing out sometimes things are not what they seem at first glance.
Anyhoo on with the stinge ......0 -
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Thankfully I have never experienced it, but things can get very complicated when it comes to things like the family home
e.g.
Did the second brother ever help with the upkeep of the family home.
Did the first brother give up his life to look after the mother/home.
Depending on how you look at it, the second brother could be seen as the stingy one if after being absent for the last twenty years he just turned up looking for half the share in the family home.
Not saying any of this happened, just pointing out sometimes things are not what they seem at first glance.
Anyhoo on with the stinge ......
I was evesdropping on the convo as I ate my lunch, so I am not privvy to all the deets, but from what I overheard....
The second son & his family lived just down the road from mother. They were an active part of the day to day life of the family.
Mammy's death was quite sudden. She was in her late 60's when she died. She and had lived an active lifestyle up until about 6 months before she died, when her ticker started to act up. So I don't think it was a case of yer man giving up his own life to stay at home and, take care of a sick and elderly parent, while the other son fecked off to live his own life.
Mammy did a big reno job on the house about 8 years ago. (New kitchen, bathroom etc.) The house is in great shape. So I don't think it was a falling down wreak, that yer man had to put a lot of effort into.
I agree that these situations are v complicated & not everything meets the eye. But from listening to yer man, he sounded like a lazy slacker who had a very patchy work history and thought he had a free ride for life, by staying on in the family home with Mammy.
Amazing what you can pick up in 30 minutes, over a pint and a cheese toastie.
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I was evesdropping on the convo as I ate my lunch, so I am not privvy to all the deets, but from what I overheard....
The second son & his family lived just down the road from mother. They were an active part of the day to day life of the family.
Mammy's death was quite sudden. She was in her late 60's when she died. She and had lived an active lifestyle up until about 6 months before she died, when her ticker started to act up. So I don't think it was a case of yer man giving up his own life to stay at home and, take care of a sick and elderly parent, while the other son fecked off to live his own life.
Mammy did a big reno job on the house about 8 years ago. (New kitchen, bathroom etc.) The house is in great shape. So I don't think it was a falling down wreak, that yer man had to put a lot of effort into
Jaysus, you did well though
Moral of the story; Make a will and include a 'letter of intent' outlining what way you would prefer your beneficiaries to proceed. Did mine last month and explained it to my sons0 -
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I know a very good electrician who I used to get to do nixers around the house. He did a great job but I always felt he was screwing me on the price a bit but I was happy to pay for the convenience.
After about the fourth job I stopped using him when I noticed that every time he came, the first thing he did was start charging the spare battery for his drill. The first time he did it I just assumed he was caught out but after the fourth visit and not once using the spate battery I realised the guy was just so mean that 10 cents worth of electricity meant something to him.
And 4x10c worth of electricity was worth you ditching a tradesman whose work you describe as 'great'?
Sure, maybe he should have asked before assuming to just charge his tools, but you begrudging him less than a euro over 4 visits makes you seem the stinge in this case in my opinion
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You got the wrong end of the stick, there.
It's good practice to make sure your spare is up and ready to go, so plug it in first thing when you get on site. Charging it at home is fine, of course, but that means taking it out of the kit, having it on charge in the kitchen, garage or wherever, and then forgetting to take it with you. Been there, done that.I work in other peoples houses most of the time. I've often been caught out with a flat battery for a power tool or my phone. It's good manners just to ask the resident is it OK to plug in.
Keep your batteries fully charged at all times to maximise their lifespan. There's a money-saving tip for ya 0 -
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