Advanced ➔ Results The MoneyistMy friend asked me to chip in $1,600 for her son’s m-night limo. Has the world gone mad. ‘He is handsome and and has maintained good grades.
My friend wanted to do something special. ’Last d: June 27, 2025 at 6:00 a. ETFirst Published: June 25, 2025 at 5:45 a.
ETResizeListen(6 min)“She put down $600 for a deposit, then asked if I could give her $1,600 to complete the payment. ” (Photo subject is a model.
) Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoDear Quentin,A friend of mine, who is far from rich, has a son who is graduating from high school.
He was co-captain of the school basketball team during his junior and senior years, and his team placed second in the state championships this year. He is handsome and and has maintained good grades.
My friend wanted to do something special for him. She mised her son she would pay for a limousine ride to take him and his date to the senior m.
She put down $600 for a deposit, then asked if I could give her $1,600 to complete the payment. (She did not say what the ride included.
) I said I did not have the money and suggested that maybe her son could the ride with friends and split the cost.
the Author Quentin FottrellQuentin Fottrell is MarketWatch's Managing Editor-Advice and The Moneyist columnist. You can him on Twitter @quantanamo.
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