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[quote=Anonymous]My mother left my sister and I an inheritance of about $50,000 each. I am the older, much more responsible sibling. Before her passing, my mother told me that she hoped my sister would spend her inheritance to pay down her high-interest car and consumer debt. I asked my mom to tell this to my sister herself, but my mom was kind of conflict avoidant and didn’t want to discuss this with my sister.

I told my sister about a month ago that my mom wanted my sister to spend the inheritance money to pay down debt. I told her I was only going to say it once and wasn’t going to follow up on it.

Based on social media posts, it appears that my sister is using the money to buy new furniture.

I shouldn’t say anything, right? It sucks because my sister is in a bad place financially (minimum wage job, no prospects for advancement) and getting rid of her debt would be a big relief. But she is not financially savvy at all and is impulsive. No one in my family has taken the time to explain finances to her.

What do you think I should do, if anything? 
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