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Jul 25, 2024
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Malacis All-American

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Malacis

Previous username: rockcandymax
Bio page: Malacis
Joined: Nov 29, 2006
Last login: Nov 2, 2024
Total posts: 2,505 (11 FO)

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Did your parents help you with college expenses? Did you help your kids? I am

BYUfan92

Jul 25, 9:50am

Mine didnt help me. We are helping our kids - kind of a phased approach (less as time goes on) with the caveat that they

cruiserhead

Jul 25, 9:52am

My mom paid for my 1st semester post mission for me.

Eddie

Jul 25, 9:53am

When I got home from mine. My parents had surprised me a cheap little sedan that

Alan Schaefer

Jul 25, 9:53am

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kccougar

Jul 25, 9:53am

How much do you have saved for each of your kids in a 529?

CPAcoug87

Jul 25, 9:54am

About 30K each, then give them each a used car. As you say, if they don't use

BYUfan92

Jul 25, 10:12am

My parents couldn't help me. I help my kids with some stuff but I expect them to

JAGA97

Jul 25, 9:54am

They paid for a semester and also helped me fly home for Christmas one year.

KingDave

Jul 25, 9:55am

My parents helped me, as did theirs, as did theirs. I’ll help my kids and pay

SpecialKC

Jul 25, 9:55am

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OPINIONS

Jul 25, 9:56am

My parents gave each kid a car. No 529 savings at all. I will be doing more,

fbguru

Jul 25, 9:56am

Community College the first two years for all the Liberal Arts required classes

rtNelson

Jul 25, 9:57am

Yes, but their ability was limited. Yes, but our ability is limited.

BYUtka

Jul 25, 9:57am

My dad filled out my first student loan paperwork, then said you're 18. Get out.

Pro Logic

Jul 25, 9:58am

I think this is a child by child analysis.

Revolution

Jul 25, 9:58am

No. They could have but I wanted to do it on my own. I even camped out my

5thpriority

Jul 25, 9:59am

I put myself through college working full time. Not a dime from my parents.

TLCougar

Jul 25, 9:59am

Everybody's parents helped with my college expenses.........

Goatnapper'96

Jul 25, 10:00am

We helped our kids with expenses moving into the dorms....

trumpetur

Jul 25, 10:01am

Our deal with our kids was - they pay tuition. We pay room, board, books

Zenoch

Jul 25, 10:02am

We went t the opposite way.

Sea Chicken

Jul 25, 10:15am

My parents did the same. I think paying for school teaches you to value it more.

RoamingCoug

Jul 25, 10:32am

They helped. Between scholarship, working summers, and working part time during

DC12

Jul 25, 10:03am

I pay the tuition value of BYU tuition, they pay all their living costs

Jul 25, 10:03am

Got a $20 bill once a semester. For our kids, we paid their rent 1st year & let them stay on phone & insurance plans.

Soupie

Jul 25, 10:04am

First yr-all, second yr-tuition/books/apt, third and fourth years - tuition

BlackBart

Jul 25, 10:06am

Tuition regardless of school? or did you have limits?

Baron

Jul 25, 10:10am

My parents paid for books my 1st semester and my 1st semester after my mission

tyler durden

Jul 25, 10:06am

Mine didn’t help me but my wife’s parents paid for her undergrad.

Superman21

Jul 25, 10:10am

my parents paid tuition and owned a car my brother and I shared and I paid living expenses. I did same for my kids

byujag

Jul 25, 10:11am

Cost of BYU tuition. If you choose to go somewhere else, you're responsible for

Malacis

Jul 25, 10:12am

This is what my parents did:

JohnnyC

Jul 25, 10:13am

No, and no, we haven't supported my first two in college at all. If needed...

runnincoug

Jul 25, 10:14am

My first two haven't needed help

StantonMac

Jul 25, 10:15am

I had a 1 year full tuition scholarship my freshman year. My parents paid for housing.

scall

Jul 25, 10:15am

Mine didn't help me. We were prepared to help our kids but they both got

O Gaucho

Jul 25, 10:18am

Parents didn't help me. They were poor - relatively speaking.

lightmann

Jul 25, 10:19am

yes, 100%. We've done same with our children.

BYURider

Jul 25, 10:19am

My work pays for 4 yrs of college up to 20k/yr.

compcoug

Jul 25, 10:24am

I had a BYU tuition scholarship and paid for my other expenses myself other than

Tricky

Jul 25, 10:29am

Yes in part, and we will yes. My parents paid for room & board and I covered

Mitty

Jul 25, 10:35am

My parents helped with the first two years. We are doing the same.

FuriousMonkey

Jul 25, 10:50am

We paid for the first 2 years of each child (6). They needed to figure out a way

BlueKarma

Jul 25, 10:54am

Wanna go to college? Get good grades and save your money. So far, ...

KCFan85

Jul 25, 10:54am

BYU tuition/1st year expenses - After Mission, tuition only with used car. BUT..

OBXCougar

Jul 25, 11:14am

I paid my own way but we’re giving our kids a flat $10k per year

Odysseus

Jul 25, 11:17am

RE: Did your parents help you with college expenses? Did you help your kids? I

Lavella

Jul 25, 12:49pm

Don't underestimate what it does to a young adult to have to figure it out themselves and have skin in the game

BlooGeek

Jul 25, 4:34pm

We agreed to pay half. If they get a scholarship it goes to their half. The

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