Health: Today, after months of living on five dollars a day for food...

By malnourishedstudent - 08/06/2016 08:38 - United States - Palm Coast

Today, after months of living on five dollars a day for food in college, I found out my parents bought me an expensive meal plan and forgot to mention it. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2011 16:04 - United States

Today, I had to spend all of my money on textbooks even though my refrigerator is empty. Starving and frustrated, I called home to ask for money for groceries. My mom told me I could afford to skip a few meals. FML

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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 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 Anonymous - 26/06/2024 12:00 - Denmark - Aalborg

Today, I found out that my parents forgot to invite me out to eat with them. I found this out when my mom invited my sister right in front of me. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/08/2009 00:59 - United States

Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML

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By mee - 22/01/2013 18:49 - United States - Peabody

Today, I went and bought lunch for all the people I work with. The only meal the place forgot was mine. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/12/2015 23:26 - United States

Today, I found out that when my parents said they couldn't afford gifts for us kids, what they really meant was that they weren't buying a gift for me. I found this out when I overheard my father telling my uncle about the things he got my siblings. FML

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By IgiveUp - 28/05/2021 06:01

Today, I went out to eat with my friends. When the bill came, all three of them had "inconveniently" forgot their wallets at home. I ended up having to pay. It was a $178 check. FML

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You deserved it 131

By thanxguys - 17/03/2010 19:03 - United States

Today, I discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/06/2009 05:40 - United States

Today, at my graduation for my high school GED, my parents said they were getting all my family and my girlfriend together. So we all went out to a steakhouse down the road, everyone ordered steaks. Turns out the 'surprise' was me paying. I only got 50$ grad money, and the bill was 159.98. FML

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jesterinperil 28

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:11

Hey, at least they bought it and you eventually found out! It was a rough start, but now you'll be able to dine like a king! Er, a college student with a meal plan, but you get the point.

399 41

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:14

At least you'll be eating good now :)

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jesterinperil 28

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:11

Hey, at least they bought it and you eventually found out! It was a rough start, but now you'll be able to dine like a king! Er, a college student with a meal plan, but you get the point.

extrasnipes 22

Wednesday 8 June 2016 22:39

Well it depends it could have been a one year plan and the school should be done be now. And it would be a double FML..

Helldemon 32

Wednesday 15 June 2016 10:39

150 dollars a month is more than enough to live on and buy decent food with. Maybe they just bought expensive food/drinks.

399 41

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:14

At least you'll be eating good now :)

YDI17 9

Thursday 9 June 2016 4:43

Nice cat rack

infernno 23

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:24

As a fellow college student, I feel your pain so much. Go forth and eat the entire dining hall.

mysteryland 17

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:25

on the bright side, you will appreciate it more :)

enxhi96 21

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:34

Why wouldn't you have asked them beforehand? YDI.

burgermike92 17

Wednesday 8 June 2016 19:49

Because not everyone uses a meal plan. Sure OP could've checked, but it was still their parents' responsibility to tell them. After all they're probably the ones paying for it.

xDrakeNinja 12

Thursday 9 June 2016 1:09

Yeah because everyone at their parents have already bought an expensive meal plan..

thisguy22 33

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:37

FEAST!

Kira1965 23

Wednesday 8 June 2016 18:49

Any way to get a credit for the months not used? Just a thought. It never hurts to ask!

zeffra13 31

Wednesday 8 June 2016 22:39

My school has the plan roll over until the end of the school year. If not used by then, your loss. Students with a bunch left ended up selling their credits to students who didn't have any by meeting up to swipe them in & getting paid back in cash.