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_+_ Burning cash I saw this article and was thinking, what a brat this girl is. Or are her parents really responsible? She had an opportunity that any number of college bound students would love. But at some point she found other needs for the tuition money that was given her. Then, what really fries me, she thinks that since her father worked for "a million years" , he should sacrifice his retirement to fix her irresponsibility. Am I being too harsh in my "judgment" of her? Do you think her parents are responsible for her mismanagement? (note: because of space issues, I did excerpt from the article) Here is the article A 22-year-old college student blows her $90,000 college fund and blames her parents The woman, a 22-year-old college junior with a confession: in just short three years she had managed to blow through a $90,000 college fund left to her by her grandparents. She has one year left of school and no way to cover her remaining $20,000 tuition balance. What followed has to be one of the most painful interviews that has ever been aired on national radio. She manages to personify just about every parent’s worst nightmare — an entitled 20-something who asks for handouts rather than face the very real financial challenges of young adulthood, "Years ago my grandparents set up a college fund for me, which was amazing, and I haven’t been very good with my budget for school. The first payment for my senior year just arrived and I don’t have the money basically. I’ve just been avoiding it. I knew the bill was coming.” “I used it to budget for school clothes and college break money. I probably should have not done that. I took a trip to Europe. The Europe thing I thought was part of my education and that’s how I tried to justify that.” “Maybe [my parents] should have taught me to budget or something. They never sat me down and had a real serious talk about it.” “[My parents] said there was nothing they could do for me. They’re not being honest with me saying they don't have [money] because my dad has worked for like a million years and they have a retirement account.” “Then my parents suggested I go take out a loan at a credit union and I’m, like, how am I supposed to do that?" “I have to go inside the bank to get a loan?” Show co-host "You could get a job for the school ...maybe the cafeteria's hiring." She: "That’s embarrassing." “I know they’re trying to teach me a lesson and blah blah blah and character building but, like, I hope they realize [working part-time] could have such a negative effect on my grades and as a person."[/I] |
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Sometimes a person can have too much money for their own good!  
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she seems so entitled. I don't think her parents owe her anything. She had the cash and she spent it. She should get a loan! “Life is available only in the present moment.” Thich Nhat Hanh Come and read my blog! Become a watcher! veryfunnycple64 
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She needs a smack on the ass&a job at Macdonald's
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Get a job and save her money like so many other kids have to
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It is a parents responsible to teach thier kids well, and there are just give her a life lesson by not paying for her senior year. Lesson one: You're and adult now and thus response for the consequences of your decisions. Maybe her friends should bitch slap her to drive the point home.  Ok... I know that's wrong, (the bitch slapping), but it would be funny as hell.  Find pleasure in giving pleasure
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Sometimes a person can have too much money for their own good!
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she seems so entitled. I don't think her parents owe her anything. She had the cash and she spent it. She should get a loan!
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She needs a smack on the ass&a job at Macdonald's
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Get a job and save her money like so many other kids have to . Just like most kids have to
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It is a parents responsible to teach thier kids well, and there are just give her a life lesson by not paying for her senior year. Lesson one: You're and adult now and thus response for the consequences of your decisions. Maybe her friends should bitch slap her to drive the point home. Ok... I know that's wrong, (the bitch slapping), but it would be funny as hell.
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I think she should get a loan. She spent the money. Good read Pal. hugssss V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I think she should get a loan. She spent the money. Good read Pal. hugssss V 
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I think she should get a job and pay for it herself, who the hell can blow through that much money like that..she needs to GROW UP!!! Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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I think she should get a job and pay for it herself, who the hell can blow through that much money like that..she needs to GROW UP!!!
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She definitely couldn't be a daughter of mine!! She's nothing but a spoiled brat, that think the world owes her, like many of the younger people nowadays. I never used corporal punishment on my son, but she sounds as she needed a good ass whooping along the road. Just today, I was talking to a friend of mine about how hard and strict I was in raising my son, but I would do it over again....he's a great young man, very respectful, and worked very hard to get were he is today, making more than his father will ever do! He was in college for six years, the first two I paid for his tuition, but the last four, he put himself thru it by working three jobs! WITHOUT PASSION LIFE IS NOTHING
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Being a contrarian by nature, I tried to come up with a defense for her, or at least an alternate take... but I'm simply not that good a sophist. The only thing I can come up with is "Really? Is this really a true story? She's NOT a minor, so the accounts should have used her name..." Any further insight? Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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It is all on her for being so irresponsible.
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She definitely couldn't be a daughter of mine!! She's nothing but a spoiled brat, that think the world owes her, like many of the younger people nowadays. I never used corporal punishment on my son, but she sounds as she needed a good ass whooping along the road. Just today, I was talking to a friend of mine about how hard and strict I was in raising my son, but I would do it over again....he's a great young man, very respectful, and worked very hard to get were he is today, making more than his father will ever do! He was in college for six years, the first two I paid for his tuition, but the last four, he put himself thru it by working three jobs!
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Being a contrarian by nature, I tried to come up with a defense for her, or at least an alternate take... but I'm simply not that good a sophist. The only thing I can come up with is "Really? Is this really a true story? She's NOT a minor, so the accounts should have used her name..." Any further insight?
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Oh my, my children know the value of hard work and the cost of living. What a selfish, ignorant child she is. Borntobeefree72?* Know what you want, ask for it! The pleasure is worth it.
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