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The mother of a 9-year-old boy shot to death earlier this week is being accused of spending money donated through a "Go Fund Me" effort intended for funeral expenses on a new car.
Lee said the controversy began after the dealership where she bought the car posted her purchase on Facebook without her knowledge. The post was deleted after negative reactions by supporters who donated.
I kind of thought it was a given that when you donate to this type of gofundme crap that the money will go wherever the recipient wants? If I was dumb enough to donate to one of those I'd never be surprised to hear the money didn't go where it was intended.
Google shows that the average funeral costs are between 7,000 and 10,000. The gofundme account raised just over 50,000. What should she do with the rest of the money?
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A brand new Chrysler 200 is beyond the budget for low income families.
Why does she have to be low-income?
Also a Chrysler 200 starts at $22k, which comes to around $300 a month depending on term and interest rate. Pretty reasonable payment for a newer car for anyone making middle-class wages. Maybe she needed a more reliable car (I'd never buy a Chrysler for that reason but I digress) and had finished saving up to get one. Hell I got a new job and new phone days after my father died. Life doesn't stop for the death of family members.
Also a Chrysler 200 starts at $22k, which comes to around $300 a month depending on term and interest rate. Pretty reasonable payment for a newer car for anyone making middle-class wages. Maybe she needed a more reliable car (I'd never buy a Chrysler for that reason but I digress) and had finished saving up to get one. Hell I got a new job and new phone days after my father died. Life doesn't stop for the death of family members.
I didn't say middle class income and I didn't say life stops when a family member dies. I'm not familiar with this account process. Can you set it up to meet a maximum dollar amount? Say funeral expenses run into about $10,000 max for all the bells and whistles. You set the max at that amount and the account stops accepting money at that dollar amount. Does it work this way? As for what else she could have done with the extra cash, plenty. Pay off all debts, use for any existing medical conditions in the family, home repairs,/upgrades like new furnace/AC, etc. now she may have had an actual need for a replacement vehicle that was reliable and that's fine. I didn't attack her for purchasing the vehicle. to me, her choice of vehicle is very poor. While stylish, it isn't very reliable, fuel efficient, nor roomy. I would have gone with a Hyundai/Kia for the 10 year power train warranty or either Honda or Toyota for their history of reliability, fuel efficiency, and resale value. Today's compact sedans from these makers are about the size of midsize sedans of ten to twenty years ago so she would not be sacrificing passenger or luggage room. I doubt the outrage from the public would have been as loud had she gotten a Kia Forte, Hyundai Elantra, Honda Civic, or Toyota Corolla. Heck, the subcompact cars from these makers are a good buy. Kia Rio (4 or 5 door). Hyundai Accent (4 or 5 door), Honda Fit, or Toyota Yaris (4 or 5 door).
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