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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I don't doubt he was living in his car and was on genuine tough times. I think most people are a little annoyed that at first he pretended he didn't know about gofundme (when clearly he did) and then kept dropping hints about tough times and money and such, likely building another case for more money.
I don't regret giving, and I hope we helped him. But looking back, what he should have done was come out and clearly stated he's on tough ass times, and needs a helping hand, then come back and genuinely thank the group and move on, instead of dwelling on being a martyr.
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I think the other thing that ticked people off is that it seemed he was asking for more handouts due to his own poor decision-making. Listen, I'll be the first to admit that I'm bad with my money. I should probably be much further ahead in my life at this point than I am, but even I was going "Dude, new IKEA furniture? After you just asked for money? What are you thinking?" I'm moving on the weekend and I don't have any furniture. You know what I'm doing? Scouring craigslist and asking my friends if they have stuff that they're not using. Yeah, it'll be all mismatched and look like crap, but guess what? My choices put me here, so I get to suck it up until I learn how to manage my finances better.