History PlayingWith / FinancialAbuse

** Alice's family doesn't know ehat a healthy relationship looks like so they're simply continuing the cycle of abuse thinking that's how money is supposed to be managed.

** Alice's family doesn't know ehat a healthy relationship looks like so they're simply continuing the CycleOfAbuse thinking that's how money is supposed to be managed.

* '''Straight''': [[TeenIdol Alice]] has earned lots of money in her music career, however, her parents take all but a nominal $100 a month from her to use for themselves.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has earned lots of money in her music career, but the rest of her immediate family is mostly unemployed. After the rest is payed for, bills and food, there is usually money left over, part of which is begged away by her family and spent on things ranging from new clothes to interview in to a tattoo because it "looked cool".

** Alice does not earn any money

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is married to an abusive husband, and his control of the money is yet another obstacle she must face in the LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek

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* '''Inverted''': Alice has her parents' money direct-deposited into ''her'' account and only lets them have a little of it.
* '''Subverted''': The parents seem like they're about to do this, but they relent, and Alice gets to keep most of the money
* '''Double Subverted''': But her parents make her give up a good amount of it for "room and board"

* '''Defied''': Alice's parents let her have all her money. If she makes mistakes with it, they want her to learn from them.

* Alice occasionally throws fancy parties for her friends, gets unlikely funding for events from her parents, and has quite a few nice things, however she and the rest of her friends always ration their money, although she occasionally gets free things and will point out different songs she made.
* Alice ''should'' have a lot of money from her music career, but can barely afford to pay the rent. Her parents, however, are quite wealthy.

* '''Implied''': Alice occasionally throws fancy parties for her friends, gets unlikely funding for events from her parents, and has quite a few nice things, however she and the rest of her friends always ration their money, although she occasionally gets free things and will point out different songs she made.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Alice's big break has finally arrived. She can move out on her own with her boyfriend she's been with since before she started singing, and have the responsibility she wants. Then she finds out her parents have removed most of the money she had built up preventing her from moving out, meaning that after years of trying she still can't move in with her boyfriend.
* '''Implied''': Alice occasionally throws fancy parties for her friends, gets unlikely funding for events from her parents, and has quite a few nice things, however she and the rest of her friends always ration their money, although she occasionally gets free things and will point out different songs she made.

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* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice's parents let her have the money, though they may insist on setting it aside for things like college.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Played Straight''': [[TeenIdol Alice]] has earned lots of money in her music career, however, her parents take all but a nominal $100 a month from her to use for themselves.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice, despite earning every penny herself, never so much as ''sees'' one penny she's earned. Meanwhile, her parents have just bought themselves two new luxury cars and a vacation home in Tahiti.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice will never learn financial responsibility if she has no money to spend or save.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice's parents let her have the money, though they may insist on setting it aside for things like college.

* '''Enforced''':
* '''Invoked''': Alice earns lots of money, and her parents worry about her losing it all.

* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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* '''Basic Trope''': Someone restricts access to money that another character needs.

* '''Justified''': Alice has proven too irresponsible in the past to handle money; her parents restrict her access to it in an attempt to teach her fiscal responsibility.

* '''Averted''': Alice is allowed to keep most or all of her earnings.