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[quote=Anonymous]1. Lots and lots (and lots) of people work in jobs that they are not "passionate" about in order to meet their financial obligations. Chances are very, very slim that the teller at the bank, the cashier at the grocery store, the person processing your tax return, your UPS driver, or pretty much any middle manager in bland corporate world is "passionate" about their work. For many people, salary is the #1 factor in job selection. That's why people committee from Loudon to DC, etc.. I have no idea what OP is earning or what her earning potential is, but I think exploring whether she can get a higher paying job so as to help her family out is an entirely reasonable move.

2. I haven't seen anyone suggest that OP should impoverish herself. Merely that she does seem to have a moral duty to help and she should make choices with an eye towards helping her family. So, maybe she vacations in Ocean City instead of Hawaii, drives a Kia instead of a BMW, doesn't buy a house at the top of her price range. You know - live a middle class lifestyle even if she could afford an upper class one. Use the money saved to help.
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