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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, we're paying for kids' college.  Also paying for the food and clothing and even some things for entertainment and fun.  It's a pretty simple thing -- when we decided to become parents, we decided to pay for things (within our means) that helped them on their path to responsible adulthood.  If they decide to pursue a vocation that requires an education, we'll pay for that.  Totally get that some people are stretched too thin to pay for college and a secure retirement, and those people have to make tough choices.  But, for people with means who'll withhold money for an education, I just hope they realize that they can't take it with them.[/quote]

A lot of people who can pay don't without it to be stingy - its so the kids have skin the game. I plan to pay tuition/room/board for undergrad but my child is responsible for eating out/entertainment. Grad school I'll pay half. Not because I can't afford it but because too many kids waste a shit ton of money on grad school because they don't know what they want to do or just don't want to face the real world. Hence, skin in the game. [/quote]

Fair enough, but that's a totally different animal than the posters above who said "I make $2M per year but paid my way through college so my kids can do the same" or "we'll pay for community college but nothing else."  [/quote]

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