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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t you think your 19 year old can decide for himself if he has time to work and how much?  [/quote]

It sounds like he's going to live at home.  Some parents charge adult children rent. I know mine did.[/quote]

We do not plan to support him financially for all his expenses. We’ve agreed to pay for his tuition and books. He’s living at home. We don’t want him to rely on us for money. He will not be joining any sports. He’s interested in a frat, but we still think he should work if he joins one. We’ve also discussed an internship. If it’s unpaid, then most likely we won’t require him to work. It’s not about him “deciding.” If he does work, well expect him to pay for his phone and car, clothes and other things he may want. I guess it also depends on how much he’ll make. [/quote]

My son works while he goes to school.  We expect him to pay his gas, his portion of the car insurance, his entertainment and his haircuts.  Minimum wage doesn't go very far.  [/quote]

Op here. And yes that’s why we won’t require him to pay for big things like his books or even pay us rent. I worked throughout college and I actually would got good grades. I graduated with a 3.8 and only got 2 C’s all four years. I would work about 20-25 hours per week my first 3 years and my last year I worked about 30-35. DH worked full time the last two years and he manages to get all A’s and 3 B’s his undergrad. We just don’t want him to think he can have a free ride from mommy and daddy forever [/quote]

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