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She wouldn't. Her goal isnt for my sister to become independent. She has no issue of how much is allocated to her. I guess I am the only one here that has an issue with it. Maybe thats because I'm not making $130k a year. Moms always thought I can be independently successful. It helps to move awa...

[quote]I dunno, if your Mom bought her niece a brand new car, I’d say she’s making her choices loud and clear. For whatever reason, she’s choosing to bestow material things on her sister’s family. You may not like it, but if no one is coercing Moms to buy things/keep Sis on the payroll, then she’s e...

[quote]What is the husband doing during the day? [/quote] Little jobs he finds as a painter or just fixing up their house. He use to work a plant, but that didnt last long. Most of the capital goes directly to payment of house, car, schools, etc. They get about $2,000/ month for daily expense...

Mother has a small business for the past 15 years that grosses over 500k/year. She still works every day in what she feels to be a stressful environment. She feels the need to be present for "quality control". Shes brought up concerns lately that she is feeling the want to look towards retirement bu...