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Sep 09, 03
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Parental surcharge
i was just wondering if anyone elses parents keep tabs on every cent the lend you!~?
i have to pay back every penny borrowed, unless it is on clothes. but everything else, my mom writes on the calander, when and why i borrowed it, i am 18! this is my first year out of school and she says starting sept i am charged rent. is this fair or are my parents just sharky people. Last edited by Lady Dame; Sep 09, 03 at 08:27 PM. 
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Sep 09, 03
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My mom is the same way.
Well it started when I started working, and stopped going to college. I have to pay rent (if you can call it that, $100/month). and our fridge is full of post it notes of IOU's. lol BUT. the 'rent' money that I give her, she told me she's putting it away in a savings account for me to help with a down payment when I decide to move out. I had no idea! Thats super cool. Go mom
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Sep 09, 03
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my parents are verry much the same but don't write it down......and they don't charge me rent as long as I'm going to school
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Sep 09, 03
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Well you can't expect your parents to pay for everything do you? let alone.. you are 18.
My parents keep tabs on all the money they lend me.. and I pay it back.. or work it off. but best yet... IMO.. if your in school your parents should just provide a roof over yer and food on the table.. you pay for everything else... even school if you have too. but an easy way out.. is always to get a job... let alone it can make ya feel good about yerself and not feel like a mooch!
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Sep 09, 03
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life is tuff
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Sep 09, 03
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^^Well that should change things but unfortunatly most of the time it doesn't and we just gotta face the facts
My Mom charged me rent since I was 16 years old, at the time I didn't like that but it taught me that I have to keep making money to survive (or I'm out of the house) and nowdays I'm never late on the bills so I guess it taught me responsibilty My parents rarely bought me anything or gave me the slightest bit of money (except for a roof over my head, food and non name brande clothes) I always had to work for it. Now I think I'm alot better off cause I learned to fend for myself at a young age =) AGROout
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Sep 09, 03
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I think it depends on the what background the parents come from and what kind of beliefs on parenting they hold. I don't think there's a right or wrong way of doing things, it just depends on the parent.
But, if you're -borrowing- money from your parents, why wouldn't you expect to have to pay it back?
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Sep 10, 03
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im in the opposite situation -- my parents are constantly borrowing money from me! they ahve been since i got my first job when i was 12, and they rarely if ever pay me back even though they say they will when they borrow it.. i'd say they owe me around $3000 at least by now (they just "borrowed" another $500 from me about a month ago) , and on top of that i've had to basically support myself since i was 12 with my parents only providing the roof over my head
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Sep 10, 03
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^^^ same here - i make hella cash compared to my rents and they borrow all the time - but then i have cash to lend so i dont feel so bad
yeah its sucks when parents do silly things but the bottome line is they just wanna teach you how the real world works - you pay rent and you pay back every cent you borrow
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Sep 10, 03
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im lucky..ima sheltered upper middle class white kid from the suburbs..my parents don''t expect me to pay rent as long as i go to school...hell they even pay for my school...they don't expect me to pay em back they just want me to graduate debt free.
i love my mommy and daddy they spoil me so much.
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Sep 10, 03
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I'm just glad I go around collecting empty pop cans.
I'd hate to depend on parents for money.
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Sep 10, 03
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My parents stopped buying me anything the day I turned 16. I had to pay for everything myself including medical bills, school supplies and clothes. When I graduated from highschool they wanted me to start paying $250 for rent but I haven't had to pay any of it yet. Once I start working more I will have to pay them for what I have missed. It sux but it is still cheaper than living on my own, I can still eat their food and don't have to worry about other bills like the phone, hydro etc...
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Sep 10, 03
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My mom is the same, i got the entire "my house, my rules" bs a while back, she makes me pay for cable net, tahts about it, unfortunetly, she isnt giving me a PENNY for school, im paying for that on my own, this semester cost me *1500* ALONE!!! :369:
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Sep 10, 03
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hell i give my parents like my entire paycheck except for car insurance and a bit of gas money......and if i don't drive around lots i may have enough for a meal or somthing but thats about it....parents all do this...its liek revenge for putting up with us for so long
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Sep 10, 03
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I think it is called asking for a return on investment.
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Sep 10, 03
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$1500 for one semester isn't that bad. I wouldn't complain about them not paying either. Maybe your mom doesn't have the money to pay that much for tuition? She has other bills to pay too. I'd figure now that your old enough to work you can pay your own considering all she did for you in the past. Quote:
My parents aren't paying my tuition. The closest I'll get is using there PLC to pay tuition, so what i pay back is with a lower interest rate and no time limits. But I'm still paying for it. They've done a helluva lot for me in my 18 years and in no way do I expect them to keep paying for everything, they aren't that rich. :)
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