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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We all have children.  Because we are on a site called DC Urbanmoms.[/quote]
Plenty of people here with grown children, my dear.[/quote]

Yes, because college is super cheap...[/quote]

One thing is that paying for college isn't a requirement when your kid turns 18. That's a choice many parents make but it's not a law.[/quote]
+ 1 OP here. Plus, there are cheap ways to graduate from college. I started at community college and then transferred to the four-year university. The first two years were cheap, and I got a 1/2 tuition academic scholarship for the remaining two years for earning my A.A. with a 3.5 GPA. That path is available to anyone with a smart, hard-working kid (which would be all you DCUM parents, right?), but it is a choice many make to go straight to four-year.

I went that route largely so I would not end up with student loans. I admit I was jealous when my high school friends were headed straight to the four-year, but I knew I'd end up there eventually. The benefit of not being burdened by student loans was worth it. But despite my mature financial decision (made in concert with my parents) to start at CC, I now have people criticizing me by saying....yeah, but you don't have any student loans! But it was my decision to go the CC route that has put me in that position. [/quote]

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