customcj7 said:Hopefully that will inspire them to pick something they will succeed in. Versus me paying for it, and them taking it for granted.
The Luke said:I get what y'all are saying.
But given the burden of my wife's student loan debt she had to take on in order to be able to do what she had interest in, I don't want my kid/s to ever have to deal with that. It's basically screwing them over before they have a chance. Nothing like starting out at 25 making no money and having a mortgage payment with nowhere to live.
Not that I'm saying I'll cover it all. But I'm not wishing him luck and kicking him out the door either.
customcj7 said:Well I fail as a dad on that aspect. My plan for my kids is to either have them learn a trade, or go to Community college for the first three years. Get the classes that every school offers, History 101, Math 101, etc. Then when the bugger figures out what he wants to do, he can then go to an accredited college for which I will try to help. But if I can't, he can take on a minimal amount of debt to get his degree. His choice, his responsibility to do well in it, since he'll be on the hook for it. Hopefully that will inspire them to pick something they will succeed in. Versus me paying for it, and them taking it for granted.
The Luke said:I get what y'all are saying.
But given the burden of my wife's student loan debt she had to take on in order to be able to do what she had interest in, I don't want my kid/s to ever have to deal with that. It's basically screwing them over before they have a chance. Nothing like starting out at 25 making no money and having a mortgage payment with nowhere to live.
Not that I'm saying I'll cover it all. But I'm not wishing him luck and kicking him out the door either.
The Luke said:I love how saying I'm going to help with tuition, means that he'll be living off mommy and daddy.
Big David said:My collage plan for the kids is simple.
You can live here for free as long as you're in school full time & working a job to pay for it. If you get pregnant or get someone pregnant you got to get out or start paying rent.
My wife went to collage on this same plan. She was smart. Her 4 year degree only cost her $18k.