Is it good to have extra money?

United States
September 21, 2010 5:55pm CST
did u ever think about the time when u earned more money but your parents are starting to complain? here is my story i went to a fast food restaurant to work but i am still a student i do go to car wash to earn some money but after i went to the fast food restaurant my parents started to say that i should help them out by giving them money so they could enjoy their rest of the life. Do you think quiting this job is easier or i should give them money?
2 responses
@akshay7 (415)
• India
21 Sep 10
well, just think it this way - how many years of "your" schooling did they spend on. And how many of your desires were fulfilled by them. And further...how many extra hours did they work for you? Wouldn't it make you happy to see your parents leading a good happy life? And well, they would be proud of you then. Won't you like that? Further do you hold the few extra hours that you have to work to earn the money more important than your parent's satisfaction? Though I still can't understand your situation under which you have to ask such a question. Well, in my country, the parents never have to ask for money. The children hold the parents much more important and well if need be, hand over all their income to them. Also, here the children live with their parents for the whole life and fulfill their parent's needs in their old age just like the parent's did when the children were younger... Hope you do not have to ask this question ever again. do the right thing and do not fall for a few bucks.
• United States
22 Sep 10
well i think my question is a very deep question, different ppl have different answers, but i think growing up healthy and went on the right track is the return for our parents. the money they put on me is been used and i grew up healthy and i know wats right or wrong and i got a fine job and i could possibly get married soon so wats the point of paying more? plus im not a greedy person to my parents i could spend some times to help my parents but they are asking me in a ridiculous way so i just cant found a way to answer it!
@maezee (41997)
• United States
21 Sep 10
I think it's only fair that you do give your parents some money! Not all of it, but some of the extra money you make would be really nice of you. If you live with your parents still, consider it "rent" money. If you don't, just think of it as: your parents have spent SO much money on you over the years - they have raised you from a baby to an adult! The least you can do is give them a little financial boost.
• United States
22 Sep 10
yeah giving them a little is right. but in my opinion we were born to become better than our parent and they will leave us or "die" one day so whats the point of giving money to a person that would die really soon. i didnt hope that my parents would die sooner or later but thats just the life cycle we are in. the old one will die one day and the young one will become old one day too!