Dear LK: My parents pay my tuition. Do I have to show them my grades?

Life Kit

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🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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If your parents pay for your college, do they have a right to demand to see your grades? Berna Anat, the author of Money Out Loud, shares advice on defining financial expectations and boundaries.

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0:00.0	Today on the show, my parents are helping pay for my college education.
0:03.9	So they think they're entitled to see my grades.
0:06.3	I disagree, but I need their financial support.
0:09.1	Dear life kit.
0:10.0	Dear life kit.
0:11.0	Dear life kit.
0:11.8	Dear life kit.
0:12.9	I have a question for you.
0:14.6	This is Dear Life Kit, from NPR.
0:17.8	How can I become a better caretaker?
0:19.5	How do I deal with my parents' unrealistic expectations?
0:23.0	And we're getting personal.
0:25.5	I'm catching feelings for someone, but they're married.
0:29.9	I'm your host, Andy Table.
0:31.9	Every episode, we answer one of your most pressing and intimate anonymous questions
0:35.8	with expert advice.
0:36.8	The thing about money is that it's incredibly personal.
0:40.6	That's today's expert, Berna Anat.
0:43.6	Financial hype woman and educator, an author of Money Out Loud.
0:48.1	She's the first generation Filipino-American who, after teaching herself to pay off $50,000
0:52.5	in debt, is on a mission to help other people of color with financial literacy.
0:56.9	Today, she's going to help us work through a tricky question about family and financial
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