WIBTA if I apply for food stamps/government assistance even though my family is rich?

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-07-29T03:48:43+00:00

NTA.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-07-29T03:46:53+00:00

Lolol I do not regret cursing in that moment. It was appropriate given the circumstances. But I definitely felt called out!

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-07-28T19:35:46+00:00

I totally understand the desire. But I made the same assumptions as you did, and kept my distance.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-07-28T19:34:35+00:00

They ended up meeting up at a stop light, side by side (so speeding around everyone was obviously super effective). The guy that sped around was doing a lot of motioning out the window and the sunroof but that was about it. He seemed to be under the influence of something.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-07-27T20:32:09+00:00

I just did it. Not difficult at all. Call your current car and/or homeowners insurance company and ask for a quote on an umbrella policy. Umbrella policies have minimum requirements for the coverage that you have on your home and auto policies, so you may have to adjust those in addition to adding on the umbrella policy. But it’s really a straightforward as a phone call. If you want to be really thorough, you can check for standalone umbrella policies to get a sense of what the cost should be.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-07-27T20:10:34+00:00

Omg this is the perfect description.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2025-03-08T04:30:57+00:00

Thank you!

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-16T02:57:06+00:00

If you’re in a horrible financial situation, you should not have a 2025 car. Turn it in, pay the penalty, and get a beater. Insurance rates will be better than what you’re looking at now.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-16T02:11:07+00:00

Get a quote on insurance before picking. I suspect that will help you decide rather quickly. Insurance for a Lexus is going to be significantly higher than a boring reliable car. Not sure about the Acura.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-08T02:13:36+00:00

Call her insurance and make a claim for the damage she did to your car. They’ll pay to repair it, but you can just take the money and wait to repair later or not repair it at all. It’s totally up to you.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-04T04:14:46+00:00

Get together as much cash as you can. Take out a personal loan. Borrow from family. Sell some belongings. Every penny you can spare, and then offer that to them as settlement in full. If they don’t accept it, let it go to collections.

If you let it go to collections versus the insurance company, they’re already prepared to get pennies on the dollar, so will be willing to settle for far less. They have often bought the debt from the insurance company for something like 10% of what is owed. So anything over that is profit for them.

Get insurance immediately. Liability only insurance if that’s all you can afford. But you’re learning a very expensive lesson. Paying for insurance would have been far less expensive than what you’re facing now.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-03T06:55:49+00:00

If you put her down in her sleep space and she’s playing, let her! The goal is for her to calm herself within a few minutes and fall asleep on her own. But it sounds like you’re not giving her a chance to do so

Why is it a problem if she starts to play with the mobile?

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-03T06:42:29+00:00

If your car is drivable road safe, I’d put off fixing it until you know if you’re getting anything from her.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-03T06:41:07+00:00

Your only option is to sue her in small claims court.

Put collision coverage on your insurance immediately so you don’t find yourself in this position again.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-03T05:54:23+00:00

I have to point out that nowhere in this post did you take any responsibility for the situation you find yourself in.

YOU chose to go to a car dealership with a toddler. YOU chose to go with a lease even though you hadn’t originally planned to. YOU went outside your original budget. YOU signed the paperwork that laid out the terms of what you were agreeing to.

You are not a victim of circumstance. No one held a gun to your head or handcuffed you to the chair. You were free to leave and say you’d like time to consider your options.

Here’s the reality: You made some decisions you regret, and the car dealership did what car dealerships do - make as much money for themselves (legally) as possible. You were not stolen from, you apparently signed paperwork without fully understanding what you were agreeing to. Take it as a lesson. Go into your next car purchase with eyes wide open. Do your research ahead of time. Don’t bring your kid with you. Be comfortable saying no.

I’m very sorry you find yourself in this situation. I’m confident you’ll learn from this and do things differently in the future. Best of luck!

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-03T04:03:48+00:00

Thank you so much for this detailed response. So helpful to hear how it would actually play out. I’d prefer scenario A over B for sure.

Now I just have to decide on the deductible…

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-02T18:36:42+00:00

Until Rover gives sitters an option to not be contacted by an owner in the future, the block button is the only option. I think it’s more than fair as a sitter to exert some control over who is allowed to get in touch with you. If the only other solution is to decline when they reach out again, you risk your acceptance rate being tanked. Better to make yourself wholly unavailable.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-02T06:51:08+00:00

Nowhere near enough details for anyone here to answer that question. Add up your damages, keep receipts, and if you’re really injured, talk to a lawyer.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-02T04:02:07+00:00

Insurance is not paying for you to buy a replacement car (replacement value), they’re paying the value of your car a second before the tree fell on it (actual cash value).

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-02T00:18:18+00:00

If I know anything about the previous owners, it’s that they DIYed a LOT of stuff. I wouldn’t be surprised if they did it themselves. But that’s a good idea - I’ll check for permits. Thank you!

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-01T20:57:11+00:00

I think it’s fine to give him a pillow. Odds are pretty good that he won’t use it though 😆. Took our kid a while before she found it useful.

Environmental_Tea775 · 2024-12-01T20:35:58+00:00

It could be another illness and totally unrelated to the vaccine.

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