Have you looked at the book? Maybe it gives some tips on ways to save money. I would have said,”Thank you.”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I came here to remind the daughter and parents that they MUST have a cookie table with at least 20 varieties. Bonus if all are homemade.

Must say, I find it hard to believe a fellow Pittsburgher would be insulted by someone giving their daughter that book. Don't be a jagofft; just ignore it. Only someone from Mt Lebanon would be so touchy about this. You aren't from Mt Lebanon are you? Andy???

You came on here to talk to a troll. This is not real.

Leave PP alone. If there is a troll, they aren't it.

No one said pp is a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:I came here to remind the daughter and parents that they MUST have a cookie table with at least 20 varieties. Bonus if all are homemade.

Must say, I find it hard to believe a fellow Pittsburgher would be insulted by someone giving their daughter that book. Don't be a jagofft; just ignore it. Only someone from Mt Lebanon would be so touchy about this. You aren't from Mt Lebanon are you? Andy???

You came on here to talk to a troll. This is not real.

Leave PP alone. If there is a troll, they aren't it.

So you're not wealthy, OP. And since your daughter is young and doesn't come from family wealth, she's not wealthy either.

This is why it's a good idea to read this book!

Why are you offended? The middle class always has to keep an eye on money. Heck, I am one of the 1% and still keep an eye on money!!! Maybe you didn't all your life, and that's why you only have a "nice retirement".

Anonymous wrote:I came here to remind the daughter and parents that they MUST have a cookie table with at least 20 varieties. Bonus if all are homemade.

Must say, I find it hard to believe a fellow Pittsburgher would be insulted by someone giving their daughter that book. Don't be a jagofft; just ignore it. Only someone from Mt Lebanon would be so touchy about this. You aren't from Mt Lebanon are you? Andy???

You came on here to talk to a troll. This is not real.

I came here to remind the daughter and parents that they MUST have a cookie table with at least 20 varieties. Bonus if all are homemade.

Must say, I find it hard to believe a fellow Pittsburgher would be insulted by someone giving their daughter that book. Don't be a jagofft; just ignore it. Only someone from Mt Lebanon would be so touchy about this. You aren't from Mt Lebanon are you? Andy???

Why do you guys answer? This never happened, this is a troll!!

Anonymous wrote:By lawyer do you Meanwhile Biglaw or government / public interest?

I have no idea what a pharmaceutical rep makes since I don't consider it a real job.

Oh lord. The requisite DCUM reference to "Biglaw."

Not OP, but pharmaceutical reps work pretty hard and tend to make a lot of money. (I mean, I wouldn't do it -- Big Pharma is awful and the reps are their pushers, and they tend to use people without a lot of education -- but it is most certainly a "real job.")

Maybe at one point, at some time, about something else, poster's daughter asked for money managing advice from this friend.

Nothing at all wrong with a budget wedding. Maybe the friend who gave the book is more of a penny pincher and thought it would be useful. To see it as a slam on your ability to pay is WEIRD.

Yeah, agree with PP that the details in your post are weird. Or at least weird in the context of the point you are making -- the details point to a middle class life and budget, and those of us with a middle class life and budget tend to look at budget wedding books. The wedding industry is shady and opaque and the expenses are outrageous -- why wouldn't your daughter want a book like this?

My DH and i are both lawyers and, given your original post, I'm guessing both of our families had more money than you and your DH do. And we looked at budget wedding books and tried to keep certain costs down.

Ugh, y'all. I responded to a troll again, didn't I?

Anonymous wrote:I think the friend is just being smart. Is the new generation still doing the big wedding shit? It's not a flex to overspend on a one day thing as normal people with good savings, it's just stupid.

+1. My sentiments exactly.

The book should have went to your husband as he is one paying for wedding

Some loser troll is copying this from elsewhere on the internet and posting it here. Why would an old lady who has always lived in Pittsburgh be on this site?

What's wrong with a budget wedding?

Why do you care?