<prompt> Human: Sorry if this is not the right place to post, recent lurker.TL;DR: Siblings picked out an expensive vacation package, and do not think my elderly parents should pay for anything. How should various costs be split?So my siblings planned out a pretty expensive family vacation package. There are some unavoidable costs basically, such as hotelcruise feeairplane tickets. I dislike spending so much money at this point because I have debt, and dont want to spend more than necessary.My parents are senior citizens who arent well off, but arent destitute either, and it was implied that they would not be paying for anything.Does it seem reasonable that their portion of the trip is split by my siblings and I? Should we split everything down to the nitty gritty, e.g. everyone chips in equally for rental cars required for trip, lodging required for trip? What about restaurants? Admission tickets? Should we take turns treating?I feel also like my siblings may pressure me into buying certain things, such as if they choose an expensive restaurant, or an expensive activity, insist on certain souvenirs, etc. - they both make 4 times as much as I do. I am going to try to avoid any of that if I can.Edit: Really good point about having an honest and candid conversation with the siblings - I feel its quite awkward to talk about money, especially with family, but this way we can know each others expectations and clear them up.  <response>: There is nothing wrong with having an honest conversation with your siblings about this. Tell them your concerns and let them know youre not in any financial position to pay for your parents, and youd only be able to pay for your own expenses on this trip if thats the case.If you havent talked about your income and debts with your siblings before, they probably assume youre doing more or less as well as they are. The fact that youre not isnt something to be ashamed of, but its not something you can ignore. You have limitations that you must adhere to, rather than racking up more debt. 