Today, I was really excited to get a new bank account in my name. My parents wanted me to have it so they could transfer money from mine to theirs and vice versa. What excited me less was my father drunkenly accessing it and taking all my cash. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my boss told me that I was getting a promotion. I was so excited to tell my family and friends the good news, but when I got home and checked my bank account, I realized that I had accidentally transferred all of my savings to my ex's account. FML
Today, I was surprised to see a little extra cash in my account for no reason. Confused, (and a little concerned about fraud) I called customer service. Turns out my dad had accidentally used the wrong routing number and put the money in the wrong account. So much for that extra $35. FML
Today, I found out why I haven't been getting my bank statements for the past couple of months. My parents have been hiding them from me, because they've been stealing from it. 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, as part of my becoming an adult, my dad taught me how to use an ATM. The irrational anger I suddenly felt when he told me to "Enter your PIN number into the ATM machine" is too much to be described here. FML
Today, my father stole the money I'd saved up by working and spent it all gambling. I'd saved it up for a year for a new car. FML
Today, I met my biological father for the first time. He seemed to be slightly intoxicated from the outset, and less than half an hour later, he had tried to intimidate me into "loaning" him several hundred euros for reasons he wouldn't tell me. So long, "dad". FML
Today, my fiancé and I got a joint account recently, but when I got home he was on the phone to the bank claiming our credit card number was cloned, because of the ridiculous number of random purchases. I checked my online banking. It was all just my normal buying habits. FML
Today, my mom cleaned out my bank account, saying my "no-good dad" owes her child support and that she'll get it one way or another. FML
Today, I found out my credit card was maxed out to the penny, all thanks to purchases made on an online wine store. Apparently my mother was thirsty enough to steal from her own son. FML
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Top comments
flurpiee 14
Just transfer money back.
Mirorbo 27
Time to get a second account that he can't access, dah'ling.
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pratikp03 22
Get New PIN
ligerzero459 24
That won't help. If it's anything like mine was when I was younger, his parents can transfer money to and from the account at will. He doesn't have any control over that
LiveLifeAllDay 11
Go to the bank and put a password on the account
erenjaeger 16
Talk to your mom about it. He may deny it, though, so be prepared for that. My mom once took $200 from my account (money was supposed to be for emergencies like vet bills for my cat or schoolbooks if something happened to mine), and flat out lied about it. But, make sure you get the proof, then go talk to your mom about it.
Reasonable_one 12
Maybe I have been an adult for too long, and maybe you are too young, but unless the person is your spouse, never give anyone that kind of access to your accounts. Doesn't matter who they are outside your marriage. Heck, I don't even give myself access to transfer money out of my kid's accounts electronically. The only way I can pull money out of their accounts is to physically go to the bank. And if I am drunk, I doubt they would let me do anything but get arrested for public drunkenness.
jbombdighetty 11
That sucks. sounds like you might have to make a "change" there.
Joshery 14
This is one time you don't want a lot of money in your bank account
worldclassrager 41
try having another account at another bank they don't know about so that they supply that account and you put 25% or less in that account so if this happens again you would still have quite a bit of money
allplayedout 20
Until you're 18 and can open an account that no one but you can access, you'd do about as well by just burying all your money in the backyard. If you're already 18, open your own account asap. Joint accounts are generally nothing but trouble, and a third party (like your parents) can still make deposits into your account, just not withdrawals.
Senorangelo 10
Family "business"
ShadowOpsV4 13
It's not cash until it is taken out of the bank account.. So he took your money. Unless your bank account is a piggy bank full of cash, then yes you are correct