On My 18th Birthday, My Parents Told Me My Education Fund Was Gone — I Didn’t Cry, I Took Notes

meant they had to take out a personal loan to cover the remaining balance. They walked away from selling their house in worse financial shape than before.

They moved into a two-bedroom rental apartment in a significantly worse part of town. My father’s leased luxury car got repossessed. My mother’s SUV went back to the dealer. They ended up sharing continue reading …