With the cost of college today, it is difficult for a student to get through entirely on his or her own, especially if the parents make too much for them to qualify for financial aid. If getting parental assistance with college is going to result in students not being successful or understanding the real world, then we have entire generations at risk! My husband and I paid for our daughter’s education (she earned a merit scholarship, but we paid for everything it didn’t cover). She did not have to work to earn money during the school year. In spite of that, she somehow graduated, got a job and is managing quite well in the real world. FWIW, I paid for college and law school on my own (with money I earned and federal student loans I repaid). However, I started college 40 years ago when it was possible to pay for it with a student loan and the earnings from minimum wage jobs. It’s a different world now. As @thumper1 said, it’s best to just not discuss it with others. No one needs to know how you’re financing your schooling.