@JoeRockhead wrote:I can appreciate you trying to find an equitable and fair solution to help all parties involved. In the end, how, and what your parents spend their money on is completely out of your control, and they presumably look at it as none of your business. Is it right, or fair... That's likely a matter of one's vantage point, but as most people learn sooner, or later, things in life aren't always fair.
I obviously don't know the dynamics of your family, or your relationship with your parents. It's obvious they care enough to put a roof over your head, but perhaps they're putting these demands on you not because they're finances are really strained, but because they're disappointed, or even angry with you for, in their view, allowing yourself to get in to this position, and trying to teach you some sort of lesson. It really doesn't matter what the reasons are. Rather than saying you're coming off as entitled, I'd say instead that you're wanting the situation to be the most advantageous for you when it comes to getting your obligations/finances/life back in order. In reality, where else could you live for $300 a month?
Perhaps they'll see things differently down the road. Being they currently seem unwilling to agree to your version of compensation, or go along with the way you have planned things out, for the time being you really have no choice but to do your best with the hand you've been dealt. Keep your eye on the prize and do what you have to do, you'll get there.
I read all the posts...yours was the only feather in a box full of sledgehammers...lol. As usual, your advice is sound, but sometimes a sledgehammer gets through a thick skull easier.
