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"My friends think I'm spoiled and "spoon fed"! :("

I was on Special Reserve looking at their digital cameras when I realised that all the statistics were just technical jargon to me. Because of this I went on to MSN and asked my friend to give me a hand when choosing the digi-cam for me. Unfortunately his reply was simply "Why do you do that?", "You don't need a camera", "You all ways waste money just to get the best of the best" etc etc Naturally I enquired further to find out what he meant by all of that. He started saying I always buy the best in everything like TVs even though I don't even have my own TV and that I had the best mobile phone even though my mobile phone (Motorola V.50) is terrible in comparison to everyone else. Just because I spent £120 on it and theirs were cheaper due to sliding mobile phone prices. As a matter of fact one of my friends mobiles who's is better than mine cost £140!

He went on to say that I get spoon-fed and that I'm spoiled because my parents give me £50 for nothing as an allowance of sorts. Even though I've had two paper rounds before and have worked for about a month in a restaurant but since I'm underage (15) it was just really me subbing for a wee while. What should I do to stop them thinking I'm simply a spoiled brat? I feel I'm at the age that I should be quitting paper rounds, not starting them, I'm too young to get and actual job and I'm obviously not going to throw away £50 a month. Any suggestions?

Well thats a good positive attitude to put up, anyway, instead of moping around all day feeling sorry for yourself.

P.s by "pair of Vans" I meant pair of Vans shoes not trousers.

Hmmmmmm it's not my fault...It's not like I go it with the intention to spend, spend, spend. I did mange to save up to £94 in my bank just about 2 weeks ago but the second I realised I had that much money I went into town with my friends and bough a new pair of Vans, a t-shirt from Top Man, Lunch at Mc Donalds, Cinema that night and Pizza hut after the cinema for T. I just seem to be irresponsible with money. Not irresponsible in general, not spoilt just irresponsible with money. Anyway now that the Summer holidays are here I have 7 weeks to fill up and free things are usually boring. Take the Musuem for example.

RoJ wrote:
> That is good advice. And I'm sorry Lindgren to hear about your
> illness, I'm sure it feels unfair that life has dealt you a bad hand.
> (a hand of cards I mean)

Thanks RoJ. It does feel unfair, but then no one said life was fair, so I deal. :(

Cubist wrote:
> Yeah I guess you are right Lindgren, I still don't think I'm spoiled
> though. I mean I just think I'm well off for a 15 year old. I know
> there's a lot of people who get less and some that get more but I
> don't think I'm spoiled. I don't go home and say things like
> "Daddy! Daddy! I want a Ferrari damn it Daddy! I'm sick to death
> of that Horse beast you bought me last week" etc etc.

You don't have to say anything to be spoilt Cubist. I think you're missing that point. I would consider a kid spoilt if they're getting money way over what the average 15 year old gets. I'm guessing 50 quid is not something the average 15 year old gets from their parents, so in that sense you are spoilt by your parents. It's not necessarily a bad thing, that depends on your attitude to money.

But you don't have to Cubist. The point is, you get a lot of money and don't appreciate it.

If someone is giving you that much money, keep it. But don't spend it on crap. Also give some of it to me, that'll make everyone happier including (can you believe it) me! Make cheques payable to 'Skorp1on's vast pile of wealth' and give a minimum donation of £35.75 per cheque. Thank you for your co-operation and time.

Yeah I guess you are right Lindgren, I still don't think I'm spoiled though. I mean I just think I'm well off for a 15 year old. I know there's a lot of people who get less and some that get more but I don't think I'm spoiled. I don't go home and say things like "Daddy! Daddy! I want a Ferrari damn it Daddy! I'm sick to death of that Horse beast you bought me last week" etc etc.

That is good advice. And I'm sorry Lindgren to hear about your illness, I'm sure it feels unfair that life has dealt you a bad hand. (a hand of cards I mean)

I'm 20 and not working at the moment due to illness and I don't get any money bar rare occasions. I help out as much as I can around the house, doing washing up,cooking,cleaning etc. It's the least I can do seeing as I don't contribute to bills.

I got a fiver a week up until I was 14 in pocket money and that had to do me. Now I live off savings when I want to go out or buy something.

50 quid is a lot to be giving a 15 year old, so on that basis I would say you are spoilt, and i can see your friends' frustration because I would think you do have an easier life finances wise than they do, so maybe your friend felt he was getting his nose rubbed in it a bit.

There isn't a whole lot you can do about that except maybe when you buy something new try not to bring it up in conversation that much. You shouldn't have to do that, but it sounds like you may have to in order to avoid another little episode from your friend.