Jesusfrk611
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My parents were never too strict on what I could and couldn't buy with my own money. I saved money pretty well and bought things as I wanted or needed them. They told me to watch how much I spent but I always kept an eye on how much money I had. I've had my desktop for over 2 years now. Still running strong, no real need to replace it.
I can see how they might be strict if you have a bad spending habit where you spend money as soon as you get it and constantly run your bank account to around $0. My brother has this problem. He can't keep money in his account very long before there's something else he wants and promptly buys. The most he's saved up for is his computer build, he saved up just enough for it and then spent almost all his money on it. That's not a very good money management system for when you are older. I try to keep at least $3k in my account if not more. I went down below that for awhile b/c I had to buy stuff and then took a break from work for 2 weeks at the same time. I hear about my friends that are struggling with their financial situation just barely making it on money each month. I don't want to be like that in my future.
I can see how they might be strict if you have a bad spending habit where you spend money as soon as you get it and constantly run your bank account to around $0. My brother has this problem. He can't keep money in his account very long before there's something else he wants and promptly buys. The most he's saved up for is his computer build, he saved up just enough for it and then spent almost all his money on it. That's not a very good money management system for when you are older. I try to keep at least $3k in my account if not more. I went down below that for awhile b/c I had to buy stuff and then took a break from work for 2 weeks at the same time. I hear about my friends that are struggling with their financial situation just barely making it on money each month. I don't want to be like that in my future.