Mar 07, 2009 15:05
I got the following emails today:
subject: dad and I are having a powow tonight
body: merrill lynch balance is
-45,106
send your pennies this way and don't spend any extra
and,
subject: ddr abd gave tiy tried kefir yet?
bodY: I could sell some stock but our portfolio dropped
about half a million in the past few months
scrounging around for change in your rooms; found
a lot; you should not squirrel it away;
I am borrowing money to pay for wasted change
Oh, the four of us have wasted 45 thousand dollars in change? i get it. If you didn't know, my mom has a law degree. When she was actually taking clients and working (which stopped like five years ago) she was making quite a bit of money. I responded to the second email with,
body: searching for change doesnt seem to be a very efficient use of time. are you guys filing for bankruptcy? what do you think the odds are
i hope i can finish college. i wonder if our house would sell with the economy as it is.