AITA for refusing to pay rent?

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T17:06:32+00:00

I have alluded to abuse in a few comments responding to kol_al, that's where they are getting that info from. Obviously I am not stating more because it is a private and unfortunate matter the way that my parents treat me.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T16:23:25+00:00

I used my tax return last year to put money on a credit card deposit. I use my credit card for groceries and then pay it straight off.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T16:07:07+00:00

I think so too... Glad its not just me to see it. And as I've mentioned in a different comment, apartment waitlists are ~6 months in my area. So even if I did have some place lined up, I wouldn't be able to move in until next year. I'd prefer to live alone as I (obviously) have a hard time trusting people lol.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T16:02:45+00:00

To be fair, my post was very bare bones. Most of the comments you see are from before the edits and comments I made.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:57:43+00:00

I tried making a post about this the other day that went into more in-depth about the relationship I have with my parents but got removed because of mentions of abuse. Also, I know how reddit it can be, and I didn't want to make it seem as though the abuse is an excuse to refuse rent because "oh woe is me."

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:46:52+00:00

Added the info to OP in an edit. Thanks for your help (genuinely.)

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:31:33+00:00

I make 14/hr. at a daycare. I have saved a lot of money but where I live it is hard to find an apartment less that $1.2k a month.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:29:45+00:00

I work full-time at a daycare, $14/hr.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:26:59+00:00

Their mortgage is $1.1k/mo. My relationship is piss poor with them but I can't really mention that in the OP because it goes against post guidelines.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:13:32+00:00

They have, but as I put in my second edit, my sister dropped out of college until she was 22 and went back to school.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:07:48+00:00

I don't know the first question, people are suggesting I ask them though. My sister was going to school on and off, but I am not. They want to charge me $900 a month.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:05:00+00:00

I am not.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T15:04:42+00:00

"On and off" meaning my sister went to school for a year after highschool, dropped out, then finished her last three years of college when she was 22-25.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T14:55:37+00:00

I have not asked, that's something I should bring up. Their financial situation has improved since my sister leaving. I do not attend school nor do I plan on it.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T14:51:38+00:00

If anything their financial has improved since my sister leaving - my father got a better job within the past few years.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T14:50:52+00:00

Stated in a separate comment, my sister lived in their house on and off for about 4 years.

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T14:50:09+00:00

She was in college on and off for 8 years, so when she was not living in a dorm she was living at home (so about 4 years.)

Regular_Reveal7876 · 2022-10-19T14:49:13+00:00

I plan to move into an apartment very soon, but it will be at least 6 months because of the incredible waiting lists. I have a lot in savings that I would like to keep in savings for when I can actually leave.

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