
日本一對73歲夫妻每月退休金約21萬日圓,存款1600萬日圓且房貸已清,卻因每月給離婚女兒5萬日圓生活費長達3年,累計支出180萬日圓,加上房屋維修費用,存款降至約1200萬日圓,最終與女兒協議逐步縮減並停止援助。
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日本一對73歲夫妻每月退休金約21萬日圓,持有1600萬日圓存款且房貸已清,原以為退休生活安穩。3年前女兒離婚後,夫妻每月提供5萬日圓生活費,原本預計援助半年至1年,卻持續3年累計180萬日圓,加上熱水器更換與外牆修繕等費用,存款降至約1200萬日圓。
日本一對73歲夫婦原本每月退休金約21萬日圓(約新台幣4.2萬元),手握1600萬日圓(約新台幣320萬元)存款,房貸也早已還清,原以為退休生活尚稱安穩。沒想到,3年前42歲女兒離婚後,夫妻倆出於心疼女兒和外孫,決定每月提供5萬日圓(約新台幣1萬元)生活費,原本只打算幫助半年到1年,卻一給就是3年,累計高達180萬日圓(約新台幣36萬元),直到翻開銀行存摺,才驚覺退休積蓄正以意想不到的速度減少。
日媒報導,73歲的和夫(化名)與71歲妻子久美子(化名)住在郊區獨棟住宅,兩人每月退休金收入約21萬日圓,原本擁有1600萬日圓存款,生活還算穩定。
3年前,42歲女兒理沙(化名)離婚,帶著當時就讀小學二年級的兒子搬到距離父母家約20分鐘車程的租屋處。離婚前,理沙從事兼職工作,離婚後雖然繼續上班,卻得獨自負擔房租和生活開銷,加上有好幾個月沒有收到約定的子女扶養費,經濟壓力沉重。
看著女兒疲憊不堪,夫妻倆也擔心外孫的生活,決定每月拿出5萬日圓資助。和夫當時告訴女兒:「等妳工作穩定下來,我會幫妳一段時間,不要太勉強自己。」原本預計援助半年至1年,卻沒有明確訂下停止時間。
隨著女兒增加工作時數,收入逐漸改善,但孩子的學費和學校活動費用仍讓她難以存錢。理沙不時打電話詢問父母:「這個月還能再幫我嗎?」想到外孫,和夫夫妻始終狠不下心拒絕。
然而,兩人的退休金扣除稅金及社會保險後,已不足以輕鬆負擔每月約20萬日圓的生活開銷,資助女兒的5萬日圓只能另外動用積蓄。由於每次匯款金額不大,夫妻倆起初並未察覺存款正在快速減少。
直到資助女兒約3年後,久美子翻看銀行存摺,才突然發現,光是每月5萬日圓、連續36個月,就已經累計180萬日圓。更糟的是,這段期間家中還得更換熱水器、修繕外牆,原本1600萬日圓的存款也降至約1200萬日圓(約新台幣240萬)。
「我原本以為都是為了女兒,但突然開始擔心,如果將來我們自己發生什麼事,該怎麼辦?」久美子終於意識到,夫妻倆已經不能再無期限地提供援助。
她向丈夫提出,兩人都已經70多歲,未來可能還需要準備醫療及長期照護費用。和夫雖然認同妻子的擔憂,卻又害怕突然停止資助,會影響女兒和外孫的生活。
經過討論,夫妻倆決定先盤點未來生活開銷及房屋維修費,再向女兒坦白經濟狀況。和夫告訴理沙,已經持續資助3年,實在很難無止境地每月拿出5萬日圓。
理沙聽了相當驚訝,坦言原本以為父母還有不少積蓄,沒想到這筆援助已經造成如此大的負擔。她也承認,早已把父母每月提供的5萬日圓納入固定生活預算,如果突然停止,家庭經濟確實會陷入困難。
最後,雙方協議從下個月起,將每月援助金額從5萬日圓降至3萬日圓,約半年後正式停止。理沙也決定重新檢視家庭預算、調整工作時間,並向地方政府詢問單親家庭補助及兒童津貼等相關制度。
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理沙將從下月起將每月援助從5萬日圓降至3萬日圓,約半年後正式停止,並重新檢視家庭預算與調整工作時間。
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理沙將向地方政府詢問單親家庭補助及兒童津貼等相關制度。
Likely · Within weeks

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