<prompt> Human: background - have a friend who needed some help in figuring out on how to deal with an older relative. Older relative barely have enough money so started asking for monthly cash support from my friend. Initially those money asks were sparingly done but recently became frequent and likely to turn to monthly support. Relative is now old, no income source except social security.what to tell my friend?  <response>: If they want to support their relative, they should do so without any expectation of being paid back or receiving anything for the support. They should also make the support payment a part of their budget, and given that its an optional expense, it should not impact their ability to house, feed, and transport themselves, or their savings for retirement, and toward an emergency fund if they dont already have one. If they cant afford to make regular payments to their relative, they need to say that. They could offer help in other ways, such as cooking meals for them, helping them to apply for public assistance like SNAP, or working with them to reduce expenses. 