Did your parents ask you for money?
By Petercheung
@Petercheung (681)
China
March 18, 2008 9:27pm CST
Recently,I got a news that my colleague's parents ask him for money.it is difcult for him to make the decision,because we dont have much money and he just bought a house,yestoday his father called him said that his mother want to buy health insurance.if you in this situation,what should you do?
5 responses
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
19 Mar 08
Hello dear peter. I think that we children have the duty to buy insurance for our parents to express our thanks to their bringing us up with so much money and time and energy. It is time for us to take care of our parents when we are able to support ourselves. I do give my parents money without their asking me for it. Besides, if we buy health insurance for our parents, it will benefit both parties so far as the medication expense is concerned. To buy insurance for one year is not that expensive. I don't think that this friend of yours cannot afford it if he is willing to. I know this because I pay for this every year. Thanks.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
19 Mar 08
We pay for this insurance once a year and it is only around 1000 RMB, cheap huh? But I think that maybe his mother is asking for a different kind of health insurance from the insurance company. Mine is not from insurance company, but from the welfare institution. So that is the difference. But anyway that big sum of money will be probably returned after certain years? Could this be possible, peter? Such being the case, it is really too much for that sum of money. OMG.
@Petercheung (681)
• China
19 Mar 08
Really?If so that will be great,but He told us he has to give his parents about 40,000RMB to buy the health insurance,I dont know if it is the same with yours,I will tell him about this,thanks so much for your response!
@a_robinnep (529)
• Nepal
19 Mar 08
No, never my parents ask for money. I think ask for money is one thing if they need its okey but you are in a situation that your money is already invested its not good to ask for money.
@Petercheung (681)
• China
19 Mar 08
yes, so that is the situation,but I sitll think we should help them ,just do our best.and now he ready to sell him house.good luck for him and thanks for your reponses
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
19 Mar 08
you know, I can not recall a single incident where my folks have asked us for money. Now, the case is not so with my asking my son... he is living at our home still, has a job and all - and sometimes I am short on cash I will ask him for a temporary loan... it always gets paid back of course, like when the banks open.
@Petercheung (681)
• China
19 Mar 08
well,like you in your situation like a interesting thing happened between you and your son.I think you did not feel any pressure;thanks for your reponse!good luck!
@xiaowen187 (426)
• China
14 Nov 08
never. because i am still a student. but i wish one day , i can earn a large amount of money and then buy three houses. so that my parents and my husband's parents can live together with us
@danzer (2723)
• Philippines
19 Mar 08
There are times when our parents and our loved ones in general puts pressure on us by asking money. Well, as a financial adviser tells, we should not always give in to pressures about money from our loved ones. We can help but they should not demand from us!
@Petercheung (681)
• China
19 Mar 08
I agree with you,so that our colleagues talked about this for long time.anyways,We should try our best to help them.
