How to Draw Boundaries with Nonresponsives in Personal Finances

How to Draw Boundaries with Nonresponsives in Personal Finances

I don’t hear this sort of stories often but every once in a while when I hear it, it rocks me.  Debbie once told me about her father when she was growing up.  By the way, Debbie isn’t her real name but she is a real person I know.

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How to Deal with Controllers Who Don’t Respect Your Boundaries

How to Deal with Controllers Who Don’t Respect Your Boundaries

Do you have people in your life who have difficulty hearing and accepting your boundaries, especially when it comes to money?  It could be a friend or a family member who keeps insisting you to cosign for a lease on a car or a loan for school.  Or that same person who keeps asking you to lend them some money you know they won’t pay back.

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How to Set Boundaries with People About Money

How to Set Boundaries with People About Money

How to Set Boundaries with People:  Questions People Struggle With

Parents have asked me if they should let their fully grown adult children to live in their homes without being productive or contributing to the family’s finances.  They keep giving allowance to their fully grown adult children while asking me why they are not finishing school or getting a job.

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