S3 Ep261: Loaning Money During Covid-19 + Getting A Secret Society Invitation

An Acquired Taste Podcast

It’s safe to say that most people are nervous about money right now, so what happens if someone in your life asks to borrow some cash? Can you loan a friend or family member - or your partner - money without ruining the relationship? Or are there better ways to help? Bethany is tackling that touchy topic on today’s episode. Then, Kathleen got a mysterious letter from a secret society! Who are they? Will she join? Is it an MLM? And, as always, you tell us what’s on your mind with your voicemails.

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BETHANY’S SOURCES:

- https://madamenoire.com/1032017/when-you-should-and-shouldnt-lend-money-to-your-partner/14/
- https://www.hermoney.com/connect/confessionals/confession-borrow-money/
- https://www.bustle.com/p/9-reasons-you-should-never-loan-money-to-your-significant-other-according-to-experts-11916203

- https://www.creditcanada.com/blog/ways-to-help-a-friend-in-debt
- https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/how-help-people-who-have-lost-their-jobs-due-coronavirus-ncna1187881
- https://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/lending-money-survey-2019/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/theres-only-one-smart-way-to-lend-money-without-destroying-your-relationships-2016-3#-6
- https://forge.medium.com/is-it-ever-okay-to-lend-your-partner-money-a27ba55cd0d5

KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:

- https://nyunews.com/2018/04/01/4-2-theme-itried/

- https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/how-to-join-the-illuminati-and-other-secret-societies

- https://www.vox.com/2015/5/19/8624675/what-is-illuminati-meaning-conspiracy-beyonce

- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/secret-societies-you-might-not-know-180958294/

- https://www.history.com/news/secret-societies-freemasons-knights-templar

- https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/freemasons-discrimination-handshake-secret-society-women-latest-a8200721.html

- https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/disneys-secret-supper-club

- https://factionary.co/bones-breaks-eaten-amelia-earhart-the/3/