re: How many of you had college paid for by your parents?

Parents paid the loan for my undergrad degree. I somewhat paid them back by earning a partial scholarship my junior year to make the loan amount smaller. I am eternally grateful for their help. I paid for grad school myself.

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so then explain how it's older people's fault for the expensive cost of your tuition. that apparently you have already paid off, but are throwing a fit in this thread about. (strange)

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Well the glaring one is government backed financial aid that was implemented by that generation. Among other dumbass policy and credit habits that also has led to most people in that generation be crippled with credit card debt and having no retirement savings.

I split apartment rent with dad and paid for all utilities. With TOPS and miscellaneous scholarships, I owed about $1,000 a semester which he paid for. I bought my own books and school related materials.

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Well the glaring one is government backed financial aid that was implemented by that generation. Among other dumbass policy and credit habits that also has led to most people in that generation be crippled with credit card debt and having no retirement savings.

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I didn't do anything to cause that policy to be implemented. I guess I am the exception because my retirement will be pretty good and I am not crippled with credit card debt. Don't lump everyone into the same boat.

I had TOPS, parents paid fees and I lived at a family owned property rent free as long as I did all the upkeep. Paid my own bills and expenses associated with living. A combo of a teaching assistantship and job paid for my masters. My family always helped when needed....I was really lucky

My parents did with a caveat. My Dad would find out how much the total full time fees were for school like tuition and approximate cost of books and then I would have to earn at least that over the summer and he would match the cost plus any overage. Tuition was somewhere around 850.00 a semester and books ended to be around 250.00 =/- a semester. I would typically earn somewhere around 4K each summer back in the mid to late 80's . I would also work 3-4 nights as a bartender my last 3 years.

I was not hurting for money.....but college was affordable back then. You really needed to show a hardship to get financial assistance.

I had a full athletic scholarship that paid for tuition, books, meals, housing (went to my piece of mortgage).

My parents helped me and my brother buy a house near LSU. We then rented the extra 2 rooms out to friends to cover the mortgage.

My parents own a company so our vehicles/insurance/gas/cell phones were paid for through the company.

We covered our own living expenses with scholarship stipends, and rental income and summer jobs.

We both graduated with $0 in debt, an asset that we now rent out 100%, and my parents having contributed minimally financially (although greatly beneficial and appreciated) when compared to friends situations.

I am so glad my dad had the insight to not let me rent an apartment, and make us buy a property instead.

Started out taking loans for nearly 100%, then worked 1-2 jobs for the remainder of college. By the end, I was paying cash for everything including rent, tuition, books, etc. Graduated with a real degree and am projected to pay off my 40k in loans in about 1 year, so 4 years total payoff time.

While I have the cash to pay them all off now, I’m too conservative to see that much cash leave the door at once.

I certainly appreciate the value of a dollar, but I think that came at the expense of missing out on some of the college experience. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing however.

I paid my own way through college after JC baseball career.

So my parents paid for the first 2 years and I paid for the next 3 years to graduate.

I did it by working part time around school but college was paid by working full time at various chemical plants during the summer. The part time work during school was my spending money.

My parents haven't given me money for anything since the first 2 years of school, I mean nothing and I am okay with that...