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Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:08 am to chryso
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In many countries kids continue to live with their parents until they are married and some even after that.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:08 am to 0x15E
The day I graduated college, dad said, congrats son. You are now officially off the payroll and that was it. I was paying for quite a bit before that. More than anything I wanted to prove to them and myself that I could handle it.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:09 am to 0x15E
I was financially independent at 17.
Slept on the couch over summer at 18.
Moved into an apartment with girlfriend at 19.
Parents only provided the bare necessities while I was a minor, and instead of learning to make do for myself, I just learned to make do with almost nothing.
I've already made peace with the idea that my little girl is probably going to be spoiled like crazy. I'd rather raise an entitled brat than another version of myself - someone afraid to desire things and unable to voice their desires (as few as they are) well into adulthood.
I've also seen the wealth slingshot upper middle class kids get when they have the luxury of their parents helping to buffer expenses their first few years starting out. How could I in good conscience deny her that?
Slept on the couch over summer at 18.
Moved into an apartment with girlfriend at 19.
Parents only provided the bare necessities while I was a minor, and instead of learning to make do for myself, I just learned to make do with almost nothing.
I've already made peace with the idea that my little girl is probably going to be spoiled like crazy. I'd rather raise an entitled brat than another version of myself - someone afraid to desire things and unable to voice their desires (as few as they are) well into adulthood.
I've also seen the wealth slingshot upper middle class kids get when they have the luxury of their parents helping to buffer expenses their first few years starting out. How could I in good conscience deny her that?
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:09 am to kywildcatfanone
my parents paid for LSU & dorm first 2 semesters and my dad had to take out a loan to do it.
i felt so guilty i went down early the next fall and ripped one of those 'looking for a roommmate' tabs from a piece of paper posted outside the circle K and eneded up in a question apartment on state street with a guy who barely spoke English.
he ended up being one of my best friends.
took a minimum wage job and while they had to pay for tuition (only $1k at the time but seemed like a million bucks) i could pay for my own food & rent with a minimum wage job.
i tried to pay them back after graduating and having a job but like all parents they wanted to give me MORE money, not take money from me.
i never asked for money again but over the years they've given me money, put land in my name and gave me some stock.
we don't appreciate what our parents give up for us. i know after i went out of my own they had alot more money to use but that didn't stop me from feeling guilty anytime they wanted to give me money.
here's to having poor but great parents
i felt so guilty i went down early the next fall and ripped one of those 'looking for a roommmate' tabs from a piece of paper posted outside the circle K and eneded up in a question apartment on state street with a guy who barely spoke English.
he ended up being one of my best friends. took a minimum wage job and while they had to pay for tuition (only $1k at the time but seemed like a million bucks) i could pay for my own food & rent with a minimum wage job.
i tried to pay them back after graduating and having a job but like all parents they wanted to give me MORE money, not take money from me.
i never asked for money again but over the years they've given me money, put land in my name and gave me some stock.
we don't appreciate what our parents give up for us. i know after i went out of my own they had alot more money to use but that didn't stop me from feeling guilty anytime they wanted to give me money.
here's to having poor but great parents
This post was edited on 3/15/21 at 11:10 am
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:09 am to 0x15E
I reckon about 23 or 24.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:09 am to 0x15E
36 and have been financially 'separate' from my parents since moving out/away in early 20s but they still help me out in other ways (like helping me move out of a stressful situation with an ex, etc.).
TBH, the gratitude that I have for them still being alive/around and willing/able to help greatly overshadows any damage to my ego that accepting help could cause.
TBH, the gratitude that I have for them still being alive/around and willing/able to help greatly overshadows any damage to my ego that accepting help could cause.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:10 am to 0x15E
23. They gave me a place to live for a year after college.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:10 am to 777Tiger
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as a parent I think you always try to help out your kids if you can, no matter what their age, my kids(adult age,) have never come to us to help them buy something that they're not able to get on their own, but if I see a chance to make things a little easier on them, I do, my Dad was the same way
Same here. As long as it doesn't become expected, I have no problem helping if it's needed.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:10 am to 0x15E
18
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:10 am to 0x15E
22, when I graduated from undergrad.
Now, they obviously still give me stuff, but I don't depend on handouts from them.
Now, they obviously still give me stuff, but I don't depend on handouts from them.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:11 am to 0x15E
17, still lived at home until 22, but I paid my way for everything including food.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:12 am to txbd
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I'm 31 and still on the family phone plan
This is me!
Except I’m 36.
I had to insist on paying our half of the bill a few years ago even though they refused. They kept buying us the latest iPhones as soon as we were eligible for an upgrade. Zelle made it easier to send money that they couldn’t refuse.
When I looked into getting our own plan, I learned that my dad was grandfathered in to some old family plan. Unlimited everything with four iPhone 12s is $275/month.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:12 am to 0x15E
18 was when I became independent of my parents. However, I went from that to the govt taking care of free housing and food when I joined the military. I was 21 when I moved out of the dorms, started paying rent, and stopped getting free chow at the DFAC.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:15 am to 0x15E
When I went to college they paid for my cell phone, car insurance, and I was on their health insurance.
That was it. No money on the side. No money for school.
After college I started paying my own cell phone bill, car insurance, and health insurance
That was it. No money on the side. No money for school.
After college I started paying my own cell phone bill, car insurance, and health insurance
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:16 am to Slagathor
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the gratitude that I have for them still being alive/around and willing/able to help greatly overshadows any damage to my ego that accepting help could cause.
so you feel you owe it to them to accept whatever they offer? I can relate
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:17 am to 0x15E
17/18, when I went to college out of state.
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:19 am to 777Tiger
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as a parent I think you always try to help out your kids if you can, no matter what their age, my kids(adult age,) have never come to us to help them buy something that they're not able to get on their own, but if I see a chance to make things a little easier on them, I do, my Dad was the same way
Fair point, but you aren’t helping them if they’re reliant on you when they have the means to take care of themselves. Long term that will hurt them. But if they can take care of themselves and you’re just easing their load, sure go for it, that’ll set them up for long term success and a happier life
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:19 am to 0x15E
like 21 or 22.
I came back for 1 summer after college. Worked 15+ hours every day at a flying service so I lived at home so mommy could make my food and do my laundry
I came back for 1 summer after college. Worked 15+ hours every day at a flying service so I lived at home so mommy could make my food and do my laundry
Posted on 3/15/21 at 11:20 am to 0x15E
My dad told me to live it up on his dime on graduation night, because the following day I wasn't getting anything else from him.
Granted, when the market crashed a year later in 2008, he let me borrow some money to get by when things were really tight, but I paid him back every cent of that.
Granted, when the market crashed a year later in 2008, he let me borrow some money to get by when things were really tight, but I paid him back every cent of that.
This post was edited on 3/15/21 at 11:25 am
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