12 hours ago
Carolyn Hax: ‘Tight budget' takes on new meaning with friend's facelift
Dear Carolyn: I have a friend who claims she can't do activities because she works in a middle-income profession and is on a tight budget. We are both in our 50s, are in the same profession and make about the same. When she gets asked out to do simple activities, she says she can't afford it and asks that other people pay for her. When I treat her to dinner or an activity, she never reciprocates and doesn't even tip vendors. She accepts gifts of money, plane tickets, sporting gear, clothes, etc., from interested suitors. When she travels to meet family, they have to pay all her expenses.
