@Megan@revelife - I mean, I clearly don't mind at the moment since I have no other sources of income haha but my parents are also suffering financially. I don't want to have to be that extra expense for them. I'm 22, I want to be independent and start building my own credit! 

Money isn't the cause of happiness, but in the lifestyles created by everything in modern day, it's hard for many people to define happiness without assigning some sort of monetary value in some way. Having too little money is frustrating and can make day to day living difficult; having too much money is complicating and can make lessons on hard work, allowances, inheritances, etc. a problem that can tear families apart. Heck, whether someone has a lot of money or not, things like that are still complicating as they are.

I grew up fairly "well off" as well. I got a lot of the things I wanted, and by the time I was old enough to know any better, everyone in my family was working and contributing to the household including my two older brothers. I never got an allowance, and I started working for my aunts when I was 10 (20 now), saving money and never spending it. I learned when I was little that things on sale were awesome, and only then, and only if I really, really wanted it were they worth it. It also had to be worth the wait for it to go on sale!

I appreciate so much that my family gave me those opportunities to build up those savings, and to learn those things so I could do the things I do now. I support my pets, I pay my tuition/school fees, my credit card has been paid in full far before due dates, and I shop with money that's hard-earned and mine. It's all the more pressing, having known how hard I worked for it (and in turn, how hard my parents work and have worked for their money all these years), that I also spend it wisely.

Don't get me wrong, having family behind me to support me financially (and vice versa) if the time should ever arise is great comfort, but I think you'll find that sense of independence and responsibility (assuming you'll be responsible with your line of credit, of course :)) is far more liberating than you can imagine. It may really change your perspective on life and how you live it too - not to say that money changes people, but how it's achieved/received can really change how you see fortune. With great power comes great responsibility!

@pinkdagger@xanga - Wow, great words! I totally understand. Being in this situation has definitely helped me see the value of a hard earned dollar. 

I definitely think that having  money creates happiness... I don't care what anyone says. You can't go out to dinner with your significant other on smiles and love. It just doesn't happen that way. And you can't buy that brand-new, shiny-looking 13" high res Macbook Pro on good feelings and fluff. lol Again, just doesn't happen.

For me, I had a job that was, of course, paying... but then I quit it and had to mooch of my parents for money. Currently, I am in the works of finding a better paying job so I don't have to mooch. It's working okay, so far. :]

But yes. Money = pleasure and happiness.. It is important to have money, these days... else you can't really go anywhere or do anything... same with having a car.

Well, I grew up helping my parents, and we put our money in a melting pot, and I got what I absolutely needed.  My parents have always been dependent on their parents and will always be because they made some mistakes when they were younger that cost them eveything, especially my dad who destroyed my mother on purpose.  We were always like a day away from losing everything.

I get like an unemployment check/ disability thing right now, but it isn't worth anything because all of my hope is gone, and I've been incited.  My grandparents give me money sometimes.  I don't care.  I'l never be independent again because they'll just destroy that. Then they'll say that's normal.  To a degree it is, but if I'm utterly desperate, I'll be corrupted again, like I was growing up.  Stabilization, even humble, is essential to having anysort of life.  It's like, I can't breathe, and they'll all be all over me, which messes up my being.  Then they'll try to force me to do stupid things if I do well for them.  I have a semi-phobia of leaving the apartment.  It's getting worse.

I want to move to another country so badly, just for a semi-fresh start. I'll do any job.  I have some experience in retail, food services, boat repair, basic electronics, janitorial services. 

No, money doesn't cause happiness. But lack of money can definitely cause unhappiness. (paraphrase of Kim Kiyosaki, wife of Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad) 

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