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I can't say that my parents paid for everything, and to be honest, I'm extremely proud that I can say that.
When I turned 16 years old, yes, my parents bought me my first car, however, I paid for my insurance and also got a job. When I graduated HS, my parents gave me a choice.....live on campus or get a new car (my first car was a major POS). I chose to get the car since in the long run it would take me farther, so we began car hunting. My parents put down $2000 for a down payment and from then on....I was on my own.
It was a rule in my family that the first two years of college are taken care of and then you have to pay the rest. Well I joined DG my first semester and picked up more hours at work because I had just added ANOTHER added expense to myself besides a car pymt, insurance, and cell phone. But because of DG, I began to recieve scholarships that allowed my parents to continue to pay throughout my college career because in the large spectrum of things, they paid more for my brother to go to a 2 yr tech school then they did for me to be in school for 5 years at a university.
Anyways.....my point is.....my parents didn't pay for everything but did what they could. Throughout college, I paid for all my bills (car pymt, insurance, DG dues and rent, cell, credit cards, etc) and did it with hardwork and time management. I now know the true meaning of responsibility and allowed myself to keep myself from being in debt.....
If I am considered any type of spoiled, I would say that I am spoiled because my parents did what they could for my brother and I, not for them doing everything for me. Sometimes, I think people take their parents for granted. Yes if they are willing to do something for you, let them. But it shouldn't be an expectation.
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