Dear Chat Daddy,
I’m a 27-year-old Black female who is extremely concerned about my aunt’s state of affairs. My aunt, who is 50 years old, is having a very difficult time paying her mortgage, bills and other life necessities because she is always usin
She quit her good paying job about five years ago on a hunch that she would be rich from one of the products that she still has not been able to sale. The other day she called my older brother to ask him if he could loan her $10,000 so she could pay her past due mortgage. At this point, she has tapped out all her resources in our family for loans when she should just get another nine to five. How do we tell our aunt that the family bank and trust is closed?
– The Queen of You Can Turn $5 Into $25,000 In A Week
Dear The Queen of You Can Turn $5 Into $25,000 In A Week,
I applaud your aunt for her entrepreneurial spirit and her desire of wanting to make as much money as she can while trying her best to keep things going. It seems to me like it’s not working out, so she needs to move on to plan B quickly.
I, too, know quite a few people who continually join multi-level sales marketing schemes with the promise of a gold pot awaiting them at some point of their sales journey only to be disappointed with the results. Your aunt should have had a better plan for how she was going to pay bills and take care of herself until her projects paid her off to the point that she could be selfsufficient solely from that income.
If your family has had enough of assisting her through her business ventures, then you need to collectively come together to discuss ways in which she can continue to do what she likes without losing the roof over her head in the process. At this point in her life, she should be more concerned with a retirement fund than a get-richquick scheme. Here’s to you and your family building enough wealth together that the entire village will be able to live in harmony.
Dear Chat Daddy,
I’m a 30-year-old Black man with good looks, good credit and a good job. For the past few months, I’ve been spending my time with a wonderful woman. We have few issues in our relationship, but I’ve noticed that she still has her profile on several dating sites. I find this a tad bit annoying since we’ve been seeing each other for a few months.
When I asked her about it, she said that she had established several friendships through the sites and there was no cause for concern. But I’m wondering if this is just harmless fun or a precursor for disaster.
-Honey You’ve Got Mail
Dear Honey You’ve Got Mail,
My first question to you is how do you know she’s still on these dating sites? Did she tell you this or were you online searching? Either way, online dating is addictive and most people who place profiles on the Web generally don’t delete them until they have either been busted out, are about to take the leap of faith into commitment, or they no longer want to be apart of the Internet dating world.
Many people have established great online relationships with people they have never met and hold a special a bond with them. You two need to have a talk about where your relationship stands and where it is headed. If you are going to commit to each other, then you both should delete your profiles and not bring online infidelity into you relationship. Be encouraged.
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