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I would also try to send them to public school for k through high school. The idea of spending $100k before college seems crazy to me.

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But almost nobody's pride, including the parents, let them take this path

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I’m not doubting you but that’s a BR and LSU issue, and not normal. Certainly I know it’s an LSU board but it’s not fair to say all universities are like that. Most of the bigger state schools in the southeast (not including Texas) you can find realistic housing within 30 mins of campus. This includes FSU, UTenn, UGA, Gainesville, etc in somewhat larger cities. I’m not saying it’s easy. But once you take out good school zones finding houses in good enough areas is fairly easy. Again, I go back to all the kids I know that really had basically 0 parent help in college. They found a way and almost none of them lived right on campus. Most had to drive in. These days with online classes and the ability to schedule classes on campus just 2-3 days a week that’s really not asking much.

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That was the point of my thread, which has been horribly blown off course.

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Whats the good areas for student to live at now?

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Eh, your take is kind of retarded.

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My parents paid for mine so least I could do is pay for my kids. I saw the rising cost and started saving when they were born. Told them both that if they get scholarships that I’d give them the balance when they graduate.

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The issue is not everyone is able to do that.

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Just my take, but my wife and I did everything we could to save for both the kids' education and our own retirement. Not because we owed it to them, but because we love them and want to give them every white privilege there ever was in order to have a leg up on everyone else and build their future. We did without a lot in order to save. When my daughter graduated, she lived here for two years. We didn't charge her rent. My take is I'm happy as hell to have them here to visit with. I don't need their money to pay my mortgage. She learned, too She saved almost everything she earned for two years and when she moved out and away to another city, she left with a six-figure nest egg to get started. We're doing the same for our son. But you're right. You don't owe it. You just have to love them and WANT future generations of your family to be educated and be good people.

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It's not F them kids. Its teach them independence. Most us in LA are already a $100K+ in on our kids education before college. I didn't say parents shouldn't help their kids or pay for college if they want to. I'm saying the kids aren't entitled to have their parents pay for college and there shouldn't be an expectation that parents pay for college. I feel most strongly about this when the conversation comes up about means testing TOPS or other scholarship programs. How can you means test a non working (career) independent adult based on parent's income. In my opinion that's BS.

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