Here's my rule: Alot a budget to send home every year, how much depends on how much you save, earn or spend, whatever, atleast US$1500 a year if you make 1500 a month, none if they are well off, more if you understand the financial problems at home, try to save a little more for unexpected and genuine requests. If they do request for more than you can afford, you be the judge and handle it the best way that you can, but don't ruin yourself financially unless you beleive you can handle it and the need is dire. You don't have to fulfill all their requests because they don't get the picture. They never provided you with everything you wanted as a child haina? So you be the judge. Pathauna ta parcha. Let them know that you have expenses, if they are constantly expecting money don't tell them you got a scholarship but let them have a brief idea of how much your expenses are and there's not really much left to save or send back home. But remember you have money if the need is dire. Don't tell them though. I'm expecting you should be saving something. And just because you have money don't keep sending them, they'll keep expecting. If they just don't understand just don't listen to them and continue to send them how much you can afford.