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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you are the a-hole for expecting a 69 year old woman to work full time and naive about her ability to do so after being fired at age 67 (likely because of her age). I would maybe be on your side if she willingly walked away from an easy job at 62 but that isn’t what happened.

That said, it isn’t clear that having your MIL pay off the remodel debt in full (with the help of you and DH and SIL) is the right financial move here.   If it is, yes, give her the money as a gift. You can talk to your DH about how he can earn some extra money, if you must, but expecting a 69 YO to be able to get and hold a job that is going to provide meaningful income is not realistic. [/quote]

I’m OP. Fine - she may not be able to find a full time job. Even so, she has not tried and won’t. She actually looks very young so is often mistaken for 10 plus years younger. But whatever.

All that said - she keeps saying she will get a side bustle that brings in more
Money. We have given her a million suggestions for side gigs that are easy and would provide reliable income - because she does need some more income. She won’t even pursue that. She says she does not want to have to have a schedule. How am I supposed to respond to that? [/quote]

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