Hey guys, thanks for all your good advice! To tell the truth, >>1 is my girlfriend. I wrote it from her perspective for fear that otherwise, all the replies would be "it's not your business, don't get involved."

Anyway, >>1 is kind of exaggerating a bit. I think the underlying problem isn't really the money, but that just that my GF doesn't get any attention from the rest of her family. Thanks everybody, once again.