Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
I am with you... My intention at this point is, if I am not earning money I'm going to work actively to save aggressively via more home cooking, mending, deleting subscriptions, paring down to the bone, pulling back on the "Mom and Dad gimmes." Honestly, though, any money we've given our kids isn't their fault--it has been all on DH and me. Our kids are not moochers. A couple of kids in particular are always asking us how we're doing financially--not out of self-interest, but out of concern.

Even BIL didn't come up to my son's birthday party yesterday because he only has 2.12 in his account until payday, and he never asked for the money. I did offer to give him gas money, but he declined.

oh, I completely agree, I see your kids as being very good kids, independent and not expecting handouts. We all know why they get handouts. And they are appreciative of what you and your DH have done for them.

And frankly, they are smart to be asking about your financial situation because that could blow back on themselves having to support you. Just saying, it does does happen.