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> Word of advice: don't tell your family how much you make either. YMMV. I don't have any immediate family members who are at risk for monetary issues (luckily
by mbesto 5y ago
> Word of advice: don't tell your family how much you make either.
YMMV. I don't have any immediate family members who are at risk for monetary issues (luckily) and I have not had any issues with them knowing how much I earn. I'm also lucky that my family has been taught the value of a dollar since I was little. Not everyone has that advantage so I can definitely see why the default advice should be "don't tell them".
My dad's sisters and some cousins on the other hand...ya...they don't need to know.
- edgyquant 5y agoYeah I told my parents when I started making six figures and the only thing that changed was now my dad doesn’t pay for all my food when I’m visiting.
- ChefboyOG 5y agoWhich, admittedly, is a real loss.
- jzb 5y agoBefore my father passed he still grumbled about me buying a meal and he was retired!
- murph-almighty 5y agoMy parents will still try to pay for me sometimes, but my mom has venmo now so I can at least fire her whatever my costs were. For all the weird shit I put up with in my family, at least money doesn't really come up as an issue in that sense.
- donretag 5y agoMy parents still insist on paying everything, and they earned relatively little in their lives.
- exolymph 5y agoThey get pleasure out of treating you <3 I hope you can find ways to return the favor and spoil them without embarrassing them.