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Now, today's first story comes from Independent Olive 776 from

the entitled Parents Subreddit and says, parents want my entire paycheck. Okay, so I, 16th female,

just got my first job like a month ago. Last week, I got my first ever paycheck, which was really exciting. Now, one of the main

reasons I got a job was so I could cover some of my own non-essential expenses, clothes, stuff for

hobbies, room decor, some food. Since my mother, 52 female, is a stay-at-home mom, always has

been and I didn't want to be a burden for my father,

56 male. Before I even got my first paycheck, I'd budgeted exactly how much I wanted to spend

and what I wanted to spend it on, since I didn't want to blow it all. My plan was to save

at least half and spend what I didn't save. I'll admit, I did spoil myself a bit.

Got some new clothes, a new sewing machine, and going to get nails done. All of this was like

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