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Old 05-04-2006, 07:09 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
my parents' way of helping me out was telling me from a young age that they would not help me out.

There are pluses and minuses to that approach.
That was pretty much the same approach my parents took. "Son, I have six kids. I can't pay your way through college, but you're going." He did tell me from the get go that he'd cover my mission. So, I was able to save quite a bit for college.
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