Woman Refuses to Fund Sister Who Spent Savings on Wedding

A woman on Reddit is refusing to help her sister financially after he sister blew her savings on a big, expensive wedding.

“I  have always been close with my sister. Recently, she got married and had a huge, extravagant wedding that she insisted on paying for herself, despite our family warning her to keep it modest. She wanted a ‘fairytale’ day, so she drained her savings and even took out loans to make it happen,” the woman began.

However, problems arose when the sister began to experience some financial hardship following the event.

“Now, just a few months later, she’s in serious financial trouble and is asking me to help her out by covering her rent and bills for the next few months until she ‘gets back on her feet.’ The problem is, I’ve been saving for a down payment on my first home and helping her would seriously set me back,” the woman shared.

The siblings eventually got into an argument when the woman told her sister she simply couldn’t help her.

“When I told her I couldn’t afford to help, she got really upset and accused me of not caring about family. She said I’m being selfish for not stepping up when she needs me the most. Some of our relatives agree with her and think I should help because ‘family comes first.’ I’m torn because I love my sister, but I also feel like she made her own bed here,” the woman concluded.

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Users in the comments section sided with the woman and slammed her sister for not being more financially responsible.

“Your sister went all out for the ‘fairytale,’ now she gotta deal with the fallout. Family is important but so is your future,” one person wrote.

“Tell the relatives who agree with her they can subsidize her life. Which one wants to pay sister’s rent? What bill are they prepared to pay? Oh they don’t want to give up a single penny of THEIR MONEY? Then they can kindly shut up,” another commented.

“Tell the family to chip in if they think it’s no big deal,” someone else suggested.

“Shouldn’t she be relying on her husband and not you? I’d be saying no too!” another weighed in.