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Is this unfair?
My younger sister moved back into my mother and stepdads house to housesit while they are away on a trip. They will living in Arizona for 6 months and come back in the summer.
My sister is in dept up to her ears in credit card and student loan payment. She is still in college, and doesnt have a job right now. My father is giving her some money every month only until she finishes school, but it's only a couple hundred dollars.
Well I just found out that my mother is charging my sister rent!! I thought it was unfair because she is doing them a favour by housesitting. Also they know she's short on money because she
s still a student. I could understand if she were living with them but she's not. She told me that all the money that our dad gives her goes to pay the rent, and everything else she has to put on her credit card. They are charging her 400.
Does anyone else think this is unfair?
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It doesn't really matter what I think is fair, and it certainly doesn't matter what you think is fair. This issue is between your sister and your mother, both of them adults who agreed to it between themselves. If you go butting in saying it isn't fair, then you will most likely cause friction in the family and alienate your mother, possibly your sister as well. This is really not your business.
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Yeah I think it is unfair. She's still a student and isn't making any money so how the heck is she suppose to pay them?! I don't get what they exspect from her. I mean, I think she should get a job but, I mean, even having one couldn't pay a rent like that off for a little while unless she became a hooker ((Which I highly doubt))
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Maybe they are trying to teach her a lesson in responsibility. She should cut up her credit cards and get a job. Whatever you do.. don't start lending her money- you'll never see it again.
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It kinda sucks, but it's what they agreed to, right? She'll live.
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Yes. I do feel it's unfair. However, it's also none of your business.
Your mother and your sister are adults. Your mom didn't have to charge rent and your sister didn't have to agree to pay it. Four hundred dollars really is reasonable rent. I'm a student as well and I would absolutely kill for rent that inexpensive in my city.
But my point is, yes, your mother could have been a lot nicer to your sister. But she didn't have to be. She has a right to charge rent, and your sister has agreed to it.
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