Remember when family guilt trips were just about not calling enough? Now they come with Venmo requests attached.
We’re the sandwich generation – supporting kids who can’t afford rent and parents who didn’t plan for retirement, all while trying to figure out our own future.
Saying “no” to family doesn’t make you selfish. It makes you solvent. There’s a difference between helping out and becoming the family ATM.
Your brother’s “investment opportunity” isn’t an investment if there’s no realistic plan for getting your money back. We’ve seen enough MLM pitches to know better.
We learned to “just say no” in the ’80s – turns out that applies to more than drugs. It works for financially bailing out the same relative for the fifth time too.
Help when you genuinely can, but remember: you can’t pour from an empty retirement account, and guilt doesn’t pay your bills.
