I think I am now a part of the "sandwich" generation.
Mother's day we spent over $500 fixing my MIL's car. She doesn't have the money, so we did it. Two weeks ago, we bought our son a car. It's a 2003 Honda Civic. (He needed a reliable vehicle and he's in that school/work/ trying to grow up but not there yet phase.) We spent about $5000 plus a few hundred on repairs. The kids came up for the weekend, and we spent a couple of hours Sunday fixing food to send home. Monday hub spent the day running errands with his mom (getting her food stamps fixed, banking stuff). Last night I showed her how to balance her checkbook and set it up in Excel so I could check it every week.
Last night she spent the night in the emergency room with hub - kidney stones. Unfortunately, the good insurance with his new job doesn't start until August. The crappy insurance with my contractor job doesn't cover much, so I'm sure last night will be pricey. (A CT scan runs about $2000 by itself).
Pulled in both directions, bleeding money in every direction. That's the "sandwich".
Having said all that, I'm glad we're here.
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That's a lot to deal with -- I hope things settle down soon and that your husband is alright.
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