Your wife first or your mom and family?

[BlueJay83]

They are adults.. they can pay their own way.. They SHOULDN'T be asking for your money because you two need your best start in life.

I wouldn't help unless my wife was happy with it, and we could afford it.... and then, only if they were actually going to lose the house or something.

 

[aaron3719]

I will mention one thing you could do since they gave you the car. . . You could offer to give them the car back if that will help them financially speaking.

By doing that you are helping them undo some of their irresponsibility and helping them out financially, but you arn't rewarding them or saving them from their own irresponsiblity.

I don't know how that would affect you though. You may need to obtain your own car.

Luther, they didn't buy me anything. It's their car.

 

[hermanchauw]

Genesis 2:24

24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

I think the principle is clear enough.

 

[K9_Trainer]

Focus on your new family and your bills. While living under their roof, I think it's acceptable and logical to help with bills. But you have your own bills to worry about and they need to be adults and figure out their own finances. It's unfair to rely on their son to pay bills they can't because they made a poor decision.

 

[Luther073082]

Luther, they didn't buy me anything. It's their car.

Oh well then there really isn't anything you can do.