Money: Poof, gone!

Poof, gone!

By Me - 12/09/2011 07:36 - United States

Today, I found out that my parents used all of the college money I have been saving up for 8 years to buy a beach house. The reason they waited until now to tell me? A tree fell on it, and they need more money for repairs. FML

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You deserved it 2 492

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By noeducation - 27/08/2009 09:16 - Canada

Today, I found out why my parents have been trying to convince me not to go to college this year. I also found out where the $20,000 they just spent on landscaping came from. My college fund. Which is now $0. FML

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By future burger flipper - 03/06/2013 19:22 - United States - Whitewater

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By armenta427 - 07/10/2009 04:12 - United States

Today, I found out that my parents are 28,000 dollars in debt and that my bank account has $27.17 in it. They took my money to help pay their debt. FML

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By FATS DOMINO - 20/10/2011 15:39 - United States

Today, my sister finally broke down and told me that our dad gambled away of all my college savings, and I would have to pay for school the best way I can. They have known for months, and when I asked why nobody told me, the reply was, "You're a college boy, we thought you would figure it out." FML

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By skyhigh - 13/01/2011 05:48 - United States

Today, I discovered my parents have spent my college fund because "2012 will happen" before I graduate. FML

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By ExtemelyBroke - 06/06/2009 02:24 - United States

Today, I checked my bank account that I've been saving money in since I was a kid for college. I have $100 left out of the $10,000 I had last month. Apparently my parents thought buying a pool and an HDTV for themselves was more important than my college education. FML

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By Username - 23/06/2011 08:17 - United States

Today, I found out that my dad has been trying to take money out of my savings account to pay for divorce fees and a hammock. FML

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By poor man - 26/11/2014 14:13 - United States - Fort Lauderdale

Today, I frantically told my parents that my bank account had no money. Turns out, they took the $1,600 I had saved up from a summer job and invested it in penny-stocks. I was grounded because they were "doing it for the family," and I'm being selfish. They also had lost it all in a matter of days. FML

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By Ineedjustice03 - 25/03/2011 11:55 - Singapore

Today, I had to dig into my savings to help my parents pay for their divorce. FML

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Too little, too late

By ragsy - 14/08/2009 16:54 - United States

Today, I finally went to Home Depot to buy a chainsaw to cut down the tree leaning dangerously over my garage. When I got home, I found the tree had fallen and taken out the roof while I was shopping. FML

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sasha_kay 4

Monday 12 September 2011 16:01

Why did your parents have access to it in the first place if it's money YOU were saving. My parents can't go into my accounts.

Erin_VanDerWoods_fml 4

Monday 12 September 2011 15:58

Your parents suck ! :(

Comments

Velocity98 2

Tuesday 13 September 2011 1:10

Go ahead and make fun of me but wat the hell does OP stand for???

Red_Wing_Nut44 14

Tuesday 13 September 2011 3:53

Original poster

Velocity98 2

Tuesday 13 September 2011 23:27

1miss_fortune3 0

Tuesday 13 September 2011 1:30

It's okay OP. Just remember how badly they ****** you over when they start expecting you to care for them or pay nurses to care for them in their old age. Remember how you could've had a degree and a career lucrative enough to pay for nurses, but they thought a beach house was a better investment.

Red_Wing_Nut44 14

Tuesday 13 September 2011 3:21

Simple. Go spend there retirement fund on college tuition.

terminat65 6

Tuesday 13 September 2011 4:06

Damn, that's just f'd up! I would be hella pissed ! It's called karma bro don't worry!

Enrique34 0

Tuesday 13 September 2011 4:12

wow that's all bad !!

bobby94_fml 0

Tuesday 13 September 2011 4:14

Thats a joke rite

rwq891 4

Tuesday 13 September 2011 4:57

Saving for 8 yrs? Why?! Financial aid. Go part time. Grants. Loans. College costs increase every year. Even if you still had the $ you would never save enough to pay for it all. Get some advice and I don't mean from FML.

Pazu_fml 10

Wednesday 14 September 2011 8:58

There is nothing wrong with striving for a debt-free education. A lot of people get ruined by student debt. Anyway, it doesn't necessarily mean that OP spent those years doing nothing but working. S/he could have been working through high school, too.