Torn. I think you two need to sort this out. If she wants you to pay some sort of board, I don't think it's unreasonable, especially if money is tight. But I think it's unreasonable of her to sort of hit and run ask for it. You never know when it's coming or for how much, or how frequently. How can you ever know how much money you have or save for anything or have any sort of financial stability in your life at all if she hits you with that sort of thing? I think that if she wants you to give her money, she has to let you know how much and when, and it has to be an amount you find reasonable. Additionally, officially calling it board that you're paying her for the privlege of living in her house and food, etc, prevents her from trying to keep getting money out of you once you move out. I'm not saying it's something she will do; I don't know her, but by giving a name and a date and an amount to what you pay her, it makes your life easier now and later.
Is it normal for parents to ask their kids for money?
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Torn. I think you two need to sort this out. If she wants you to pay some sort of board, I don't think it's unreasonable, especially if money is tight. But I think it's unreasonable of her to sort of hit and run ask for it. You never know when it's coming or for how much, or how frequently. How can you ever know how much money you have or save for anything or have any sort of financial stability in your life at all if she hits you with that sort of thing? I think that if she wants you to give her money, she has to let you know how much and when, and it has to be an amount you find reasonable. Additionally, officially calling it board that you're paying her for the privlege of living in her house and food, etc, prevents her from trying to keep getting money out of you once you move out. I'm not saying it's something she will do; I don't know her, but by giving a name and a date and an amount to what you pay her, it makes your life easier now and later.