Parent Guilt...when it comes to finances

mom2collegekids
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:55:35 +0000

*$300 for a repair bill will almost break the bank for a college student. Since you are confident that daughter is frugal and sensible and has always worked hard, I would suggest at least split it with her. No harm to indulge kids a little if they are responsible. *

I agree and this is why.

sometimes when kids are good savers and their parents make them pay for more things it can backfire a bit. What if she wasn’t a good saver and didn’t have the 300? You’d probably pay for half or more. One of my younger sister’s was a good saver and the other wasn’t (they are a year apart). When the “good saver” saw that my parents ended up having to pay for things because the “bad saver” didn’t have the money, the “good saver” became discouraged and started “blowing” her savings.

I would at least pay half.