The cost-of-living crisis means most people are looking for ways to save or make money. It's also forced some parents to make difficult decisions to make ends meet.
One mum recently shared her dilemma on Mumsnet after asking her 18-year-old son to pitch in with the bills. The request did not go down well and now she's questioning if she was being unreasonable,
After she requested £80-a-month board to live in the family home, he told her he was "completely livid", reports Liverpool Echo.
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The mum told her son, who is earning around £800 to £900 per month, that she was finding things "really, really tough" at the moment. But he really wasn't happy with the proposal because he's saving to go to university in September.
Writing on the forum Mumsnet, the mother said: "He earns 8-900 pounds a month and I've suggested he gives me £80 a month. Would make up for the £60 I will lose from child benefit. He's at college and due to go to university in September he's saved around £2,000 for this already.
"He is absolutely and completely livid about this situation. Things are really, really tough for us at the moment if that makes any difference. Vote away, vipers."
The post divided opinion, with some backing the mum's suggestion and others supporting the student's stance.
One person wrote: "He's done well to save but he knows he'll need it for uni. It's not his fault you lose the benefits you came to rely on. Don't punish him for it."
Someone else said: "He's earning a decent wage so paying board is the right thing to do. Me and DB [dear brother] both had to pay £40 per week back in 2000/2001. DM [dear mother] said if we didn't like it we could move out and see how we liked paying rent and bills. We paid the board."
While another said: "He has very few other outgoings. £80 / month will not put him in the poorhouse or damage his uni savings, but it might help him to understand that life costs money."
One Mumsnet user said: "Welcome to the real world little boy. Oh no, actually in the real world, you'd be sleeping rough or paying £200 per week."
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