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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - I'm actually relieved to hear that others make big sacrifices to send money to their in-laws and family.  We have a very tight budget, so I find it pretty frustrating when we are forgoing all indulgences (that sounds awful, it's not like we need it - at this exact moment, an indulgence would be getting a $10 pizza once a month).

DH always argues that they need the money to eat and that I want to take food out of their mouths , but when I go grocery shopping with them it feels like it's a free for all - they get whatever they want, whereas I scrounge to get the cheapest prices on everything so that we won't spill into our savings. Then, when we do have something come up (i.e. dentist bill) or go overbudget it's directly from our savings because we don't have any wiggle room.

Once our kids are out of daycare things will definitely not be as tight - am I wrong to be frustrated by this? I love my in-laws, don't get me wrong - and I want to help them and help them age comfortably, but I really want to make sure my family is on solid ground in case of an emergency too.  I love the responses and perspectives above, thanks for letting me know that there are a lot more of us out there :)[/quote]

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