Rising college prices and a still-recovering economy means funds are hard to find for many college students. And don't think the solution lies at home.
CNN reports that since mom and dad are equally strapped for cash -- the average family reports that they are only on track to meet 30 percent of their college savings goals -- co-eds are turning increasingly to less conventional moneymaking schemes, including fertility clinics and sugar daddies.
One student told the news site that she has turned to niche online dating site SeekingArrangement.com to help her through school. The 21-year-old met her 37-year-old "sugar daddy" on the site, and now has her tuition payments paid in full, $1,500 installments each month.
Founded in 2005, SeekingArrangement.com bills itself as a "the elite sugar daddy dating site for those seeking mutual beneficial relationships." Users are separated into two groups, "The Modern Daddy," and the "Goal Seeking Sugar Baby." Sugar babies are described as "students, actresses, models or girls [and] guys next door" who know what they want and deserve to be pampered and taken care of.