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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not that difficult. If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. No one needs your life stories or disclaimers about not drinking coffee. "Sorry, its not in our budget". If they want to know why, then ask if they are offering to pay some of your bills.[/quote]

Sometimes it's not that easy. We are invited to a wedding this summer in Washington State. Tickets are not cheap and although I've said it's not in our budget to go, I keep hearing the it's several months away bs at which point I say yes, we just bought a house and used our savings for a down payment. It still falls on deaf ears. The funny thing is that this wedding is ok for a cc but everything else is scrutinized. [b]Sometimes it just sucks and you have to suck it up[/b].

And although you aren't looking for ways for more money, I would just suggest selling some of the kids too small clothes if you don't already- I'm amazed at how that adds up.

Good luck. [/quote]

You are an idiot to wrack up credit card debit to go to a wedding that you don't even seem to want to attend.  
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