Helping adult children financially: When to say no?
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Helping adult children financially: When to say no?
As parents we never want to see our children doing bad or without basic necessities. However once you've taught, and instructed your children at a young age the best you know how then once they're adults it's on them to enhance what they think is lacking. This doesn't give your children entitlement, or room to make you feel obligated to them financially. They know how to work and budget under your roof but once under their own they calling expecting you to come through. This is where tough love come in No! I don't have it to give this time my child but I know God will work it out just keep praying and asking for favor and the ability to not find yourself in this spot again for you you will learn to be a good steward from this point on. How do you teach help children financially: when to say no?
Re: Helping adult children financially: When to say no?
Defining boundaries and expectations is my approach. So, whenever they ask me for money, I ask them to detail the repayment plans. It makes them reflect on how much they have spent or how much they would use. It works in the end, trust me.