<prompt> Human: I made a post a while back about helping my parents budget their money better. I tried talking about it but they kept shutting me down with weve got it handled. That was 2 months ago.Just over one month ago my father said hed be unable to make the next 850 installment towards my college tuition, and asked if I could write him a check so when the college pulled from his account he wouldnt be in the red. I decided to apply for a loan for 1600 to cover slightly less than that and the final installment, given Im graduating two weeks from now and would like to have plenty of money to pay for living expenses and not default on my other debt. Unfortunately my colleges bursar screwed up and didnt fill out any info other than what Id written when she mailed the paperwork to the state. The state mailed the form back to me half completed, I took it to the bursar for her to fill out and re-submit. She said it might not make it in time for the next payment but Id get a reimbursement check after the fact.Knowing this, I told my dad and wrote him another check for 850 asking him to only deposit it the day before the payment was to be pulled from his account if he needed it to stay out of the red again. He decided to deposit it even though he didnt need it. Also, the loan kicked in 3 days before the payment was pulled so he now had 850 that wasnt going towards tuition.A few weeks after that I was mailed a check from the college for 742. I went to the bursarfinancial aid and they told me thats the only reimbursement check Id get. My father asked for records of what had been taken from his account paid to the college so he could give me the money back that wasnt taken. I printed both out and gave them to him 2 days ago, he said Ill see what I can do. Yesterday he sent me a mobile pic of his truck saying Just got 4 new all-season tires! and that night my parents were talking about how the new double oven they want for the kitchen is on sale. This morning I get a message from my mom saying my dad hasnt been able to sleep worrying about the people he owes hes self-employed and it would be great if I could not ask him about the money...also to give my mom back the check for 450 she wrote me to help with my vacation I never cashed because I used my debit card instead.So now Im out 850 more than I was expecting and still have 1600 more in loans. One side of me feels guilty for wanting the money because my dad has paid for half the semester already, the other half wants my money because he said hed pay for the whole semester then surprised me with a sudden need for over one grand.TL;DR: Gave my dad money to go towards my tuition. Hes spending it on tires and ovens instead  <response>: I read your last post and this one.You live with your parents rent free. Maybe you should start contributing to the household by paying your parents a little something for rent every month so theyre not constantly scrambling to keep their bank accounts out of the red?If youre worried that your dad would continually spend the money on stupid crap, then maybe just buy the groceries for the house, so at least you know your money is going towards food every month.But I have to say... car tires are not frivolous. After completely wrecking my SUV sliding on black ice a bunch of years back because my all season tires were worn out, Ive sprung for awesome-sauce tires ever since to make sure Im safe in whatever car Im driving. 