Sharing College Costs with Children

KLSD
Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:10:30 +0000

Full pay for 2 @ a no merit meets full need school. We pay tuition, room and board freshman year. For the next 3 years we pay tuition and the equivalent of on campus housing. Kids pay for books, personal expenses and 3 years of food. No loans necessary. Internships started freshman summer and semester lab, tutor or TA jobs are all great learning experiences. On campus jobs can be even more educational than classes. Very proud of them for managing their schedules and adding to their resumes.
Per university published costs, the expenses they are responsible for add up to 9k/year. As many have said, students can learn to live frugally. Learning to food shop and cook is step one. More than $5k for a meal plan with 32 weeks of food is very high.