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My best friend asked me to be her maid of honor. I said yes, crying happy tears. Then her sister, the other maid of honor, pitched the…
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WeddingsEditors' Dilemma
A childhood friend is getting married, and I was really touched to be invited. The couple set up a honeymoon fund, with a line on the…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
I sold my old bike to a friend for $150. It rode perfectly, I’d used it to get to work the day before. I let him try it, we rode around the…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
At a dinner at a friend’s place, I made a big gesture while telling a story and knocked over a vase on the sideboard. In a thousand pieces.…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
I never carry cash. No coins, no bills. I pay for everything by card, including my morning bagel at $1.75. My baker, a really nice guy…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
After a concert, four of us took an Uber home because the last train was long gone. The driver dropped off one friend after ten minutes,…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
For two seasons now, I’ve organized Thursday night indoor soccer. I book the field, chase down the stragglers, find a sub when someone…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
For my best friend’s 30th birthday, I wanted to do something big. He’s dreamed of a hot-air balloon ride for years. I found a deal for $320…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
A friend and I often meet up on Saturday mornings at the coffee shop around the corner. Last time, she forgot her card. I paid for her…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
Six months ago, a friend asked me to spot him $150 to fix his car. He needed it to get to work, so I sent it on Zelle that same night. He…
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MoneyEditors' Dilemma
There were eight of us at a restaurant for a friend’s birthday. I ordered a salad and tap water: tight end of the month, and I’d said so…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
In our department, there’s only one desk by the window, with a view of the trees. My coworker had sat there forever. When he left for three…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
Every December, my department does a gift exchange: we draw names, $20 budget. This time, I wanted to make it more personal. I made a jar…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
I’m in my fifties and I just joined a young startup where everyone goes by first names, even the CEO. At work, I call people Mr. or Ms. and…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
I work from home three days a week, from a corner of my kitchen. On video calls, I keep my camera off almost all the time. I talk, I…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
There are six of us on my team, all in the same office. Every morning, tradition says you make the rounds: hi to each person, a handshake…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
Every Monday, I bring an eight-pack of vanilla yogurts to the office. Same brand, same spot in the shared fridge. For a month now, two or…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
My boss started a group text for the team. At first, it was handy: someone running late, a room change. Then the messages started coming at…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
A coworker from another department is retiring. I mostly see her at the coffee machine. An online collection goes around, no amount…
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WorkEditors' Dilemma
For weeks, I built an order-tracking spreadsheet for the whole team. Three evenings, formulas everywhere, cells that turn red when a client…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
My downstairs neighbor plays electronic music every Saturday afternoon. Loud enough to make the glasses rattle in my cabinet. I went down…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
In front of my house, there’s a parking spot on the street. It’s not mine, I know. But I’ve always parked there. A new neighbor started…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
After years in the city, I made a dream come true: a little house in the country, upstate, nice and quiet. Well, quiet until 5 a.m. At 5…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
My neighbor across the courtyard is learning piano. He plays every night from 7 to 8, windows wide open as soon as the weather’s nice. I…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
I work all day, and I order a lot online. My neighbor across the hall is retired and often home. One day, a delivery driver left one of my…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
My neighbor has a gorgeous fig tree. One big branch hangs over my backyard, and every late summer, it’s loaded with figs. He never picks…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
My upstairs neighbor hangs her laundry on a drying rack attached to her balcony. Right above mine. Every laundry day, water drips onto my…
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NeighborsEditors' Dilemma
My next-door neighbor is a passionate DIY guy. The problem is, he does his DIY on Sunday mornings. At 9 a.m. sharp, the drill starts. Then…
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RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
In our apartment, there’s one big bedroom with a balcony, and two smaller ones. The person who had the big one moved out. I moved in a year…
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RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
There are four of us sharing an apartment. One day, I noticed I was doing everyone’s dishes. So I stopped. To make a point. Except the…
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