<prompt> Human: My cousin and her husband are nice people who have always struggled with money. They have two young kids and theyre trying to keep their heads above water.My cousin bought into the whole Arbonne scam and shes been trying to push Arbonne products on me even though she knows that Im strapped for money and Im trying to save up for a house and pay off my student loans.Usually, in the past when I say no, sorry she backs off right away. Shes gotten really aggressive, though. Right now shes trying to sell me a 70 bag of protein shake mix loaded with sugar and other subpar ingredients. Id rather pay half the price for a bag of quality protein powder. I told her no because Im trying to save money but she keeps pushing me. She even offered a discount on the bag 50 now but I still dont want to spend that much on a crappy protein shake.I feel bad for saying no, though. I love my cousin, and I want to support her in any way I can because her familys going through a rough time financially. I just dont want to put my money towards a scam like Arbonne.Whats your best advice for this situation?Assistant: rrelationships Im not interested in buying anythingRepeat as often as necessary.Dont bother making excuses--pushy people love to find reasons to argue. If it continues, you may have to confront her with the reality It makes me uncomfortable that you are trying to sell things that I have repeatedly said I dont want. If you keep asking me to buy things, we cant spend time together any moreHuman: Sorry did I post in the wrong sub? I thought this was a good sub to post in because this situation pertains to my personal finances. Youre 100 right about how I shouldnt be making any excuses. Im just really close with my cousin and I dont want to lose her over this. I need to grow some cajones and say no, I guess. Ive also been thinking about buying the protein shake only once to humor her but Im afraid that shell take it as an invitation to pressure me to purchase more Arbonne products.  <response>: It doesnt relate to your finances. It relates to your relationship with your cousin and happens to have financial implications. 