It never ends.

> Family members asking you to fix their printers.

My honest, brutal answer is: "Your problem is very likely self-inflicted. Buy a decent Brother laser printer."

This attitude resolves you of nearly all such requests. :-)

Family is the F-word I can't stand, much like Louis Rossman. Whenever someone pulls "but I'm your family" or "but I'm your friend" into an ask, there's a 95% likelihood you're being guilt-tripped. Whether you wish to help the manipulators is your choice, but it's important to understand what's happening.

Depends on the family member. My parents? They fed and clothed me for a couple of decades (not to mention literally wiped my ass for years). I owe them big time and I'll do basically anything that isn't immoral for them. My cousins? I like them and will try to help them, but I'm not going to bend over backwards either.