sorry i don’t have many people to ask so i come here to reddit. i got a phone plan under my name, and my mother and brother are on my plan as well. my mother has never been good at paying anything on time, so i knew from the front this would be an issue, especially since when i was under her plan our phones were always cut off due to her not paying on time. our phone bill( my brother mom and i) is $358.
i have been charge the full amount the last two months because she never has any money. our phone bill for this month was due two days ago and she still doesn’t have enough. im saving to get a new place and a car, and 358 being taken from me does not help. i know my mother is struggling rn, but i also know she could make better spending choices. i don’t want to remove her because i know she has a hard life rn, but she’s gonna end up owing me money she won’t ever give back. my parents have asked for money and due to them being broke sometimes they couldn’t pay me back. should i remover her ?
Should I remove my mother from my phone bill?
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Remove her and get a cheaper phone plan for yourself.
Dude honestly, tough love is the way to go. Ur mom’s gotta learn 2 handle her own stuff, especially if it’s messing with ur own financial stability. It hurts, I get it. But, unless she learns her lesson, she’ll just keep leaning on u. Put urself first, mate. Remove her from ur plan and focus on ur own goals. Maybe help her find a more affordable plan or somethin’. Good luck!
Since when a mother owes to her child. And child ask back money for what he gave. Dont know how u people have this kind of mindset.
Youre not suppose to be the parent to your parent. Ever. I went to many years of therapy since age 8 I’m 32 now so I know a thing or two when it comes to abusive parents. Sadly that’s what youre mom did, she abused you by using you. You can be responsible and do the right thing to save yourself, because this is all on you, your credit score and your payments are being documented. If you want a good place later or even buying major purchases that run your credit, well make sure its right. My advice is tell them, give them a month notice or something, tell them Walmart sells the phones that you pay by minute or the phones that you have to put money into in order to use.
Remove her and get her a pay as you go phone sim and let her sort her own billing out .
What phone does your mom have? I think what’s best is too remove her from the plan and see if you can set her up with a cheaper plan by herself. Get her a cheap plan and cheap phone she can pay monthly. She clearly can’t afford to keep up with her phone bill so she does not need the latest and greatest phone. A lot of phone companies offer senor discounts if she’s 55+ as well.
Time to yeet your mother off your phone bill.
How are you paying that amount for 3 people?
Like wtf?
Im paying 160 for 4 people on tmobile
Are you paying for their phones too? If so you may not be able to lose them until its paid off
She is your mother , and eventually, whatever she get her self into it, we will get back to you , if you cut her off now she well be in more trouble and this trouble eventually well be reflected to yousince you are her child you can’t cut her of bro , hold her hand and get stronger together
Definitely remove her, no one is careful with someone else’s money if they haven’t been stopped before when they took liberties.