Re: Financially supporting family ‘back home’
Agree..
My parents have never really sent money back and don’t see it as their job to, they will only give money if there’s a specific need (one ex was when my youngest auntie was in hospital and her husband was struggling to pay a large hospital bill - was about £400 each day and this went on for a month and a half till she died).. If they are adults they should be working to support themselves imo and if they can’t cos they are poor or didn’t go to school they should be given the money to get an education or start a business so they can learn to be self-sufficient and not rely on handouts.. Obviously, if they’re handicapped or something that’s totally different but generally I don’t feel it’s right to send money back to family members who can’t be bothered to get off their backsides and earn a living for themselves.
In my mum’s family 5 out of 6 siblings live abroad but in my dad’s family he is the only one.. and even then on principle he refuses to give money unless there’s an absolute need.. One of his brothers died a few months back leaving a widow and 21yr-old daughter and the mother would constantly ring up and say they had no money.. there was plenty but she was spending it like water..