Can my parents use my money as they please?

I worked from the time I was 12 babysitting, then from 16 on, after school, and summer jobs. All the money I made was my money, and I could do with it as I pleased. Like you, I spent some, but wanted to save the majority of my money, and opened up a savings account to keep my money in. Once I turned 18 (and was still living at home) I had to pay my family a rent every month for my room while I had a job. All of this I found quite reasonable and fair, and was still able to save a sizeable amount of money that enabled me to strike out on my own.

I don't know what your family's financial situation is and maybe your mother is depending on your income to help your family just get by. However, if that is not the case, it is unfair of her to demand that you turn all your money over to her. Is there another trusted adult in your life that can take you to a bank so that you can open up a savings account? Make sure you are the only person allowed access to the account. Tell your mother you intend on saving the money YOU EARNED for your senior year and college. Tell her to think about it - you will be SAVING her money by paying for things that she would have to pay for anyway. Offer to give her 25% of your earnings to offset bills (Since once you are on your own you will have to pay for rent and utilities, 25% is a token rent payment until you are on your own.) Don't know why she hid the phone that YOU paid for - that sounds crazy - but you don't say exactly who has been paying the bills for it, or how much those monthly bills are. Are they excessive?

How can your mother not be working, and planning on taking a break at the same time? That statement is confusing, and kind of hard to understand.

You sound very mature and have laid out a solid case for a savings account at a bank. Approach your mother with the same maturity and tell her it is not YOUR JOB to take care of her or your family. It is HER job to take care of you and to provide you with all your needs until you are 18 years old. (I'm assuming you are basically an obedient child with good school/work ethics, and who helps out at home.)

And I know this sounds goofy, but contact your guidance counselor at school - they're probably still contactable if school's just let out, and tell them of your problems. They may be able to help you with resources and contacts that can assist you.

Don't let her do that since in junior year you have almost everything your mom and dad are not doing the parenting part right, so give her a portion of the money you make because eventually she is your mother but not all of it and if she try to force you wait then move out and don't give her nothing. I have the same experience but after I graduated what I did was quit my job and told her I am not working for you then she finally realised that this will ruin me her son so things are mush better now.

hope yiu all the luck and be strong at the same time be good to your mother even if she is being hard to deal with.

Cash your check and hide the cash. Give her half and then keep the other half. Pay your bills online (buy one of those credit cards) and get an extra phone that looks exactly like the one that works and your mom is hiding. Then swap it. Go thru her room and find your stuff.

Look, she's fighting rough and so should you. Doesn't matter that she's your mom.

She's a control freak. Plain and simple, she's a selfish control freak who is crippling their child.

*Past experience; get your own bank account and deposit all the money in there, don't let her know that you've done it, and if you can move out, the sooner the better.

No, your Mom isn't entitled to your money. And, she's obligated to "parent" you through age 18.