‘It’s Still My Money!’ : Dad Decides to Reinvest Daughter’s College Fund Towards His New Step Kids Education Following Her Early Graduation, Family Drama Ensues

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    Font - Posted by u/College Fund Throwaway 8 hours ago AITA for calling my Dad a pr k for giving my college fund to my younger half-siblings? I (20) am a student in college and have two siblings we'll call them Mark (23) and Chloe (20). Mark has graduated college, and Chole is my twin and is also in college at a different university. Relevant Details: Prior to my parents getting divorced, my parents had made a college fund. Upon their divorce, I was a minor so my Dad took control of the college f
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    Font - are given no access to any of the information about the accounts. My Dad has since gotten re- married and has two new kids both under the age of 10. It is also relevant to note that my parents would not be financially burdened by the costs mentioned below. Currently: My Dad is a smart guy and when his parents died he set aside a portion of his inheritance into funding my and my sibling's educations. My Dad decided that he would disperse $5000 to each of his children each quarter they are
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    Font - graduate early as I had taken summer quarters and tested out of almost all of my general education classes. It is noteworthy that I paid for my summer quarters in order to get ahead so I could graduate early. Now that graduation is nearing, my Dad has decided that the money that I am saving by not needing to take classes in my senior year could be reinvested into my two younger half-siblings' education instead of helping with my current education costs which as of now I simply cannot affo
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    Font - through college", it seems unfair to me that the effort and money I am putting into graduating early is resulting in my college fund being given away to my other younger siblings while I could have slacked off and gotten the full amount. TLDR: My siblings are receiving and are both getting the same amount of funding for college but because I am graduating early my dad is giving the money I saved away despite my school being more expensive. My Dad got upset about the topic and I called him
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    Font - Edit2: INFO: I paid for my summer quarters out of pocket by getting a job, and the college fund is in my name, I just do not have access to the details of the account. Edit3: People seem confused so I will add more details. In total after graduation, I will be receiving $45,000, while my siblings will be receiving $60,000. I also will have paid for two of my own quarters that were used to get ahead. Edit4: My final costs when I graduate will be 75k for 3 years of college, and would have b
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    Font - Which-Month-3907 · 7 hr. ago Partassipant [3] NTA. If you had to take out loans, then you still need the college fund money. This money is not "unused". Your father is refusing to spend it on you. Reply Share 1.0k College FundThrowaway OP. 7 hr. ago I currently have $21,000 in loans. Reply Share 302
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    Font - MyFriendsCallMeEpic 7 hr. ago Partassipant [1] does your father know? did you siblings finish school with zero debt? Just tell your father you will be LC until you have no debt to make things 'fair' 177 Reply Share College FundThrowaway OP. 7 hr. ago 249 : ... My dad knows I am taking loans, my sister will finish with no debt. Reply Share
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    Font - MyFriendsCallMe Epic 6 hr. ago Partassipant [1] your dads an AH NTA op 257 Reply Share GallouandGavi. 3 hr. ago You're definitely NTA! My advice having gone through this. No explanation needed go LC or NC. You are entitled to all the money. Doesn't matter who contributed more
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    Font - pirrouette98 hr. ago. edited 7 hr. ago NTA, your Dad is being a pr<. Though it's cold comfort right now, none of this will matter in the long run. If you continue to do what you're doing and get a degree in a good field, you will have a great career in a decade and the college money will be relatively insignificant. 281 Reply Share College Fund Throwaway OP 7 hr. ago I am studying Computer Science. Yes, this money will be irrelevant in the future, but my respect for my dad has significant

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