<prompt> Human: Im a single 24 year old female who is attending graduate school away from home and works as a Teaching Assistant to pay for my tuition and living expenses. For the past 3 years in grad school, Ive been supporting my parents siblings by taking a total of 50K student loans with interests and giving about 70 of my paycheck to pay for the family house and store. As of now, Ive stopped taking out loans...but I still continually give 70 of my paycheck to my family. Sometimes I wonder why do I let myself do this? Why cant I keep my paycheck and use that to pay for the 50K loans because its face it, although my parents say they will pay for it, deep down inside I know they cant. I know Im stupid right? I feel like Im drowning in debt and I keep having to give give give without being able to save for myself or even to pay for the loans. Just this past month, Ive given 2,400.00 70 paycheck and all the money I was able to save. My parents tell me that they cant ask my siblings to help because they are too young or stingy...and being the oldest, I dont want them to share my burden...but how can I deal with all this? Sometimes I also wonder why cant my parents think of me and my well-being? But I guess thats why Im their oldest child, so I can help and support them...sighs Im not sure what to do. I feel that at times the burden is placed on me and it affects me a lot emotionally at times my education...  <response>: You cant keep supporting your family forever. You simply cant. Youll bury yourself in debt trying to support them, and once you are that far in debt you cant help anyoneincluding yourself.As harsh as this sounds... your parents need to step up and start providing for their family. And if your siblings are in their late teens especially if they are over 18, then they need to step up and start helping out as well.---Edit: This isnt to say that should tell your family to f off. But explain to them that you cant keep sending 70 of your paycheck home. That does not help your family in the long run, and it certainly doesnt help you. If you need to send 70 of your paycheck home, then obviously the family store isnt making a profit or is making a very small profit. Your family clearly needs to explore other avenues of income, cause obviously whatever theyre doing now isnt working. 