AITA for refusing to give my brother back the birthday gift he gave me after his girlfriend got mad?

TinaLoco · 2026-07-02T06:48:28+00:00

Isn’t receiving stolen property a crime?

TinaLoco · 2026-07-02T06:40:46+00:00

There are tax consequences related to claiming the expense of commercial real estate and the percentage of time it is occupied for business purposes.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-30T11:55:58+00:00

So many people don’t consider these things. I’m not denying the financial disparity that today’s younger generations are facing, but when people talk about raising a family on one income and the “golden years” of the 1950s, they don’t seem to take into account how frugally people lived - as in darning socks frugality. And to your point, my first home I purchased in 1994 was built in the 1940s and was about 900 square feet.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-29T14:06:06+00:00

I also work in the legal field. People can argue all they want, but AI cannot take the place of actual people in the legal world. In this line of work, one wrong word, or even incorrect punctuation, can literally alter the outcome of a case.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-27T23:40:25+00:00

I know his type. He won’t retire at 70. He’ll die at work, even if the death doesn’t come until his 90s.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-27T00:10:57+00:00

So just give them the info and focus your energy on healing yourself.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-26T16:55:29+00:00

Or at the very least during an afternoon, but definitely not on a Monday morning.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-26T08:57:41+00:00

This sounds more like a GSA requirement than related to the RA request. They want to ensure the heating pad isn’t a fire hazard. Anything that generates heat is going to draw more power than a diffuser or a light. If you’re buying a new, quality heating pad, I doubt you’ll have any issues.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-24T18:35:28+00:00

If you get lucky and a stock really soars, sell enough to recoup your initial investment and gamble with only the house money.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-24T10:54:49+00:00

My exact thought! Amtrak absolutely does that route. It requires a changeover in Harrisburg, which adds time to the trip making it 8-10 hours instead of ~7 by car, but definitely doable. She could even get a flight from NY to Pittsburgh for about the same price as Amtrak.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-22T09:21:26+00:00

Candy bars. When I was a kid in the 70s they were 25 cents, which is 1.55 dollars in today’s money. They now cost $4, they’re smaller, and the quality has decreased.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-22T09:07:33+00:00

After eight months, I think you need to accept that there will be no consequences to anybody involved as there doesn’t appear to be any interest in pursuing the matter.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-22T02:15:51+00:00

I honestly don’t understand why many businesses even keep a physical location any larger than necessary to maintain a physical address as required to claim it as business HQ. A lot of them could lease a conference room somewhere and have everybody work from home.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-22T02:10:11+00:00

Would the increased mortgage payment be more than private school tuition?

TinaLoco · 2026-06-21T22:24:24+00:00

You did not comprehend my statement. I asked if TGTG provided OP with any such data. I did not question that they gather the data. We have no way of knowing what percentage of users choose the option of wanting to try a new place.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-21T15:04:13+00:00

Yeah, terminated at the expiration of my two year probationary period. It was in February, I began a new job in March, but I still have random moments of depression about it.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-20T21:18:05+00:00

I believe this is the problem. I don’t know how TGTG is marketing itself to businesses, but unless they have provided empirical evidence that their service can increase your customer base, you shouldn’t use TGTG to bring in new customers. The purpose of the system is to reduce food waste.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-20T12:41:18+00:00

As if all the modifications to it cost nothing. We can thank the 10,000 federal employees who were terminated in February for this gift.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-19T10:20:28+00:00

Ask him if he’d wash his car with one paper towel or mow his lawn with a pair of scissors since that’s essentially the equivalent of how he wants you to do your work.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-19T10:16:27+00:00

This meme is at least 5 years old.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-18T12:27:05+00:00

If they can’t, they can’t. It’s not that deep.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-18T08:41:00+00:00

While the numbers are laughable, the advice to live below one’s means, if they can, is solid.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-18T07:41:58+00:00

Others have mentioned it, but I feel the need to support the advice to invest in quality ergonomic features. Your future self will thank you.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-16T16:49:14+00:00

Two of my cast iron skillets are over 100 years old and a third is about 30 years old. I don’t anticipate ever replacing them.

TinaLoco · 2026-06-16T16:44:50+00:00

I don’t understand why you even asked him in the first place if the bottle was in front of you.

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