Do parents have the right to tell you how to spend the money they give you?

So I am a 19 year old who is in their first year at uni. I rely on my mum for my maintenance money. A few days ago I was showing her all the different restaurants I've been trying out, and she seemed to have a problem with it, saying I should be spending my money more wisely and that if I treat myself too much, the joy I experience would gradually wear out.

This pissed me off so much because she has no reason to tell me how to spend my money, even if it came from her. Now, when I give someone money, it's theirs. They can do whatever they want with it - it's stupid to tell them what to spend on or what not to spend on, long as it's doing them no harm. I think if my mum isn't happy that I am spending my money too quickly, she might as well as just not give me any.

Do you guys agree with me or think that I am not being reasonable?

So I am a 19 year old who is in their first year at uni. I rely on my mum for my maintenance money. A few days ago I was showing her all the different restaurants I've been trying out, and she seemed to have a problem with it, saying I should be spending my money more wisely and that if I treat myself too much, the joy I experience would gradually wear out.

This pissed me off so much because she has no reason to tell me how to spend my money, even if it came from her. Now, when I give someone money, it's theirs. They can do whatever they want with it - it's stupid to tell them what to spend on or what not to spend on, long as it's doing them no harm. I think if my mum isn't happy that I am spending my money too quickly, she might as well as just not give me any.

Do you guys agree with me or think that I am not being reasonable?

I mean, if she's giving the money to you I ought to think you should spend it wisely. Maybe come to an agreement to limit the restaurants

This isn't money given as a gift. It's money given specifically to support you at university. If you waste it then she has the right to advise you to take more care with it.

Ok I agree with this. So if I tell her that next year I'm going to work more hours and apply for full loans, it shouldn't cause any offence to her, should it?

Next year I've already applied for student loans. With that money and what I earn from my part time job, I think it's best off that I stop relying on her, or at least offer to pay her back, so technically what I'm spending is from myself.

This isn't money given as a gift. It's money given specifically to support you at university.

It's annoying because I have told her before that what she is giving me is waaayy more than enough and more than what the average student receives. But she still insists on giving me the same amount, even though she'll complain whenever I spend something unnecessarily expensive in her opinion.