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[quote=Anonymous]My parents did this and the especially hard part was that my parents' finances counted against my financial aid awards. I received some scholarship money but nowhere near a full ride, and I had to pay for the remainder with loans and working not only a work-study job but two other jobs. It was exhausting and I started my career not only with debt but somewhat burnt out from going to school full time while working three different jobs.

I had friends who also had loans and work study with me, but the qualified for Pell Grants and other need-based aid that spared them having to borrow as much or work as much as I did. They also weren't getting parental contributions, but it was only because their parents could not afford to contribute.

My parents could have at least contributed as much as what I would have received in low-income grants so that I could have gone to school with less debt and just one job. I still would have "learned responsibility" but what they did actually put me in a worse position than even low-income students, at least financially (also my parents were jerks and were not supportive in other ways so they weren't a resource in a non-financial sense either).

Sorry college works this way but it does and has since before you had kids, so your DH can't complain. Pony up or deal with the fact that your kids will resent you forever for making this so much harder than it needs to be.[/quote]

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