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posted June 02, 2005 01:10 PM         

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My best friend is constanly getting in over her head when it comes to money. She's changed banks twice now for huge overdraft fees. Now, I'm not the most financial savy person but I do have reasonable stability with my savings. She keeps asking me for advice, and its frustrating me. I keep telling her to keep track of what she charges, but she's very absentminded and forgets. Also, it she keeps getting herself into these situations. Example, all of her last paycheck is going to go to the bank to cover the overdraft fees. Any advice? I'm completly burned out and no longer know what to tell her.

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From: the stars
Registered: Jun 2004

posted June 02, 2005 04:19 PM         

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My advice is to stop giving her advice. She's a big girl, or should learn how to be one. You cannot teach her how to do that. Youve given her all the advice you can. She either just likes the attention or is extremely absent minded and needs to do something about that. You cant help her anymore. Detatch yourself emotionally from the situation. It is obviously having a negative affect on you and youve done all you can. She needs to get it together. And if she cant, well sorry, but it really isnt your problem. There are lessons to be learned around this by her. You cannot make her learn them.

Best of luck to both of you.

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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted June 06, 2005 01:15 PM         

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What Sign is she?

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"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll

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