What if your kid picks a profession that will never make any money?

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Giving to Adult Children

I’m starting a new tread inspired from @Hoggirl’s post from the thread “What if Your Kid Picks a Profession that Will Never Make Any Money”. (Reply 258) What if your kid picks a profession that will never make any money? - #258 by Hoggirl Here’s Hoggirl’s reply: "I have no idea why I can’t get this image to load. At any rate, it is a photo of a Dear Abby letter from many moons ago that my friend recently sent me. The letter talks about the difference between giving with warm hands (while still living) and giving with cold hands (self-explanatory). The author of the letter prefers the former and writes of how much pleasure it gives her to give now. The warm hands v cold hands is an issue I have shifted positions on a bit. Historically, we were very much, “Here is your pile for education - use it as you see fit. If you don’t use it all the balance can be yours for a down payment on a house or maybe a car.” (Any leftovers would not have been a free-for-all). Ds used all of his pile…