This is actually not a bad suggestion. If you file for emancipation, you can then file your own FAFSA. Once you do that, if you have no source of income, you'll qualify for all sorts of government grants and loans.

Look into it. Filing for emancipation requires some paperwork but shouldn't be terrible.

From the sounds of it, it might be very likely that his father is not the curmudgeon that he appears, but is in fact attempting to teach his son a very valuable lesson, one that will allow him to avoid the perils that his mother faces.

My Father could afford to pay for me to go to Princeton, in cash, on a yearly basis.

It has nothing to do with debt management.

I am extremely frugal, and as said elsewhere, I'll be going to a community college I found. I am paying the tuition in cash. That isn't something someone with poor finance skills can do.

I don't think the lesson he is attempting to teach you has anything to do with money, btw.

My Father is a literal sociopath, he isn't trying to teach anyone anything.

So emancipate yourself, and get financial aid. It doesn't sound like there's much holding you back.

I didn't know you could emancipate yourself post-age-of-18.

I already found a solution via community college.

Fair enough.