I think everyone knows what Facebook is and unfortunately it often gets a bad rap. Like many other things on the Internet, some people use it for all the wrong reasons.

Parents have to make sure their kids aren’t talking to predators via Facebook – there is a place for these sick people.

Many people also use Facebook for Internet marketing. Some if these people are more annoying than anything else. Who really has time fir all these events and invitations to hear someone give the equivalent of an Amway pitch over the Internet? Not me!

I think the beauty of Facebook is the connections that can be made. I just sent a message to a guy I’ve been knowing since middle school. Also, many of my classmates posted photos of our class reunion (I’m not saying which one this was). I wasn’t able to go because my wife was about to have our daughter, but I felt as much a part of it as I possibly could from afar.

I really like how it has allowed me to communicate with friends, family and people I would have otherwise not known.

What do you do on Facebook that makes it worthwhile and how often are you on the site? I’m always interested in new/fun ways to use certain sites on the Internet like Facebook.

Ironically, this post will show up on my Facebook account. My cousin, who I haven’t seen in years, recently made mention of this blog because he saw the links on Facebook.

On an unrelated note, I apologize for any typing mistakes in this post. This is the first time I’ve posted directly from my iPhone. I love technology!

Ok, so tell me, isn’t it the most awkward thing to have to ask somebody for money they owe you? According to etiquette, what is the proper way to ask for it?

I am getting older, and my memory slips me at times, and maybe I owe someone money, but trust me, not on purpose. If I owe any of you that are reading this, please tell me and I’m sorry.

So here’s the thing.  Several weeks ago, April 26th to be exact we had a garage sale.  We sold our loveseat to a nearby neighbor.  They said they didn’t have the money at the time and in good faith, my husband and I decided to go ahead and let them take it.  We agreed they could pay us a little later.  When my husband helped carry the loveseat across the street,  John (the names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent) told my husband that they would pay us the next time he got paid.  Here we are 14 weeks and nine pays later and not a dime!  Is your thought, maybe the still can’t afford it?  Ok, but why the new John Deer $75.00 cutesy sprinkle?  My sprinkler cost $5.99!  And why the new cement bird feeder?  I don’t even feed the birds that come into my yard.  I leave that to Mother Nature.  How can they, with a clear conscious, buy somewhat costly things, things that I can see they have bought and still not pay me my money?

My husband, being my husband, will barely speak to them (yes, they still speak! as if nothing!) and they probably realize he has changed, thus bringing tension to the block. I speak to them and talk to them the same way I did before the loveseat incident. I never want to hurt anybody’s feeling or humiliate someone, but I needed to at least revisit my loveseat dilemma. So here is what I did. I wrote a note and put it in their mailbox. Here is what I wrote:

Hey John and Jane,

This is an awkward letter to write, because we are neighbors and hopefully friends, but I felt forced. The loveseat…I understand forgetting, and I understand initially not having the money, but it has been several weeks, and I have heard nothing from you regarding payment for the loveseat. $40.00 is not going to make or break me, but I did sell it in good faith. If you haven’t paid for it because, maybe you don’t really like it or need it, I understand that too. We will be happy to take it back. It was my mother’s furniture. She is gone now, so it does hold a little sentimental value and we would probably use it in our garage, if nothing else. But if you are happy with it, great! We just need to finalize the sale! Please and thank you!

Kathy

How’s that? Was I too harsh? This is such a sticky situation that borrowers invariably put lenders in. If you think I dealt with it ok, please tell me so I will feel better. If you think I should have handled it differently, tell me that too, I will try to learn from my mistakes and from your advice.