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They want me to be independent on my taxes to get better financial aid, but they don't let me take financial responsibility for anything.
My wallet was stolen.
Credit cards were the first things replaced.
I charged various things and amounts to my credit cards.
At the time, I did not have a mailing address down here.
So bills were sent to my parent's house, but I could check it online.
But my checks from the bank were sent to my parent's house.
My dad told me that my mom had mailed them to me and should have arrived in the past few days.
Mom never sent them to me.
Dad said he would pay my credit card bills since it was for school, books and what not.
I said I intended to pay my own bills, as they are my bills.
I have a job, I make money, I can do this.
But, of course, no.
Dad tried to use online bill pay to pay one of my bills.
It was going to post late, so I told him over the phone to do an e-check.
But he mistyped the numbers and I got charged a few fees ($60 worth).
One bill still needs to be paid, but I can't pay it.
Why?
Because I still haven't received the checks.
And to top it off, I got a refund from school from the loans I'm taking out. I took out enough to cover some of my inter- and summer sessions. So I deposited the check into my savings to wait to pay for school. I told Dad about it, and he said he might tap into it to pay some bills. WAIT. Why is he using my loan money to pay his bills and my bills, when I am fully capable of paying my own bills? Anyone else see the flawed logic? I can't tell him not to use the money in my savings because it's not really mine. My parents intend to pay my student loans, they just can't pay for school right now. But I don't think I want them to help me with graduate school. I really want this to be done by me, for me. Is that wrong? I feel bad, but I'd rather have my parents save their money to use it on my future wedding, my sister's future wedding, retirement for themselves, or a college fund for future grandchildren. I can handle about $40,000 of student loans for two years of school. It's not the end of the world. People do it all the time. So why won't my parents let me?
My wallet was stolen.
Credit cards were the first things replaced.
I charged various things and amounts to my credit cards.
At the time, I did not have a mailing address down here.
So bills were sent to my parent's house, but I could check it online.
But my checks from the bank were sent to my parent's house.
My dad told me that my mom had mailed them to me and should have arrived in the past few days.
Mom never sent them to me.
Dad said he would pay my credit card bills since it was for school, books and what not.
I said I intended to pay my own bills, as they are my bills.
I have a job, I make money, I can do this.
But, of course, no.
Dad tried to use online bill pay to pay one of my bills.
It was going to post late, so I told him over the phone to do an e-check.
But he mistyped the numbers and I got charged a few fees ($60 worth).
One bill still needs to be paid, but I can't pay it.
Why?
Because I still haven't received the checks.
And to top it off, I got a refund from school from the loans I'm taking out. I took out enough to cover some of my inter- and summer sessions. So I deposited the check into my savings to wait to pay for school. I told Dad about it, and he said he might tap into it to pay some bills. WAIT. Why is he using my loan money to pay his bills and my bills, when I am fully capable of paying my own bills? Anyone else see the flawed logic? I can't tell him not to use the money in my savings because it's not really mine. My parents intend to pay my student loans, they just can't pay for school right now. But I don't think I want them to help me with graduate school. I really want this to be done by me, for me. Is that wrong? I feel bad, but I'd rather have my parents save their money to use it on my future wedding, my sister's future wedding, retirement for themselves, or a college fund for future grandchildren. I can handle about $40,000 of student loans for two years of school. It's not the end of the world. People do it all the time. So why won't my parents let me?