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Money 911: Lending money to in-laws

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This morning on Today‘s Money 911, we heard from a woman whose mother-in-law asks her for $50 each month, and has been doing so for about a year now. Should the daughter-in-law continue to say yes? To see what we told her — plus why this might be a good opportunity to have a family finance conversation — check out the video clip below.

 

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COMMENTS | 4 comments so far

  1. 1

    thanks to this blog that i was able to learn new things with regard to lending. Now i’m more confident of the right treatment on lending to my relatives as well. :) ))

  2. 2

    thanks to this blog that i was able to learn new things with regard to lending. Now i’m more confident of the right treatment on lending to my relatives as well.

  3. 3

    Thanks for sharing this post with us. It’s really an amazing post. Keep posting the good work in future too.

  4. 4

    i’m quite hesitant at first to lend some on my relatives, but because of this blog, i was to overcome it and made to a point to give proper touch in it. Thanks. :)


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