In today's Ask Amy column, Amy Dickinson responds to someone who feels responsible for poor decisions their friends are making regarding renovating their home.
In today's Ask Amy column, Amy Dickinson responds to someone who feels responsible for poor decisions their friends are making regarding renovating their home.
They asked me to brainstorm options, and one idea I had was to convert the basement level into a rentable apartment, so they can use the rental income to complete the repairs on their home over time.Well, they decided to go for it, but in my opinion they are making all the wrong decisions! They are using a handyman and doing a lot of work themselves in order to avoid filing for permits and to keep the cost lower.
They made a choice to adopt your idea, and now they are enacting it in their own way. It is no longer “your” idea, but theirs.
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