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Unobtainable lifestyle

30 replies

FunnyPlumDog · 04/05/2024 23:20

Hello, we have two children, the oldest is 18 and hopefully off to uni in September. We will obviously fund uni for them but I am starting to worry we have provided a lifestyle for them that they won’t be able to maintain once they start working themselves.
Should we start to slowly subtly dial back the spending to make things easier on them in the future?

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ManchesterGirl2 · 04/05/2024 23:32

This is surely normal. They'll start at the bottom of the career ladder, live on a budget like everyone in their 20s, and then hopefully gradually progress and improve their lifestyles.

Babadook76 · 04/05/2024 23:31

Mariannas · 04/05/2024 23:21

Geez

Wow, what a well thought out and enlightening post?
Op what are we talking about cutting back exactly? I don’t think it’s a bad thing giving your dc’s a taste of the real world before they have to live it

NotJohnMajor · 04/05/2024 23:27

I don't think it's unusual for young people to experience this when they become independent; their contemporaries will be in the same boat. Better to teach them how to budget and manage their money, encourage sensible practices such as saving regular amounts, avoiding debt, shopping round for the best deals and so on. Teach them about tax, pensions and interest rates.

pizzaHeart · 04/05/2024 23:25

Could you be more specific?

Mariannas · 04/05/2024 23:21

Geez