Quote Originally Posted by Dragonrider View Post
Um...I wasn't criticising your parents, Fred. And I have left home now, although still under their auspices, as they're paying for my (very expensive) eddumacation....

They did give me money every month to buy my own clothes and stuff and teach me budgeting. It didn't entirely go as planned, though, because instead of setting money aside every month, I just saved it all and shopped exclusively at thrift stores.
I was mainly talking to Thufir. And the white text. But I guess it still stands... sort of.

And I don't get pocket money off of my parents. And I've had saving my money hammered into my skull. All I get each week is money for my karate lessons. I get to keep the change (all £3 of it). So in effect, I make £3 to £10 a week, depending on whether I go to karate that week or not. So while my parents are quite generous when I succeed, at other times they are very tight with their money, just like me.

In fact, the only big purchases I've ever made are:
My GBA SP (£120 with two games).
My PS3 (£280 with two games).
That's it for massive purchases.