<prompt> Human: Sorry in advanced for any mistakes, im on mobile. My mom has always taken advantage of me in any way possible. I started working at the age of 16 due to getting pregnant young and since i started working i should have been saving the whole time cause I did make great money. Everytime i got off work my mom would take my money away and would buy anything my daughter needed but keep the rest to herself. When I was 17 I got a car under her name and had already put 2,000 towards the payments by myself. As soon as I turned 18 I moved out with the father of my child so she took the car away, let my brother use it, and got it taken away by the car lot due to not being paid on time. Now she has opened a bank account under my name without my permission, she has my daughter and I under her housing assistance, and I get foodstamps so everytime I go to an appointment she asks me to please tell them I still live with her so that they wont take her to jail for false information shes giving. When income tax came around I let her claim my daughter and she said shed show me the letter saying how much she will receive but never did she just gave me 1,400 and got really mad when I asked her to give me more because I know she got alot more. When I work weekends she takes care of my daughter but because she wants to, I make enough to pay a babysitter. Ive recently asked her to take my daughter and I off housing but she keeps saying it wont affect you in any way Ive also asked her to close the bank account but again she tells me im only trying to do bad things and that whoever is telling me to do all this will not be there for me like she is. I hate to be mean to my mom but I know I need to start looking out for myself, any advice on how i can handle this? Does any of what she is doing affect me? Any advice will help at this point.  <response>: Once youve created a separate bank account, freeze your credit. This may not sound important, but it will prevent your mother and others from applying for credit cards and loans in your name with your Social Security number. Cost varies by state, but in Oregon it costs 10 per bureau 30 total. It is completely worth the peace of mind. You can unfreeze your own credit if you need apply for a loan. Just keep your account info in a safe place.You can freezeunfreeze here: You should probably also check your current credit status at This let you review your reports once a year for free to see if there are accounts open in your name. If you have account reports you dont recognize, your mother might be a suspect.These reports can deeply impact your ability to rent an apartment, buy a car, and even get a job. Stay on top of this. Your mother is not helping you, and she may screw up your future. Unplug from her. 