yeah that sounds familiar ,my daughter lives up front of house when she was on her own in Jacksonville i had to send money so she can pay rent on room she shared a house in that did not last long we brought her back home permantly ,thank you for your feed back least i am not alone ,she hear for reason . she pays $100 a week, any where else she be on the streets again… so frustrating . yeah she be doing this she did this when we orderd chinese food lol thank u for your time, my friend be safe love this support group keep on posting love penny hoarder.
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Evelyn, what’s up with your daughter? Something besides individual episodes?
Evelyn, I give up, you want to support her.You don’t need anyone’s permission, you are part of the problem.
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I tell all my friends and family that I don’t like losing relationships over money. So I won’t lend out more than $5. I tell them they can pay me back by buying me lunch or lending me money the next time I’m short on cash. So far the system works and none of them has taken advantage of me.
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Hey Evelyn,
I hope you were kidding about moving out of your own house because of your 44 yr old adult daughter’s freeloading and immaturity. Nobody is gonna run me out of my own house. Its time to put your foot down and set some rules, shes grown she’ll get desperate and figure it out when she knows youre serious. People are still renting and buying during this Pandemeic, shes playing you.
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Hi HC, That is a system that has worked well for you and hope it continues to. One good way is to never let it get started, which is what you have done.
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When my friends and I go out for lunch (which isn’t often and not for a while, obviously as we live in NY), usually one of us pays and then the next time the other one pays. We don’t go to a very expensive place so it is less than $20.00 total for both of us.
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Hi, what part of NYS?
Just north of Westchester county, about 60 miles north of NYC. Are you in NYS also?
Originally from NYS, southwest of the Buffalo area & about 5 miles inland of lake Erie or about 45 min from Niagara Falls. Hubby is from Syracuse, now we live in Maryland just outside of Baltimore. Yes, Baltimore, a very troubled city.
Going out today with friends for lunch, we all pay our own way, usually under $10 each. Occasionally more depending on the restaurant.
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My son lives in Niagara Falls. I have visited him many times. My niece and her family live in Delaware and sister and her family are in Florida. My daughter is in Boston area. So we are spread out quite a bit. Also have some family in NJ but rarely see them.
The American or Canadian side of the falls? Just curious. Buffalo has really changed, especially the waterfront. Your family is really spread out, gives you lots of places to visit. Enjoy.
American side. And yes, we have a lot of nice places to visit. We also have a timeshare through Wyndham so use that a lot. I haven’t really visited Buffalo much and with this pandemic it’s making everything hard. We do have reservations for a couple of places through the timeshare for August and September. I just hope we don’t have to cancel because of high numbers of positive Covid-19 cases. Fingers crossed.
Did you have a nice lunch with your friends?
Thanks for asking! Had a blast with the friends, introduced a new friend to the group & that went well. We all had the same profession and that was the common bond. The one who planned this outing called out sick at the last moment,
How has Wyndham worked out for you? A lot of the resort industry has taken a hit and some are yet to reopen. We also have a timeshare with a company called Diamond and have enjoyed something they call “Events of a Lifetime”. They gather up a group, based on interest and arrange some terrific outings, even on cruises. Well worth the travel to get there. That has come to a screeching halt. They have some great entertainment, tours, dinners, and etc.
As for Buffalo area we have not been there since 2018, no reason to visit anymore, family is gone and the falls is beautiful, have seen it many times growing up. Like you, we have made travel plans for Aug, Sept, and Williamsburg in Nov.
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Glad you had a fun time at lunch! We like the Wyndham timeshare. We also have use of RCI vacations. The thing we don’t like about Wyndham is that whenever you get to a resort, they want you to go to a ‘presentation’ of some sort and some places have high pressure sales people who try to get us to upgrade. We’ve learned over the years how to avoid these things and only go if they give us a good gift. They have 3 resorts in Williamsburg. We’ve been to 2 of them. They were very nice. The past 3 years we have gone to Smugglers’ Notch, VT for XC skiing and had really nice times. At the resorts, they sometimes have wine and cheese parties where you can meet and talk to other owners. Some places will have a movie night with popcorn and soft drinks. I’ve never heard of that company, Diamond. Where are they based out of?
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Have to agree with you about the presentations, just awful, they keep you there with the promise of 90min, max, then the fun begins for them, they have to pull your files after talking to you for at least 1/2 hour. Then they look into their crystal ball and see how you can make your account better. Of course the bottom line is your money, and 6 hours later.
Which 2 resorts in Williamsburg did you visit?
Diamond Resorts is based out of Las Vegas.
Went to the Finger Lakes region of NYS this weekend and made our own wine tour. Hubby booked the motel, a Choice motel system, stay 8 nights and get a free stay. Diamond does not have any resorts up there, so we have to make our own way, plus veteran’s discounts.The wineries offer discounts for case club members up to 25% off, don’t know if you are interested in wine, but NYS Finger Lake region does a spectacular job from the vine to the bottle.
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I hate those long presentations but I have to admit ,we have taken some really nice vacations on their account including free meals, shows, attractions and cash. You just have to be firm and walk away.
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Good for you! Just walk away. We have enjoyed several of these, short vacations are still vacations.
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In Williamsburg, VA we stayed at Wyndham Governor’s Green and Patriots’ Place. We also went to Wisconsin Dells, WI and Pagosa Springs, CO. We have reservations for GA and NH in the next few months but with Covid-19 hanging over GA, we may have to cancel but just playing it by ear for now. We’ve been to a few wine tastings near Niagara Falls, NY but I don’t remember the names of them (must have drunk too much wine, lol). We also made our own tour. One place was a wine and chocolate pairing tasting. It was fun! There are no resorts near Niagara Falls (which I think is ridiculous) but we have a Visa rewards card that gives us points that we can use at hotels, but if I visit my son alone, I just stay at his apartment. My daughter ran the Desert Island Half Marathon in Maine last fall and we stayed for 5 days for no cash for hotel. The woman at the front desk was surprised - she said she’d never seen anyone get that many nights for points!
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That was the same problem we encountered, no resorts at or near the Falls, this bothers us too, they seem to center around the oceans or mountains. The family we used to visit in the Buffalo area had no room for us to stay, so that meant motels and a search for the best rate and closeness. You are lucky your son has room for you, that saves you lots of money plus you get to visit and do things together.
It has been a number of years ago, we did stay at Patriot’s Place, could not get into Governor’s Green. It was nice, just off the main road and convenient to many restaurants and shopping.
How did your daughter do in the marathon? That takes lots of endurance and training, quite an accomplishment to just do a marathon.
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