SENIOR FORUM / Asking the Kids for Help NASSAU Edition
Q.Should I ask my children for money? I have worried so long that it might come to this. I sold my last investments two years ago. I held a garage sale a few months ago. All that money is now gone for regular living expenses. I've got nothing else to rely on except my meager Social Security che...
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| Published in | Newsday |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Long Island, N.Y
Newsday LLC
09.11.1996
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| Edition | Combined editions |
| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Q.Should I ask my children for money? I have worried so long that it might come to this. I sold my last investments two years ago. I held a garage sale a few months ago. All that money is now gone for regular living expenses. I've got nothing else to rely on except my meager Social Security check and my kids. Is it proper - or is it too demeaning - for a 78-year-old widow to ask for financial help from her adult children? If you've been successfully hiding your financial stress for years - by selling those investments and garage sales items - then they may not realize your plight. Retirees can be a proud lot, having grown up in the Depression and war years. Hiding hard times is polite. |
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