Many parents (mine included) say "if you aren't in school pay your own way".
Once you are out of school, regardless if your wage is still barely above minimum, you are on your own.
Same. I come from middle class parents who could certainly afford to pay my way but chose to make me learn how to stand on my own feet. Certainly strips the world of its sheen when you see how people treat you if you are perceived as poor.
Certainly makes you realize who your true friends are.
