<prompt> Human: I speak from a place of privilege that I can even entertain the option of helping out my dear mom in paying for her property taxes and watergas bills, but I could use some peoples advice in starting to approach this and maybe some healthy habitsperspectives to retain my own financial independence while still supporting her.About Me:27, Bachelors DegreeJob: Fortune 50 Tech Firm, 3 yr experience making between about 80k Stock Options, with strong career growth opportunities.Financial Status: Have about 2.5k in credit card debtMy Mom has been divorced from my dad for about 3 years, and is currently the one raising my younger brother and sister overseas theyre 17, and 18. She gets financial support from my dad, but hes gone through a lot of financial hardship himself and money is always a sensitive topic that leads to disputes between them, so its hard for me to even approach the subject for both of them. I do think theyre both in considerable debt however based on what Ive overheard from them.Im helping my mom out with one time payment of her bills totaling about 1K USD. I dont see her more than once a year cause she lives overseas, and feel guilty about how much she has to deal with, but also feel like I hear my older brothers voice in my head who has been trying to stop me from giving all my money to my family been in a similar situation with a sister my age.Again, Im so thankful that this isnt a problem due to medical issues or getting to the brink of bankruptcy and feel good about being able to help but wondering if you guys have been in a similar situation and learned anything from it? Shes not the type to ask for money from me all the time, but I think she expects that Ill become rich in my career and will basically take care of everything for her within the next 5-10 years.  <response>: Imo if youre helping parents you have a right to see all their financial information. If you want to help her, decide on a set amount to give her every monthyearwhatever and no more. Make sure you fully understand how it will impact both your savings and lifestyle and make sure youre 100 ok with it.Also, pay off your CC debt now! If youre helping your mom you definitely shouldnt be carrying any CC debt. 