[ctdonath2]

The kids can cough up 50% of tuition in cash just like my brother & I did.

Very nice to come out of college with zero debt - AND a viable & relevant work record.

[ctdonath2]

Oh, and I intend they will each own a house (however humble) outright before HS graduation. None of this BS about requiring college-owned dorm residency at outrageous prices & morals.

“Tax-sale” property is cheap, and Tumbleweed Homes has house plans for $20, buildable for ~$10,000.

[Eska]

We have two kids in school, spend 35K/year and figure we're getting off cheap. No loans, no aid, just tuition management taking a few thousand out of account on the 10th of every month. No new toys, trks, ect for a few years, but I still think it's a wise investment; at least what I have seen throughout life.

Our kids work every summer but what they make in 2-3 months won't even cover a semester. Not much you can do if you're White working class folks but pay, pay, pay.

[oh8eleven]

The GI Bill paid most of mine; my employer paid the rest.
I put two sons through college - I paid cash - 100%. Both worked PT jobs for books/beer/babes, etc.
They later got their Masters and their employers picked up that tab.
As we've seen, too many kids today just sign for the loan, do nothing else, then whine when it comes time to repay a debt. "It's not faaaaaaaaair."