<prompt> Human: Hello everyone! Hope you all are having a great day. I would like to share my parents story to catch you up to present day and hopefully gain some helpful advice.Nine years ago, my parents bought out a friends business in Florida that was doing well at the time. And until 2015, it kept maintaining its course until newer, more similar businesses started opening up around theirs. Eventually, it got to a point where the monthly payments for the space lease and other expenses started to match and exceed their profits and they began asking me for financial assistance. Cool. Id love to help them as much as I can, but its starting to get to a point where my savings are being drained severely and I cannot assist them anymore. So fast forward today, my mother asked me for 2,000 because shes starting to get behind on her payments for the lease, and I reluctantly did so. However, I told her that I cant do this anymore because of my personal expenses as well. I suggested closing up the store and just finding a job elsewhere so they dont have to deal with their own upkeep expenses, but they still have another 5 years on the lease. And if things continue on their currently trajectory, my parents will not be able to keep that store and owe the mall owners a lot of money. And the other problem is that they still havent profited enough to match the money they spent to buy out the business. So that is where I am today. Any ideas? Suggestions that I can pitch to my parents? Thank you in advance!  <response>: A business needs to earn a profit at some point. If it doesnt make a profit, its not really a business.Your parents need to close the business and get jobs. They wont have much incentive to do so if family members continue working for free and giving them cash.Stop giving them money and dont work for free. 