My Kid Makes $180,000 and Still Wants Us to Help Out Financially

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app.
0:04.3	Start budgeting for free today.
0:06.7	My husband and I are in disagreement about whether or not to gift one of our kids' money.
0:12.7	And one of us feels like we have been generous to them financially,
0:18.8	and it's time for them to stand on their own two feet.
0:22.2	And the other one of us says we have much to be grateful for, and we have money, and we should
0:29.3	get them the money if we can afford it.
0:32.7	Neither one of you are right.
0:37.1	Both of you are wrong. You know why? Because neither one of you are right. Both of you are wrong.
0:39.0	You know why?
0:39.6	Because neither one of you said what's best for this kid over the next 20 years.
0:46.1	One of you said, I've got some money, I'll just throw them lollipops.
0:49.6	And the other one said, I don't care.
0:51.8	They just stand on their own.
0:53.5	Neither one of you asked the question, what's best for the kid?
0:57.0	Okay, what's best for the kid in this situation?
0:59.1	Yeah, that's what I'm asking.
1:01.0	So, yeah.
1:01.8	So we're retired, quite comfortable financially.
1:05.8	We are on baby step seven.
1:09.8	So you've got the money in question.
1:12.0	How much money are they asking for?
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