<prompt> Human: Before we get into this, I wanted to point out some facts to save myself time since Im at work:- We have a family business that makes 350k a year.- My father is the sole person in charge for all of it.- I manage the business and create all the growth and do the behind the scenes work.- Im 22 years old and I started working for my father when I was 18. I own zero stake in the company.- I get paid 670 every two weeks for my work by my father.- Me, my sister, my grandma, and my mother all live in the same house as him.- My mom makes an additional 40k after tax a year from her own company gutter cleaning company but gives it to him since he pays all the bills.- We are also caretakers for my grandma and makes about 30k a year from that as well.- We live WELL within our means. 200k mortgage 15 years in, house is worth 400k now, maybe 10k in debt in other things. 2 car loans but they are leases. My father took out a line of credit for the extra equity on the home.. thats about 200k he has to play with which is fucking scary to think about.- Its a financial problem because our debt to income ratio is completely fucked I just know it, Ive seen some of the statement my mother took earlier and opened it before he saw it.EDIT: One other thing is; I DID start my own company licensed and insured of course to prevent anything bad happening over 5 months ago after learning of my Dads habits, and Ive been just throwing my mother all the jobs Ive been getting and shes extremely happy about it and has no idea its me working from the shadows. Only positive part of this post anyway. I took her house cleaninggutter company, re-branded it, made a super nice website with online presence and hope that if anything were to happen, I could use that and maybe with hard work get it big enough to be able to secure my family if my father wont. Currently working on SEOs and Adwords campaigns learning the ins and outs so Im not ALL the way out... but I currently make 0 dollars from the company.Yesterday, after many scaresworries my mother caught him gambling at a Casino. God knows how much he has spent over the last 6-7 years. He goes out every single weekend to hang with friends but we think its just him gambling. This is NOT the first time we caught him. I personally caught him when we went to Vegas to scout out new locations for our business. What actually happened? He left at 5pm and didnt come back til 8am the next morning from gambling. According to my mom, we have 0 savings. We have a few thousand here and there for billsemployees but thats it.My mother knew my father was always a gambler, and while she ignored the reality of it for a few years now.. Shes sold on the fact that hes been doing it all along hence why we never had any savings. Im in a huge dilemma. I live fine as it is. I make more than minimum wage. My father has promised me the company when I am 25 years old. I dont feel the financial stress my father brings by gambling but its tearing my family apart.We have earned over 2 million in the last 6 years. We have 0 savings. My father is a gambling addict who owns everything in this family. Probably gambles away 15-20k a month or whatevers left after bills. I dont know what to do. He is stubborn and said to all of us Im the one that built this so Im going to do whatever I want, who are you to judge since you guys all live fine dont you?Im at work right now, and the thought of all of this work going to waste just has me so fucking mad I cant even put it into words. I spend so much time and effort into growing the company I just dont know what to do.Do I hold out for dear life and continue through this and work my ass off as I always have been learning the tools of the trade while living rent-freedebt free.. or do I move out, start paying rent.. leave it in the hands of my father 100 who honestly doesnt run it anywhere near as good as I do.. Hate to admit it. and struggle financially for god knows how long. I have very little savings. No credit card. No credit.tldr; My dad who is the head of everything in the family and has his name on all of our belongings, wastes all his money gambling it away instead of spreading the wealthbuying a new housemaking more money investing. I was promised the business when I was younger and love the idea since Im know it 100 in and out and could manage it by myself with ease just giving my dad 20 of net each month for his things when its all said and done. Now Im more worried about my whole FAMILY. We all will suffer if shit hits the fan.. what the hell do we do? My mom is crying to me on the phone now and I dont know what to tell her. Is there a way out? My mother is also co-signed for almost everything and if this all comes crumbling down.. Shell end up on the streets along with my sister, me and my grandma.EDIT: I appreciate the help so far and I know it seems like a relationships kind of post.But what do I do? I am in the will for the company at 25. I dont have ANY credit. After reading all the stuff about gambling and co-signing, Im scared to even try to get a co-sign with my father for anything. I make enough for me, but not enough to live alone at the moment. Im concerned for the family of course, but dont know which road I should go down financially. Do I cut ties and potentially lose a thriving business which was asked.. has about 10 percent GROWTH every year and start from 0.. or hold out and hope he doesnt sink the whole ship as someone here said. Can my mother do anything with a lawyer to stop the spending?  <response>: Dad spent 3 million in inheritance through gambling including 250k my grandfather left to me for college. You just have to move on and not let him into your financial life and if he does cut him out entirely. Its your life and dont let him fuck with it. 