@Aviendhe have you burned the bridge with mom

Well...
We dont really speak; just because there is nothing of interest to talk about. She isnt interested in STEM and has a 40 year old Broadcast journalism degree.
Her parents are old guard and old money republicans who have no concept about how the world works, but she runs to them despite them condoning the abuse of her by her brothers while she was young. She is still largely a child of her parents, unable to make autonomous decisions. She just now passed her flight attendant training and is now a flight attendant again. The only difference is the massive alimony checque my dad will now pay UNTIL HE FUCKING DIES from their 25 years in marriage.

So due to this lack of respect, Im about as close to having burned the bridge bar playing the game to suckle tuition money (which is now court ordered anyway). Largely Im independent of her funding for that as well as I worked full time 2 semesters and put anything left over in a Roth IRA.

Also worked through all of HS so built up considerable savings there for college.

Now closer to my Dad than ever tho.

She sounds like less than half an actual person

@Aviendhe so why the fuck does she need alimony for?

When some of those assets during the divorce were claimed by my mother I pursued litigation against her and ended up testifying multiple times against her in court

So

Theres that

😛

I DONT FUCKING KNOW YOU TELL ME.

If alimony has to exist, I believe it should only be with heavy oversight and accountability to simply allow the other spouse to get back on their feet. Immediately ending upon employment and with the recipient having to submit proof of seeking employment.

But somehow

Someome respond to my reddit thread reeee

My mother gets a ticket to retirement for 25 years lol

Whereas my dad loses his.

Its fucked up; part of the reason why Im pushing so hard in my field because Im hoping to be able to help my Dad retire

your dad could emigrate to a different country

^ BINGO

We have spoken of this when I graduate

Well..... I mean.... she does sound useless enough to not find work

Well shes now officially employed by Delta

So

@Aviendhe does he pay a fixed ammount or a %?

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Its Illinois. He got fucked HARD.
Percentage for each year of marriage adding up to 25 percent plus a 25 fixed amount so basically 50 percent of his networth. Great lawyer though who was able to roll it back. I am unsure of the final settlement but he is seeking to renegotiate it every year.

But it is somewhere close to that mark.

@Aviendhe work a mim-wage job and give her jack shit

He wouldnt do that, plus I wouldnt want him to for his happiness.
My Dad has worked all his life from absolute poverty to be top in consulting/technology solutions and engineering for the auto industry.

He loves his work and his work is his life.

Have your boss pay for your external expenses via an expense account, and only get paid minimum wage.

Oh that nice car? Business expense.

or work as a server and don't report tips

give her that less than mim wage money

Thats clever.
As I said he will probably emigrate in a year or two when Im out.

tbh if I the guy writing the checks, I'd be sympathetic @Fitzydog

He is court ordered to pay 60 percent of my tuition with my mom as 40; I just bounce the money back to him as, as I said, I have savings.

does you sister like your whore of a mother?

I do admit I am in the 1% and extremely lucky to not have had to take on massive student debt but Id like to think a lot of that was because of my hard work in HS and busting my ass freelancing during the summers and doing Tier 1 and jr sysadmin IT.

Shes neutral - just completely disconnected now.

Both of our parents definitely have issues, my Dad just has less and his issues only impacted his private life and marriage and NEVER spilt over into his childrens.

1% means that you earn over 250k? a year