StingingVelvet: Looking into how the PS3 works I see that there is a minimum purchase of $5 and anything less than that you must spend $5 and then the difference goes in your wallet.

Rohan15: We have a good relationship, she just thinks I need to help support her when in reality she has the means to support herself, she just isn't ready to acknowledge her own spending habits are the reasons behind her inability to save more than $100 a week.

Rohan15: Am I coming off as a pompous ass of a teenager?

akwater: Well..Nah...
Rohan, what game would you like... ?

Aliasalpha: You can prove that you're you, go to the bank and get the card changed

Rohan15: Account is under her name since I'm a minor, and any changes I want need to be verified by her.

Rohan15: The money is for, "Auto insurance and car repairs", when I can't legally drive and have no interest in doing so at the time. I know how much my insurance will cost since I'm a guy and therefore a 'shitty driver obviously,' and even though I'm an EXTREMELY frugal spender, she thinks I'll blow it all on video games. Ironically, I rarely have the time to play games and I can't even access the Internet to purchase them, plus I only spent $80 of the $3k I earned during summer break.
We have a good relationship, she just thinks I need to help support her when in reality she has the means to support herself, she just isn't ready to acknowledge her own spending habits are the reasons behind her inability to save more than $100 a week.
Am I coming off as a pompous ass of a teenager?

bansama: Once this goes live... how long do you think it'll be before someone puts the maximum amount allowed in to their "Steam Wallet" then gets their account phished and said funds used by the phisher? Valve obviously won't be refunding any such uses...
I give it all of 2 minutes.

Rohan15: We have a good relationship, she just thinks I need to help support her when in reality she has the means to support herself, she just isn't ready to acknowledge her own spending habits are the reasons behind her inability to save more than $100 a week.
Am I coming off as a pompous ass of a teenager?

Tantrix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVL8blr-rw

stonebro: If she's using your money, she needs to be smacked. Parents who do that are fucking worthless.

Aliasalpha: Well technically I think they'd be worth whatever their children earn.

Tantrix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVL8blr-rw

bansama: Off topic, but personally, when my children are teenagers and earning their own money I will be charging them rent. No way in hell I'm going to let my children continue eating all the food and using large amounts of electricity/water for free.
And ultimately, I need to prevent them from becoming "parasites" -- which actually is a fairly major problem in Japan. If they don't like it, they can move out =)

stonebro: You're old enough to get your own debit account and debit card with no problems. Have all your money tick into that and your mother can do jack shit.
If she's using your money, she needs to be smacked. Parents who do that are fucking worthless.

bansama: Off topic, but personally, when my children are teenagers and earning their own money I will be charging them rent. No way in hell I'm going to let my children continue eating all the food and using large amounts of electricity/water for free.
And ultimately, I need to prevent them from becoming "parasites" -- which actually is a fairly major problem in Japan. If they don't like it, they can move out =)

akwater: See that im ok with.
I paid rent based on my gross income from 14 to 16, something like 31% of my income went towards rent, another 10% went to food/water/power. So that had left me with a realistic outlook of how much money I really would have would I was older. Granted I didnt realize that until much later.
So yeah, i was pissed back then, but now, after actually having to pay for those things in the real world after taxes i am thankful i had that treatment.