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In response to "my parents could have paid, but they felt that their children needed to understand the cost of college" by tRuMaN

I've certainly heard this argument before. Thought I'm not sure how I feel about it, I do believe that

Posted by ty97 Jan 15 '09, 08:07

I might have been a been a better college student if it was skin off my back to pay for it.

Then again, I had zero concept of debt/responsibility then.

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i worked part time through university for spending money, but i was lucky that my parents paid for the vast majority of it. - Andie Jan 15, 08:10 6
- It sure wasn't for a lack of trying on my parent's part. - ty97 Jan 15, 08:15 5
  - i think lots of people go through that. -- nm - El Fandie Jan 15, 08:16 4
    - random tangent: i remember when i was pretty young, and i wanted my mom to buy me something - El Fandie Jan 15, 08:18 3
      - excellent -- nm - ty97 Jan 15, 08:27
      - Wow. Very cool explanation. -- nm - Shaun Jan 15, 08:23
      - even more - which doesn't mean i didn't screw up with money when i was younger! :) -- nm - Andie Jan 15, 08:21
I was paying for a big chunk of my college education and still only got through 4 semesters. -- nm - znufrii Jan 15, 08:09

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