I worked over the summer and managed to save $3500.
This is the most money I’ve ever had in my name. My dad doesn’t talk about money much, but I get the sense he isn’t great with finances because he has no savings but is constantly buying luxury items (big meals out, new watch, bought a boat with his friends, etc.) while worrying about basic things like making car payments at the same time.
So I lurked on this sub for a while to try and decide what to do with it (I’m still in high school so I decided to save it towards college.)
I took the $3000 and put it in a savings account for college, and kept the $500 for pocket money and an emergency fund for my dog.
So the problem is my father is pressuring me to contribute to the household finances. I didn’t think he was serious when he said “Now you’re working, I guess that means you’ll be contributing to the bills and utilities” so I didn’t think much of it. It’s the kind of thing he’d say in jest. But now it’s been a week since my job ended and he’s asking where the money is.
He made up a whole document of expenses he feels I should be responsible for, and the total would have exceeded the $3500 I saved. And included things I don’t even use or wasn’t involved in purchasing (e.g., car payments. We had a car that ran just fine but against my wishes he bought a new car and is still making payments on it.) Some of the things were more basic like taking on a share of the utility bills.
I don’t know if I’m in the wrong to want to refuse to contribute to this because I know he makes more than enough to cover basic expenses like utilities and a car, so my future shouldn’t be stilted by sinking all my money into this. But I’m not sure. I don’t want to be entitled and not do my share to keep the house running, but also, I already dispersed the money. Getting the $3000 out of savings right away would come with a penalty.
I’m not sure what to do. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Tl;dr: I saved $3500 working over the summer and put $3000 in savings and $500 for pocket money and emergency/vet fees for my dog. My dad is starting to ask where the money from my job is because he wants to use it to make car payments and for utility bills. I don’t know what to do now.
Submitted August 10, 2018 at 12:12AM by checkmate543 https://ift.tt/2nrGyy8
