A father in a blended family was raised without financial transparency and vowed to cover his biological son's college and car expenses. His son has worked since age 14, saved half his pay, and is taking dual-credit and AP classes to reduce college time and cost. The father has clear knowledge of the saved funds and repeatedly discussed options with his son. The father's wife refuses to discuss college expectations, grades, or financial plans with her daughters and will not confirm promises of support from her parents or former in-laws. The daughters enter high school disengaged from academics.
My parents were never upfront with me about financial matters and basically left me flat footed when it came to learning to be an adult. I never wanted that for my son and have been frank about covering the costs of college and his car when he graduates. He has been working since he was 14 and saving half his paycheck. He also is taking dual credit and AP classes. He will essentially start college off as a junior if he plays his cards right.
The problem is my wife refuses to do the same for my stepdaughters. She has not talked to them about the importance of good grades or about how she plans to pay for college. Her parents and former in-laws both made a "promise" to help with college, but my wife refuses to ask them what funds they intend to share.
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