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Should I leave my deadbeat brother behind?

My issue is this. My brother doesn t believe in the applying for full time jobs. He firmly believes that there is no point in doing since you have to know someone who works at said job to do it. He currently has a job where is on an as need basis, $10 an hour, off the books and where his boss makes routine trips to Europe. In fact his boss is leaving on Monday and like the last 7 times he s gonna sit down and do nothing and wait for his boss to get back next month.

On his days off he s an internet troll looking to attack people who don t like Obama. He thinks hes intelligent just because he gets into arguments with people online and it happens to involve politics. He cries about not making enough money yet doesn t want to look for a more lucrative job. The sad part is that he s has a bachelor s degree and refuses to use it. We ve been having this argument for 6 years now and the message doesn t seem to sink in.

I m planning on getting a one bedroom or studio apartment so I can live by myself. I m planning on leaving my brother behind. It makes no sense for me to get a two bedroom for me to pay for everythIng and do nothing. What should I do?

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  • 4 years ago

    Yeah, you just answered your own question. If he is living comfortably at home than no need to bring him, but if he needs help or place to stay than set rules for him to pay rent and half of the food etc.. Of course, you can ask for this with time and with that fact that he has to get a fulltime job or have him pay a percentage of his wages per month 20%. At the same time if he lives with you, you want him to eventually move out on his own, so don't take his whole income or he will never be independent.

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