Living with your parents in your late twenties is far from ideal – even more so when financial contributions are unbalanced.

When a daughter is forced to pay the lion’s share of rent and household bills while her mother spends lavishly, she starts to wonder if she’s being taken advantage of by her own family.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for refusing to pay more rent?

I (28/F) still live at home, with my mother.

Mainly because housing is a joke, no houses available for newcomers on the market.

She’s paying more than her fair share in this living arrangement.

I’m currently paying an estimated 80% of the rent, but just got the “announcement” that I will need to pay an extra €100/ month starting next year.

The €100 is an estimate of how much higher my salary will be.

Her mother hasn’t always been the most responsible when caring for her sister with special needs.

I have a mentally disabled sister who doesn’t live at home.

As far as things go regarding buying her necessities, my mother ruined it so bad that my sisters finances are being done by an administrative company that helps with paying bills and debt of people with mental disabilities.

This has put a lot of undue pressure on the daughter who’s already paying most of the rent.

Because of this, I’m the one paying for her phone/tablet/headphones/cables/etc.

My mother only buys things she might want, but everything she needs is taken care of by me and the administrative company.

I’m basically paying 25% of my income to my mother, who works 2 jobs (not because she HAS to, but because she wants to).

I’m currently still paying off debts SHE made in my name.

One day, she’s had enough and tries to confront her mother.

I tried to have a conversation about how it’s unfair for me to pay such a big part of the rent as I’m the one taking care of my own bills/groceries/etc. and I’m the one paying the yearly water bill.

Even with me paying her every month, she still chooses not to pay bills so she can go on vacation or buy something unnecessary.

Her mother isn’t willing to hear the criticism, so they’re back to square one.

I’ve told her that if she has trouble paying bills, we would have to discuss her spending habits, but I got looked at like a traitor for even suggesting that.

I’m 1 year clear of paying all my debt and she’s only making more for herself.

AITA for not trusting her enough to pay more rent?

The line between helping and being taken advantage of is wearing thinner by the day.

What did Reddit think?

Her mother’s bad behavior could have serious impacts on the daughter’s future if she’s not vigilant.

If there’s one good thing about this arrangement, it’s that the daughter has plenty of leverage to use against her mother.

The mother is not putting her daughters’ best interests first, that’s for sure.

This commenter thinks the daughter should just cut her losses and get out of there.

She’s always believed in helping out her family, but at what cost?

Supporting family is one thing; enabling reckless spending is another.

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