27-year-old goes no contact with entitled mom and sister after they try to take the money he saved for a house: 'That money is mine!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 2, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Sometimes, you have no other choice but to go no contact. Ideally, drawing permanent boundaries with someone is ideal for both parties. If you need to do this with a former partner or with a friend, it's often for the best. As difficult as it may seem, cutting someone off is not actually that challenging if you really want or need to get it done. 

At one point in time, I needed to redefine boundaries in a friendship, and while the conversation itself was painful, it was almost shocking how straightforward the aftermath was. I assumed it would be difficult to interact with this person in group settings after our friendship breakup, but the truth of the matter was that we rarely had to endure these interactions at all. 

Of course, I know how lucky I was not to have permanent ties with this person. If they were a family member, it would have been far more challenging to go no contact. Unfortunately for this 27-year-old, he still needed to move forward with it.

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    I (27F) work as an accountant and have been saving for six years to buy a small apartment.
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  • This accountant made a point to save for years so that he could buy his own house. He conceded that his diligence was a response to having moved all around throughout his childhood. His mother and sister continued to be less reliable with money, which in turn made them more reliant on him for help. By the time he was ready to make his down payment, his younger sister tried to get in the way by guilting him into lending her some of that hard-earned money. When he refused, he quickly became derided by his sister and mother, so he had to make the difficult decision to cut them off for good.

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    I grew up in a poor family our mom raised me and my sister alone. We always lived in rented places, moving almost every year. I promised
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    myself: One day, I'll have a home of my own. My sister (26F) has always been more carefree. She
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    switched majors five times, worked short gigs here and there, and for the past two years, she's just stayed home finding herself. She got pregnant
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    by a guy who left her even before the baby was born. Our mom had to take out another loan to help her. Last month, my
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    mom and sister came to me with a request: to give them part of my savings so my sister could buy a small room in a dorm and start a new life. I said no. Calmly. I
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    explained that I've lived modestly for six years — no vacations, no new iPhones, no fancy restaurants. That money is mine. It's my chance at stability. My sister started crying, said I was selfish.
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    My mom called me cold and said I've forgotten what it's like to have nothing. Then the family group chat exploded. I
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    was compared to our dad who abandoned us people said, you've got his heart. Mom barely talks to me now. My sister
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    posted on Instagram about family who betrays you when you need them most. And I don't know...
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    maybe I could have given her at least part of the money. But I'm scared that if I give it away now,
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    my dream of owning a home will disappear forever. AITAH for choosing myself over helping my family?
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    Tangle-... 45m ago NTA. Your hard ear4ned money are for you and your future, just as you planned. As harsh as
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    it sounds, your sister's financial instability isn't your responsibility. Keep focusing on your
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    dreams, and make your own decisions about your money. It's okay to put yourself first.
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    Stunnin... 39m ago You have made sacrifices for YOUR future and you deserve to reap those rewards.
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    It's not your responsibility to 'fix' things for your sister and the fact that people are against you saying no tells
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    me she will not be successful in building the type of life you are.
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    • Grand_I... 35m ago If you choose to give her money now, understand you will be doing so for the rest of your life.
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    Legal-Li... 37m ago NTA times infinity. If either of them want money they can save it up just like you did. There's absolutely no reason
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    why you should suffer because they made poor decisions. Anything they say is just gaslighting you trying to manipulate the money from you.
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    That just shows you how much they actually care about you and what's important to you.
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