Do you ask your parents for Money?

[-JammyDodgers]

Do you ask your parents for Money?
Alright so i wanna talk about 2 things here, to start off i would like some advice about something, I have recently well about 3 years ago was fostered to a quite wealthy family with 4 children, anyway i dont wanna gag on to much but ive always felt terrible with myself when i ask them for money for things, which I hardly do only a fiver once and then, you know that guilty feeling? they have 4 children to look after and then i come into their life, it doesn't feel right.. What do i do? As i find myself out with mates with few coins in my pocket, and feeling pathetic all evening not eating and so on.

Alright the secound thing, i wanted to know how you guys feel when you ask your parents for money?

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[dirrty]

i only ask my mum for money if i actually need it. like i currently owe my mum £800 (which i'm paying back in full next week), but that's because i had to pay £280 for my new house deposit, and the rest is back payment for my car insurance and phone contract. besides that, i wouldn't ask my mum for money for anything of lesser importance unless she says i can because i do feel bad. like the beginning of december i was literally living off tinned soup and plain rice cakes and when i told my mum, she was like "whattttttttttt why didn't you tell me? i would have given you money...", but i didn't wanna ask because i'd literally rather spend money on alcohol than food - so i put myself in that position and didn't mind too much haha

if i was in your position, i would legit just talk to them about your situation. i'm sure they'd be more than willing to sort something out (whether that's giving you a small allowance for when you go out or just literally giving you 'x' amount of money for you to spend whenever you desire) because i doubt they'd want you to be going out with friends and having no money, plus feeling a sense of being an outsider.

[buttons]

i think you should ask your guardians what they think is an appropriate amount of money for you to be given and stick with it or have an allowance monthly/weekly. i think it's good that you appreciate the fact they have other children and you don't feel as though it's your 'right' to have their money regardless of how wealthy they are.

i absolutely will not take money off my mum. i don't ever ask and i'll refuse any money she offers me because i have my own. my brother asks her for money EVERY weekend for 'credit' even though he doesn't deserve it, gets money on the dole and doesn't even need it because my mum provides everything already. i really would love to slap him but she's as bad, being a pushover ugh. eh she paid for my driving lessons and i have a roof over my head and that's more than enough.

[Inseriousity.]

edit: good thread idea

I have a younger brother/sister who constantly ask for money as if it grows on trees. I very rarely ask for money because I don't really need much. Like at Christmas, they'll ask what I want and I can't think of anything cos I've already got what I need. I live off a student loan atm so I just budget that instead rather than asking my parents for money they don't necessarily have.

I'm not entirely sure how old you are but ask your parents if you can have pocket money providing you do x, y and z every week. You'll do your bit around the house (or add extra chores if you already do stuff) and get rewarded for it. That way, you won't feel like you're sponging off them for nothing and they'll be glad of the extra help.

[beth]

i don't take money off my parents anymore at all, even though they frankly owe me for childcare BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. the only time i ever ask them for money it's always only a loan and only for like 2 days and then when i get my money i pay them back.

[RockyHorror]

I don't like owing people money, never have done. Haven't borrowed any money off my parents since I was at least 15. But I have an older brother who's completely different, 26 and is constantly in debt to my mother.

[J0SH]

Even though they're both 'well off' my mum gives me but my dad doesn't :S

Depsite me working for my dad for over a year when I stopped working to study he stopped giving me money lol

[Shar]

My parents pay for my train fare to get to college and driving lessons and also for lunch money. If I borrow money to buy anything pricey I usually pay them back asap.

[FlyingJesus]

I absolutely hate asking my parents for money, even when I was down to like £30 with payments pending the next day I preferred to ask friends for a loan than my parents. My dad has a fair bit of dolla so it's not quite so bad with him but even so it takes a really dire situation for me to go to my parents for finance

[Chris]

I will avoid asking them unless I really need to. I feel guilty using their money and would prefer to be more independent.