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FRED HALE SR. · 10-29-2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

I'm running into one enormous issue with my mom borrowing cash from me.

We get paid on opposite weeks, and no, I don't live with her. Whenever I get paid, though, she's broke from house payments, my sister's cheerleading, and what-have-you. I get to buy her dog food, whatever my fourteen year old sister needs (cheerleading, make-up, etc) and occasionally dinner.

She owed me $120 last time, and paid me back with $75. I let it slide and said nothing. This time, she ended up owing me $150, and paid me $40.

Now, it's my mom, and she's paid for me a lot when I was a kid...but, I mean, I have gas to pay, bills to pay, and still need money for food and Christmas shopping.

I don't want to call her out on it...but she makes at least 3x what I do per pay period, probably closer to 4x...and she spends so much cash going out on dates / with her friends...

Would I be at all justified in putting my foot down? I mean, I'd love to go out with friends, too, more than once per pay period. And she goes at least 5x per pay period.

Plus, I have a chick I'm kinda digging, but can't find the $ to justify hanging.

I want my mom to have a life, absolutely. I just want to, you know, have a life while I'm in my twenties is all...

She still owes you 155 dollars of course you're justified. The next time she asks you for money tell her I still haven't got back what I loaned you yet and I'm broke, sorry. She obviously needs to manage her money better. Or just say you are broke and keep saying it. I had issues with my mom borrowing money at one point also. Now I can afford to take the loss, but there was a time when it was troublesome and I had to tell her I couldn't do it anymore. She'll understand.