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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
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
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
Today, I went and bought lunch for all the people I work with. The only meal the place forgot was mine. FML
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
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 $178 check. FML
Today, I discovered that when my parents offered to help me pay for college, what they really meant is they would get the forms for me to apply for student loans. FML
Today, at my graduation for my high school GED, my parents said they were getting all my family and my girlfriend together. So we all went out to a steakhouse down the road, everyone ordered steaks. Turns out the 'surprise' was me paying. I only got 50$ grad money, and the bill was 159.98. FML
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Top comments
jesterinperil 28
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
At least you'll be eating good now :)
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Comments (37)
abNormal62 23
If there is no carry over of the funds think of the residence party you can throw at the end of the year You will be legendary on campus next year
Steephx0 23
My school allowed us to use the unused credits at the end of the semesters for bulk purchases of things like bottled drinks and cereals. You could ask whoever is in charge of the dining hall about it. I couldn't use my meal plan due to dietary restrictions and they wouldn't allow me off of it, but I was able to get enough water bottles and Snapple to last a year and donate some of the money to charity (as opposed to getting no refund at all)
s_xxlover 3
Ok
s_xxlover 3
I meant oh
myGRAM 14
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Kielnmsoftly 26
Well if it ever becomes a problem in the future, many colleges have student food banks. As long as you're willing to go in, there's free food so at least you won't be starving.
kingdomgirl94 29
Hopefully it carries over to next year.
andrmac 25
You really should have said something to your parents earlier they would have told you also most schools require a minimum meal plan if you live there.
Nickimariek 20
Lmfao, that sucks
disney_blonde 16
$35 a week for food is more than I spend on my grocery budget as a college student. Cooking at home can definitely be done for less than $5 a day and eat healthy.
caitlincrc 16
As a fellow college student, I have no idea how you were unaware. I had a meal plan and the school sent me so many emails about it. Lol
zeffra13 31
Mine didn't. The only way I knew how much I had left was by spending some and checking the balance on the register. Didn't even get receipts if it was at the dining hall.
Lunchy306 8
I'm going to say you deserved it because you've learned a valuable lesson and you sound ungrateful for it. you learned how to live like a real adult without mooching off your parents. welcome to reality buddy!