Nice meeting you John, you'll notice a welcome message in your Private Message Inbox and recognition of you as our newest member in the Welcome to Lifesupporters.com forum.
As for your problem, I'd say your a very generous person and should be proud of yourself. My dad charged me much more and I'm convinced it all became beer money. I'm assuming the $30 is per week as well so thats what I'm commenting to.
Maybe asking her what she thinks is a fair price may help to diffuse the situation a bit. You may find that over the course of the discussion, she may actually become a bit more aware of why she has to contribute such a small amount to the household. Another point that might be in your best interest to get across is that there's nowhere that she can stay for that cheap and have stability.
BTW, the whole my friends don't have to pay thing is a total line of crap. Most often they have no idea what their talking about and are rarely comparing apples to apples. Yes there's some kids that always move back home and stay free, I'm wagering there's even more who stay at home and not only pay, but do chores and contribute to the run of the household.
I'm not sure if any of this actually answers your question. I guess I'm just siding with you and don't believe you should have to cave into her lack of understanding.
Ken
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