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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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, I was worried because it's July and I still haven't found a summer job, despite applying to 50 places. It was fine, because I remembered my savings account. I told my parents. Instead of being relieved, they said they're going to take the money from me for being lazy, and using it for my tuition, despite promising to pay for it. FML
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
Today, I checked my bank account that I've been saving money in since I was a kid for college. I have $100 left out of the $10,000 I had last month. Apparently my parents thought buying a pool and an HDTV for themselves was more important than my college education. FML
Today, I learned that my dad invested my entire college fund into some shady internet stock, despite my dire warnings about being careful. He told me not to worry as he'd done some research, and he guaranteed everything would be fine. Two hours later that same stock dropped almost 75%. FML
Today, I discovered that my parents rooted through our house looking for junk to sell at a garage sale. They sold all of my books from my bookshelf. When I freaked, out my mom said 'well you never read them'. There was about $300 hidden between the pages of those books. They made $60. 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 had to dig into my savings to help my parents pay for their divorce. 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
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Top comments
meggieeeee92 27
How did they get access to your account? And doesn't the bank notify you when you take out a large amount of money? Your parents are ****** up and should be paying you back for their stupidity.
ahippienamedrae 10
That sucks, OP. Maybe you can get them to pay you back eventually ):
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Comments (151)
jeanyrios 10
What the hell is it with people allowing their parents access to their bank account!?!?!?!!?!?!!?!?! My husband & I were orphaned from a young age. Is this parental practice common. I've seen similar posts about parents accessing their son or daughter bank account.
ThatHorse 15
I'm so sorry that you were orphaned. But yes, in the US in most states children can't own anything, including money. Bank accounts require that parents be listed as the owners and the children can only deposit money until they turn 18. So in the end the law says the parents were okay doing what they did even though it's morally wrong
DaniCake_03 5
That was so stupid of them, but aye, you have proven to yourself that you can earn money and save it! Let's just hope they're decent enough to re pay their debts.
elijahisaboss 10
At least your not jack Johnson his parents took 20 million from him now he's bankrupt
SeriousJoker72 18
Exactly why I have a bank account in a separate bank from my rents that they don't know about
cappellaaa 23
oh no. that's total bull shit
ARealCarrot 11
Similar thing happened to me, but mum bought and Iphone 6 and said that I'd get it eventually ...
supersquirel500 10
sue
Scorpio1691 29
Hmm. parents accessing an account that is not their own. taking funds without permission. i think there are at least 2 criminal charges here. I'd ****'em and go to the police.... even if you drop the charges a few days later, the scare should wake them up and if it is not get, out and never go back. (minor sub thought. if the shares did do well, what are the chances you would have seen your cash again.)
ShenaniganNinja 20
If my parents stole my savings I'd say, "give me the keys to your car. you can have it back when you pay me back." Or I'd call the cops. one way, I'd get my money.
redstone7693 29
your parents are ******* assholes