Miscellaneous: Thieves like us

Thieves like us

By Bummer - 30/10/2009 02:00 - United States

Today, I found my checking and savings account to both read $0.00. My parents transferred all my money to theirs because "I'm irresponsible, and not fit to handle money." I'm a 3.8 college student and have a full-time job. They are currently unemployed. FML

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You deserved it 3 898

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By armenta427 - 07/10/2009 04:12 - United States

Today, I found out that my parents are 28,000 dollars in debt and that my bank account has $27.17 in it. They took my money to help pay their debt. FML

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You deserved it 3 341

By poor man - 26/11/2014 14:13 - United States - Fort Lauderdale

Today, I frantically told my parents that my bank account had no money. Turns out, they took the $1,600 I had saved up from a summer job and invested it in penny-stocks. I was grounded because they were "doing it for the family," and I'm being selfish. They also had lost it all in a matter of days. FML

I agree, your life sucks 44 768

You deserved it 2 994

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By ExtemelyBroke - 06/06/2009 02:24 - United States

Today, I checked my bank account that I've been saving money in since I was a kid for college. I have $100 left out of the $10,000 I had last month. Apparently my parents thought buying a pool and an HDTV for themselves was more important than my college education. FML

I agree, your life sucks 131 730

You deserved it 6 457

By unitythemene - 04/07/2019 22:00

Today, I was worried because it's July and I still haven't found a summer job, despite applying to 50 places. It was fine, because I remembered my savings account. I told my parents. Instead of being relieved, they said they're going to take the money from me for being lazy, and using it for my tuition, despite promising to pay for it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 788

You deserved it 342

By Maleficia - 19/01/2017 08:25

Today, the government froze my bank account for not paying college debt, and now I can't access my 0.30 cents. FML

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You deserved it 1 496

By noeducation - 27/08/2009 09:16 - Canada

Today, I found out why my parents have been trying to convince me not to go to college this year. I also found out where the $20,000 they just spent on landscaping came from. My college fund. Which is now $0. FML

I agree, your life sucks 61 385

You deserved it 3 031

By FuckedOver - 14/01/2016 14:31 - United States - Houston

Today, I found out my mom took around $2,500 from my savings account to pay off my sister's college tuition. She recently flunked out of her studies and won't be returning to college anyway. FML

I agree, your life sucks 24 832

You deserved it 1 603

By Celina - 12/01/2009 09:55 - United States

Today, I have -$700 in my current account, $500 from overdraft fees because I spent money they told me I had. I don't get paid till the 15th and when I cash in my paycheck all of it will go to bringing me even. So the $9 I found in my wallet this morning will have to last me untill the 30th. FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 785

You deserved it 5 375

Grow a backbone time!

By Anonymous - 15/02/2021 00:01 - South Africa - Johannesburg

Today, I had to stop going to university with 2 years left because my parents feel it's not the right course for me. I am 23 years-old, living with my parents, $2 to my name and no job. FML

I agree, your life sucks 828

You deserved it 297

By screwed - 19/11/2009 03:31 - United States

Today, my dad came home from Vegas. Today, my college savings account is down by $64,000. FML

I agree, your life sucks 45 172

You deserved it 3 196

JulzKay 0

Friday 30 October 2009 9:11

Well are you 18 or older? If so, you should have to sign permissions for those things. Report it to your bank. If you're a minor, well, definitely FYL.

zenzen_fml 0

Friday 30 October 2009 9:11

Okay, first of all: your life does indeed suck. That's terrible. Second of all: why do they have access to your account? Shut that down, bro.

Comments

Travis95_fml 8

Tuesday 17 January 2012 20:34

If your over 18 and they did that it's illegal.

shinshoku13 19

Friday 10 February 2012 14:57

Why do ur parents have acess to your acount when youre in college?

xNephilim 18

Tuesday 13 March 2012 4:25

As far as I know, my grandma is not listed anywhere on my account and she could still access it. Most banks don't know their costumers on a first name basis, or know them at all, so it's super easy to access someone else's account. All you need is the name and social security number. That's what my bank is like anyway. Neither one is hard to get, especially for a parent/guardian.

Zyraz 3

Friday 22 June 2012 3:16

I would try to sue them fyp

TheOldWitch 6

Saturday 4 August 2012 2:42

Number one... Really? Their in college; 3.8 to be exact but no their defiantly not over eighteen!

doglover100 28

Wednesday 21 November 2012 14:46

If you are 18 or older they can't access your account without permission.

BubbaJ80 11

Monday 15 April 2013 3:01

Actually it doesn't matter how old the account holder is. If the parents are on the account they can access it whenever wherever they want

footcheezeez 16

Wednesday 27 February 2013 7:29

Kill the bastards. No-one has the right to anothers money. Not even parents with their children.

BubbaJ80 11

Monday 15 April 2013 3:18

I hope you got your money back

GRgoldfish 19

Friday 16 August 2013 15:45

what your parents did was immature and illegal. first I would talk to the bank to change your account information. then I would file a police report and press charges against your parents for stealing your money. if they did this with a text you can uar that in court s proof that they did it. best of luck op.

sammyjo06 14

Tuesday 31 December 2013 3:30

Everyone's saying this is illegal, but it wasn't if one or both parents' names were on the account. My mom's name is still on my account and I'm 25, but she and my dad are extremely well off and only ever transfer money TO my account, not from it, so I don't mind.