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[quote=Anonymous]I think the answer for this turns on the personality of the child.

I have many siblings. When we were growing up we were pretty wealthy. Parents said they would pay for whatever college we went to. 3 of my siblings went to expensive privates, 1 to a less expensive private.  I looked at 3 schools and decided on in state because I didn’t think it was worth the monetary difference for private. Then I got a job as an RA which covered room and board my last several years. For the record I loved both my college and the job.  My parents offered spending money. At first I took it and then I declined starting after Thanksgiving my freshman year. I used my summer money which was more than enough for me. I went to a private law school. I took their money the first year, but went to a particular school because I got a significant scholarship toward my first year. For my second and third year I decided I’d be happier taking loans for school and getting a job for living expenses. Far from chump change my parents contributed about $40k to my undergrad and law school but frankly they gave my most of my siblings more than that each year of undergrad and grad school

Im not exactly sure why I felt that way at that age but I felt very strongly about it. I was important to me and I never regretted it. That said, I was extremely successful at a young age making millions a year by early 30s. My parents meanwhile lost most everything and divorced.  They had some money but not enough to live somewhere decent. I didn’t buy them the places that they wanted but I did buy them small places to live in their ideal locations that gave them more than they needed.  My only condition is that no one can know that I helped them.

I try to donate generously annually and I try to help people out who need help when I encounter them.

My siblings are good people but even the wealthier ones don’t help my parents financially (they aren’t wrong- my parents make bad choices). I do because I can.

It’s just my personality. We all grew up together so we were raised the same.

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