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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 587901" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Ugh. I wish we had a money tree. Hard as I try, I just cannot find one anywhere.</p><p></p><p>I actually thought you were maybe talking about a wedding reception. We have been to several weddings where some things were done to get money out of guests that I had not seen before. One brde put up a card tree and all the cards that were not attached to gifts were pinned onto a small potted tree. It was not her intention to ask for money from people, but she had given a gift certificate to a friend who got married and the envelope with the gift certificate and card either got lost or stolen before the reception was over. Some of the guests started putting cash and checks on the tree, not in envelopes, and she was shocked. Esp as many of them had also given gifts. Her younger siblings all had this type of tree at their weddings, but they didn't put envelopes on them and they had someone watching the tree and trying to shame people into putting more money on it. </p><p></p><p>I thought maybe that was what you meant! </p><p></p><p>It hoovers to be the one whoknows how far the money you have does not stretch. Don't let these family members have credit cards! husband got us into real trouble with that. He just didn't seem to understand that things you charge have to eventually be paid off. The last time was one of maybe 3 times I have told him that we do this my way completely or I am leaving with the kids. I don't say that for much of anything, but it happened too often and was way too serious. I am so thankful that he saw how it hurt me and he worked to change how he saw the world and money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 587901, member: 1233"] Ugh. I wish we had a money tree. Hard as I try, I just cannot find one anywhere. I actually thought you were maybe talking about a wedding reception. We have been to several weddings where some things were done to get money out of guests that I had not seen before. One brde put up a card tree and all the cards that were not attached to gifts were pinned onto a small potted tree. It was not her intention to ask for money from people, but she had given a gift certificate to a friend who got married and the envelope with the gift certificate and card either got lost or stolen before the reception was over. Some of the guests started putting cash and checks on the tree, not in envelopes, and she was shocked. Esp as many of them had also given gifts. Her younger siblings all had this type of tree at their weddings, but they didn't put envelopes on them and they had someone watching the tree and trying to shame people into putting more money on it. I thought maybe that was what you meant! It hoovers to be the one whoknows how far the money you have does not stretch. Don't let these family members have credit cards! husband got us into real trouble with that. He just didn't seem to understand that things you charge have to eventually be paid off. The last time was one of maybe 3 times I have told him that we do this my way completely or I am leaving with the kids. I don't say that for much of anything, but it happened too often and was way too serious. I am so thankful that he saw how it hurt me and he worked to change how he saw the world and money. [/QUOTE]
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