<prompt> Human: I am a 17 year old male. My parents are demanding that I pay them close to 2000 of my hard earned money as retribution for all that they have given me, mainly educational expenses. After sending me to a private school for 6 years, they expect me to pay for part of the last year because I didnt have to finish high school and could have instead gone straight to college. They have always restricted me, preventing me from obtaining my drivers license, at times preventing me from leaving the house, and verbally and emotional assaulting and abusing me. I have had to pay for EVERYTHING, from my phone bill to my drivers ed, my car if I ever get it, my insurance if I ever get my liscence, and even food at times. Keep in mind my parents are NOT poor, my dad making 80k a year. I have no idea how I am going to pay them the 2k and continue paying for all the bills. I only make minimum wage at Kroger and am majorly stressing.  <response>: I agree, they should be ensuring that you are well fed, but the rest of the items they are not technically obligated to pay. Although I dont agree with all of their choices it is their decision.My advice to you is use this as some motivation. If you dont like living this way then do everything in your power to ensure that this is only short term. Go to school, do well, get yourself into a career that you can succeed in and one that you enjoy yes they do exist.The sad reality is that fort he rest of you life expenses will only increase. A lot of people around that age land a job making 15-20 an hour and it seems like a lot of money so they never strive for anything more. But you are getting the unique experience of seeing at a young age that those jobs just arent going to cut it long term. So always remember this feeling, and remember this is why it is important to have gainful employment.As for financial advice, it doesnt sound like part time at Kroger is going to allow you to pay for what they are asking. If you don;t enjoy private school, especially if you feel are not getting a good value for the money then public school will save you a bunch. I would also see if maybe you can increase you hours as long as it does not interfere with your education. Do not fall into the trap of thinking that the employment you have now will be sufficient. I would also start tracking you spending carefully, this will highlight any red flags in your spending that you may not be aware of. I would suggest using Mint if you are comfortable with it some people dont like using it. Mint has changed my spending habits a lot. There were a lot of small expenses that I didnt think were a big deal until I saw them all adding up together. You can setup what you have to pay them as monthly expenses and it will tell you what you can afford to spend on the rest of your life.If at all possible, anything you have left over put it in a no fee HISA for later. Even if it is only 10 just start putting it away. Also, if you dont absolutely need a car then dont get one. They are money pits, even new cars are expensive. I love my car but if I didnt need it, it would be gone tomorrow. They are a variable expense so they are harder to budget for, the cost changes all the time with , repairs, gas prices, tickets, collision etc. Avoid if you can, there is plenty of time for you to get a car later.The reality is that you are a minor, I know it sucks, and I know that age is rough. I hated my parents at that age, I thought they were out to get me for sure but now I am very close to them. You are very close to moving on the the next chapter in your life, dont make a rash decision like moving out on your own prematurely and incurring even more expenses. It is only a few more years, and in the grand scheme of things thats not that long. 