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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope. My kids can pay for their own college. It certainly won't kill them, and it will make them appreciate it more. Nothing is free in this world. Why should they begin their adult lives thinking that college is? [/quote] Do you also bill them for their shoes? Parental support, at the level that is appropriate to your income, for college expenses is simply part of getting children started in life. If you do not have the money, you don't have it. But if the FAFSA kicks back an "expected parental contribution" figure, colleges expect the parents to produce roughly that amount. Financial aid is not going to cover "I don't feel like paying because indepedence." And the only way for a child to make up the gap is to work minimum wage to $10 an hour making up for what their parent making $30, $50, or more per hour could cover. Waste of valuable time. Skin in the game is not the same thing as being thrown from the boat.[/quote]
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