In the matter of about 3 weeks, my car broke down and was $1,300 to fix. My washer died so we bought a new one. We found a giant, rotting hole in our ceiling where a leak in the roof has caused a lot of damage. A pan was put in the ceiling to catch the water and was clearly hidden, and not disclosed to us. We tried to hold the previous home owner accountable, but she denies any knowledge of it...she's a liar, and we're stuck fixing it. Oh, and hey and Christmas is in a month. Well that's life, right?
My parents and I offered to do a small reception for a couple of my friends that recently got married but couldn't afford the wedding and reception they wanted to have. So they got married JOP, and the reception we're doing is tomorrow. The timing stinks with all my other financial burdens at the moment, but I was still excited to help them out.
My husband and I gave them part of the deposit to put down on the venue, and we have purchased things like plates, napkins, cups, etc. We've spent about $200. My parents are paying for most of the food, light/moderate hors d'oeuvres. Other friends of ours have pitched in on some of the food, decorations, etc. It's going to be nice.
I was very happy to be doing this for them...until yesterday when I found out the couple went and bought new big screen tv. I get that what they spend their money on is not my business, but it really rubs me wrong way that I have all of this stuff going on they are aware of, but I'm still busting my a$$ and spending my money, to make sure they have a special day. I would think if they had random extra money laying around, they would offer to pick up some of the expenses, but they bought a big tv instead.
Am I out of line, or are people really just oblivious to anyone but themselves these days?