I imagine it's more than likely due to the fact that they are the older sibling. Just a guess though.

I mean, it seems like OP's parents are never going to be pleased with their accomplishments and the sibling gets all the praise for doing nothing.

Just another reason that parents should be illegal.

Fair enough. We can only hope for a follow-up!

I have to disagree on the right decision part. Some children are always the black sheep no matter how many good choices they make. It sounds like op's parents have blinders on that will never come off.

It was the brother's very first paycheck, I mean are we saying that if you splurge on your first paycheck that you end up never leaving home?

On the bright side, OP doesn't have a god awful tattoo to remind them.

She never told us how she spent her money, however. She might have blown it all on cocaine and gawd-awful piercings.

@31 OP said he/she saved up the earned money for 3 years...

Oh he'll have something alright, an uglyass tattoo.

what if OP doesn't want their own business??

I suppose it depends on how big you want the down payment to be.

And how old OP is. If they're 17, they won't get approved for a mortgage

To be honest, this is not that unrealistic. Even making close to minimum and working part time, if OP lives at home currently and parents pay his bills, he should have no trouble saving $500-$1,000/mo. After 3 years that is more than enough for a down payment on a modest home.

I'm thinking they meant for a downpayment, not to pay for the entire house. 3 years seems adequate if you actually put your mind to saving up.

Op might have to pay some bills for a phone or a credit card. For me at minimum wage I'm paying almost $90 for my phone with 2gb of data (cheapest I could find with good service) and whatever I spent with my card. So I never see $500 a month.

Don't care if this is a joke. No it damn well isn't.

Found the pothead.

I don't know what these guys problem is. Weed is a good investment.

2 disappointing humans don't make up the entire race, come on :b

#10 yeah that seems a bit excessive. Especially if you haven't ever received a paycheck...