Inspirational quotes
 

As some of you may know my mother passed away last year. Haven't talked to my sister since last fall, that's a different story. So Lynda was on Facebook the other day and read me a quote my sister posted on her Facebook page - "Live within your means." ROFLMFAO, my sister has been in debt for over 40 years. She wants it she buys it, "It's only $10 a month!" She never bothered to add up all the $10 a month. She's considered one of the best customers at Home Shopping Network and QVC. So what if you can't answer the phone because it's probably a bill collector? So what if American Express calls your mother about her overdue account that you ran up, without her knowledge, and never paid.

Next day a new quote, "It's not the love you give your children, it's what you teach them so they can be self sufficient." or something like that. They moved to Fl over 10 years ago. My nephew has been living in their house in Nashville, they pay the mortgage, since then. He's pushing 40 years old. He married a women with 3 children and can't afford a place of their own. Last I heard as soon as he get's his shit together he's taking over the mortgage. They're broke but paying the mortgage on a house for him, his wife's 3 children and his illegitimate son. The mortgage is only a part of the bills they've been paying for him.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow and the new quote of the day. I like starting my day off with a laugh.

I hear you on that one. Never understand why people make someone their power of attorney or trustee of there money when the person is broke or homeless. Had that happen to my older sister and now she is broke. They talk a good talk but have no clue on how to handle their money for themself or anyone else. lol

Hank, sounds like your sister is feeling guilty about the things she has done. Either that or she is just trying to impress someone and make them think that she really does care. But you are her brother and know her better than most.

In the past few years David lost both his grandmothers and his mom. Through all of the arrangements and going thru personal item and watching kids fight over things, I decided to approach my mom about her final wishes. She has told me of some of her final wishes and I told her that she needs to have a will, or at least something notarized.

She started calling all her kids, all 6 of us, and asking us what we wanted. Of course my sisters all wanted her jewelry, but not me, I said I didn't want anything. Then she askes me if I would take her Condo. I asked her why me because currently my youngest sister (42 yrs old) and her 12 yr old son are living with my mom. My mom said she does NOT want this sister to have it. Actually if she didn't feel guilty, my mom would kick her out on her ass right now. This sister treats my mom like shit even though my mom has rescued her more times than I can remember. She also told me that she wants me to have her Saturn Vue, it is a 2007, garage kept, oil changed every 3 months with only 30,000 miles on it. She does not want my younger sister to have that either. I just hope that my mom puts her wishes down in writing.

It is sad how children take advantage of their parents and then treat them poorly.

Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Nancy ,your mom needs to have a will made out in order for her things to go how she wants them .Joan's dad passed away many years back and the vultures swooped in and took most everything that they could with mom n laws permission and Joan got nothing .Now there was a will in place there leaving all to mom n law and she trusted the boys to divide it all .They made a fatal mistake though ,my mom n law has 80 acres of land behind us with no access without going through our property and after the way they treated Joan I wish them luck with that one . I made them a one time offer to trade us land on one side for access to the back property and they declined so they are screwed now. We need to update our will too and it is not very expensive to do.

Hyatt Legal Services did our will...cost us ZERO. Very extensive and with specific details of our wishes.
One of my Employee Benefits...
I was Executor of my Mom's estate (Dad passed 9 yrs prior). Her Will, filed with the family Lawyer, made my task very easy during that difficult time.
I'm the oldest of 8 kids.

Hey, I wasn't complaining about the things my sister has done. That's a different story I don't care to get into. I just found it funny the quotes she put on her facebook page vs the way she's led her life. Like 'Live with in your means." Lynda told me you need to sit down before I read this to you. She was right because I almost fell over laughing,

My uncle really pissed my sister off a few years ago. Some discussion about if he won the lotto and gave her some money or maybe left her some money in his will. Anyway, he told her if he gave her $500,000 in a year she would be $1,000,000 in debt. That's probably true or least the $500,000 would be long gone.

We knew you were not complaining. It is funny how people act like they know how to do things by there little quotes or advise and then live another life.

Exactly Ray. I got a laugh out of it, posting quotes she has never lived by, telling other people how they should lead their lives. As I said, I look forward to more of them.

I don't post quotes, I don't tell people how to behave or what they should do or not do. That's up to them and I'm not a judge or jury. I've never said a word to my sister about her ways. Buying anything and everything she wants regardless of her ability to pay for it. I've never said a word to her about what they're doing to my nephew. Her and my brother in-law won't live forever and when they go they've set him up for a huge failure. They have nothing to leave him and he's not prepared, after almost 40 years, to take care of himself. I feel sorry for him but it's not my place to tell them what they're doing to him.

I'll live my life the way I think I should and the way I need too for me and my family, what they do is up to them.

don't piss to the wind. And you can quote me on that.