<prompt> Human: Hello rpersonalfinance. I dont know if this is the right place to ask, or if I should even be asking, but Im seeing that everything is going wrong for my family and my parents and they are spending a crap-ton of money trying to fix it all. Its stressing us all out. Now, I dont know exactly what our financial situation is or how much total has all been spent on repairs and stuff because my parents tend to be secretive about money, but I will try to explain everything that has been going on.First, cars. My older sister learned how to drive and got a used car a year or two ago. That thing Ford Taurus is a piece of junk, but when we bought it the thing worked fine and a mechanic even inspected it and said it was in really good condition. Since then its probably been towed or in the shop five or six times.Next, my moms car Chevy Traverse, despite being fairly new, has also had its fair share of trips to the shop. In fact, right now its in the shop because the motor went and weve finally decided to just look to get a new car because chances are high that the things just going to break again somehow.My dads car Chevy Malibu has done pretty well, but its been in the shop for expensive repairs due to other idiots damaging it probably in a parking lot or something, all I know is that he didnt notice anything was wrong until he got home one day and saw the damage.Now its my turn to learn how to drive, and I might be getting a car soon... or not because of everything else thats going on.Also, my older sister started college. Even though she has a scholarship, there still is tuition to pay.Next, the house. My God does this thing suck. We hate the house, we hate the neighborhood, and we want to move, but we cant. Everything is breaking. Recently we had to pay to replace the sewer line under our property which I happen to know was around 5000. We also had to re-caulk our shower. And, of course, now we have our next obstacle: our hot water tank just went, of course right in the middle of winter, and our downstairs is flooding. My mom is dealing with that right now, frustrated and crying, and it doesnt help that my cat just shit on the floor.Were stuck with two cars but five people to transport to different places, and now we dont have hot water and I dont know what to do, or rather, what they can do. Theyre just always stressed and mad now.EditUpdate: So it turns out the entire downstairs is flooded. We had to move all the furniture onto tarps, but were gonna have to move them out of the house at some point to get the carpet replaced, the drywall inspected, etc.. Also I didnt mean to emphasize the cars, that was just the big topic before I posted because it was what they talked about the most. Im a runner, I would much rather run and bike places than drive but thats not always possible because of school, winter, etc. Im probably not going to even get my drivers license right at 16 anyway. As far as what I can do for my future, Im really pushing hard academically. Im taking hard classes, actually for math and English Im taking classes at my local college Diff Eqs and English Comp II so Im loaded with work all the time.  <response>: I am not sure what kind of advice you are looking for here, but if your parents financial situation is really as terrible as it sounds, you might want to consider working a part-time job and become more financially independent.Also, regarding your sisters tuition, there is no law anywhere saying that your parents have to pay for it. She should probably look into scholarships or take out a student loan if your parents cant afford it. 