<p>*My parents are giving me conflicting messages. My dad says most likely 12 or 13 thousand is what they can pay. He says maybe a little more, but that would bring us to maybe 14. I have a job which can bring in roughly 5 thousand, but a majority of that will go towards travel budget and college materials. Best case scenario, we can squeak by with 16 a year.</p>
<p>Mom is more pessimistic, saying 11 is what we can pay. But she claims School 1 we can “easily” afford, and thats going to be about 11-12 thousand. She also keeps saying “just choose the cheap option”. Dad is a little skeptical that she is being completely honest with me.*</p>
<p>Who pays the bills in your household? Which parent is usually the “realist”?</p>