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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 4486059" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>There are good points on both sides of this discussion.</p><p></p><p>While it is nice if you have the means to help your kids, there is something to be said for your kids "having some skin in the game". I most certainly would never work beyond my normal retirement age just to make sure my kids graduated from college debt free.</p><p></p><p>I have two children and the way that my ex and I paid for college was we would split the first 50/50 between us and the other three years in thirds between us and the kid. Our daughter followed the plan to a T and graduated with roughly $23K in student loan debt. Our son had a little too much fun his freshman year and was asked not to return for his sophomore year. We cut off the checkbook, he moved back in with me and graduated from community college, 4 year school and grad school, with honors, all on his own dime. He graduated with roughly $73K in SLD but has an amazing job with a bright future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 4486059, member: 12570"] There are good points on both sides of this discussion. While it is nice if you have the means to help your kids, there is something to be said for your kids "having some skin in the game". I most certainly would never work beyond my normal retirement age just to make sure my kids graduated from college debt free. I have two children and the way that my ex and I paid for college was we would split the first 50/50 between us and the other three years in thirds between us and the kid. Our daughter followed the plan to a T and graduated with roughly $23K in student loan debt. Our son had a little too much fun his freshman year and was asked not to return for his sophomore year. We cut off the checkbook, he moved back in with me and graduated from community college, 4 year school and grad school, with honors, all on his own dime. He graduated with roughly $73K in SLD but has an amazing job with a bright future. [/QUOTE]
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