In many places, education is not cheap; unless, of course, your hard work and outstanding achievements result in some sort of a scholarship.
The latter is whatthis redditorgot, which meant that his parents didn’t have to spend the money they had been saving up on hiseducation. However, they didn’t give said money to their son, either, saying that they were “not legally obligated” to do so. That’s why the son told them the same thing roughly a decade later. Scroll down to find thefull storybelow.
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Education often leaves quite a big hole in one’s pocket
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These parents didn’t need to pay for their son’s education, but they didn’t let him spend the money on other things, either
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Quite a few parents start to save up for their child’s education way in advance
Nowadays, education is quite costly, especiallyin the US, so it’s no surprise that it can leave quite a dent in one’s budget. That’s why many parents start saving quite early in case their offspring wants to continuestudyingafter graduating high school.
According to a recent Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study,two-in-threeparents in the US try to cover at least part of the costs of their children’s studies; one-in-three aim to cover it all. Not only that, some of them—one-in-five, to be exact—are saving up to help their loved ones pay for higher education while paying back their own college loans.
Putting themselves through higher education can cost a student tens of thousands of dollars
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If you’re wondering how much one has to save up to put themselves—or their child or loved one—through higher education, the answer is: a lot. According toStatista’s 2022 data, the average cost for tuition and fees at US higher education institutions was over $14,000 US dollars; and that does not include expenses for the room and board. With the latter, the price can rise to as much as $30,000 USD for a four-year degree in the US.
Though it’s important to mention that the price can differ not only based on the length of the studies or the field of study, but on the specific location in the country, too.Forbes suggeststhat out of all the states in the US, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming are the most affordable options respectively. As for the global situation, Norway, Taiwan, and Germany are reportedly some of thecheapest countriesto study abroad.
In the OP’s case, it wasn’t the price of the studies that was the cause of problems in thefamily. It was the fact that the parents didn’t want to sharethe money they savedonce their son graduated high school, saying that they weren’t legally obligated to, which became the reason why their son didn’t want to share his savings later in life, either.
Many people believed that the son was not being a jerk for refusing to help his parents
Some, however, took a different stance
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