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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP listen to people who have kids in college now. The "I walked 5 miles in the snow without shoe stories are a bit dated." Things have changed. It's hard for kids to get jobs especially if the college location is rural and he/she doesn't receive financial aid/work study. Our kids gets mostly all A's. If the grades weren't there that would be another thing.[/quote]

+1.  DD goes to a rural campus and plays a sport that practices during cafeteria dinner hours in season.  She works all summer, buy her own clothes, pays for any trips she takes and generally supports herself when school is not in session.  Yes, we pay her tuition, room and board and school related expenses.  We also give her $40 a week stipend for personal use.

I agree that no college student should live better than they live at home.  But I also want her to enjoy her college experience somewhat.  My parents could not afford to give me anything but tuition and I worked a full time job as a full time student (I worked 6 hours a day 6 days a week after freshman year).  Yea, it taught me a lot, but I was miserable and I do not have fond memories of my college years. Just because I struggled does not mean that I want my kids to struggle like I did. It does not hurt me to give her a few bucks - I would spend that monthly on Starbucks.[/quote]

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