Dear Abby: My father, who is retired, has always had a big heart and almost no regard for himself. Anytime he meets someone in a tough situation, he does whatever he can to make it easier, giving freely of his time and resources without asking for repayment. This was a big problem when my parents were married because he kept giving away the grocery money or loaning our family car to people who didn’t return it, but at least he had an income back then.

Now Dad is living on a fixed income and needs to be careful if he’s going to make it to the end of the month. Recently, he shared that he’s been helping the family that lives upstairs, quietly giving them money for rent and groceries and once for a car repair. He has been paying his own expenses with a credit card that is now maxed out, and

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