<prompt> Human: I read a lot about student loans and debt on the finance pages of reddit. I am curious how many parents pay for their kids college education in full? I have 3 kids one that went public for 6 years got two science engineering degrees 2 that went private at over 55k a year each... last one is hitting it at 70k a year... I am paying 100 of all expenses... i am driving a 20 year old car and have not taken a vacation in 7 years. While i have a tremendous amount of satisfaction in providing for my kids and i know they appreciate it i am wondering how normal really this is? ... Not seeking anyones approval... I have no regrets... just wondering how common it is for parents to pay it all.  <response>: I am planing to pay in full for my daughter. My wife is fully against this but I told her this is what was provided to me and is what I want to provide for my daughter. I am factoring in that she goes to a public university. If she decides to go private or pursue an advanced degree i.e. medicine, law, MBA then she will have loans to manage as well. If she gets multiple scholarships and there is money left over, it is in a UTMA that will transfer to her at age 25, but until then can be distributed by me to her for anything she may need until then first car, apartment, etc.. 