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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College Life
Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
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
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
Today, my dad came home from Vegas. Today, my college savings account is down by $64,000. FML
Today, I was worried because it's July and I still haven't found a summer job, despite applying to 50 places. It was fine, because I remembered my savings account. I told my parents. Instead of being relieved, they said they're going to take the money from me for being lazy, and using it for my tuition, despite promising to pay for it. FML
Today, I found my checking and savings account to both read $0.00. My parents transferred all my money to theirs because "I'm irresponsible, and not fit to handle money." I'm a 3.8 college student and have a full-time job. They are currently unemployed. FML
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
Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML
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
Today, my mother asked me if she could borrow $200. Being the lovely daughter I am, I gave her my bank card to withdraw it herself. She gambled it away and maxed my bank account out. I had $1500 saved. FML
Today, I discovered my parents have spent my college fund because "2012 will happen" before I graduate. FML
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Top comments
FairFrozen 0
Sue. Sure, they're your parents, but God, being inconsiderate like that. It's your future.
kisekileia 0
That really ought to be illegal. You get screwed if your parents don't meet their financial aid obligations for your education, so there should be some legal requirement for your parents to meet those obligations.
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Rosinha_fml 0
Make sure you use their retirement fund on a round the world trip (first class of course) and a new laptop computer ;-)
christopherlove 0
You think a college education would be great, but have you WATCHED HDTV? It's pretty impressive. And having a private pool is awesome. Who needs an education when you have a POOL?
cpck 0
38, im sure its not easy raising a family and sure you should respect your parents but at the same time if 2 people decide to have a family they should know what comes with it. If you CHOOSE to have kids its your own decision and its your job to give them food and clothes while theyre under your care. So pretty much to all the whining parents out there- suck it up coz YDI. If this kid worked hard for their own money only to have it taken away you can see why there is so much resentment between kids and parents nowadays.
Awesomesaurus 0
Spend that last $100 on some HD ****.
Asdas_fml 0
Have _you_ been saving money there or was it mostly your parents who put the money there? And if you're over 18 why do they still have access to your bank account? Anyway, FYL.
SenorLanky 0
Throw the HDTV into the pool. Then sue.
Dfizzysgurl13 0
Are you serious???? Omg that sucks I'm so sorry
Tehalon 0
Maybe they know you wouldnt make it and thought it would be better to spend the money on something that would.
hi_from_HI 0
The bright side: You can take a nice HGTV with you to college and will be very popular. Hope they plan on paying you back though if that really was 100% your money.
amddude 0
I call bullshit. A pool is more than 20k and an hdtv is like 3k for a good one. FYL if that is actually true