<prompt> Human: Basically my parents have a 529 plan for college that they have taken out for me and they are unhappy with my degree choices. They are saying that I cannot go back to college unless I do specific things that I am unwilling to do. What power do they and I have in this situation? I really want to return to college but cannot in good faith do so under the restrictions they are trying to place on me. What options do I have? I did not realize the 529 would be a mechanism for increased parental control even after I turned 18. I want independence and autonomy in my education.  <response>: Independence and autonomy in education and in life comes with financial independence. You can do whatever you want, but youre not entitled to use their money to do it. 