Okay this will be a bit messy but here we go. Little background info is that I am 20 and in college. So my parents and I have come to an agreement that half of my paycheck would go straight to my savings and then the other half would be given to me for me to use. That was 2 or so years ago. Now they use half of the paycheck for bills or even take the whole check if they need the money to pay something off badly. I have no more money in my savings because they took it as well (I think its called joint bank account, i was young when I got it). They promise that they'll pay me back later but I don't know when that will be. I always say I will just open another account but they make me feel bad by reminding me that they pay for my college (around $4000 a semester, so no way I can afford that). They always guilt trip me by reminding me about what they have bought for me (laptop for school, other stuff). I just dislike that I have no savings or financial knowledge because my parents control my money and I feel like when I grow up I would be clueless with how to handle money. I always obey my parents, but my friends say to just open another account, but I know I will be punished and I have no clue if I can continue college if they won't pay for it.
EDIT: So this semester we started getting financial aid and student loans, so with the financial aid they pay around maybe <$2000 that's not covered by the loan. My parents make a pretty decent income so we don't receive that much money.
EDIT: We also go on vacation atleast 2-3 a year, and I feel like my money goes towards those vacations (I'm forced to go even if I don't want to). So I feel like I'm paying for vacations that my parents want to go on.
Submitted January 19, 2019 at 06:50AM by plushah http://bit.ly/2AP4zX1
