Parents Helping: The First Years

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Problems with My Marriage and Financial Decisions

R.H. asks from Los Angeles

It will be 10 years my husband and I will be together this year. The last 2 years haven't been so good. I guess I should back up and explain where this started from. ...

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College education...who Pays? Parent or Student?

A.M. asks from Phoenix

I'm wondering how many of you M.'s out there feel that it is a parents obligation to pay for your children's college education? Do you feel that it is solely your re...

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Who Pays for College...?

J.B. asks from Houston

Are we as parents obligated/responsible for paying for our kids college? In a perfect world we would all have started a college fund when they were babies and at col...

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When Did You Start Saving for Your Child's College?

*.*. asks from New London

The avg loan for a child when s/he gets out of college is OVER 20,000 dollars. Are you saving for your child(ren) OR worrying about college( money) when the ti...

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College: Who Pays? Child or Parent?

K.L. asks from Memphis

Do you think that a child's first four years of college is the parent's responsiblity if the parent did not save for it?

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Affording It All

J.V. asks from Chicago

It's that time of year when I do our 5 year financial plan, take a look at our long term financial health, and figure out our current priorities. Well, I just did ...

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Should We Still Pay for 20 Year Olds College If He Moves in with Girlfriend?

K.K. asks from Nashville

My husband and I have saved and sacrificed to finance both our two sons college educations.We have been honest with them that need to earn the education by being resp...

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SIL And BIL Nightmare!

M.H. asks from New York

Okay, here we go. My SIL & BIL live on the second floor of a house we share and that was given to us by my husband’s parents. Because of the economy my BIL lost his...

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Text Books and Scholarships and Dorms... Oh My!

R.M. asks from Columbus

My son is a sophomore in High School. We've had all sorts of different college-based talked with him over the past year and a half. To be honest, I think the poor kid...

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College Savings 101

M.M. asks from Chicago

As my girls get older, I can't help but worry about college expenses for 2 girls. What are your plans for college financing? How many kids do you have? Are you put...