I need to buy a present for a cousin in Thailand. For various reason I'd prefer to give a gift certificate to a physical gift, but I want one usable in Thailand. If I get her an Amazon certificate is most of the money going to end up going to shipping? Are there good Thailand based shops I can get her a certificate to instead? She's in ChiangMai. I wonder if Fay would have thoughts on this. Or anyone?
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Typo Boy - Jun 26, 2007 6:37:37 pm PDT #4928 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Allyson - Jun 26, 2007 6:53:22 pm PDT #4929 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
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meara - Jun 26, 2007 6:58:59 pm PDT #4930 of 10001
OK, Kristin and I were discussing over dinner, a question for our lawyerly Buffistas:
If you have say, some medical debt, or credit card debt, and you die, what happens? Particularily, what happens if you were the only name on that debt, you're unmarried (or widowed/divorced)...does someone still have to pay that? If so, who?
amych - Jun 26, 2007 7:04:25 pm PDT #4931 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Particularily, what happens if you were the only name on that debt, you're unmarried (or widowed/divorced)...does someone still have to pay that?
The estate pays, IME.
meara - Jun 26, 2007 7:05:28 pm PDT #4932 of 10001
Right, but if your estate has no money left? Do your kids/parents/siblings owe it??
amych - Jun 26, 2007 7:07:47 pm PDT #4933 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
IANAL, but I think at that point it becomes a bad debt, rather than debtors trying to collect from the heirs.
I hope.
bon bon - Jun 26, 2007 7:11:35 pm PDT #4934 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I think amych is right, but I don't have particular reason to think that, it just makes sense.
meara - Jun 26, 2007 7:14:31 pm PDT #4935 of 10001
So if someone without a ton of money knows they're dying, is there really any incentive NOT to run up a ton of fun debt?
Typo Boy - Jun 26, 2007 7:15:04 pm PDT #4936 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Only the estate is liable. Heirs normally are not liable for anything beyond the what the estate can pay; there are rare cases where accepting a legacy may involve accepting more liabilities than assets, but (as in with any legacy) you always have the option of the not accepting the inheritance.
dcp - Jun 26, 2007 7:16:08 pm PDT #4937 of 10001
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