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My Moral Money Dilemma
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I have recently bought myself a new phone. As I bought the phone outright and not on contract I have a couple of options for my previous handset. The phone is in very good physical condition but does have a minor battery issue where it'll turn itself off at about 10-20%.
1: Trade it in and receive £120
2: Sell it on an auction site and get £150-200 minus fees.
My third option appeared after a conversation with my dad who had dropped his phone and smashed it a few days earlier. It's a much older model than the handset I was going to sell on so I thought it would be nice to offer him mine as a replacement...
... but is it wrong to ask him to pay for it?
1: Trade it in and receive £120
2: Sell it on an auction site and get £150-200 minus fees.
My third option appeared after a conversation with my dad who had dropped his phone and smashed it a few days earlier. It's a much older model than the handset I was going to sell on so I thought it would be nice to offer him mine as a replacement...
... but is it wrong to ask him to pay for it?
Save/Pay for wedding & honeymoon by Aug 18 = COMPLETED!
Debt free by Dec 2018 = TBD
Savings Target by July 2019 = £20,000
2016 Goal = Buy a house with 10% deposit : COMPLETED!
2017/18 Goals = Pay off Student Loan (COMPLETED!) & Car Loan
Debt free by Dec 2018 = TBD
Savings Target by July 2019 = £20,000
2016 Goal = Buy a house with 10% deposit : COMPLETED!
2017/18 Goals = Pay off Student Loan (COMPLETED!) & Car Loan
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How many £5ers has he slipped you in the past...................0
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I have recently bought myself a new phone. As I bought the phone outright and not on contract I have a couple of options for my previous handset. The phone is in very good physical condition but does have a minor battery issue where it'll turn itself off at about 10-20%.
1: Trade it in and receive £120
2: Sell it on an auction site and get £150-200 minus fees.
My third option appeared after a conversation with my dad who had dropped his phone and smashed it a few days earlier. It's a much older model than the handset I was going to sell on so I thought it would be nice to offer him mine as a replacement...
... but is it wrong to ask him to pay for it?
Answer:- Totally wrong to even have the thought of wanting to charge your own father, Would have thought even considering this should have been a no no.0 -
Hi,
wrap it up and give it to him for Christmas.0
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