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:lolol: Told our kids we’re spending everything

Nope…….good article here (which I agree with having looked into in detail for one of our kids) https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/repay-post-2012-student-loan/

Yep…the split is becoming more and more prevalent……we’ll end up something like Brazil if things are allowed to continue.

Yep…..and they’re doing it relatively early as it potentially saves vast amounts of inheritance tax too. Keep enough for your lifestyle and a bit spare, then spend or give the rest away……..

Agree with this. I was heavily involved in graduate recruitment in my last two firms………always a very clear split between those grafters and those that were ‘entitled‘.

Don’t even need to disagree……..all down to individual circumstances really. Taking a few quid a week from one of our kids would have made no difference to us at all, but offspring were very aware that they were ‘lucky’ and if they weren’t saving what they would have been paying to us then we may...

…………..possibly, but personally couldn’t see the point of taking money off the kids when we’re still funding their education, they’re on relatively shit wages (one NHS and one in pro football) and at the end of day they’ll get what we’ve got anyway. Would rather they had the benefit now than...

Not for us, didn’t need it and would rather they saved their money. There’s no ‘rule’, everyone’s circumstances will be different - when I started work my parents were brassic so I was happy to contribute

Well there is a vacancy……..what are your views on our cover at LB ?

LOL. My daughter is actually here this week (rare visit, she lives in Scotland). She asked me what I wanted for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and I said just take me out for lunch or dinner when you’re here…..so we went out today. Mrs D paid the bill 🙄🙄😂

Agreed - we would have absolutely done that but he was saving anyway so didn’t see the need…….

I started paying my parents as soon as I started FT work (at 18). Both our kids went to Uni (similar to you, they are now 29/25), youngest then lived at home for a year or more after that but we didn’t charge - we were fortunate enough to not need to, although if he’d been financially useless we...