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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people want to know how others who seem similarly-situated to them are handling the cost of college.  They are fishing for you to explain whether you're paying our of your savings, whether you got aid, whether your kid is taking out loans, etc.  Same with ppl who fish for how much your house cost or what kind of deal you got on your car.

I agree that it feels kind of rude to me - I generally get uncomfortable discussing finances with anyone other than DH or (sometimes) my parents.  But lots of ppl don't feel that way.[/quote]

Did somebody actually ask the OP to discuss finances. It does not seem so, it just a comment. Ugh! College is expensive.

"discussing" ... would be how much do you make after taxes, are you paying full freight, how do you do that

Nobody is discussing it, they are just lamenting the insane cost of college. [/quote]

It sounded to me like they were making the comment in response to hearing what school OP's kid is at.  E.g., remarking that OP's kid's school, in particular, sounded expensive.  That is different from a statement that college in general is expensive.[/quote]

That is what she is inferring because she thinks anybody cares that it is top 10 or 25 or whatever she said in the original post. All colleges are expensive, not just the one her child is going to.[/quote]

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