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Originally Posted by Reaper
I don't want to come across as an @$$hole (although sometimes I do a pretty good job of doing just that) but it sounds like you have some growing up to do. I know that I hated to hear that kind of thing when I was young even if it was true.
Moving out of your parents' home and getting a place of your own will do wonders for helping you establish a realistic sense of the value of money. From that value of money lesson you'll move on to developing a better sense of obligation and responsibility. Hopefully that will help you learn life's lessons in the regular manner rather than the hard way.
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No you are right and I completely agree with you. Its just the matter of convincing my parents that I need to branch out on my own and stop being under their wings. But it goes way beyond that. You see, Im the baby of the family so my parents tend to spoil me and always have since I was a kid. They never disciplined me, on how to say no - in fact that all came from my sisters. My sisters never got their college tuition paid for, or their car, instead they had to work to pay off their loans. Since, Im the only daughter of the family left in the house, my parents are worried that they will lose me (connection wise) if I move out. Why that is, is still a puzzle to me, Ive never understood why.
What I would like to do, have always wanted to, is go to a third world country. That would definitely do the trick, as far as getting me to appreciating the little things more in life. I know this may be hard to believe, but I am actually a lot better than I was younger. But its just that Im so inconsistent. I can go two months, without buying a single piece of clothing (which Ive actually gone 3 months now), but then all of a sudden get sucked into a big purchase and then my account balance just starts lowering from there lol.
I have a goal set for myself for today: DONT GO BUY THE XBOX LOL. IM LOCKING MYSELF UP FOR TODAY, OR UNTIL AT LEAST THE STORE IS CLOSED.