Do your parents help you financially?

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  • Yes, my parent/spouse helps me. They are awesome

    Votes: 177 52.8%

  • No, my parent/spouse does not help me.

    Votes: 133 39.7%

  • I got a private loan to supplement the schools financial aid package

    Votes: 25 7.5%
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1. Do your parents/spouse help you financially?
2. How much do you spend on food per month. One of the schools I'm thinking about only offers $342 for food per month. I honestly don't think this is possible even though I never eat out. $450 maybe but not $342. [Boys eat a lot, you ladies wouldn't understand]. Lately I've been thinking about collecting my grocery receipts so I can prove it's not doable if you eat SUPER healthy food.
3. Assuming you are not independently wealthy and don't receive help from your parents/spouse what is your lifestyle like? Spartan? How the hell do you afford gas, tires, brake pads, other routine maintenance, car insurance, shoes, clothes, I can go on!!! I've played with the numbers on an excel spreadsheet it just doesn't fit!
4. How many of you applied for private loans to make medschool more comfortable.

Last night I had a dream that I was a cunning linguist charming older women and whoring myself out for money. *Shudders*
 
Yup. Parents pay for ancillary expenses....like gas, grocery bills, and clothing. I usually end up with about $400/month in those categories. They also help pay for flights back home.
 
HawaiiHereICome said:
1. Do your parents/spouse help you financially?
2. How much do you spend on food per month. One of the schools I'm thinking about only offers $342 for food per month. I honestly don't think this is possible even though I never eat out. $450 maybe but not $342. [Boys eat a lot, you ladies wouldn't understand]. Lately I've been thinking about collecting my grocery receipts so I can prove it's not doable if you eat SUPER healthy food.
3. Assuming you are not independently wealthy and don't receive help from your parents/spouse what is your lifestyle like? Spartan? How the hell do you afford gas, tires, brake pads, other routine maintenance, car insurance, shoes, clothes, I can go on!!! I've played with the numbers on an excel spreadsheet it just doesn't fit!
4. How many of you applied for private loans to make medschool more comfortable.

Last night I had a dream that I was a cunning linguist charming older women and whoring myself out for money. *Shudders*
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Well, the money that your school allocates can be used in different ways. If they give you $1000/month for rent, get a place slightly cheaper and put the leftover into your food fund.

My parents help with car insurance and cell phone. I live comfortable, but nothing compared to when I had a full time job between schools. Are you coming straight from ugrad or have you had a job? Obviously it will be harder to adjust from the latter.
 
I've never heard of/can't imagine spouses not helping? Does that happen?
 
xanthomondo said:
Well, the money that your school allocates can be used in different ways. If they give you $1000/month for rent, get a place slightly cheaper and put the leftover into your food fund.

My parents help with car insurance and cell phone. I live comfortable, but nothing compared to when I had a full time job between schools. Are you coming straight from ugrad or have you had a job? Obviously it will be harder to adjust from the latter.
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Undergrad was relatively easy for me so I generally didn't go to class and worked. I doubt I'll be able to do this for medical school. Adjust? Ha! Your telling me. My general expenses and play money will be cut by 80%. Is there a crying emoticon?
 
TooMuchResearch said:
Since this thread/poll is in Allo, I assume OP only wants current med students to respond, but OP (Class of 2015) voted in the poll. Who is the target audience?
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Lol I was wondering if someone would call me on that. The target audience is current med students. Maybe a mod can retract my vote lol


okay how about this

NOTICE: THE OP WHO HAS YET TO START MEDICAL SCHOOL VOTED IN THE NO SECTION OF THE POLL BECAUSE HE WILL NOT BE GETTING HELP FROM PARENTS, THUS PLEASE SUBTRACT ONE VOTE FROM THE NO CHOICE BEFORE ANALYZING OR INTERPRETING THE DATA. THANK YOU
 
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I've been pretty much supporting myself since undergrad since my parents don't make that much money. Currently, I only spend about $150 on food...which is enough for grocery and eating out once a week. Now, I try to save on food because my apt is more expensive...since Philly is expensive, and I'd rather not share an apartment with other people. You can definitely spend more on food if your apt. and other costs of living aren't too expensive! I have savings from working in undergrad, so I use that for expenses like plane tickets to go back home. Otherwise, the rest of my budget comes from a combination of Stafford and Perkins loans.
 
My rents pay my phone bill and car insurance... everything else is on me and loans. The greatest part is going home, even if its for a random weekend, I get to stock up on anything I need foodwise, toiletries, clothes shopping whatever lol its great
 
Yeah- so, I definitely fall into the category of "no help whatsoever" from my family. They are great and I love them, but they paid for my undergrad, so grad school is completely on me. And the hundreds of thousands of dollars of loans I will take out by the time I'm done.

Basically, food can be done fairly cheaply if you cook for yourself. I've become a master at this- I cook a lot of veggies and beans (these are SUPER cheap), eggs, and whole grains. I eat meat, but don't eat a lot of it.

I cook in bulk and eat/freeze during the week. I cut down on prepared food because that is more expensive.

It can be done- and I picked up a few extra jobs like being a notetaker for my class and also babysitting occasionally- this is the money I use to pay my cell phone and "fun" money for going out.

You'll find a way, I promise!
 
bomgd3 said:
That would be f'ed up.
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Not necessarily. I've heard of some places where daycare costs almost as much for the month as a spouse could bring home after taxes, so if they're going to just break even it makes sense for the parent to just stay home with the kid.
 
bomgd3 said:
That would be f'ed up.
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Maybe the spouse is raising the kids? Maybe the spouse is a trophy wife/husband (I wish I was a trophy husband). If it works for the couple what's the big deal.
 
wholeheartedly said:
Not necessarily. I've heard of some places where daycare costs almost as much for the month as a spouse could bring home after taxes, so if they're going to just break even it makes sense for the parent to just stay home with the kid.
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Daycare 5 days/week for 2 kids is $1600-2000/month in our area. $2000/month is about the same takehome as a $15/hr job. Just sayin'.

Also, yes, it's entirely possible to eat healthfully on $325/month. I feed two adults and two young kids on $400-500/month, and that's including beer and sushi and other random stupid expensive stuff. If you're eating simple and normal foods and cooking for yourself I can't imagine one person couldn't make it on $80/week.
 
PostHaste said:
Daycare 5 days/week for 2 kids is $1600-2000/month in our area. $2000/month is about the same takehome as a $15/hr job. Just sayin'.

Also, yes, it's entirely possible to eat healthfully on $325/month. I feed two adults and two young kids on $400-500/month, and that's including beer and sushi and other random stupid expensive stuff. If you're eating simple and normal foods and cooking for yourself I can't imagine one person couldn't make it on $80/week.
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I agree about the grocery budget. Between my wife and I, we spend $200 a month for groceries and $100 on dates/eating out, so it's entirely doable.
 
My parents help me with part of my tuition and expenses. They've made it clear that it's a LOAN, not a gift, and I'll be expected to pay every penny of it back. But obviously it's so so so much better than owing the same amount plus the 8% interest the GradPlus loans would cost me.
 
KarateSocks said:
My parents help me with part of my tuition and expenses. They've made it clear that it's a LOAN, not a gift, and I'll be expected to pay every penny of it back. But obviously it's so so so much better than owing the same amount plus the 8% interest the GradPlus loans would cost me.
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Mine too. Actually...my parents make me sign promissory notes at the end of each quarter based off all of my credit card spending on them. Yikes...
 
I commute from home so they technically pay for everything except tuition, which is all loans. Extra spending money is from my part time job.
 
My parents are paying for everything, and they don't want me to pay them back. In fact, I think they almost get mad or upset at me every year when I ask them if I should take loans out for that academic year. I'm extremely grateful to them and I know I am very lucky (they aren't overly affluent, but they are both physicians).

I am, however, worried about managing my own finances once I'm in residency because I've never done that (I know how to budget bills, rent, gas, groceries, and miscellaneous expenses, but I don't know how to invest or anything like that).
 
I have no medical school loans. My father pays my tuition cash.


My expenses/finances are as follows:


$3,000- is deposited into my checking account on the 1st of every month, by my father, for my general use.

$1600/month for my loft (paid for by my father).

$200 cell phone bill + wireless AT&T card/month (paid for by my father).

$150 Cable TV bill/month (paid for by my father).

$50/week for my maid (paid for by my father).

Utilities (I don't know how much this is per month, because the bill is mailed directly to my father's residence).

Whenever I travel my mother buys my plane tickets (unless I am going to see a girl, in which case I purchase it myself).
 
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LetThemEatCake said:
I have no medical school loans. My father pays my tuition cash.


My expenses/finances are as follows:


$3,000- is deposited into my checking account on the 1st of every month, by my father, for my general use.

$1600/month for my loft (paid for by my father).

$200 cell phone bill + wireless AT&T card/month (paid for by my father).

$150 Cable TV bill/month (paid for by my father).

$50/week for my maid (paid for by my father).

Utilities (I don't know how much this is per month, because the bill is mailed directly to my father's residence).

Whenever I travel my mother buys my plane tickets (unless I am going to see a girl, in which case I purchase it myself).
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Jesus.... lucky ass. Everything paid for and then 3k a month just for general use?!? Your family must be loaded. What do you spend your 3k/month on?
 
Mother takes care of car insurance, cell phone bill (family plan), and health insurance (through her work until I turned 26). Also, sometimes flights back home or to visit relatives if they are unusually expensive.

Scholarship and loans cover everything else. I could take out less loans if I was a perfect budgeter but I rather live comfortably (not lavishly) and be able to travel if I want then to live frugally and not go anywhere. It's really helped my sanity especially since I am cross country from all my immediate fam and close friends.
 
dude1344 said:
Jesus.... lucky ass. Everything paid for and then 3k a month just for general use?!? Your family must be loaded. What do you spend your 3k/month on?
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Yes, I have amazing parents. In terms of what I spend the 3k/month on, nothing major; food, downloading a few iTunes movies, and buying disposable contact lenses. The 3k is for my general use. It does not go towards anything school related or bills. On the 1st of every month, 3k is deposited into my checking account, irrespective of whether I have residual money from the month prior.
 
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I find it odd to even lump help from parents and help from a spouse together. Anyway...

My in-laws and my mother do not help us with any regularity, though they have given us gifts (both of items and money) from time to time. One of the benefits of marrying an only child, and, therefore, being the sole provider of grandbabies, means that any time my husband's parents are feeling generous, it comes out way. 🙂 I would not be surprised if either my in-laws or my mom wants to buy me something when I start school, be it a tablet, a stethoscope, new clothes, etc. but I also don't expect it.

My husband will continue to be the primary breadwinner for us and our children while I'm in school. It's kind of fortunate that my job pays what it does, as my living expenses loans will be pretty much the same amount of money so I don't imagine we will need to adjust our budgeting too much in that regard. As it is, we split the bills, though he pays for more of them as he makes more than I do, and I expect we'll continue to do that.
 
I'm an MD-PhD so while I am not paying tuition I happen to live in one of the most outrageously expensive places int he country. So money can still be tight.

That does not mean you can't do it without parental support though. The key is to live frugally. To see how I manage my grocery shopping go here: http://budgetandbargain.blogspot.com/2011/03/grocery-shopping-in-big-city.html

The rest of the blog has general finance musing/ deal tips/ info on side jobs with flexible hours.

It's great if you have parents that can help you. The rest of can still find ways to make it through. And maybe one day be able to help our kids.
 
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LetThemEatCake said:
Yes, I have amazing parents. In terms of what I spend the 3k/month on, nothing major; food, downloading a few iTunes movies, and buying disposable contact lenses. The 3k is for my general use. It does not go towards anything school related or bills. On the 1st of every month, 3k is deposited into my checking account, irrespective of whether I have residual money from the month prior.
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Have you ever wanted a brother? I would totally be a cool big/little brother.

Here is my CV: Eldest of 6 boys and one girl. Very experienced in after school fights and various brawls. Funny, can cook and will even let you win at Halo even though I might be infinitely greater than you at it. I suck at basketball so you will never have trouble pwning me in that regards and I can fake injuries in soccer like no other. I will never let you get beat up or get picked on and I will buy McChickens and candy and other crap whenever I have extra spending money to splurge on you.

Let me know . . .

I had to give 7,000 dollars of my scholarship money to my dad to visit his father because he had a stroke.

Man you better be very grateful for your parents. They sound wonderful.
 
bad virus said:
Have you ever wanted a brother? I would totally be a cool big/little brother.

Here is my CV: Eldest of 6 boys and one girl. Very experienced in after school fights and various brawls. Funny, can cook and will even let you win at Halo even though I might be infinitely greater than you at it. I suck at basketball so you will never have trouble pwning me in that regards and I can fake injuries in soccer like no other. I will never let you get beat up or get picked on and I will buy McChickens and candy and other crap whenever I have extra spending money to splurge on you.

Let me know . . .

I had to give 7,000 dollars of my scholarship money to my dad to visit his father because he had a stroke.

Man you better be very grateful for your parents. They sound wonderful.
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Hey man. You sound like cool peoples. I laughed at your post. You have a great sense of humor. Sorry about your father's father, and the fact that you had to allocate 7k toward assisting him. Such is life. That being said, it reflects well on your character. Yes...my parents are amazing wonderful people. It is a beautiful thing.
 
Geekchick921 said:
It's kind of fortunate that my job pays what it does, as my living expenses loans will be pretty much the same amount of money so I don't imagine we will need to adjust our budgeting too much in that regard. As it is, we split the bills, though he pays for more of them as he makes more than I do, and I expect we'll continue to do that.
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If you're married, don't you guys have a joint account? Why would you split the bills?
 
MedStudentWanna said:
If you're married, don't you guys have a joint account? Why would you split the bills?
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No real reason, but if you want to know, we had the separate accounts at that bank before we got married. We have a joint savings and a joint checking but we just never started using the checking account. We can't really change banks right now because we're in the middle of getting our mortgage for our house, but once that's finalized we're switching all our accounts to a credit union and just using the joint checking.
 
mdeast said:
Yup. Parents pay for ancillary expenses....like gas, grocery bills, and clothing. I usually end up with about $400/month in those categories. They also help pay for flights back home.
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how cute...
 
LetThemEatCake said:
Yes, I have amazing parents. In terms of what I spend the 3k/month on, nothing major; food, downloading a few iTunes movies, and buying disposable contact lenses. The 3k is for my general use. It does not go towards anything school related or bills. On the 1st of every month, 3k is deposited into my checking account, irrespective of whether I have residual money from the month prior.
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I don't care how much money I make, when I have kids, they WILL NOT be getting this deal. 3K a month? Give me a break. I have to work and pay my own bills (rent plus college loans) and I don't come close to spending that loot.

Then again, maybe you're just Bs'ing. Hope so.
 
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Dharma said:
I don't care how much money I make, when I have kids, they WILL NOT be getting this deal. 3K a month? Give me a break. I have to work and pay my own bills (rent plus college loans) and I don't come close to spending that loot.

Then again, maybe you're just Bs'ing. Hope so.
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You are free to raise your kids however you see fit. I hope that they grow up to be model citizens. The whole nine yards. My parents are able to give me 3k/month...and pay my tuition cash. So be it. My father has multiple cars. As does my mother. Multiple homes. What are they supposed to do...give me $500 a month? Get real. What point does that prove? Make me work harder? Appreciate things more? Sure. My plane tickets are $2,000 round-trip. Everyone's situation is different. And truthfully, 3k a month is nothing. It is not big money. Real talk. When you get into the big leagues you will understand that.


I bet you feel good about yourself--paying your own bills and all. That's cool. I respect you. I feel good about myself too. Me getting 3k a month does not materially affect your situation, yet you felt the need to comment negatively, on my post. What did I do to you? What did my father's bank account do to you? Whatever.
 
LetThemEatCake said:
What are they supposed to do...give me $500 a month? Get real.
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dude you gotta be a messing around or something cause $500 a month is still a ton of money to be getting from your parents lol. just be careful cause when someone gives you something they're gonna make you pay for it later one way or the other. getting money from people sucks cause then you OWE them. When you get money from parents it's even worse cause they don't want you to pay them back, so they extract their interest/payment through some other, more manipulative means. In a lot of ways I'd rather owe money to the feds than my parents cause then my political ramblings at the thanksgiving table wouldn't hold as much weight.

this thread is one of those times where some of us wanna talk about how we stand up tall and look our dads in the eye, knowing that from 18 on we supported ourselves and always had jobs, etc to pay for school/cars/gas/rent/bills, talk about how work ethic builds character, how we got our first POS cars for $100 and rebuilt them, and how living on nothing makes you appreciate what you have, blah blah blah, but no one ever really cares about that ****.
 
coldweatherblue said:
dude you gotta be a messing around or something cause $500 a month is still a ton of money to be getting from your parents lol. just be careful cause when someone gives you something they're gonna make you pay for it later one way or the other. getting money from people sucks cause then you OWE them. When you get money from parents it's even worse cause they don't want you to pay them back, so they extract their interest/payment through some other, more manipulative means. In a lot of ways I'd rather owe money to the feds than my parents cause then my political ramblings at the thanksgiving table wouldn't hold as much weight.

this thread is one of those times where some of us wanna talk about how we stand up tall and look our dads in the eye, knowing that from 18 on we supported ourselves and always had jobs, etc to pay for school/cars/gas/rent/bills, talk about how work ethic builds character, how we got our first POS cars for $100 and rebuilt them, and how living on nothing makes you appreciate what you have, blah blah blah, but no one ever really cares about that ****.
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500 isn't a small sum but if his parents can afford to give him 3K why not? He never even said he spends all of the 3K every month.

I obviously don't know his situation but if his parents are significantly wealthy then 3K per month isn't much at all relatively.

These days one can easily burn through $500 if one does not have a strict budget - gas, restaurants, movies, clubs/bars etc
 
LetThemEatCake said:
You are free to raise your kids however you see fit. I hope that they grow up to be model citizens. The whole nine yards. My parents are able to give me 3k/month...and pay my tuition cash. So be it. My father has multiple cars. As does my mother. Multiple homes. What are they supposed to do...give me $500 a month? Get real. What point does that prove? Make me work harder? Appreciate things more? Sure. My plane tickets are $2,000 round-trip. Everyone's situation is different. And truthfully, 3k a month is nothing. It is not big money. Real talk. When you get into the big leagues you will understand that.


I bet you feel good about yourself--paying your own bills and all. That's cool. I respect you. I feel good about myself too. Me getting 3k a month does not materially affect your situation, yet you felt the need to comment negatively, on my post. What did I do to you? What did my father's bank account do to you? Whatever.
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Elliot? Is that you? How are things with JD?
 
2012mdc said:
500 isn't a small sum but if his parents can afford to give him 3K why not? He never even said he spends all of the 3K every month.
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oh yeah for sure I have no problem with someone giving their kids X amount of money per month; obviously it's the parents $$$ and they can do whatever they want with it. I thought it was pretty funny/insightful for him to post, "What are they supposed to do... give me $500 a month?" as if $500/mo is such an incredulously insignificant sum.

Many would be extremely grateful for $500/mo. Many would look at the $500/mo being offered and say, "hell no i don't want that cause it ain't that hard to make it on your own and it sucks owing people." all are viable options.

that said those posts come off as pretty trollish so he's probably just messing with us.
 
Guy's got 5 posts, 4 of which are in this thread. If that doesn't ping your trolldar or your BS-o-meter I don't know what will.
 
Geekchick921 said:
Guy's got 5 posts, 4 of which are in this thread. If that doesn't ping your trolldar or your BS-o-meter I don't know what will.
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Now I have 6 posts. 5 of which are in this thread. Your point is further solidified. You are funny. What is the barometer by which one exits "troll" and becomes a real poster? 5,573 posts? Do you man. I am doing me. I answered the question that the OP proffered. Up until tonight, I had never even seen your moniker. I don't know anything about you. Why do you feel the need to interject? What did you possibly gain by your little "trolldar" thing. I don't begrudge you anything. I just find it comical/interesting when people act as though my situation should mirror theirs (or anybody's situation for that matter). As though all medical students' backgrounds should be homogeneous.

Again, when you get into the big leagues you will understand too. Good luck with school.
 
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LetThemEatCake said:
My plane tickets are $2,000 round-trip. Everyone's situation is different. And truthfully, 3k a month is nothing. It is not big money. Real talk. When you get into the big leagues you will understand that.
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You know, I was completely in your corner, thinking that if your parents want to share what they have for you, it's your business -- until I read the above. Now I think you're a spoiled jackass who could use some real life experience before becoming a doctor.
 
coldweatherblue said:
oh yeah for sure I have no problem with someone giving their kids X amount of money per month; obviously it's the parents $$$ and they can do whatever they want with it. I thought it was pretty funny/insightful for him to post, "What are they supposed to do... give me $500 a month?" as if $500/mo is such an incredulously insignificant sum.

Many would be extremely grateful for $500/mo. Many would look at the $500/mo being offered and say, "hell no i don't want that cause it ain't that hard to make it on your own and it sucks owing people." all are viable options.

that said those posts come off as pretty trollish so he's probably just messing with us.
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Agreed. My problem with his post was (a) saying that 3K (for no work) is nothing, when it's more than many people make with a full-time job, and (b) telling the other poster when he/she "gets to the big leagues..." People who work for their wealth have more tact than to say such a thing. It's people who've been spoiled all their lives who have no problem being a snobbish ass to others.
 
LetThemEatCake said:
Now I have 6 posts. 5 of which are in this thread. Your point is further solidified. You are funny. What is the barometer by which one exits "troll" and becomes a real poster? 5,573 posts? Do you man. I am doing me. I answered the question that the OP proffered. Up until tonight, I had never even seen your moniker. I don't know anything about you. Why do you feel the need to interject? What did you possibly gain by your little "trolldar" thing. I don't begrudge you anything. I just find it comical/interesting when people act as though my situation should mirror theirs (or anybody's situation for that matter). As though all medical students' backgrounds should be homogeneous.

Again, when you get into the big leagues you will understand too. Good luck with school.
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You know, I was going to type a full response, but this...

MedStudentWanna said:
You know, I was completely in your corner, thinking that if your parents want to share what they have for you, it's your business -- until I read the above. Now I think you're a spoiled jackass who could use some real life experience before becoming a doctor.
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MedStudentWanna said:
Agreed. My problem with his post was (a) saying that 3K (for no work) is nothing, when it's more than many people make with a full-time job, and (b) telling the other poster when he/she "gets to the big leagues..." People who work for their wealth have more tact than to say such a thing. It's people who've been spoiled all their lives who have no problem being a snobbish ass to others.
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Sum most of my thoughts up. That said, while I did think "hey, lucky you" after your first response, it was seriously tacky to list everything mommy and daddy pays for in the first post, along with 3K of what is essentially spending money every month (since the only necessity that doesn't get paid directly by LTEC's parents is groceries) which is, as MedStudentWanna said, what plenty of people bring home with a full-time job (like many teachers).

And actually, no. When I "get to the big leagues" (and LOL, get the hell over yourself), I still won't understand bleeding something to the tune of $60,000 a year at my adult child, on TOP of paying their tuition.
 
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LetThemEatCake said:
I have no medical school loans. My father pays my tuition cash.


My expenses/finances are as follows:


$3,000- is deposited into my checking account on the 1st of every month, by my father, for my general use.

$1600/month for my loft (paid for by my father).

$200 cell phone bill + wireless AT&T card/month (paid for by my father).

$150 Cable TV bill/month (paid for by my father).

$50/week for my maid (paid for by my father).

Utilities (I don't know how much this is per month, because the bill is mailed directly to my father's residence).

Whenever I travel my mother buys my plane tickets (unless I am going to see a girl, in which case I purchase it myself).
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You sound like someone at my school....

My parents are doc + prof and they give me $1300 a month, which is tight in the northeast but doable. I lived off savings for the first 6 months of school, and they took over once I ran out. My rent is very low for my area but I spend more money going out than I should. I'll pay them back once I'm done--it just doesn't make sense to us to give money to the bank/gubmint when we don't have to (we're asian).

Definitely try to do all of your own car stuff, you can save ridiculous amounts of money. A brake rotor change can take 30 minutes for an experienced person, or maybe ~2 hours for a newbie (think of it as practice for surgery). You can easily save a couple hundred. Same goes for pads, mufflers, etc. A DIY strut change can save you $500-1000 depending on your car and where you live. Just buy parts, read a manual, and DIY or do it with a friend who knows cars.
 
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bomgd3 said:
Definitely try to do all of your own car stuff, you can save ridiculous amounts of money. A brake rotor change can take 30 minutes for an experienced person, or maybe ~2 hours for a newbie (think of it as practice for surgery). You can easily save a couple hundred. Same goes for pads, mufflers, etc. A DIY strut change can save you $500-1000 depending on your car and where you live. Just buy parts, read a manual, and DIY or do it with a friend who knows cars.
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I have two uncles. One is an accountant who does our taxes for free. The other is a mechanic who takes care of my car at no charge beyond paying for parts. It's a sweet deal.
 
Geekchick921 said:
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Sum most of my thoughts up. That said, while I did think "hey, lucky you" after your first response, it was seriously tacky to list everything mommy and daddy pays for in the first post, along with 3K of what is essentially spending money every month (since the only necessity that doesn't get paid directly by LTEC's parents is groceries) which is, as MedStudentWanna said, what plenty of people bring home with a full-time job (like many teachers).

And actually, no. When I "get to the big leagues" (and LOL, get the hell over yourself), I still won't understand bleeding something to the tune of $60,000 a year at my adult child, on TOP of paying their tuition.
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MedStudentWanna-

With all due respect, if you scroll up, you'll see that the tenor of my initial conservation was very polite, and my exchange with other posters was tactful and kind. Refer to my exchange with "bad virus." That being said, when someone wants to interject a negative comment, unsolicited on my behalf, I will respond in kind. Saying that I get 3k a month, does not necessitate a veiled attack by Geekchick921 and coldweatherblue. On the surface, their respective posts may have seemed innocuous to you, but it was directed at me, and I took it as a slight. It was subtle, but their intentions were clear. If you fail to see this, I do not need you in my figurative "corner."

But that's neither here nor there. I maintain everything that I said. In fact, I will say it again; When Geekchick921 and coldweatherblue get into the big leagues, they will understand that 3k/month is not big money.


I am not snobbish. However, you are free to entertain this notion if my posts painted me as such. Fair enough. Interesting, that you went so far as to make presuppositions about me based off the fact that I think 3k/month is not a lot. I am sure that there are posters who think $30/month is not a lot. Or $3/month is not a lot. It is relative. But, because Geekchick921's internal financial compass told him that 3k/month is a lot, he felt exonerated in taking a shot at me. Whatever. He is culpable for coming at me. I have an acute awareness of how saying certain things can make one come off a certain way. That being said, I was taught that when an individual throws a stone at you, you catch it, and throw it back.


Geekchick921…"I still won't understand bleeding something to the tune of $60,000 a year at my adult child, on TOP of paying their tuition." Here is another one of your veiled insults. Fine. You win.


Here's the thing…posting on SDN is cool. I get it. But when you really do get into the big leagues…you'll understand. As a matter of decorum, I will stop here. I live it. You can feign like you don't want this lifestyle…sure. I am not in the business of proselytizing medical students who live off of $500/month and student loans. Maybe you really are OK with your lifestyle as is, and will live modestly once you are licensed. Cool. I respect that. I however have, and will live a different lifestyle than you. It does not make me better than you. We are just different in that regard. That being said, I would never preemptively take shots at someone because they spend less or more than me in a month. I would simply acknowledge it and keep it moving.

And you were talking about taste….please…you personify ageusia, insofar as you came at me first.

Again, good luck with school and all that jazz.
 
Firstly, she. Not he. I don't know what part of my screenname containing the word "chick" and making mention of my husband caused the confusion there.

Secondly, you are seriously cracking me up with this "big leagues" nonsense.

Thirdly, sure. You live in "the big leagues". I, on the other hand, live in the real world. I'm a non-trad, I'm married, my husband and I have a daughter with another kid on the way, and we are buying a house next month. Quite frankly, considering the fact that most of your living expenses are covered BEFORE the extra $3,000, you live off more a month than my entire family, and we are perfectly comfortable. That you don't get why people think you're getting a lot of money for a single person just really proves the impression people are getting of you that you're trying to deny.

And the Elliot comment was a joke, meant in the most light-hearted way. I REALLY don't care that you're butt hurts at the suggestion that you are trolling. That is far from coming at you, so put on your big boy underpants and deal with it. Considering the content of your posts, especially with a screen name like "Let Them Eat Cake", it's not that far-fetched that you're just messing with people. I threw no "slights" your way until you started with this "big leagues" crap with me. I don't give a flying F that your parents throw money at you, and I'm sure no one else in this thread does, either. It's that you make comments like "My father has multiple cars. As does my mother. Multiple homes. What are they supposed to do...give me $500 a month?" and "And truthfully, 3k a month is nothing. It is not big money. Real talk. When you get into the big leagues you will understand that," that make people think you're an entitled twit.

That's an unveiled insult for you, since you decided to whine about the veiled ones.
 
My parents pay for my car insurance, car maintenance, and occasionally my cell phone.

Caristra said:
Example Number 2: Spouse is also a medical student or a law student or a graduate student.
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Yes, my wife is a PA student who is busier than I am most of the time. Although she does contribute her own loan money and she will be my sugar momma during residency haha.

Geekchick921 said:
Elliot? Is that you? How are things with JD?
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Bahahaha. FWIW My entire household budget is less than $3000/month, which is probably the case for a lot of med students.
 
how the hell do you even have the time to spend 3k on non-living expenses per month, aren't you supposed to be a med student?
 
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