My (29M) cousin (26F) is currently in financial trouble because she moved into a house that is way out of her budget. She has no steady job, relies on odd jobs here and there, and has a terrible spending habit like, she buys $6 lattes every day and eats out constantly.
I warned her before she signed the lease that this place was too expensive, but she insisted she “deserved a nice place.” Fast forward three months, she can’t pay the rent. She’s now asking ME (who has my own bills, student loans, and rent to cover) for money “just until she gets back on her feet.”
I said no. I told her I love her, but I warned her from the start that this house was too expensive and I can’t be her safety net every time she makes a bad decision. She flipped out and called me a fake cousin, a snob, and said I was letting her “become homeless.”
Now her mom is calling me, saying I’m heartless and family should help each other. I feel like I’m being emotionally blackmailed for her financial irresponsibility.
AITA for refusing to cover the rent on a house I warned her she couldn’t afford?