Today, my brother got his very first paycheck and blew it all on weed and a godawful tattoo, whereas I have been saving steadily for three years. Yet according to mum and dad, I'm the one who is irresponsible with money, because if I was being responsible I'd have enough for my own house by now. 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, my dad called me a "deadbeat loser" after I came back from my first day of voluntary rehab for my meth problem. He's never had a job in his life and sits on the sofa all day, smoking weed and playing video games, all on my mom's salary. FML
Today, I found out my dad spent most of the $500 I earned from mowing lawns on an Xbox 360 for himself. He was the one who encouraged me to put the money in the bank for college and to learn responsibility. I'm 14 years old. He's 37. FML
Today, my mom asked me what I did with the first paycheck from my first "big girl" job. I told her I paid down my credit debt like a responsible adult. She rolled her eyes and said she was disappointed in me for not treating myself. She was serious. FML
Today, my dad screamed at me because I've been "spending too much money". He's been out of a job for 4 months and I've been giving him 300 dollars a month to help pay for bills... and his beer. FML
Today, it's been months since I graduated university. I still haven't managed to land a single interview. Meanwhile my brother recently woke up from a week long bender, realized he had no money for weed, went out, and 4 days later landed a well paid sales job 15 minutes from home. FML
Today, I took the piss out of my younger brother for spending money on “fake internet clothes” in video games. Last week I spent 3 hours researching the perfect ergonomic office chair and paid extra for “limited edition fabric.” I'm apparently one financial decision away from becoming the exact nerd I used to bully. 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 got into a major fight with my parents over my younger brother stealing from me. Their response was to get angry at me for my "tone" with them. My brother is 18 with an obvious drug problem, but my tone is the problem. FML
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
Today, I found out my brother and his girlfriend stole my wedding ring, my checkbook and my disabled son's iPad to fuel their drug habit. I'm $600 overdrawn and have no food. FML
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Top comments
MegasaurusRex89 28
Do they think you're some big shot CEO or something?? Who can save enough for a house in just three years???
liquifiednate 21
Just keep saving your money OP and you'll be rewarded in the end. Then when that happens you can have something to show to your parents whereas your brother won't.
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tomvertigo 17
Parents will always hold a higher standard for one over the other - especially if the other is an iduot. They're okay with him getting bad tattoos and weed but think you belong in your own home. Take it as a positive.
PotatoesAndCake 26
How much have you got? Asking for a friend
Croooow 11
It's not easy feeling like the unfavorite. Trust me, I know. Hang in there, though. The only validation you need is your own.
worldclassrager 41
Depending on how much you get paid minimum wage saved every penny on eight hours a week is a little over 40,000$...that can't buy a house
Sora_McKain 36
My house was only $25,000 to buy it outright.
bapbap_fml 15
Maybe wages are different there, but here on minimum wage you'd be netting around $1500. If you live at home you should easily be able to save at least $700-800 a month. Over 3 years that is a pretty decent downpayment. I bought my first house at 20 making just a little over minimum wage and it was not that hard.
lostfaithinpppl 19
That figure of $1500 assumes the wage of a little over $9/hr. Minimum wage differs by state (and sometimes municipalities). Also, this assumes OP is working 40 hours a week. If OP is in school he/she most likely works only part time. Even if OP was able to put away $800/month, they would only have a little under $29,000. Where in the US are you able to buy a house for under $30,000? I'd love to know. In other words, get off your high horse.
dafluckster 6
People do realize it's not generally expected for an entire home to be payed for in one sitting? Down payment, anyone?
wiccaantje 21
I just bought a house, 2 months ago. It feels like a lot of the people saying it can be done bought a house before the economical crisis. Banks are much stricter now. In order to get a loan I had to proof that I would keep 1250 euro after my monthly payback, that's because I'm single, its 2000 for couples. My payback is 960/month. Meaning I have to have a minimum wage of 2210/month. That's netto, that's 600 euro over minimum wage where I live, that's 2434 dollar. On top of that, the loan would only be for the apartment itself, everything else I needed to be able to pay myself. That means taxes, water pipes, notary, mortage costs,... In total for me a 57000 euro. If I would need to borrow more, the mortage would increase by 2% making it impossible for me to keep 1250 euro, so no loan. Im an intense saver with a big wage, living with my parents. I could only save up 27000 in 2 years. I didnt start of with a big wage, but saved every cent besides spending my first check on a playstation and 2 games. I was able to borrow 30000 from my parents and old furniture. I'm paying them back. If I didn't live with my parents and needed to earn everything myself, it would take me and my high wage at least 7 years to be able to buy a house. Its not the 50s paradise anymore so STFU.
homtravel 10
Think it depends on op's age. He maybe much older than his little brother. Don't compare, I'd do what I liked on my first paycheck! If you've started saving since u started work then perhaps your parents are showing much favoritism to your brother.
edmunson 22
Plot twist...I don't know what it is but between the lines it's in there somewhere. Dick parents, not really saving, brother shouldn't be comparison material?? I can just smell it in there!!
elizacandle 29
tell your parents this ain't the 1960s anymore
Rysal5 15
Don't let it stop you from doing what you're doing. Unless there's a game-changing detail you forgot to add, I would say ignore them and don't let them interfere with your mindset.