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I helped set up a Gofundme for a sick friend

Penn Live · 44m

Dear Abby: I fear sick friend is misusing money from a fundraiser

DEAR ABBY: A close friend -- whom I’ve been urging for years to save for a rainy day -- is now facing a very real storm. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing treatment. Knowing her financial situation -- living paycheck to paycheck despite her and her husband’s high-paying jobs -- I felt compelled to help by setting up a GoFundMe.

Dear Abby: I helped set up a GoFundMe for a sick friend, but she’s an over-spender who won’t change

She has always been impulsive with money. Now, with this diagnosis, her past spending habits are coming back to haunt her.

Cleveland.com · 5h

Dear Abby: I started a GoFundMe for my friend with cancer, but her spending worries me

I started a GoFundMe account to help out a friend with breast cancer, but her uncontrolled runaway spending has me nervous about being associated with the fundraiser. Should I back away?

Staten Island Advance · 2h

Dear Abby: Is it wrong to back out of my friend’s cancer fundraiser? She has terrible spending habits.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing treatment. Knowing her financial situation — living paycheck to paycheck despite her and her husband’s high-paying jobs — I felt compelled to help by setting up.

Dear Abby: Our son will take his new wife’s last name, and now my husband won’t speak to him

Caleb is our only son. We also have a daughter. I support my son’s decision, but his father does not. They no longer speak.

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Dear Abby: It feels dishonest to beg for donations for someone who likely will mismanage the money

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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Dear Abby: I want a ring after 20 years, but he’s still marriage-phobic

I am in a warm and loving relationship that we've had 20 years. We both had bad marriages before and said in the beginning ...

19h

Dear Abby: The emojis in her text made me suspicious

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

17h

Dear Abby: Woman who avoided re-marriage before rethinks the prospect as she ages

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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Best of Dear Abby: My wife is an angel who feels obligated to help a neighbor and it makes me worry

DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Connie,” is an angel. She takes care of her aging father as well as my sister, who suffers from ...

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Dear Abby: Is it wrong to be upset by my husband’s flirty texts?

My husband has a female friend he has texted “happy birthday” to many years. Lately they have been texting more often. I told ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat9h

Dear Abby: Man’s long friendship with woman still upsets wife

Dear Abby: My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. However ...

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Dear Abby: I made a mistake while on meds and angered my niece

Aunt was told in confidence about a pregnancy in the family but texted about it under the influence of depression pills.

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Dear Abby: When an old friend comes to visit, she brings her overnight bag ... I wish she wouldn’t

DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to ...

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Dear Abby: How do I tell old pal to hit the bricks?

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: We decided not to marry, but now I’ve been hinting for a ring

DEAR ABBY: I am in a warm and loving relationship. We have been together 20 years. We both were married before to horrible ...

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