It's headed there. Yup, there is trouble in my marriage. I'm angry. I'm frustrated. My sister-in-law, who is elderly and broke, is now showing signs of dementia. I'm now taking care of her personal bill paying. I can't ask her anything, as she tap dances and does not give me a straight answer. I have to go online to her accounts to see balances and activity.
Hubby defends his sister and gets upset when I ask uncomfortable questions like, "Your sister is broke. She owes $15,000 in credit card debt. Her IRA distribution of $400 per month will run out in 2.3 years. She needs that money to survive. She has $250 in her checking account and zero savings. We pay for her property taxes, fuel, auto registration, cell phone and more. She can't get a reverse mortgage because she lives in a mobile home. The rent on her mobile home space is going up January 1, 2025. She blew her significant inheritance on crap made in China. Yes, I have her on a wait list for low-income senior housing, but that wait is 3-5 years. When we asked her POINT BLANK yesterday at our kitchen table what her long term plan was, she said she does not have one."
What frosted my behind was when I told her she does not have one nickle to spare she just giggled.
I don't want her living here. I think that is her passive-aggressive plan. Plus, she does NOTHING to better her situation. She does not take care of herself. She does not exercise. She can get a free hot lunch at the senior center Monday - Friday to either eat there or take it to go. She won't do it. They have services at the senior center. She won't participate.
Please people, don't dump your own elder care onto others. You will get old someday. You will need care. Also, don't expect the money fairy to appear out of nowhere (whether it is the government or family members) to bail you out.
Living alone on an island is sounding better and better.