Good Family And Welcome Money In Tough Times

It was bound to happen at some point. One of my very best friends is about to start going through a divorce.

I've been thinking a lot more about this more than I thought I would be. I just keep thinking what a great person she is, and how she shouldn't have to go through this. Also I was thinking about the very limited things I could do to help, and feeling a little powerless.

She was telling me her parents are going to take over her car payments for her while she gets on her feet. Coming from a supportive though religious family, she told me she was surprised at their degree of support about all aspects of this.

"I couldn't believe they even thought of offering to help with the car." she came back to later in our conversation.

I was thinking later about how my mother last fall (which seems so long ago now) paid my first month's rent and paid for my bed when I moved out of my then-boyfriend's house. She even drove over five hours in each direction just to help me move.

When we go through hard things in life, money is the last thing you want to think of. Yet when someone takes care of something financial, it is so wonderful and unexpected that it's one of the things you really remember.

Have you had anyone, a family member or otherwise, taken care of something financial for you during a difficult time? Your ideas might give all of us some more ideas about how we can be supportive to our family and friends!

Comments

[Kristy @ Master Your Card]

While I haven't always had a lot of emotional support from my parents over the years, they've always been there financially to help me out. That's not to say they were bad parents, because they weren't. Honestly, if I needed anything they were there. In particular, my dad helped me get the car I have now. When we did the deal, I was badly upside down in a previous car. That negative equity transferred to my new car was rather expensive. So, my dad cosigned and lent me $1100 for a "down payment." The deal started out as a huge mess because the sales guy goofed up, but it turned out alright. Still, my mom was against the deal and my dad still helped me out. I greatly appreciated that.

[Jodi]

My parents bailed us out of a tough financial spot at the end of my first maternity leave. We insisted on paying them back, but it's comforting to know we can go to them if we absolutely have to (though we've since taken steps to hopefully avoid the need to again in the future).

My Mom is also driving around with a bag in her vehicle so she can take off the minute we give her the call that I'm headed to the hospital so she can make the 4 hour drive to stay with Monkey.

I can always count on them (but I'd do anything I could for them, too). ;-)

[jessica]

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