A financially comfortable friend has set up a GoFundMe for vet bills. Is this socially acceptable? | Leading questions
Your friends may have had good intentions when making this ask, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith.
The Guardian reports: Your friends may have had good intentions when making this ask, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith.
The family appears to be financially comfortable; both adults have good jobs, own two cars, have all the latest gadgets like expensive bikes and sporting equipment, take an annual holiday overseas and domestic holidays throughout the year, and live in a big…
This lifestyle story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include GoFundMe, Leading and Eleanor Gordon-Smith.
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