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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are consumed by your life. As you should be. They are consumed by their lives. As they should be. They forgot. You need to say, "I'm sorry, we would REALLY love to see you, but we just can't afford any plane tickets in 2015. It breaks our hearts, but we can't." They need to be reminded. They are not consumed by your financial worries, that's all. [/quote] Perfect Keep it simple and keep it moving[/quote] +1. set aside resentment, guilty feelings and stuff like that. your ILs have no idea about you financial situation, it's your place to determine what you can afford and what you can, and say it clearly. when ILs organize Christmas vacation, you say that you cannot joint them because it is not in your budget, sorry", same for the summer. and tell them that you would love to have them at your place instead. they were financially smart and lived within their means, they will understand. if not, their problem.[/quote]
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