fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoMy Wife and I Agreed to Parent Our Own Kids. But She's Setting Hers Up for Disaster.
My parents were never upfront with me about financial matters and basically left me flat footed when it came to learning to be an adult. I never wanted that for my son and have been frank about covering the costs of college and his car when he graduates. He has been working since he was 14 and saving half his paycheck. He also is taking dual credit and AP classes. He will essentially start college off as a junior if he plays his cards right.
Higher education