I had similar. My parents always gave me an allowance. $30 per month, and it was mine to spend how I pleased. But as I started getting older, this started be an extremely constrained budget, especially as I got interested in gaming.
I asked for a raise.
They said no.
I asked how to get it up.
They said get a job.
So once I was old enough, I got a job. And it was my job to get to work on time, take care of my own car (though my parents were nice enough to pay for the cars and repairs as long as I passed it along the chain to them). But any money I made I could spend however I wanted, though my parents gave me the advice to save a certain percentage of my paycheck.
On that note, its also left me as one of the most financially stable in my friends group. Most of my friends who didnt have those rules spend their money almost as soon as they get it, and are always saying how they want to eat out or get games but dont have the money.
Meanwhile, I am over here going "You dont understand! I have less than $4,000 in my checking account! I am LITERALLY Destitute!! I am going to be living on rice and hot dogs for the next few weeks until that situation is solved."
EDIT: Another thing that I dont know if it is related to the above point, but I have also noticed that I tend to overestimate how much money I am spending, and am surprised when I see I have more in my account than I thought, while they tend to underestimate how much they are spending.
I had similar. My parents always gave me an allowance. $30 per month, and it was mine to spend how I pleased. But as I started getting older, this started be an extremely constrained budget, especially as I got interested in gaming.
I asked for a raise.
They said no.
I asked how to get it up.
They said get a job.
So once I was old enough, I got a job. And it was my job to get to work on time, take care of my own car (though my parents were nice enough to pay for the cars and repairs as long as I passed it along the chain to them). But any money I made I could spend however I wanted, though my parents gave me the advice to save a certain percentage of my paycheck.
On that note, its also left me as one of the most financially stable in my friends group. Most of my friends who didnt have those rules spend their money almost as soon as they get it, and are always saying how they want to eat out or get games but dont have the money.
Meanwhile, I am over here going "You dont understand! I have less than $4,000 in my checking account! I am LITERALLY Destitute!! I am going to be living on rice and hot dogs for the next few weeks until that situation is solved."