What do you think of this mother?

My friend is going to college next year. He is very intelligent and planning to become an engineer. He's applied to top-notch schools, and has become accepted each one, with scholarships. However, the scholarships aren't enough to cover the amount of money that he's going to need. Hes expected to pay everything on his own. Meanwhile, his mother is planning to buy a house and a dog with her new fiance and her daughter, along with his kids. The houses they're looking at are huge- ridiciously big and expensive.
I don't mean to be judgemental, but if I were her I think I would use that money to help my son to pay for college, not buy a huge house and a new dog for her daughter (who she completely spoils.) I understand getting a house, but the ones they're looking at are overly luxiurious.
What do you think?
PS- This is also the same mother who threatened not to fill out the FAFSA's for him when he wanted to go out with friends because she wanted him to stay home. Cause SHE was sick.

Well, the point isn't what we, or anyone else thinks; it's a question of what he can do about it.

As far as changing his mother, there's nothing he, you, we, or anyone else can do.

Sounds like he'll be well off getting away.

He'll just need to find part-time work, maybe take fewer classes each semester, and take the cost into account when deciding which offer to accept.

And, of course, there are loans, but it's best if he avoid them or take as little as he can get by with. By having roommates (housing is the most expensive thing), and generally cutting expenses, he can make it.

But, yes, his mother really sucks.

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