What is some good advice to give to my friend?
A very good friend of mine is having some serious financial troubles. Here is the whole story. First her dad got laid off from his job, which hurt the family of 10 people quite a bit, but they have been able to manage. However, her dad’s unemployment has run out and her mom has had to take up a second job. Her dad refuses to even look for a job and her mom is threatening divorce. Her brothers have had to get jobs and they are starting to fail school.
My friend wants to quit going to college for a semester or two so that she can get a job and help support the large family. She feels like she is not only abandoning them, but also using money that they simply do not have.
For the first time when a friend has come to me with a problem I feel completely stumped. What I want to say is that she needs to stay in school by any means necessary… but she doesn’t even have enough money to pay for books and all the money she makes from her work study job gets sent home to pay bills. I would offer to loan her money to pay for books and basics, but I myself don’t have a large pocket book from which to draw, I basically have enough for myself. She doesn’t want to go to school because she feels like she is abandoning her family, but she doesn’t want to stay at home because of all the stresses… I truly have no idea what to tell her.
So this was kind of a little rant/seeking advice. If you think of something good then please leave a comment here, if not thanks for taking the time to listen to my rant. lol
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