How to Give Parents Money

Most parents don't think that their children should be supporting them in their old age. Other parents think it is a child's duty. For the parents who don't want your money, there are several ways to quietly give parents money through giving the parents the money through the backdoor. Giving money through the backdoor is giving a person the thing that the money will buy, as explained in these steps.

Instructions

1. Show up with groceries. This is always an easy way to free up other money that they need. If you are buying the groceries, they can spend the grocery money on the bills. Be careful to just do it once and a while or they will catch on to what you are doing.

2. Pay down a bill for your parents. An older adult lives on a fixed income. This income allows little wiggle room in the finance department. Pay down some of the credit card bills or pay the electric bill for a few months in advance. Pick up the bill and mail it in for them. They may follow up on it with the company, but the company will say that it was paid and they will appreciate that it was paid.

3. Offer to pick up their medications. If you go to the pharmacy and get the medication, you can also pay for it. If you pay for it, then you have freed up money for your parents to use elsewhere.

4. Offer to pay for things when you're running around town with your parents. If you go out to eat, offer to pay for it. If you take them Christmas shopping, offer to pay for it. They may not let you at first, but be persistent. Eventually they will give in so as to not offend you.

5. Send money or gift cards for holidays. If the premise is that it is a gift, then they won't return it to you. Take the backdoor into your parents' life and bless them as they have blessed you.