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College is very expensive and many people have to pay out of pocket for it. Most parents are willing to do anything for their children and that includes going into debt to try to pay for their college education. There are many people who feel that since most people are legal adults when they start college, they should be contributing to their own college education. However, there are many things that should determine how much a child contributes to his or her college education.The whole story can be found at http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/04/15/a-college-education-should-not-result-in-crushing-debt/ Some of those things include: whether or not the person is working, whether or not he or she is financially responsible and how much the parents can afford to pay.

A person can not pay for his or her education without a job. If he or she has a job, he or she should be willing to help his or her parents out by paying for part of the college education. If the individual is unemployed, the parents should not expect him or her to pay much for school. Responsibility should also be a determining factor in how much an individual pays for school. A person may be able to hold down a job, but that does not necessarily imply that he or she is financially responsible. Being financially responsible means being able to manage money and pay bills on time. If a person can do that, he or she can pay a good portion of his or her own college expenses.

How much a person’s parents can afford to pay should also be taken into consideration. Even though most college-aged students are young adults, they still need a-lot of help from their parents; the parents should be willing to give them help and that includes financial help. Young adults should be paying for part of their own education, but parents who can afford it should help as much as possible.