<p>twomules, while you have a point that it is none of our business how DadII spends his money, I think there is a reason all this stuff comes up with members. For starters, DadII has posted many times that he is “poor” and that he makes around $120K. I don’t know anyone who calls that income poor. </p>
<p>Secondly, DadII “cries” that in order for his child to go to college, it will require a FREE RIDE. I do not think that is true but each of us decides our own value system. I believe DadII even had some funds saved up for college for his kids (wish I did, sigh). He doesn’t seem willing to borrow loans for college for his kids, though many in that income bracket need to do so since they can’t afford college outright from their yearly income. I understand how difficult it is to afford college for two kids in that income bracket. Believe me, I’m livin’ it! I also have one in a 3.5 year grad program that we are funding. I’m gonna be paying for a long while. I ain’t complainin’. I wasn’t demanding a free ride. We applied for FA and got it and it has helped a great deal. DadII should also qualify for some aid. </p>
<p>Problem is, on the one hand he’s crying he can’t afford ANY money toward college (S is to get a free ride) but at the same time, he is choosing things that many of us who are funding college must do without in order to make college happen for the kids. Now, we are all free to spend how we wish and have different value systems. But DadII has come onto CC a lot to get help in how to make his situation work. And since he has done so, and shared about his “dilemma” with funding college, I think he does open himself up to such critiques and feedback. </p>
<p>PS…I don’t even know what a plasma TV is. I don’t get to buy items like that.</p>