Mom Spends Family Into Debt

Tyrael · #1 17th-August-2008

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From the outside, it looks like Felice has the perfect life. She's a stay-at-home mother of six children, lives in a big house in the suburbs, drives a new car and wears expensive clothes. She may look like a million bucks, but behind closed doors, it's an entirely different story.

Like millions of Americans, Felice and her husband, Phil, are heading toward financial catastrophe by living a life they cannot afford. Although Phil brings home $5,000 or $6,000 a month, their expenses are almost three times that amount per month. Felice says she starts each day at a popular coffee chain, which adds up to $300$400 a month. Because her own six credit cards are maxed out, Felice secretly uses her husband's credit card to get cash advances.

Felice spends nearly $60 a week on tanning and manicures. "I take care of the bills, so my husband doesn't realize how much money I've spent on hair and nails and extensions. I know I've probably spent $34,000 just on the cost of the extensions in the last two years."

At home, Felice says she's spent around $5,000 on silk flowers. She also commissioned murals for almost every room of her house, which average $2,000 to $4,000 each.

Felice also shops regularlyonline and in stores. "When I do shop, I do kind of get a rush. It makes me feel good," she says. "But afterwards, though, I get depressed. I'll buy something even if I really don't like it because I have to come out with something." Felice says she hides the receipts from her husband underneath a baby blanket in a drawer.

Full story is here on oprah.

Marx · #2 17th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by Tyrael

Full story is here on oprah.

In anticipation, I suspect the husband holds at least half the fault - PURELY because this is from the Oprah site.

Marx · #3 17th-August-2008

Ahhh here we go... page 4

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Suze Orman, author of Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny, has helped millions of families take control of their money and is here to help Felice and Phil. "I want to set everything straight first. I don't want any of youand I mean any of you here in the audience or at hometo be judging these two," Suze says. "Because if you think that they are really any different than most of the people in America today, I'm here to tell you, they're not. Of course they're to the extreme. But every one of us, every one of you does the same thing in your own way."

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Phil is at fault as well, Suze says. "Don't you dare sit here and act like she has been deceiving you because you have been deceiving yourself. You are a father who sees that you have six children. You knew you didn't have insurance for them," Suze says. "But you say it's disappointing because your wife, you've given her this responsibility to pay the bills. Where were you in this? Why didn't you show up knowing what she was doing? Was it easier for you just to stick your head in the mud and blame it all on her? No wonder she doesn't feel good about herself either. Because her husband wasn't even reaching out to say to her, 'Stop it. Stop it,' and putting your foot down, so you [Felice] just kept doing it. So we have a totally dysfunctional relationship with money, and we have a dysfunctional relationship with each other. But where does it all start from? A dysfunctional relationship with ourselves."

So ultimately, it's HIS fault that his wife is a lying goldigger.

THIS is Oprah - a top layer and VERY influencial feminist.

THIS is how she contends with a woman's problems - Blame a MAN.

This is how PREDICTABLE feminism is. I foresaw this outcome before the first page had even loaded, just from mention of Oprah's name...

**nivek** · #4 17th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by Marx

In anticipation, I suspect the husband holds at least half the fault - PURELY because this is from the Oprah site.

BINGO! Phil dont you DARE blame Felice ...... blah blah blah ......

Billy · #5 18th-August-2008

There is probably many instances of Moms foolish spending. I know of several cases personally. Buying is an addiction to some.

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Garak · #6 18th-August-2008

Look, he was clearly financially neglecting her.

Any woman who can't spend $1000 a week at Starbucks is being neglected.
Any woman who has to use her husbands credit card because he hasn't paid hers down is being neglected.
Any woman who can't spend $500 a week on tanning and manicures is clearly being neglected.

I could go on all day but the fact of the matter is that he is simply not working hard enough! Only $5000 to $6000 a month?? That's ridiculous, why even a McDonalds employee makes more than that, he is obviously hiding another $4000 a month minimum.

I feel so sorry for her, I hope she leaves him and takes him for everything he has! What a loser he is.

So, have I passed my "feminist training course" yet?

**nivek** · #7 18th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by Garak

Look, he was clearly financially neglecting her.

Any woman who can't spend $1000 a week at Starbucks is being neglected.
Any woman who has to use her husbands credit card because he hasn't paid hers down is being neglected.
Any woman who can't spend $500 a week on tanning and manicures is clearly being neglected.

I could go on all day but the fact of the matter is that he is simply not working hard enough! Only $5000 to $6000 a month?? That's ridiculous, why even a McDonalds employee makes more than that, he is obviously hiding another $4000 a month minimum.

I feel so sorry for her, I hope she leaves him and takes him for everything he has! What a loser he is.

So, have I passed my "feminist training course" yet?

not quite ... you forgot to point out that he raped her at least 6 times.

Garak · #8 18th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by nivek

not quite ... you forgot to point out that he raped her at least 6 times.

Damn, I always miss that one!!

Marx · #9 18th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by nivek

not quite ... you forgot to point out that he raped her at least 6 times.

With his eyes, no less!

Billy · #10 18th-August-2008

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Originally Posted by Garak

Damn, I always miss that one!!

The divorce won't go smoothly unless you scream abuse.
He had to abuse her in some way, it's just the nature of man.

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