Are my friend's parents insane?

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kyrax12

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LOL @ "he didn't clarify with the chef how much he was going to be charged".

What does that even mean. :biggrin:

It was a Sushi bar and he wanted two rolls of sushi. Simple enough, I asked the chef how much was it and he said something along the lines of $12.

I thought he meant $12 for both rolls, but it turns out it was $12 for one of them. I wasn't expecting to eat anyways since it was so expensive, so I just plan on sitting there watching him eat. It is extremely important to clarify on the pricing because the people seemed kind of shady.

Turns out, it was $25.44 and I was like wtf. I remember I told the chef that I didn't want any. The dude only bought $20 so I had to spot him like $6.
 
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Drako

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It was a Sushi bar and he wanted two rolls of sushi. Simple enough, I asked the chef how much was it and he said something along the lines of $12.

I thought he meant $12 for both rolls, but it turns out it was $12 for one of them. I wasn't expecting to eat anyways since it was so expensive, so I just plan on sitting there watching him eat. It is extremely important to clarify on the pricing because the people seemed kind of shady.

Turns out, it was $25.44 and I was like wtf. I remember I told the chef that I didn't want any. The dude only bought $20 so I had to spot him like $6.

Your friend sounds pretty irresponsible with money. No wonder his parents are pissed off with him.
 
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Ns1

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Because it is so easy to "move out"

Rent around my city is about $1,000 for a pretty small apartment.

they got these things called jobs, you get them and earn money and move the fuck out.
 

kyrax12

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they got these things called jobs, you get them and earn money and move the fuck out.

What kind of job can a current college student get that can support a mediocre lifestyle?

$1,000 a month on rent is pretty damn high for whatever minimum wage job he can get.

You also have to factor in the amount of hours he is likely or not likely to get.
 

olds

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From your post count, I'd have never guessed that you had/have any kind of a life.
When you've been here almost 14 years, things add up. Well, with the possible exception of your IQ points.
 

kyrax12

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Your friend sounds pretty irresponsible with money. Know wonder his parents are pissed off with him.

Yeah he is. In his defense though, he didn't expect to deal with people like that.

Maybe because he was sheltered too much by his parents.
 

Rage187

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Are they paying for his school? They own him.

Maybe he got a credit card and ran up a bunch of debt and they are having to pay it down? They own him.
 

Perknose

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So apparently going by what he told me, his parents basically tries to keep him on a lease.

To be fair, leasing kids has many advantages versus buying them outright.
 

Perknose

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That is never right. You should always buy. Leasing never ends well.

With cars maybe, but with kids, fuel costs (food) and educational upgrade costs (college) increase dramatically in the teen years, making a short-term lease the wisest choice.
 

HeXen

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they got these things called jobs, you get them and earn money and move the fuck out.

To be fair and keep it real. Today's generation doesn't live in the previous gens world. Current statistics show about 24% of America's youth under 25 live with their parents. That stat changes depending where you live. In Sacramento its 36.4%. Not everyone can just work their ass off and make all the right connections and choices to become a wealthy individual. It's like tossing a dozen vials of vaccine on the table in a room with hundreds of sick people. Many hard workers that always try to do the right thing can either end up living with parents if life deals you a lemon.

The easy part is to put them all into a category and call them losers but really only a very small percentage of young adults are legit losers, often with some kind of addiction or mental disorder. We need to be asking those questions first before making assumptions to one being a loser. There are people with degrees forced to live at home just as there is a multitude of various reasons why one does so even if it's just to save up money.
In this case, there are many factors we still don't know, the best way is for OP to just ask the guy why he lives at home. If it's because he spends all his money on coke and hookers then there ya go. If he is looking for a job well then that's environmental factors, even degree holders can't find jobs but yet it's odd no one calls them losers.
 

kyrax12

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To be fair and keep it real. Today's generation doesn't live in the previous gens world. Current statistics show about 24% of America's youth under 25 live with their parents. That stat changes depending where you live. In Sacramento its 36.4%. Not everyone can just work their ass off and make all the right connections and choices to become a wealthy individual. It's like tossing a dozen vials of vaccine on the table in a room with hundreds of sick people. Many hard workers that always try to do the right thing can either end up living with parents if life deals you a lemon.

The easy part is to put them all into a category and call them losers but really only a very small percentage of young adults are legit losers, often with some kind of addiction or mental disorder. We need to be asking those questions first before making assumptions to one being a loser. There are people with degrees forced to live at home just as there is a multitude of various reasons why one does so even if it's just to save up money.
In this case, there are many factors we still don't know, the best way is for OP to just ask the guy why he lives at home. If it's because he spends all his money on coke and hookers then there ya go. If he is looking for a job well then that's environmental factors, even degree holders can't find jobs but yet it's odd no one calls them losers.

Wow man you are like the first one here to actually demonstrate understanding and compassion.

I am shocked.
 

Markbnj

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It is a great way to save money in this economy.

Ha, yes, getting someone else to pay your bills is an awesome way to save money.

Fwiw, my 20 year-old daughter still lives at home, and at the moment I wouldn't have it any other way. She's not ready yet.
 

olds

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Ha, yes, getting someone else to pay your bills is an awesome way to save money.

Fwiw, my 20 year-old daughter still lives at home, and at the moment I wouldn't have it any other way. She's not ready yet.
We need pics to decide for ourselves...:biggrin:
 

Ns1

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What kind of job can a current college student get that can support a mediocre lifestyle?

$1,000 a month on rent is pretty damn high for whatever minimum wage job he can get.

You also have to factor in the amount of hours he is likely or not likely to get.

they got these things called "roommates". you suck it up and split the rent with 6 of your buddies until you can afford a 1k 1br/1ba apartment by yourself.
 

HeXen

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Wow man you are like the first one here to actually demonstrate understanding and compassion.

I am shocked.

We all could understand it, just few like to admit it publically. Guys in public, especially in a web forum like this, like to have a sgt. slaughter, hardass attitude about everything they can generalize about when it doesn't involve them personally.
I do it myself at times, but I still have an understanding of the real world and I think we all here do.
 
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