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If they don't know what to major in, they should just get their general education courses out of the way at a community college. Universities (and their costs) are for serious students... not for "finding yourself".
It's been said, "I'd rather have them sleeping at my house during their college years than me sleeping on their couch during my retirement years".
I'm not a big fan of paying for college for the kids. I see no sense in jeopardizing your own future just so your kid can get a better paying job. (Heck, my son was making 30 grand cleaning carpets while he was in college, 55 grand after he got out - didn't need a college degree for that!)
Life has changed over the years. Folks used to retire at 65 and have the courtesy to die by 70. Now I run into folks who have been receiving a pension longer than they worked for the company (recently met a man who has drawn a pension for 22 years, after working 20 years for "the man". With life expectancies rising, the first priority should be taking care of ones "Golden Years".