Meet our 19-year-old heroine, a diligent nursing student who’s been stashing away every penny since childhood. Despite her parents’ financial struggles, she’s managed to fund her own education and even save a substantial amount from unemployment benefits during the pandemic. However, her financial prudence is about to spark a family feud that will leave you questioning who’s really in the wrong. Let’s dive into the drama.
The Self-Made Student

The Mysterious College Fund

The Vanishing Savings

The Parents’ Plea

The Furious Response ️

The Cultural Clash

The Family Divide

A Family Torn Apart: The Battle Over 30k
Caught in a whirlwind of familial expectations and personal principles, our young nursing student finds herself at the center of an emotional tug-of-war. Her parents’ request to borrow her entire savings for a house down payment has ignited a fiery debate, with opinions divided along generational lines. The older generation leans towards cultural norms, expecting her to financially support her parents, while the younger generation rallies behind her right to refuse. As the drama unfolds, the question remains: should she part with her hard-earned savings or stand her ground? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this.
“NTA. Keep that money for your education. ‘Guarantees’ don’t mean anything.”

NTA. Keep your money, become a rockstar nurse, live happily

NTA. Don’t loan money to family for mortgages, stand your ground

Savings for a rainy day, not a weekly windfall.
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NTA. Offer your savings as a generous gift to expose them

Commenter sympathizes with OP’s financial struggles, shares personal experience.

NTA. Don’t sacrifice your future for your parents’ financial irresponsibility.

Take your 30k and run. It’s not your duty
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NTA – Child’s college fund vs. parent’s house down payment

NTA! Impressive savings! Don’t lend them the money!

NTA. Taking control of your future, despite family pressure.

Family feud over college savings: cultural norms vs. financial responsibilities

Stand your ground! Keep your hard-earned savings to yourself.

Take control of your money and assert your independence

Stand your ground! Keep your savings safe from freeloaders
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NTA. Protect your money with a lawyer-drafted contract ️ . But can you really help?

“You don’t have anything saved up” Be careful with loans!

Generous offer, but fair to keep your hard-earned savings. NTA!

Stand your ground! Your money, your future.

NTA: Cultural expectations vs personal boundaries. Money and family dynamics.

NTA. You’re not their retirement plan. Keep thriving, OP!

You earned it! Keep your hard-earned money, NTA!

Don’t lend money you can’t afford to lose!

NTA. Don’t owe them a cent. Lawyer up for loan agreement!

NTA: Stand your ground and don’t let them screw you over!

Cut contact with toxic parents, focus on your own happiness ✂️

Parents want money, but NTA suggests they get a loan

Generous nursing student resolves family feud with financial agreement ✍️

Invest in yourself and don’t let your parents screw you over.

Impressive! NTA bought a house with only $30k down payment

NTA. Keep telling them they have permission to use your money

Toxic cultural expectations? Cut contact and break free!
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Family feud over savings: NTA offers a solution for poverty cycle

Family feud over money: NTA refuses to fund parents’ lifestyle ♀️

Nursing student sparks family feud. Who’s in the wrong?

Not the a**hole. Let the family feud begin! ♀️

Parents want to leech off your savings? NTA, stand your ground!

Clearly NTA!

Not the a**hole. Let the family feud begin!

NTA, do what’s right for you but be prepared for consequences

NTA: You saved for your future, they should have supported you.

NTA. Protect your savings and set boundaries with family.

Protect your savings! NTA, secure your bank account and credit.

NTA- Prioritize your education, not buying your parents a house.

Don’t give in! Your education and future come first!

NTA. Trust issues and affordability concerns fuel family feud.

NTA: Stand up for yourself and get what you’re owed!

NTA Live well and away from them!

NTA, use the money for a downpayment and enjoy life

Stand your ground! Keep your money and let them go!

Stand your ground! Don’t let them take advantage of you.

NTA: Money gone forever? That’s a family feud in itself.

Don’t give them a single cent! Block and move on.

NTA. Your savings, your responsibility. Don’t feel guilty for prioritizing yourself.

NTA: Young nursing student sparks family feud over savings

NTA at all, you totally deserve to be angry about that 17k and your parents have no right to ask you for your money like that, honestly when there’s a big divide around generational lines like this I’m rarely like ‘oh yeah the older generation is right’

Keep the money for yourself and avoid family drama!

NTA, your savings are yours. It’s not your responsibility to pay for their things.

NTA: Nursing student’s savings cause family feud. Who’s right?

Stand your ground! Don’t let them guilt you into giving money.
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Keep your money and never give them an of it

NTA- Parents want to use your savings, set boundaries with gift.

Nta: Sparks fly as family feud over nursing student’s savings!
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Family feud over savings: NTA refuses to help unhelpful relatives.

Generous nursing student sparks family feud. NTA, no regrets!
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“NTA If you ‘lend’ money, decide if it’s gift or loan. Consider tax implications.”

Don’t loan money to family or friends unless you’re okay losing them

NTA. 17K is a good down payment, not obligated to fix parents’ mistake.

Secure the bag and make them pay rent!

Parents asked for car, stopped payments, won’t pay back. NTA
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NTA! Keep your savings for your future

Savage response: No money for the family!

“NTA. Impressive savings! Don’t gamble your future. Keep it secure.”

INFO: Protect your student loans! Don’t let them touch that

Don’t let your hard-earned savings go down the drain! Invest wisely and secure your future.
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