Parent Guilt...when it comes to finances

HImom
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:54:29 +0000

I can see a clear difference in the way I & my older sibs were raised and how the younger ones were (we were living mostly paycheck to paycheck when we were young but had more income when they were growing up). We have a much stronger work ethic and “money sense” than my younger sibs, which has stood us in good stead.

The “baby” in our family is in his 40s and barely has any savings, tho he has much more income than we do and has for a long time.

He & his wife rarely ever cook but always go out to eat with their two kids or have takeout–very expensive lifestyle.

You can ask your D if the $300 will put a huge hole in her budget. If so, perhaps you could offer her a no interest loan of some portion of the funds, perhaps until her summer job starts & she gets income from it?