Published: September 22, 2020
If your mother is living beyond her means, you’re right to be worried, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon Smith, but the question to ask her is why
My not-quite-elderly parents split a year ago and are starting divorce proceedings. My mother’s spending habits are worrying me. She had a difficult childhood, grew up in poverty but became financially successful in her adult life. She’s enjoyed a privileged lifestyle the past 20 years but has never been particularly extravagant.
Since the split she has been filling her emotional needs by purchasing designer shoes, handbags, renting a townhouse and fitting it out. After helping her with some life admin, at her request, I’m certain that she is living outside her means.
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