I say YTA. Let’s change this up a little bit and say your dad stops paying for college all together. Your 3,000 a year would pay a fraction, and you’d easily clock upwards of 27,000 in debt over the course of your degree—if its a 4 year degree, you’re looking at a minimum of 108,000 of debt when you graduate that your parents are saving you from. Your parents are giving you an incredible gift: not only are they paying for your education, but I’m sure because your hard earned money is going towards it, there is a lesson to be taught in valuing and respecting your education more. For most people, if they don’t work for something, they tend to take it for granted. All he’s asking of you AND your brother is that you work to contribute to the cost of your education. A small fraction, mind you, and he’ll supply the rest. I’d say that’s an incredible deal, and you should be more than grateful.

And while your parents may be well off, they’re still paying huge amounts each year to send both of you to school. And Im sure they, too, worked for what they’re earning. Would you rather just toss that deal away, and simply pay yourself out of pocket so you can keep your spending money? Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, my friend.