My favorite was a couple of years ago when a man told me he had to use his rent money to purchase an XBox 360. He said he was going to be in line at midnight to make the purchase. I explained that paying his rent would be a better financial choice since I was fairly sure he would be unable to pay his video game in his car. He, of course, did not listen and we evicted him the same month he bought his new game system. Some people never learn.
Several of our tenants did not pay rent this month using Christmas as their excuse. I very nicely explained that having a roof over your heads for the holidays is more important than gifts under the tree. Three days went out yesterday so we shall see if they make the right decisions.