So my sister had a big redundancy payment a year or two ago. Almost from the day she got it she stopped returning my calls and I only really heard what she was up to via my parents. I believe the reason for this to be that over the years I had lent/given her quite a bit of money - probably up to about £2k. I never asked for it back, just didn't really think about it. I was earning well so it wasn't really an issue. I know she stopped contacting me because she was scared she might have to give me some money back (she is incredibly money oriented).
Anyway got a call from her a couple of weeks ago. We had a good chat and then as I felt things were getting back to normal between us I told her that one of my dc is currently being assessed for ASD and how worrying it had all been. She asked a couple of questions about it and then moved the subject on to her current money woes, telling me how they are going only able to go on a weeks holiday in the UK this year because they have got through all the redundancy money and they are probably going to have to declare themselves bankrupt. On speaking to my Mum the next day it turns out that the only reason they went on a week's UK holiday is because they are saving up for a 3 week trip to Hawaii later in the year and are currently working out a plan to pay off the mortgage over the next two years and move to a much bigger house.
Fine. I don't give two hoots about her finances but what really pisses me off is that I told her about my son's ASD - something huge that me and my family are going through and her very first instinct was still to protect her money at all costs. So AIBU? I don't actually think that I am but am interested in what others might think.