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Jul 30, 2022
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SUAVO
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If they are living on their own I'll pay the first 2 years. If they are living
At home then it's all on them
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POLL: Do (did) you pay college expenses for your kid(s)?
DwigtA2RM
7/30/22 7:54am
529
Dark Forest Green
7/30/22 7:55am
Same, they get what I put in the 529
BoiseCougar
7/30/22 7:57am
Saving for it but won't tell them I am.
RootieBoy
7/30/22 8:00am
BYU Tuition, rent and car shared between siblings
Acorn
7/30/22 8:01am
529 for 1st year tuition/boarding. Want experience living away from home &
BYU'01
7/30/22 8:01am
They'll get every bit as much as I got.
vagabonder
7/30/22 8:02am
My deal is I pay the equivalent of BYU tuition. If they go somewhere else,
Mister P
7/30/22 8:03am
That’s exactly what I do…. my son just finished year one at CU.
silk
7/30/22 8:06am
I paid the equivalent of BYU tuition. However, I pad housing/boarding. Tuition was on them. If they got scholarships,
Zenoch
7/30/22 8:12am
I wouldnt harm my kids by doing that. Ill teach them how to do it on their own.
Backcountry
7/30/22 8:04am
After all those years of harm, covering their K-12 expenses.... too late?
Plato
7/30/22 8:07am
I wasnt aware that my kindergarteners were adults.
Backcountry
7/30/22 8:08am
Right, not till they were baptized and became accountable.
Plato
7/30/22 8:10am
Nothing keeping you from tracking those expenses and requiring repayment
CommodoreCoug
7/30/22 8:14am
Hm. Fascinating.
Backcountry
7/30/22 8:16am
I don't think that would do any more harm than has already been done
Baron
7/30/22 8:17am
Both of our sons made more money from scholarships than what they had to pay to
O Gaucho
7/30/22 8:26am
We pay first year fully, then help with rent and a few other things afterwards.
bag
7/30/22 8:29am
If they are living on their own I'll pay the first 2 years. If they are living
SUAVO
7/30/22 8:33am
We made it clear that we wouldn't pay for their college, I am very glad
libertycoug
7/30/22 8:44am
Tl;dr
libertycoug
7/30/22 9:02am
If you can afford it, you should.
memento
7/30/22 8:51am
Post 9/11 GI Bill let’s me give a year of tuition/books/stipend
demon_llama
7/30/22 9:08am
Set up an account with enough to cover everything but told them whatever
Jersey hunter
7/30/22 9:21am
That's what scholarships are for. Even if you don't get one immediately after HS, you can get multiple scholarships
Division Bell
7/30/22 9:25am
Really wish my parents could have helped me out with college
conflictedcoug
7/30/22 10:00am
My parents wish they could have helped with ours. I really like the arrangement
RootieBoy
7/30/22 10:11am
All five are college grads and paid well
lightmann
7/30/22 11:25am
We tell our kids that we will pay tuition & books that would be the equivalent
OBXCougar
7/30/22 11:36am
I have a speech that my kids all know by heart (5 currently all in their 20s):
BYU-Dukie
7/30/22 9:46pm
We paid for year 1 - the rest was on them.
BlueInfidel
7/31/22 3:17am
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