Disowning family BECAUSE OF MONEY
My father immediately comes to mind. I can think of numerous stories that would fit this week's QotW, but the most extreme form of tightwaddery occurred when I was desperately saving money to move out of his apartment and strike out on my own. He had bought me a cell phone as a gift and kept up on the bills, which was a very nice gift I thought, despite the fact that the cell phone was as big as my head and all of my friends made fun of it. Later, my dad told me that he would have to transfer the bill over to my name and that I'd have to take over payments. Fine, I didn't expect him to pay it forever, and it was nice of him to keep at it as long as he did. Plus, he gave me three months before I would have to start paying the bill, a sort of grace period. Well, three months came and went, and he presented me at last with a $350 bill!!
"For one month??" I asked. "No," he replied. "That's for four. Give me the money for it soon; it's past due."
I would have began paying the bill immediately if I had known I would suddenly owe what was at the time an insurmountable sum. I was devasted financially...and very confused. He never denied that he told me I would have to start paying the bill in three months, but he flatly insisted that I pay regardless. There was no way I could move out of the house and pay this bill. I gave him the money for the current charges and told him that the past charges and explained to him that I simply didn't have the money for the rest. "And besides," I said, "I'm pretty sure what you said earlier amounts to a verbal contract so...I mean, I'll pay it if I can...but later....much, much later...I just don't have it...I wasn't prepared for this!"

This alone does not make him a scrooge. What makes him a scrooge is that it's now been five years since then, and he still has not spoken to me.
(BrainSurgerysFun, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 0:42, 3 replies)

!!!
What a fucking prick! You deserve better.
(TDub Nunc id vides, nunc ne vides on, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 2:57, closed)

This is sad :(
Big hugs
And I hope you managed to move into a lovely place of your own.
(cherrynicola, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 12:45, closed)

Thank you : )
My apartment is small and messy, but MINE.
(BrainSurgerysFun, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 20:12, closed)