Asking Eric: College Student Who Fails ‘Thank You Note’ Test May See Tuition Contributions Stop

Asking Eric: No thank you note? No tuition. Cry about it

Dear Eric: Last August, my husband and I told his niece that we would help with her daughter’s college expenses. We sent $2,000 to the college for the first semester. We received a thank-you text from his niece but nothing from the student. We eventually told the grandmother, my husband’s sister, that we expected something from the student recognizing that we had sent some money. Finally, a thank-you note came in the spring.

Asking Eric: Given the situation, I think we should stop paying for her college

Eric Thomas: The mother thanked us; the student did not. Plus: How do I explain to my friend about my daughter's wedding?

Asking Eric: College student who fails ‘Thank you note’ test may see tuition contributions stop

Dear Eric: Last August, my husband and I told his niece that we would help with her daughter’s college expenses. We sent $2,000 to the college for the first semester. We received a thank-you text from his niece but nothing from the student.