We’ve all had a family member who never pays their bills. But what do you do when it’s your sister-in-law? A woman who was angry finally did something brave to stop her sister-in-law from taking advantage of her kindness and reached out to us. She had enough and decided to do something about it herself. Now she was wondering if she went too far.

“Hey there!

I really need your help with how to deal with a bad family member. My sister-in-law is really annoying me, and I’m not sure if I handled the situation correctly or if I went too far.

Okay, here’s the story. My sister-in-law, who is 28 years old, lives in a different city but often comes to see us. She never books a hotel and always stays with us. And whenever she’s here, she has to go to fancy restaurants. It’s true, she never pays because she “forgets” or makes up an excuse not to. She even hints that since I make more money than her, it should be my job, not my husband’s, to pay for her things. Also, I do make a good living, but I can’t keep paying for her every time.

I’ve just paid the bill and asked her to repay me in the past, but she never did. I had enough when she booked another very expensive restaurant for last night. It gets interesting now: I used a trick I saw on an episode of my favorite TV show.

Before we left, I made it clear that this time I wouldn’t pay her bill. As we were leaving, I pretended to have left something in the room. When I got back, I saw her wallet on top of her suitcase. I didn’t say anything as I put it in my purse. After we were done eating, she tried the usual trick by saying she “forgot” her wallet and we needed one bill. I took it out of my purse and asked, “Do you mean this wallet?”

She was very angry with me because I took her wallet without asking, which she thought was wrong. She is even more angry now that she knows I wrote this story for you because she says I made her look bad.

All the best,
Jessica.”

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