[ISUKappa]

I paid for school in the sense that I took out student loans, which I am paying back, to cover tuition and housing but, whatever those loans didn't cover, my parents helped me with. I also had a small academic scholarship every semester. As long as I was in school, I could use a credit card that they paid for (but if I went overboard with it, they let me know!!!) and I didn't have to pay for my car. I did work part-time most of the time I was in school and that was my bill-paying and play money. My parents both worked very hard and wanted to help out their daughters as much as they could. Even though it took me a bit to learn how to be completely responsible with money (credit cards can be evil) I'm proud of what my parents did to help me out, and what I have learned from them. I only hope hubby and I can teach our kids the same thing as they get older.