How Do I Tell My Mom She Can't Afford To Live Where She Does?
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You raise your parents the best you can, and then you have to let them make their own mistakes.
Touche!
😂
So true and so sad.
I gave my 93-yr-old Mom an extra hug today. Thank God she refuses to live beyond her means.
The daughter should also probably go ahead and mention to the mom upfront in that conversation that she's NOT going to be able to give her money if and when she struggles to pay the expensive rent. I bet one of the reasons the mom isn't worried is because she's assuming the daughter will just bail her out if things get rough finanically.
Moms said she would work a second job
Precisely.
And then fund her retirement
@@ghostbird92 lol y’all crazy! I’m sure the daughter ain’t well off to do any of the stuff y’all mentioning
@@reese85 it doesn't matter, the parent will still expect help as long as you're employed. What's yours is theirs and what's theirs is theirs.
Encouraging a woman to let go of her mother is a challenging task. My mother was widowed at 55. With an elementary school education and no ability to balance a checkbook she worked as a domestic. I lived with her and handled all of the household affairs until I married and moved away. Then three other siblings took turns assisting her until she passed at age 90. It was challenging but I would do it all over again. Today I'm grateful, feeling no guilt, and glad we looked out for my mother.
You should take care of your parents but they have to let you. If you tell them you can’t afford this and you don’t have money to just give to them they can decide what they want to do
He said something that was key, she's more worried about her mom's situation than her mom being worried about her own. It's sad. I totally get it. I'm tired of worrying about other grown people's problems.
It's difficult to watch your parents make poor decisions. I feel for this lady.
You can’t parent your parents. Break the cycle girl! ❤️
AMEN!
Babies raising their parents...
I needed to hear this. My mom lives in a house that's falling apart won't save for retirement and keeps loading it full of junk.
Yes
It's to save themselves from future hassle. Who wants to see their parent homeless. It could come to this.
Almost my exact situation.. only difference is my mom is a nurse and makes a livable wage.. she's just a spendthrift . she doesn't take financial advice from her MBA graduate daughter.. tried to get her to find better jobs, she doesn't take health seriously...so I just gave up. Dave's advice is spot on
I've been in a similar situation with my mom. I knew I couldn't help her, and I had many sleepless nights wondering what would happen to her. All I could do was be there as she worked her way through her struggles. We had one big, serious conversation that really changed the course of everything. She picked herself up by her own bootstraps. She is thriving now. The night is always darkest before the dawn.
I'm glad it worked out :)
We help my parents out of love and devotion and with what capabilities we have to care for them. My mom never expects our help, but is so fun to be generous with. I could never do enough for my mom. I'm grateful she has no expectations of specific things from us. She also often helps us in many ways. She could do nothing for us ever again and I'll still feel so devoted and wanting to give her more.
This is beautiful and I agree. We four adult kids showered our Mom with financial help when she became elderly. Could she and our stepdad have planned better? Of course, but Mom always dealt with a generous hand and it was our privilege to help her when her husband passed away. She’s been gone a year now, I miss her every day, but I live with absolutely no regrets.
Her Mom’s plan is to have her daughter take care of her, that’s why.
Edit: I didn’t mean for that to sound nearly as snarky as it read. Sorry lol
Obviously the daughter can’t do that, cuz she would foot them extra $400 a month!
Not only that! The mom says she would work a 2nd job
Correct. Believe peoples action before their words. Many cultures have multi generation households.
The mom will be living with her
@@richardedwardpay Sponging off of your kids is inexcusable no matter what "culture" you come from.
You can hear the distress in this daughter’s voice. I hope she is able to get through to her mom because this is not her burden to carry.
I feel for her. I absolutely understand, she's been primed to think she's responsible for her mother.
When the daughter puts her foot down and stops helping, you will see how fast the mom comes up with the extra money.
Did you listen to the vid, cuz the mom never asked for help and said she would work a 2nd job
Your comprehension level is awful.
I appreciate that this young woman is concerned about her mom. However the mom is an adult. You can't force her to do anything. Continue to care about her and love her.
Caller is probloby worried the mother's problem will ultimately become her problem. Parents problems tend to become older children's responsibility.
@@stevenporter863 you are so right. The mother will be living with her in no time. And if her health is failing, she will be living with her permanently. This is what happens to people with low incomes.
@@soleilwhitton6397 so is the answer then for this young daughter to simply let her poor elderly mother die???
I would guess this is an African family so the child is always going to help mom.
@@soleilwhitton6397 That can happen on any income but low income families that produce a multiple generations of low income people tend to have income issues forever!!! I don't make much money myself but I make more than I spend every year so I am lucky enough to always have options but for many others they are even or short constantly.
This is the talk I had with my dad some years ago, and boi, he didn’t like it! Thanks to Uncle Dave I’m able to say NO to myself first, then to anyone around me
No should he
@@666dynomax While parents like these may not like having the conversation, is the answer for this young daughter to just let her elderly mother simply die???
Dave, please understand that children of single mothers, particularly those that had to struggle and work multiple jobs, often feel a heightened sense of responsibility for taking care of their parents.
Feelings are the problem. Dave gave the facts. Mom ain't changing.
For sure we do...!
My Mom often picked up extra jobs, while full employed when things got tough when my Dad broke his ankle and leg in an accident. Or when the oil field had lay offs. He always went back to work asap but she didn't let up for bit, wanting to save. Later, Dad passed. But she still provided for herself and my oldest brother. He wouldn't launch. 🤬 Mom hasn't asked me or my other brother for money, but she asks for help for fixing things around the house. I get the responsibility, I would never feel comfortable with my mom doing without.
Drop your drama OMG. Excuses excuses. No two people are the same that is your drama.
@@wadesuhr EGGGGGGGGG zackly!!!!!!!!!!!
🤣🤣🤣 Rachel hide the fried bologna! Strictly rice and beans for Uncle Dave. Toughies!!
I'm in the same position as the daughter. I had to let my mom be and just be there emotionally for her. Parents don't want to be parented by their kids. Forcing my mom to listen to me just damaged our relationship more than anything.
Sounds like daughter is trying to be proactive as she likely fears her mom on her doorstep post eviction or will guilt her for $.
It seems like this girl got daughter-husbanded by her mom. Seen this quite a few times actually; a single mom acting like she's independent and has all of her stuff together. Meanwhile she's leveraged the "don't you love me?" card to outsource all of her problems to her children.
This girl is going to be taking care of this woman for life. Good for her for apparently not falling into the same trap in life as her mom. But the middle third of her life will consist heavily of subsidizing her mom, I envision.
This is the winter that is coming. All these entitled women were told by feminism they don't need a man but the math just doesn't work. Watching the homeless rate of women skyrocket as we speak.
@@thearmy88ify yup. RIP Kevin Samuels. But all of these women who got support every step of the way financially on behalf of their kids, that well dries up once the kids are adults. Now you’re a 54 year old woman who works a job that makes around $15/hour and is designed for 18 year olds to do while going to school for a real nursing degree.
And imagine dating Akosua. Her mother will be ever present in your life, and you can totally expect some of your family finances to go towards keeping her alive if you married her. Result? Men aren’t going to deal with Akosua. This is what this woman is doing to this poor girl.
Only about half of single moms are employed all year long, and like 29% of them didn’t have a job at all. Sound like these women are doing their best for their kids?
@@hornetguy9063 That’s a good point; CNA is for nursing students to have a paying job in the hospital environment instead of waiting tables or doing something else that is unrelated and doesn’t help them increase the relevant skills and knowledge. It wasn’t meant as a lifetime job for a permanent underclass, many of whom are low-intelligence or just unmotivated, and don’t learn and improve to benefit patients.
💯 facts
Lol doesn’t sound like the mom ask the daughter for any help!
She's really a caring daughter. However, totally agree that it's not your responsibility to make decisions for your mom. You can't control what she's gonna do, she's Your mom and she's more than old enough to live the way she wanted it.
Caller doesn't want it to ultimately become her problem. Parents problems tend to become older children's responsibility.
@@stevenporter863 So is the answer for this young daughter to just let her elderly mother simply die???
My dad rented a 1 bedroom apartment in the less desirable section of town. He loved it. He made a lot of friends, and it was within walking distance to a cafe that he went to regularly. He always lived below his means and when he passed years ago, he had less than $100 to his name. His only debt was a utility bill that came after he passed.
I know you wrote it meaning it's all ok. But it's sad yet. I'm sorry.
"you can do that with a yellow pad and a number two pencil" 🤣🤣🤣
My Mom used to eat Balogna sandwiches all the time when she didn't feel like cooking. Two heart attacks later taught her that was not a good idea. Damaged her heart. Now the doctor said no salt and exercise. She didn't do either. Four hospitalizations later she might've gotten the point. People don't listen until they have to. The mother is an adult, she will learn.
for real.
My grandmother's heart was completely blocked. They had to take her to a cardiac specialist when she had her heart attack. The doctor was shocked she even made it. When she got out of the hospital what was the first thing the entire family did? THEY WENT AND GOT CHILI CHEESE DOGS at her request!
She received a second chance at life and she still smokes and eats a diet founded upon excess salt and continues to smoke.
You can't care more about people than they care about themselves.
She's since been diagnosed with diabetes, and I look like the bad guy because I didn't faint and fawn over the diagnosis. WHO DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING?! She drinks more chick-fil-a lemonade than she drinks water.
She's an adult, but I think there are some people who never learn due to stubbornness and pride.
@@joyhope9486 Wow! I am sorry. This is so hard to watch. I know someone similar.
@@sandrab.3538 may they both have their eyes opened so they can see the light before it's too late.
Im sorry you can relate.
@@joyhope9486 Happens more often than people think. That and people who just refuse to manage other chronic illnesses like T2 diabetes.
People are free to do what they are going to do. Chili Cheese Dogs? Yep. Smoking? Yep. And it can be maddening, but no one wants their kids or grandkids to start with the lectures. I wouldn't want anyone telling me what to do, either--let's be honest. I try to focus on my own diet and exercise and health.
She thinks her daughter is going to take care of her because she took care of her whole life. This woman isn’t doing anything because she knows her daughters gonna come and fix it because in their culture that’s what daughters and sons are for😔😔😔
Yup. I love how people seem to get off on bashing the "Individualist" culture of America, but then this is perfectly ok. How can daughter pursue her own goals if she has to play parent to her irresponsible mother? What man is going to marry her, seeing what a liability his potential MIL is?
I totally understand this one because my mom is the same way and she's in her late 50's. I wish she could see this.
Play it for her.
Me too. My mom is the same.
@@nleem3361 So is the answer then for this young daughter to just let her elderly mother simply die???
Same here.
👋🏿 right here. This is me. A daughter of a single mom. Plus, my mom lost her only son my big brother back in 2006. Gave my mom so much the 1st 32 years of my life. Now I'm married, 39 yrs old, and expecting our 2nd child in 2 months, she feels like I'm neglecting her. I'm not but my priorities shifted.....it's heartbreaking 💔 but my husband and children need me more. My mom still works and is only 63 and lives how she wants 😢
Her mom needs to learn to live within her budget. In this case, her mom is the child and not the parent.
HER MOTHER’S BEHAVIOR IS THE REASON SHE’S A SINGLE MOTHER
@@Austenfan177 or maybe she just wanted to take care her kids
@@reese85 that is not the right way to take care of her kids
@@unfairsanic5089 working multiple jobs, why not?
@@reese85 because lowering expenses and increasing income so that you can spend time with your kids is obviously better, yet it doesn't sound like she did that
@@d_all_in doesn’t matter how much you lower your expenses, if you don’t have income to support you and your kids!
Mom's 54 and makes $2400 a month, and she doesn't have a dollar to her name. But her daughter wants her to buy a house...in a year???
Good luck with that.
I was surprised he didn't pounce on that being an unrealistic goal (home ownership) based on the $ figures presented.
Yes - priority should be saving. Her expenses will be even higher with a house.
... in Florida no less! That door is closed until we get another 2008 style crash
To many other things to pounce on I guess.
From a name I assume she is a Ghanaian, let me tell you this. Most African parents see their children as an investment and their retirement ticket.
Totally get it. I had to turn my emotions off. My mom is the exact same way. All I can say is have that conversation before you have kids. Praying for you. I know it’s hard.
My mom recently told me that she expects her kids to financially support her when she cannot work anymore. She doesn’t want to put money into 401K , she doesn’t want to put her money in a high interest account. I feel like I’m so done telling her she needs to be a grown up and think about her future.
"disregards apartments for rent because they're not in her tastes". She also has nothing saved for retirement, 50 something with no financial literacy. She's been doing yolo her whole life not caring about next week.
In philippines we call them one day millionaires
Her daughter is the fully funded retirement plan. All she needs is some guilt trips to cash it out.
@@pauljinadu how you kno the daughter is in a better position, cuz she talks a good one?
Let your mom deal with her financial mess. Don't pay her bills on time for her.
She never said she pays her bills! She said she reminds her to pay them on time
@@reese85 exactly, let her mom remember to pay on time without the daughter telling her
@@nancygamez7087 that’s not a big deal! It’s hard for me to keep track if all the ish I gotta pay for
@@reese85 depending on others to remind you to pay your bills is a very bad move. What are you going say to the people you owe? “ oh I’m sorry so and so didn’t remind me to pay my bills”
@@ykciR lol it’s not a bad move and if you owe someone money! They would remind you
"I can't coach a wet blanket" why can't I stop laughing when he said this 🤣
The problem is that the mother's declining financial situation will eventually become the daughter's burden when the mom is evicted from her overpriced living. I'm not sure how a certified nursing assistant can afford $3K/month apartment rent while building zero equity with all that money spent?!
She can't. She's a CNA who wants to live like she's an RN. That's not how it works.
Mommy's a princess.
This is a case of lost on cultural translation. I detect an accent in the 26 year old. I think it is of a Spanish speaker. I will go out on a limb and assume she is from Latin America, possibly Mexico. That established, I believe her parent expects her to take care of her in old age as is the tradition to many from that culture.
Plainly speaking, daughter IS the retirement plan because mother feels entitled based on her "sacrifices" to provide for them growing up.
Furthermore, the daughter recognizes this is what Mom is thinking and wants to head it off because they are in a different culture and she doesn't think that it is necessary because her mother has the ability to establish some financial independence today if she takes action.
That's the subtext.
Actually looked it up. Akosua is a girl's name that originates from the Akan people from Ghana. So either her mom is Ghanian, or she's one of those people who gave her daughter a name from "the old country" even though they've no cultural similarity to West Africa anymore.
In a way it's cultural, but I don't think it boils down to where they are from. I think it's the single mom culture of getting passive income streams via children. Baby daddies aren't on the hook anymore, so she probably just assumes that the kids will pay her way from now on.
I think she's black. African name.
Exactly what I was thinking. Surprised Dave didn't catch onto that.
I see a bunch of comments saying retirement plan, but if that’s the case! Why is the mom willing to go out and get a 2nd job bs moving in with daughter or having her help with the extra rent money?
Well if the mom believes her daughter is her retirement plan, was the mom HER mom’s retirement plan? Or did that “tradition” just begin now?
You can't parent and parent. It's really not shocking. My guess is the mom is fully aware of her issue but it's easier to not think about it. Its very common.
This may not be the callers job but she doesn't want this to become her burden in the near future. Parents have a way of making their problems their adult children problems. The caller is just trying to prevent a financial disaster for herself and her mom.
Exactly. When the dust settles it may wind up on her plate to deal with.
Yeah it becomes difficult (err _more_ difficult) when the parent becomes unable to care for themselves, and is solely reliant on Medicare and SS benefits, which limits assisted living and nursing home options.
The daughter is obviously trying to preempt the mother needing to move in with the daughter.
Don't let her move in. If mom screws up, it's on her.
@@jimroscovius Easier said than done.
@@rachelharrison7961 Move and don't leave a forwarding address.
Exactly. Mom always counted in daughter being her retirement plan. So obvious. Notorious of single mothers
@@rachelharrison7961 Not if she tells her mom NOW that she won't be doing it. My parents are 94 and 90, living on their own in a nice duplex 370 miles away. My Mom has said, when Dad goes, she will stay where she's at until she has to go into assisted living. She will not move in with any of us three kids, although she'd like to visit. She may move closer to us, but not in with us. Our home is not conducive to walkers, etc.
I know other adult children in this situation. They are convinced their mothers just don’t understand. I know the Mothers as well. They understand perfectly what they are doing. Their kids are their retirement plan. While they work (and some make a lot of money) their money is for fun. They plan to let the kids take care of them when they retire and they will act like a victim if the kids don’t step up. As for the caller. Her mother is probably a master at guilt tripping. That’s why the caller feels so responsible for her.
Wow; did dave say fried bologna?! He's officially gotten one for the culture haha
LOVE fried balogna -- or, as we say, "fried baloney".
@@LG123ABC I love it too.
"You can't coach a wet blanket" made me cry laugh.
Thank You Dave and George 👍💵💵
When parents rely this heavily on their children, I wonder how they were ever able to raise kids who turned out so well.
The kids who are raised by these types of people have to grow up fast and learn how to take care of themselves, then it gets transfered to the parent as they become teenagers and young adults. It's a pretty co-dependent and not particularly healthy relationship as the roles get very confused. I've seen this a lot in families where the parent is an alcoholic.
It's going to be a long hard road for the daughter as if anything happens to the mom (eviction, bad health, nothing saved for retirement) the daughter will be stuck with her. Her mom will come to her for financial support.
The daughter will be working two jobs to support her mom.
Word of the week to use on anyone trying to tell you how to eat: "TOUGHIES!" 🤣
Don’t try to reason with her. It won’t work. Appeal to her emotions.
I think Dave gets at that well. The daughter taking a hard line saying that she will not give her mom money to fund her lifestyle decisions would serve as a wakeup call. Some people respond to logic, but far more respond to fear.
At least her daughter really cares instead of sittings by the sides lines and not saying anything. It does sound like she's going to have to let her mom realize this for herself.
With the $400 rent increase her new monthly expenses will be $3000? So before it was $2600 and she makes $2400? She couldn't afford it before the increase. I'm guessing her daughter was covering the deficit.
Yep!
Good advice Guys.
Oh Dave. This is difficult. As a guy whose culture and family PUSHES this, it’s extremely hard.
I said no ONCE. It literally destroyed everything. My relationship with my mother has not been the same since.
And no I have a fear that I have to take care of everything once older age is reached. It’s hard Dave. It’s hard.
I’m wondering if Dave isn’t seeing the big picture in this situation: if mom gets evicted, where is she going to live? With her twenty-six year old daughter! And as loving as this young lady is maybe she doesn’t want to care for her sick 50-something mother right now at her young age. She wants her mom to be independent as long as possible so the daughter can have a full life! I’m sure these things are going through her mind. God bless this young lady. She wants to help and honor her mother but also keep her own sanity! Praying for wisdom for her and her mother.
These single moms will absolutely ruin the life of their own children in order to preserve their own life. Does this girl dream of marriage and kids? Too bad. Mommy dearest is your marriage and your kids, wrapped up in a single package.
She’s never buying a house either… I don’t know how that wasn’t mentioned
I paid off my house today
Congrats
I think dave is quite unfair on people in this scenario. If she's got a mum like this it's inevitable she's going to end up giving advice and trying to help her out. Telling her she just shouldn't be in the situation doesn't help much
She’s watching her mom in a slow motion train crash, knowing at the end she’ll be expected to pick up the pieces and do elder care for her. So it makes sense she wants her mom to get her life in order while she can still work.
What a wonderful daughter
Sounds like the daughter is much more mature than the mother.
How the eff do you think she's buying a house on 24k a year... 👁️👄👁️
That’s what I was thinking, also not a penny saved for retirement.🤷🏻♂️
I argee with Dave Ramsey.
Akosua - she's a fellow Ghanaian. Our culture is very much so helping our parents ❤
There is NO WAY this mom will be able to buy a house next year! There are people making way more than her who are having difficulty affording a home. Even if she gets her act together right away, I don’t see her having a decent down payment, ESPECIALLY with the price of houses and her being used to having “all the bells and whistles “. The daughter needs to make it clear to her mom that she CANNOT help with that rent increase. I can’t BELIEVE the daughter has had to make sure mom paid bills on time.
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Let’s be realistic here. When someone gets to this age the probably of them changing their lifestyle is very very rare. The chances some 50 year old is just going to start living on less than they make and saving for retirement when they never did it before is very rare. What’s mostly going to happen is they will be broke and live on pay check to pack check there whole life until there health gets to a point that they can’t work anymore and the kids will have to take care of them.
54 is young. She has 20+ years of working and getting savings for retirement, but she has to want to
This is really sad.
I think this is a mindset some of us have that we just need to pick up another job, but it’s like a rat race.
I’m teaching myself finance now because I really don’t want to be financially unstable if God let’s me see an older age.
Me too i dont understand why i see most people getting a 2nd or 3rd job just to get all those bells amd whissles and keeping up with the joneses is beyond me
@@unfairsanic5089 I remember seeing a meme where a woman expresses disbelief that a man can be happy with nothing but a bare mattress, a gaming chair and video game setup, and TV in a studio apartment. Yup! If a man had $30k a year to live off for the rest of his life, he could probably figure out an arrangement to make it work for him.
@@hornetguy9063 no! I would go out and get another job, smh! Y’all crazy
@@reese85 you’re really not that bright, are you? Okay. Enjoy debt slavery.
Two key words were missed in this conversation: cultural differences.
Is she even in a financial position to think about buying a house?
Not a chance! SO many people with way better incomes are having trouble affording these overpriced homes.
Hon, you can't control what somebody else does.
How disturbing! I do feel for this Caller.
Akosua, if you read this comment, I suggest you read 'Boundaries ' by Dr Henry Cloud. This book is a good one. I also suggest you tell your mom exactly how worried you are.
since she is a senior and low income, I would think she could get on a list for senior apartment.
My Dad died at 54. I can see why she's worried.
Gosh, this daughter needs to be very clear that *when* her mother is evicted, she is not moving in.
Akosua you are the retirement Plan.
You just don't know it yet.
Exactly. She's going to ask to live with her and that will be the end of her personal life.
@@wealthandlegacy Had that with an ex-gf. Never again am I going to date a woman with a dependent single mother. In many ways it's worse than a single mom, because at least with the SM it's authority with responsibility. Daughter-husbands like that are authority-less but with all of the responsibility, they're basically slaves to their parent.
Sounds like narcissistic abuse. She needs to go get therapy because mother wounds are the hardest to heal.
The Mom assumes(correctly) that the daughter is going to bail her out of financial problems including retirement.
Love this guy! He always speaks the truth!
Her Mum is Ghanaian - she's not listening to you at all. Leave her to it and say okay.
That’s tough. Can hear it in the callers voice the concern she has.
What does the daughter do when the mom gets evicted and has to live with her? Now the daughter has to support the mom and use her money to get her mom into a new place and the mom might not want to move out. Even bigger problem. Sad situation
She doesn't allow mom to move in. Mom needs to be working jobs.
The mom probably has the mentality that my daughter will take care of me when I am old since I took care of her when she was little. And when the daughter can't support her in her old age, the mom may put the guilt trip on her. The selfishness of some parents is sad. They put that burden on their kids. The kids, when they become adults and start a family would have to take care of the elderly parent AND their own children.
@@johnhwang339 That's why the daughter has to tell her mom NOW that she won't do it. That would be enabling and she loves her too much to do that.
@@johnhwang339 Yeah, the mentality that you never get a family and life for yourself because you have to take care of mommy. Going to see a lot of this as child support dries up for the plethora of single moms out there.
@@johnhwang339 if this it true! Why did the mom say, she would work a 2nd job to cover the extra rent?
How does she not know this? She wants someone else to fix it.
Well her mom will be figuring it out on her own. Her mom needs a freaking reality check. The daughter is taking on too much stress because her mom is willing making bad decisions. The daughter is full of guilt because HER MOM for whatever reasons had to be a single mom but that’s not the daughters fault and she needs to realize that.
@KStar - That’s it. Daughter needs to immediately stop helping mom make sure bills are paid on time. Time for mom to do it herself or see what a late fee looks like. Might be what mom needs to realize SHE’s responsible for her finances. I was surprised Dave didn’t ask if mom could do some type of work at home job that wound be less physically taxing on the body. But again, she said her mom wasn’t tech savvy . . .
If Mom is a member of a church the daughter could go to the pastor of the church and explain because what I think Dave is missing is that the problem is not the mom the problem is that the daughter is all twisted about this problem
This is so hard to hear! I can relate 😭
Maybe her mom is struggling with the very real burnout and actually does need help.
Walking away and claimin "not my job" helps no one in this situation, if that's what it is.
I wonder if living together would be an option for them??
Just say no
@BLK - No, no, no! This daughter is 26 years old! She has her own future marriage and family to think of. Why should a mother who can’t even be responsible enough to pay her own bills on time be allowed to move in with the daughter?
She's refusing to move to a less expensive apartment because she's too picky. She makes $2,400 a month, and her current rent is $2,600. Her daughter's been paying for her groceries, phone bills, gas, car tuneups, internet, etc.
Check with your local laws but most places cant increase more than a specific amount
Rent is expensive everywhere
You can tell she’s going to keep enabling her
Big fan of the show. This is the WORST, I repeat WORST, clip Dave has ever put out. I greatly encourage they take this down. We don’t all live in magical fantasy world where everyone makes great decisions. Some people have been dealt bad hands and have processed them differently. Her mother needs help and it is irresponsible and disappointing to give this advice. There is nothing Christian about this. The mother is not a criminal or an addict or even in debt, this is a person that is uneducated in the ways of money. And it is reprehensible that you treated them this way and told her to emotionally abandon her mother.
Daughter knows she will end up paying for her mom.
There could be much more to this story than presented. This seems like a serious emotional problem maybe even depression. We can say tough but i have seen people who are depressed that die at young ages. Not saying that is the problem but there could me more to this than what seems to be going on here.
Almost forgot about Dr. John Delony his coworker. She should have her mom talk to Dr. Delony about what is going on!
This is how codependents and unhealthy caregivers are born.
Agree with the advise however this young lady can foresee that her mom will be at her door when she’s evicted and can no longer work. What is she to do then?
Maybe the daughter should live in another state so it’s not so convenient for mom to move in with her.
I can't say I totally agree with Dave.
He's totally right. What are you suggesting? This young woman give up her life? This mom needs to grow up!!
Is that you cardone lol
@@jimroscovius from the vid! The mother never asked for help
@@reese85 The point is that she will, as soon as she gets evicted.
@@jimroscovius or she can get a 2nd job like she said!
That mom should take care of her own da$& self. In my 50s was when I really was able to start helping my kids. And I’m disabled with MS. This mother has made poor financial and health decisions. This is backwards. This young lady should say good luck mom and be done with it.