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[quote=Anonymous]Agree - boundaries.

For food - we did not pay for any of her meals out on her own. For groceries, I just asked her what she wanted me to buy, or she wrote it down on our list. I think the fact that I did the shopping, rather than her simply buying it on my credit card, made her a bit more reasonable. When I do give her the credit card for outings with the kids or errands, I see that she’s not very cost conscious. (Which is probably par for the course for a 22 year old with someone else’s credit card).

I obviously include her and pay when we get take out.

For gas - we also have a third car for her usage. We used to pay all the gas as a kindness but I noticed she was doing unnecessary trips / not being smart about it. Like she would drive 30 mins to go get a Starbucks and then come home. An hour later, she’d drive that same path to go to the McDonald’s next door to the Starbucks. We shifted to her paying her own gas and what do you know - suddenly she became much more efficient with her gas usage. For her monthly meetings, she told me that we were responsible for her getting there, so I would always fill the tank before the meetings.  (The tank would always be empty before I filled it, so I guess I am buying 1 tank full per month)[/quote]

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