A coworker comes to your desk and says, 'Hey, we're clubbing together to buy Jen a present.'
Jen is a really grumpy secretary who makes your life difficult. How much do you give?
Giving zero is the right amount in MY opinion, but for the benefit of your career you should give at least something.
A coworker comes to your desk and says, 'Hey, we're clubbing together to buy Scarlett a present.'
Scarlett is a cute secretary who makes you feel funny inside. How much do you give?
Dude! You've got to play it cool. Sure, maybe she brightens up your day (see lesson 13) but calm down.
You are an English teacher living in an expensive country. For example, Switzerland.
No-one is buying your online courses even though you worked really hard on them. Money is tight. What do you cut back on first?
Flowers would be the right answer IF you ever bought flowers. But you don't. You'd rather wear an extra layer of clothes than waste money on dead plants.
Your 6th best friend comes to you and says 'Hey bro, I'm a bit short of cash. Can you tide me over?' What is the maximum amount you would lend them?
Lend your friend some money if it makes you happy, but if you want to keep them as a friend, you probably shouldn't.
Certainly don't lend more money than you can afford to lose.
The world's most evil company, Facebook, wants to buy your house.
They will pay you 20% more than its real value. They are buying up all the houses on your street because they plan to build a data centre that will help governments spy on their citizens.
There's no really 'right' answer here. I'd understand if you wanted to take the money.
You and your partner bought a house together. You split all the costs 50/50.
Now you have broken up and there's no chance you will patch things up.
What do you do with the house?
Emotionally, burning the house might feel good, but financially it's not going to help you very much.
Just sell the house, buy a motorbike, and clock up a few thousand miles riding in the sun. Easy.