Try to help mom financially

>Doesn't want to buy crypto

>Doesn't want to buy stocks

>Doesn't want to apply for credit cards

>Doesn't wantt to open a high yield savings account 

>Doesn't want to get new job

>Doesn't want to work more at current job

>Sells paid off car to buy new car she can barley afford

>Believes if she keeps a $2 bill in her purse it will bring good luck

>Consooms

>Plays the lottery 

Holy shit why are boomers / old normies like this?

>>54764793 (OP)

Boomers aren't like that at all, your mom is just dumb

I thought I was doing my mom a favor by selling her my old car (2013 vw cc, very luxurious, low miles, she loved it - still does actually) so she could get into something nice and help her start saving more when she got into nursing.

Six months later she went into over 20k in debt to buy an SUV because apparently 2013 is too old and "you know I never had anything nice". She was almost crying trying to explain herself when I showed my immense disappointment. Her new car isn't even nice, everything about it, other than the infotainment, is obviously cheaper and less luxurious, she just thought newer model year meant better car.

Forgot to mention I sold it for 8k when even kbb was saying 12k. I think back then listings with the DSG were usually higher. Also let her keep it on my name, so no DMV fees. I know "selling used car to mom" doesn't sound nice, but I really thought I was doing her a huge favor to help her get in a good place.

>>54764793 (OP)

poor parents are the fucking worse



My parents tell me to sell all my stock to "be safe" any chance they get



I told them i sold it all and have nothing left

this. /thread

Boomers are oblivious to the world they've left us. They grew up at a time where such luxuries were affordable, not irresponsible.

Yea i know. My mom is low iq

What is it women and suv. Mine got a GMC Yukon Denali

they like the idea of being "safe" no matter the cost

My mom tanked both her and my dad's credit using credit cards to gamble online. At least over $100k just on one website not to mention interest and late fees. Not to mention lottery tickets, at least $20 of scratch offs a day while I was growing up. She stopped to my knowledge except for scratch offs after she got caught and is working to pay my dad back but shit makes me unfathomably angry when I think about it still. She doesn't seem to feel the least bit bad about it and hates my dad and treats him like shit for making her work to pay it off and she even still gambles.

/thread

woman here and this is correct. i bought my 21 tahoe because big = safe, but i'm not a poor retard and paid cash new.

Boomers are incredibly stupid financially. My parents make a combined almost $200k and admitted to me they still have less than $1m in savings and investments. They lease 3 cars, have 3 timeshares, and spend who the fuck knows how much on vacations total per year

Sounds like a good balance if they plan to move to a LCOL area for retirement and assuming they have another 10 years of working for something to leave behind.
