Money: Today, I found out that my parents are 28,000 dollars in debt...

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 Bummer - 30/10/2009 02:00 - United States

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

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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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By FuckedOver - 14/01/2016 14:31 - United States - Houston

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

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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 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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You deserved it 3 000

By Anonymous - 18/09/2010 05:39 - United States

Today, after weeks of allowing my parents to borrow money, I got a check for $2000. I took it to the bank only to find out it was fake. FML

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By Ineedjustice03 - 25/03/2011 11:55 - Singapore

Today, I had to dig into my savings to help my parents pay for their divorce. FML

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Cough up

By Anonymous - 22/06/2023 01:00 - United States - Ontario

Today, I'm 36 years-old, living with my parents, in debt. My mom always wants to solve my problems by giving me money, which she later claims as "borrowed", so now I'm highly in debt with the bank… and her. FML

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Poof, gone!

By Me - 12/09/2011 07:36 - United States

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

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By BenjiFurImmer - 12/06/2019 00:07

Today, I found out that when my uncle died, he left me and the rest of my family £2000 each. Only my parents kept and spent my share on themselves. FML

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RPGod 0

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:01

That's horrible! How dare they! You should sue them when they get back on their feet.

yep_sucks 1

Wednesday 7 October 2009 13:48

welcome to my life. my mother stole the 30k my grandparents gave me for sophomore year to 'pay off' her debts. i'm now 90k in debt after all the interest from the loan i had to take out.

Comments

epicfailceci 0

Saturday 10 October 2009 22:47

in my opinion, this isnt really an FML when someone (even your parents) takes your money, you have the right to sue, but then youd probably have to pay for a lawyer and waste time getting the money back through court when you could earn twice as much in that same amount of time id just make them pay it back when they get back on their feet. dont just put it on FML, its not that big a deal. :)

boatkicker 4

Sunday 11 October 2009 1:33

What if some of the money their parents took was for something important? Like their rent/mortgage money? or the money they needed to pay any bill really? When a bill is due, that's when its due. Most places wont give you extra time cause your money got taken.

Ky_123 0

Monday 12 October 2009 1:28

I'm a minor and my mom can't access my account, probably because it's under by deceased fathers name though......

louie1995 0

Monday 12 October 2009 2:11

by any chance is your name Justin? because i know a kid who has the same last name as you. and it would be pretty weird if it was actually you.

fatesucks 0

Monday 12 October 2009 22:38

my parents did that too. they took out 500 dollors. i was saving up for a dog.

notanidiot 0

Wednesday 14 October 2009 11:30

You guys do know that if you start an account when under 18, your parents are on it, and if he recently turned 18, his account would still be accessed by them as the accounts are still connected, and parents usually know yout SSN, DOB, etc. Money, being a few thousands, a few hundred, it all makes a difference, money is not easy to come by, and only being left with 27 bucks sucks.