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Originally Posted by 6bet me
Nah I believe that they're truly desperate... none of them have jobs, my father-in-law still hasn't 100% recovered since he got out of ICU (and probably never will), my BIL lost his job due to the COVID19 pandemic, and his girlfriend quit her job to take care of the father-in-law and do all the cooking and cleaning around the house... they have nothing. They need our help.
Apparently my FIL's medicine alone costs $300 AUD per month. And then they've got the electricity bill, food, etc. I do believe that they're putting all of this money to good use and not simply saving it up.
But anyway, my wife said that once she gets back to work, she won't ask me for anymore of my poker money. She'll pay for it out of her work money. So this is only temporary.
You've seen zero receipts. You don't know what the medicine costs, what their food costs, what their housing costs. You don't know what jobs they had and if they still have them or not.
Why did your sister in law quit her job when your brother in law isn't working? Why doesn't she get her job back?
Why doesn't your wife spend some of her savings to help them out? She doesn't have any. Yet she still has debt. Because she was shipping them most of her paycheck before corona. Where's that money? If they needed all of her money when they all had jobs, why do they "only" need $500 a month from you with everyone jobless?
None of it adds up. You know that.
Not to mention, your silver lining of her continuing to send them her entire paycheck constantly once she resumes working is horrible because that's money that you, as a couple, need. You're living with your mother! You're sacrificing your happiness for your in-law's happiness. If that's ok with you, awesome. You're very benevolent. But you have to admit that it's somewhat fair for most observers to think that you're being taken advantage of.
