My husband and I paid for our own college degrees. We told our 3 kids they have to do the same.
The author (left) and her husband told their kids they had to pay for college themselves. Courtesy of Rebecca Hastings My husband and I both paid our own way through college, and we want our three kids to do the same. We told them when they were young that we couldn't afford to pay for their college. Since then, they've taken on part-time jobs and applied to scholarships. One of the most common things I heard after having three kids in three and a half years was: "They'll all be in college at the same time." I was busy paying for diapers, and people were already warning me about college costs . It scared me. My husband works full-time as a registered nurse and part-time as a paramedic. I was a stay-at-home mom before transitioning to working part-time from home as a writer. While we had solid income, the reality of paying $100,000 to $200,000 per child felt daunting. We couldn't spend $300,000 to $600,000 over seven years. My husband and I both paid for our o...
