Being a human isn’t cheap. Food, clothes, rent, healthcare, education—it all adds up quickly.
One Redditor knew this early on and decided to prepare for her future. She started working at 14, juggling jobs until she managed to save $40K by the age of 19 to pay for college. But instead of celebrating her determination, her parents stunned her with a demand: they wanted every penny, claiming she owed them the money for raising her.
Unsure if she was in the wrong for refusing, she turned to the internet for advice. Here’s her story.