My wife wants to give her sister $100 because she’s “poor.” Her sister and new husband live in San Francisco, they quit their jobs last summer after they got married and traveled around Asia for 8 months on a honeymoon (leasing their apartment out so when they get back to SF they still have rent control)….. Look Dear, you guys are almost 30, married, NOT poor but without money because you decided to quit your jobs and travel for 8 months. Yes I know you guys can save and budget money for extended periods of time… but I can’t help feel you hint to your older sibling you need help knowing she’ll be there financially…. Your sister is a public school teacher and her husband (me) is trying to fix up a 1920’s home to raise a family soon (maybe after I remove the asbestos siding or save for a new roof, maybe then). I want to be supportive but god damn it’s hard to send a relative who lives in San Francisco, just came back from an 8 month long honeymoon backpacking through Asia, a $100 to “help”…. That $100 of ours could be used on the materials needed to scrape off the lead paint in our kitchen or better yet, the next grocery bill…. Fucking 20 somethings…… I thought I was helpless with money in my 20’s, snorting white powder up my nose and paying for hookers…..not the smartest ideas, but at least I did it with my own fucking money!

28 replies on “You’re Not a Child—You Just Live in San Francisco.”

  1. Keep working with that asbestos and lead paint, and soon you’ll be able to call one of those awesome lawyers who advertise on daytime TV! “Can you pronounce mesothelioma?” No money worries anymore!

  2. You sound like a jealous tightwad. Relax. Let the comfort of knowing your house appreciated by $100 while you wrote this wash away your impotent rage.

  4. There’s a piece missing here….do *you* have a job, or are you just fixing up the house? I sympathize, but if your wife is the breadwinner, good luck convincing her not to send the cash…and even if you do win, she’ll probably make you regret it. Just kiss Benjamin goodbye, it’s easier that way.

  7. If anyone decides to travel the world instead of working a shitty nine-to-five,more power to them. That is unless, of course, they decided to come back to the daily grind and ask for undeserved charity. Living with the consequences of our decisions is just as much a part of the human experience as exploring the world in which we live. I am as liberal as they come but I can’t help but think of every asshole with a giant backpack(and at least one pit bull terrier) who feels like the world owes every wandering dick a few dollars. Either commit yourself to not having material possessions or settle into supporting your bohemian lifestyle with actual wealth. There’s not a lot of grey area.

  9. The Crowdfunding Generation at its finest. Won’t you ChipIn to help support my vegan bike tour? You see, I’m a free spirit and by backing my Kickstarter you can live vicariously through my blog posts while I traipse through the countryside with a starry-eyed sense of affected wonder. Doesn’t it make you jealous? Sitting there in your cubicle, slaving away while I’m sitting on a mountaintop, doodling in an artisanal notebook and dreaming up compelling hashtags for my social lifestyle brand?

    Also I didn’t bother signing up for ObamaCare so I’d really appreciate it if you helped me reach my GoFundMe goal for that ambulance ride and trip to the ER, thank you and namaste

  10. Don’t coddle them. They can sleep a few blocks from Union Square, at St Boniface church from 6am-3pm, and eat across the street at Glide Memorial, for free.

  12. A onetime gift of 100 bucks to lazy in laws? Dang, if that’s under your skin, I hope you have access to tranks. And if these lazybones truly live in SF, and a c note will make a difference to them, they are in a world of hurt sooner or later. btw–how did Bite Me’s Moby Dick epic post turn into a guppy (albeit with a bite).

  14. Dredd, I respect you a little. You have made much better comments than TrayvonNorris. “My anger is insignificant to the outrage of the petty tyrants who are thwarted by my independence. They are about to become neutered by the pending collapse” That’s the Shit, Man! You sure you didn’t steal that from Henry Rollins?!

  16. $100 isn’t much in the grand scheme. When you are dead would you rather: give once and be kind and supportive to family or miser and complain? You choose and who you are.

  18. The Kangaroo Court ordered me to take ten cents on the dollar and gave my home to a pack of weasels who sold it for half a million. I’m homeless, because I keep my assets offshore, in a jurisdiction with a track record of being trust worthy. While it may be true that I’m bumming off rescue food and sleeping in the park, I feel that my work as commentator here, technically qualifies me as a hobo.

  19. My anger is insignificant to the outrage of the petty tyrants who are thwarted by my independence. They are about to become neutered by the pending collapse of the economy. THAT will be a total laugh, fucking, riot. Any security guards who attempt to violate peoples’ rights will not have backup. The PPD will be bankrupt, the Mayor, kaput. PSU won’t have any state or federal funding. No more student loans for anyone. Welcome to the club. There’s a learning curve for this shit. I’ve got that down. Please, feel free to look me up when seeking advice. Mention this rag for special consideration. Here’s a freebee, one more time; short the fucking market NOW, and get into CASH!

  21. He’s a fucking quack lazaar. Nothing more. Nothing less. And the reason he’s homeless, is because he thinks emptying his drug-addled mind here at IA constitutes work.

  24. ^ And you choosing Dred over me for an imaginary vacation is supposed to make me give two shits?

    Wherever you and your man crush vacation, please make sure there’s no internet access.

  26. You can call me by whatever name you’d like lazaar. It’s not like I’m gonna provide a long form birth certificate proving my name is actually Trayvon.

    But seriously dude, if you and Dread wind up on some kinda South Pacific cruise, PLEASE keep him away from the internet. PLEASE!!!!!

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