Stupid me for paying for my degree. Really stupid us for scrimping and saving for the kids’ degrees.
Helping pay for your children’s education is not stupid if they have a decent work ethic. We told our son and daughter that we would help conditioned upon their performance. My wife and I were blunt with them: We would help but were not paying them to party. Both our son and daughter listened and did well. Our son went to Law School and is now a Major in the Army. Our daughter teaches Earth Science and Physics in a private school.