Monetizing a non-liquid asset

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definitely a judgement call there. of course parents are going to help their kids with some cash here and there, i strongly advise paying for the education itself - without strings attached.

everybody is different but i find very real lasting value in making the kids work their way through college regardless of course load. i'm not exactly einstein here and i carried 21 hours/semester and worked 3 part time jobs (more hours/more flexibility than one full time job) all the way through school. that was my choice and extreme - but it certainly can be done. one of the reasons i like to see them work through school is that the transition to "real" adult working person is usually easier. instead of graduating and then finding out what responsibility, schedules, and all that fun stuff is about, they actually find their new career is in some ways easier than school. they have one thing to focus on and they find that adulthood is actually easier than college was.

i just reread that and i'm not sure if it makes sense. lots of cold medicine running around my body today.