My parents and grandparents have funds set up for me so that I can focus on my studies instead of having to work all the time. I do have a job, and the money I make from that is going towards every-day expenses while I'm at school.

i had to pay for my own way to college...i've already maxed out on OSAP and i still don't have enogh...it sucks...my parents cant afford to pay for my schooling

Oh man I know. My bff is going for a 2 year program and gets 20,000 $'s just because. I was like jeeze, why wasn't I born into that family. ButI suppose if I could afford it I would help my kid out too.

Your situation is common one. There are always going to be people who will have stuff handed to them but this is not always a good thing. When you think of all the responsibilities that you have you can conclude that even though you have to work for your money your getting financial knowledge in return. When school is all said and don, these people who have had everything handed to them by their parents will have no clue how to handle their money when they are on there own. You, on the other hand, will have the experience necessary to succeed in the real world. Then you will see who has it better.

I don't have anybody to help me . So i have taken it upon myself to work and go to school and take it a day at a time and i believe it makes me a stronger person all the time so when I get my final career I appreiciate it all the much more knowing i had to sit down and think about what I really wanted to do because i would be paying for everything out of my pocket with no time for mistakes or mess up because i cannot afford to make a mistake becasue I would be in debt or mess up my credit . It builds a lot of other skills doing things by yourself not only your strenght, your confidence in yourself when you accomplish goals, and either it will make or break your bank account but it could help if you knew how to save through all of this, or invest and make sure you never get what you will not be able to afford long term. get for the short term and later things get easier then you will have more than you need

i am thankful that I didn't have help because i am so proud of all my accomplishments and i wouldn't have bbeen this strong without dissapointment because it is up to me for my dreams to come through with or without help, a job is always great extra income who could turn that down ??

I really don't see why you should care about those people. Like many others have said, there's nothing you can do about them. My parents, even though they are nowhere near rich, and they're struggling to earn some money for living, still would have paid for all my tuition. They want me to focus on school, and not be stressed about money. Although, with scholarships, bursaries, and from doing co-op, they actually didn't have to pay a penny so far for my tuition, they would have been more than willing to pay for them if I didn't have money from those stuffs.

I know some parents who would frequently give their children allowances, and pay for everything (my mom, for example, always gives me money when I'm going out to see friends, and I always yell at her not to...). I also know others who would tell their kids to go work and earn money themselves. I guess it all depends on people's values and beliefs, and to some extent, culture.

If people take advantage of their parents paying for everything, and be spoiled, then you have no reason to envy or be mad at them. It's their lives that's going to suffer. If people study and work hard while their parents are paying for everything, then they're making their parents' money worth it, so no reason to be mad at those people, either.

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University of Waterloo '11
Honours Computer Science, Co-op
Biology Minor

Well, kids who depend on their parents to pay everything for them are not independent at all. My parents are going to pay my tuition for my first year in university this year, but I feel bad so I'm trying to work more hours at job and help pay for it. I don't want to depend on them and then feel the need to always depend on them my whole life. For those who pay for their entire tuition and other bills, thats great for them, everyone should learn the hards facts of life, some learn it earlier that others.

If students work through post-secondary education, be beggar poor to keep up with their studies, they'll obviously value their education so much more! Just think of it this way. Your parents buy you a pair of pants, you know that they can afford it and if they can afford it they'll buy you another pair if you ruin them rolling around on the ground. If you buy those pants yourself, through money saved by doing hard chores like pool cleaning, car detailing, any other strenuous activity, then you'll realize how hard you had to work for those one pair of pants, thus valuing them so much more and being less inclined to getting them dirty or ruined. I myself know I will need help with my educational expenses from time to time however will not be leaning on my parents for money. I currently have two jobs to ensure I don't have to heavily lean on my parents as well as benefit from OSAP if I'm eligible.

Yes I agree. I was talking to a friend about university...and she had no idea what OSAP was because her parents are paying for everything!