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I come from quite a privileged background, probably more so than Owen, but I've been brought up the right way unlike him. Both of my parents are accountants and living in Surrey just outside of London so we are quite well off.
I've never been bankrolled or given stuff for free, though. I got some help at university, simply because I could not live off the £3,300 loan each year, it didn't even cover my rent which amounted to between £3,000 and £3,500 in the various years I was at uni. I was given £150/month from my parents to help, and I worked hard over summers so get enough money to have a good student life.
Even now, I am 23, just graduated and I live at home paying rent. I pay my part of petrol for the car that I share, I pay for insurance, and I help around the house. My grandparents came from a poor background, so my parents have good morals and have passed them on to me.
Owen is just a spoiled kid who will fail the second his parents turn off his bank payouts.
For one person? that's a hell of a lot. When I eat out on my own I spend like $10 at most.
I rarely even get to $5. If it's fast food, ordering from the value menu and drinking water is so much better than the ripoff combos. There's also a good Chinese restaurant in town where a scoop of anything is $1.10, so you can get a full plate of lo mein & chicken for just over $2.
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Originally Posted by alex985
Same here.
That's why staying in college has been a struggle. It's been a financial issue more than anything.
Luckily my financial aid met or exceeded the cost of tuition for the first 3 years. The final year it wasn't enough, and I'm still paying back that loan.
And as we don't really have many private schools, we pretty much go to school with all kinds of folks. At the Gymnasium (high school) my schoolmates ranged from a guy who was a millionaire the day he was born to a guy whose only hot meal was the school lunch as his parents were alcoholics and spent all their money on booze.
Even if yourself are somewhat priviledged, you learn a certain level of humbleness and understanding for people who have less. That's one reason I oppose stratification in the school system, because you lose the experience of diversity if the rich kids go to certain schools and the poor guys to another.
The millionaire? He was worth some 8 million when he turned 18. And he was the most humble and nice guy.
And as we don't really have many private schools, we pretty much go to school with all kinds of folks. At the Gymnasium (high school) my schoolmates ranged from a guy who was a millionaire the day he was born to a guy whose only hot meal was the school lunch as his parents were alcoholics and spent all their money on booze.
Even if yourself are somewhat priviledged, you learn a certain level of humbleness and understanding for people who have less. That's one reason I oppose stratification in the school system, because you lose the experience of diversity if the rich kids go to certain schools and the poor guys to another.
The millionaire? He was worth some 8 million when he turned 18. And he was the most humble and nice guy.
are the schools by neighborhood? So there's a certain amount of stratification just from geography. The school is open to all equally regardless of income to all who can afford to live in the town...
£150 a month I got, that helped pay up some of my rent and bills, but left me about £30-50 of spending money each month from my parents, or £10/week, I had to find the rest.
I don't know why you posted that emoji, you spend ridiculous amounts on stuff off of your parents' work. You haven't earned a penny in your life :rolle yes:
I'm guessing this is just the assburgers talking, no sane person can think that £600/month budget from your parents is not being spoiled.
And as we don't really have many private schools, we pretty much go to school with all kinds of folks. At the Gymnasium (high school) my schoolmates ranged from a guy who was a millionaire the day he was born to a guy whose only hot meal was the school lunch as his parents were alcoholics and spent all their money on booze.
Even if yourself are somewhat priviledged, you learn a certain level of humbleness and understanding for people who have less. That's one reason I oppose stratification in the school system, because you lose the experience of diversity if the rich kids go to certain schools and the poor guys to another.
The millionaire? He was worth some 8 million when he turned 18. And he was the most humble and nice guy.
Don't expect other countries to be the same as yours.
£150 a month I got, that helped pay up some of my rent and bills, but left me about £30-50 of spending money each month from my parents, or £10/week, I had to find the rest.
I don't know why you posted that emoji, you spend ridiculous amounts on stuff off of your parents' work. You haven't earned a penny in your life :rolle yes:
I'm guessing this is just the assburgers talking, no sane person can think that £600/month budget from your parents is not being spoiled.
I know people who get quite a bit more. I don't think i'm spoiled to be honest, I have quite a hard life. I would choose the happier life over money anytime.
I know people who get quite a bit more. I don't think i'm spoiled to be honest, I have quite a hard life. I would choose the happier life over money anytime.
I didn't know anybody getting anywhere near that much money. Some people had their parents pay rent for them, and lots of rich Asians had taxis take them to lectures and some even had chauffeurs, but otherwise I think you are in your own world.
You have an extremely easy life never having done a second of work for the money you spend. If your parents removed your payments, what would you do then? You'd have a hard life then.
My mom now supports me and we have a very good middle, maybe even a bit higher than middle class style of living, but it always wasn't like this. When we first came to the country we were sleeping on those inflatable beds, didn't have a computer, didn't have a television, nothing of that sort. My mom is honestly amazing, she is one of the most hardworking people I know
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that's a hell of a lot. When I eat out on my own I spend like $10 at most.
