Money: Today, I was really excited to get a new bank account in my name....

By ugh - 24/11/2014 12:40 - United States - Port Chester

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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By Anonymous - 07/02/2023 12:00

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

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By skiergal98 - 18/08/2019 02:00

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

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Addict

By Anonymous - 23/09/2013 02:56 - United States - San Francisco

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

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Heist

By Bobo - 11/10/2022 10:00

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

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By brigitte - 27/06/2013 17:35 - France - Noyon

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

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Money money money

By Anonymous - 27/10/2023 20:00

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

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By that was mine - 15/05/2015 22:26 - United States - Cherry Hill

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

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By KamiAzaaaaaa - 11/12/2015 16:34 - United Kingdom - London

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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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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Risky gamble

By Anonymous - 01/11/2023 01:00 - United States

Today, I did the most idiotic thing someone living with their parents could possibly do. I made a separate online casino account in my mom's name (just her name, my email, phone number, etc.) When I deposited from my bank account, the site got suspicious, and is now making me and her sign a document to get the money out. FML

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flurpiee 14

Monday 24 November 2014 18:20

Just transfer money back.

Mirorbo 26

Monday 24 November 2014 18:23

Time to get a second account that he can't access, dah'ling.

Comments

LadyNightowl 17

Monday 24 November 2014 23:57

This is why no one but me ever has access to my bank account.

teresa96706 29

Tuesday 25 November 2014 3:10

When you get your bank statement, show it to your parents so they know how much they owe you. At least yours didn't use all of your money to bail himself out of prison.. and the reason he was there in the first place was because he was abusing you..

victoriat112214 10

Saturday 9 May 2015 5:20

...You okay there buddy?

scary_mama 4

Tuesday 25 November 2014 4:34

A whole $5 lol

DollFacedTee 6

Tuesday 25 November 2014 5:03

Well there goes his Christmas and Father's Day gift lol

sirrubberduckie 35

Tuesday 25 November 2014 5:20

Why not just use Google Wallet? It's free and super-easy. That's how I send and receive money.

tmadotxo 6

Tuesday 25 November 2014 5:21

Why would you have your account set to those settings though? It's kind of asking for trouble.. In my opinion.

boobear511 15

Tuesday 25 November 2014 6:52

Take your fathers name off of the account. No one can access your account unless they are on the account with you.

Kougeru 12

Tuesday 25 November 2014 7:54

He wasn't drunk.

jeanyrios 10

Tuesday 25 November 2014 7:55

No way. Bank account for a child is ONEWAY from the Parents to the child only.

cheeeksss 29

Tuesday 25 November 2014 10:40

Not true. I work in a bank, and parents withdraw funds from their child's account all the time. As long as the parent is a signer, they are allowed to access the money.

cheeeksss 29

Tuesday 25 November 2014 10:38

Sorry OP. If your father is a custodian or a joint on the account, he legally has a right to the money in the account. It sucks. As soon as you possibly can, open an account in your name and your name only. However, if your father isn't a signer on the account, you are allowed to dispute it to get your money back. Good luck! Hopefully your father pays you back.