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re: How many of you had college paid for by your parents?
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:56 am to Cowboyfan89
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:56 am to Cowboyfan89
I had a campus job, a nighttime job bussing tables, and sold plasma to pay my own tuition and rent.
My dad did slaughter a steer a couple times a year and sent my brother and me back to BR with an ice chest full of ground beef. Many nights we’d just brown ground meat and boxed mashed potatoes.
My dad did slaughter a steer a couple times a year and sent my brother and me back to BR with an ice chest full of ground beef. Many nights we’d just brown ground meat and boxed mashed potatoes.
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:57 am to Cowboyfan89
100% with the OP on this one.
Raising your kids is about presenting them opportunities. If you've raised them right then they'll be confident, responsible, accountable self starters that take advantage of every opportunity presented to them.
Raising kids is not about throwing money at all their problems, wants and needs. If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
Raising your kids is about presenting them opportunities. If you've raised them right then they'll be confident, responsible, accountable self starters that take advantage of every opportunity presented to them.
Raising kids is not about throwing money at all their problems, wants and needs. If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:01 am to nola000
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If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny
Nobody earned every single thing they had as a kid. Kidless drama queens on the OT for the lulz.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:02 am to nola000
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Raising kids is not about throwing money at all their problems, wants and needs. If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:04 am to nola000
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If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:07 am to Cowboyfan89
I had TOPS and the Presidents scholarship at LA Tech. That covered tuition and room and board. Freshman year the parents helped with additional expenses. Sophomore and junior year my summer internship money covered my expenses. Senior year I ran out money the last month of school. Parents covered me until I got my first work paycheck the end of June after I graduated.
I've never taken a dollar from my parents again.
I've never taken a dollar from my parents again.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:10 am to nola000
Paying for tuition is not "throwing money at all their problems". Come on, man.... 
Can you say hyperbole?
You want your kids to be responsible? Show they by example. Show them that you started saving for their college a while back, and can pay their tuition because you, yourself, was responsible enough to prepare for this day. You wanna know what will speak volumes? That will. They will get that, and will do the same for their kids. Kids emulate mom and dad's actions.
Can you say hyperbole? You want your kids to be responsible? Show they by example. Show them that you started saving for their college a while back, and can pay their tuition because you, yourself, was responsible enough to prepare for this day. You wanna know what will speak volumes? That will. They will get that, and will do the same for their kids. Kids emulate mom and dad's actions.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:20 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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I'm just pointing out that it's impossible to not get buried with loans if you don't have help. Tuition and rent are twice as expensive, it doesn't matter how much an 18 year old kid works, they can't pay for it.
Go get a degree that actually pays for that loan, and it doesn't matter.
The thing is, you don't have to get a loan. If you are in Louisiana, and can't qualify for TOPS and some kind of scholarship, you probably shouldn't be going to college in the first place.
No one says a kid has to go straight to college either. Go work and save for college and start later. A lot of kids should be doing that anyway, because they aren't mature enough to do what needs to be done.
Our society's view of college needs to change. It's not for everyone; everyone that does go doesn't have to go immediately out of high school; and if you are going to need financial aid beyond scholarships or TOPS, make sure you can pay for it.
You wouldn't buy a $100k car that you can't pay for. Why are you buying an education that you can't pay for?
That's what kids need to be taught. Don't go spend $100k on a college degree that will get you a job making $30k a year. That's bad math.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:21 am to nola000
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If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
My parents paid for everything. I make more than both of them combined. Not a brag as they weren't swimming in money. Just goes to show that I didn't need to earn the money myself to go above and beyond what they could provide. I was and am responsible for myself and they knew it. Funding me didn't change that. It no doubt made it easier for me and I am grateful to them for that.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:21 am to Cowboyfan89
Me and my rich uncle had a deal. I spent a few years working for him and he paid my college.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:24 am to Cowboyfan89
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Go get a degree that actually pays for that loan, and it doesn't matter.
Yes it does, that is retarded logic. It sets back other financial goals like home ownership and retirement significatly.
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The thing is, you don't have to get a loan. If you are in Louisiana, and can't qualify for TOPS and some kind of scholarship, you probably shouldn't be going to college in the first place.
I made a 31 on the ACT and had straight As in high school and didn't get enough to cover all expenses.
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You wouldn't buy a $100k car that you can't pay for. Why are you buying an education that you can't pay for?
By your logic only the top 10% of earners should go to college.
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That's what kids need to be taught. Don't go spend $100k on a college degree that will get you a job making $30k a year. That's bad math.
I don't disagree with this.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:28 am to Salmon
quote:Yep
If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
just the other day my two year old son wanted ice cream
I told him "Daddy aint buying you shite"
So my little man rode his tricycle 35 miles to the nearest farm, milked some cows, cut down some sugar cane, and made his fricking ice cream himself
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:29 am to lsupride87
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:29 am to lsupride87
dp
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 10:30 am
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:34 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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I made a 31 on the ACT and had straight As in high school and didn't get enough to cover all expenses.
I got a 29 and had a 3.69 GPA and didn't pay a dime for undergrad. TOPS and a full scholly from the Honors College covered it all.
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By your logic only the top 10% of earners should go to college.
No, it's as simple as don't go get a useless fricking degree that you can't possibly pay for.
Why should mom and dad pay for a shitty liberal arts degree with low employment potential if you wouldn't pay for it yourself?
I don't believe college is for the elite. College is for the smart. And if you aren't smart enough to get a scholarship to offset some of the costs, then you better be smart enough to choose a path that you can pay for.
It's each parent's decision on how they prepare for their child's future. My kid's will have a small fund to help them out with whatever they decide to do. But when it comes down to it, they are going to have to work for what they want just like I did.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:37 am to nola000
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If your kids aren't required to earn every single thing they have then they're not being taught to take control of their own destiny.
I don't necessarily agree with the way this is worded, but I agree with the idea. As much as people on this board bitch about millenials wanting everything handed to them, for anyone to disagree with this is laughable.
OT: Millenials just want everything handed to them. They want participation trophies in everything.
OT: Any parent who doesn't pay for their millenial kid's college is a terrible human being.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:42 am to Cowboyfan89
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No, it's as simple as don't go get a useless fricking degree that you can't possibly pay for.
That's not what you said.
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I got a 29 and had a 3.69 GPA and didn't pay a dime for undergrad. TOPS and a full scholly from the Honors College covered it all.
How did you pay for room and board, or food, or any necessary expenses? I have no doubt that I could have lived more frugally in college, but I would have had to take out loans either way.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:44 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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How did you pay for room and board, or food, or any necessary expenses?
full ride pays for room and board and meal ticket
and if he was like me, I got money back from scholarships
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:45 am to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:How much did you or your parents have to pay after anything you received for college?
I made a 31 on the ACT and had straight As in high school and didn't get enough to cover all expenses.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 10:48 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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That's not what you said.
Then what does this mean, that you agreed with btw?
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Don't go spend $100k on a college degree that will get you a job making $30k a year.
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How did you pay for room and board, or food, or any necessary expenses?
I said full ride, didn't I?
Stipends from the scholarship and TOPS. I also lived with my parents part of the time, but that only saved me rent. Still paid all of my other expenses. The honors college scholarship provided housing if I wanted it, I just chose not to take it.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 10:49 am
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