http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/pre-college-expenses/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:09:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/pre-college-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10037 Lynn M Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:53:49 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=732#comment-10037 This is great information that I'm sure many parents (and the college-bound student) will benefit from. You are right, many will be quite surprised. Perhaps during high school, parents should mention these upcoming expenses to their children during discussions about college. If a parent is planning to finance much of their child's college expenses, I'd suggest having some portions of it be the responsibility of the student. Why not have him/her get a part-time job after school or during the summer and contribute -- especially if he/she desires to travel a distance to see a particular college? Showing your child that you are going to be paying $X, but that they are going to have to help by paying for their standardized test fees or some of their moving expenses will teach him/her some responsibility with work and funding their future. It's also great experience. Steering them toward job opportunities that will give them knowlege and experience in the field they are interested in is also a smart thing to do. It will not only give them real-world knowledge, but can look great when they apply to college and eventually when they are looking for a job after college. This is great information that I’m sure many parents (and the college-bound student) will benefit from. You are right, many will be quite surprised. Perhaps during high school, parents should mention these upcoming expenses to their children during discussions about college. If a parent is planning to finance much of their child’s college expenses, I’d suggest having some portions of it be the responsibility of the student. Why not have him/her get a part-time job after school or during the summer and contribute — especially if he/she desires to travel a distance to see a particular college? Showing your child that you are going to be paying $X, but that they are going to have to help by paying for their standardized test fees or some of their moving expenses will teach him/her some responsibility with work and funding their future. It’s also great experience. Steering them toward job opportunities that will give them knowlege and experience in the field they are interested in is also a smart thing to do. It will not only give them real-world knowledge, but can look great when they apply to college and eventually when they are looking for a job after college.

]]> http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/pre-college-expenses/comment-page-1/#comment-10036 LP Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=732#comment-10036 I didn't read about their way of getting around and it seems every child needs a vehicle. If I could find the picture, I would post it so you could see our oldest son arriving back home after the first year. The car itself was so totally loaded with whatever he had in his apartment, we had to have a photo. :-) But, talk about an expense. That's a big one too. I didn’t read about their way of getting around and it seems every child needs a vehicle. If I could find the picture, I would post it so you could see our oldest son arriving back home after the first year. The car itself was so totally loaded with whatever he had in his apartment, we had to have a photo. But, talk about an expense. That’s a big one too.

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