TAN #29 The case of the disappearing TAN (Page 81)

Can I have your stuff?

Same dang story, and same dang reasons by the 'rents'.  However, I love my indipendancey, and I owe a lot of it to these reasons.

Then it's not a "hand-out" if your parents gave your sister money for college and you refused it. I'm guessing they may have extended the same offer to you?

While it's one thing to mooch off of your parents and blow your money on clothes/fun, etc, it's quite another to say "she has no problems taking money" and making it sound like a bad thing that she didn't pay for college, because you CHOSE to pay your own way through college.

My parents paid for my entire education. And they bought me a car. Did I ASK them for it? No. But was I going to disrepect them and say no? Of course not. They're my parents and they worked hard so they could do that for me. I offered to pay for grad school. I had every intention of buying a used car. But my father said No. And you don't say no to my father. I am not living off of my parents - with the exception of payments (not including insurance) on the car that was bought for me as a gift, I am completely on my own financially. As is my sister, who also got her entire education paid for, and a car. My father did this so that we would not start out in debt. There are plenty of completely irresponsible 20-somethings out there who dig themselves into thousands of dollars of personal debt, ON TOP of school loans and car loans, etc. I have no debt and yes, I'm proud of that. My father showed us how not to waste money. But I would NEVER consider it a hand-out that my education was paid for in full. I still worked during the summers - I've had a job since I was 16. I earned my own "fun" money and made it last through the school year. My parents are generous, yes, but I don't ever ask them for a thing.

End of own rant.

And by the way, I'm the oldest.

I was going to ebay it and buy something nice..... 

Yeah - you all (except Cullen) actually paid for my school.

So, um , Thanks.

werd

That's not saying much!  Anyone is prettier than you - expecially a mega hottie canadian...

However x2 on asking/taking money.  I hate, hate, hate feeling like I owe someone.  I pay them back as soon as I can to get out from under it.

I live debt free (except for the car and house).  I don't use credit cards unless I have a specific plan to pay it off before interest hits.  OR if I can get however many months free financing, but then make monthy installments to get it done a couple months before it expires - but even that is rare.

I'll let ya slide this time.