Parents all over the world have different parenting strategies.

Some parents are strict and uptight, while others are more laid-back and let you get away with certain things.

Parents are typically the ones that take care of most of your expenses while growing up.

But what happens when you get a job and you suddenly have to pay for your own bills? Like your phone or Netflix account.

Senior Zeric Hutchinson pays for his car insurance, phone bill, and Netflix.

“When I first heard I would be having to pay for all of that I felt horrible because I could barely make enough to buy the things I actually wanted,” Hutchinson said.

Hutchinson does not believe paying bills is beneficial to him.

“I just give the money to my parents to pay for the bills,” Hutchinson said. “I don’t know where all the money goes to consider the bill paid.”

Paying bills really makes you realize how important saving your money is.

Monthly payments can really open your eyes when you realize how quickly your money can disappear.

Senior Travis Webb has paid for all of his bills except for his car insurance, since he has gotten his first job.

“I pay for everything but car insurance,” Webb said. “But I think parents should help you out a little bit until you make enough money to support yourself.”

Unlike Hutchinson, Webb believes that paying for your own bills teaches you responsibility.

“I think it helps you for the future,” Webb said. “Because you learn how to save your money so you can pay your bills on time.”

There’s different situations when it comes to paying rent, either you are being taken advantage of or your parents are struggling and could use some extra help.

Ben, content manager and writer for ReadyForZero.com blog quoted that “Opponents argue that grown children who move back in should pay some form of rent. These parents often don’t charge their kids as much as they would pay in rent if they lived on their own, but they do make them pay something. My own mom was like this when I moved in for two years between undergraduate and graduate school, and I didn’t mind paying the $200 in rent she charged because I knew her money was tight, and I knew I couldn’t live somewhere else that cheaply.”

Either way, paying bills can teach you responsibility and how to manage your money, depending on your situation it will still teach you a good life lesson.