Dear Queenie,
My husband and I have been very careful over the years not to spend more than we can afford and to put away some of our income in savings for a rainy day. On the other hand, my sister has not been so careful about things and whenever she has a problem she turns to us for help because we are so “lucky” to be fairly well-off.
Queenie, what is a polite way to explain to her that we are not “lucky”, we are “careful”, and we don’t owe it to her to help out whenever she needs it?—Older sister
Dear Sister,
Just tell her, “Yes, we have been fortunate (a better word for it than ‘lucky’),” and change the subject.
