re: How much is goal to save for each kid’s college?

Take the money that you would put into the 529 and pay down your home mortgage.

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I thought the Dems were going to pay for it.

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They will, unfortunately there won’t be any decent paying jobs for the kid to get upon graduation. Bernie has a plan, and he’s as serious as a heart attack.

My oldest is 13 and I’ll have about 30k for her.

My son is only 9 but I have 10k saved right now.

He should me in the same area by the time he graduates though.

I’m not trying to pay for all of it. Just knock off a year or so. The rest they’ll need scholarships or loans for.

I want my son to go meet friends and girls and go live it up. I don’t want the real world to start at 18.


I went to LSU for ~8 years. It. Was. Awesome.

Moved to San Francisco with a Chimes St waitress, married 17 years now, and a couple of good degrees...but I was ready. Did it take me too long, yes. Was the investment worth it to my parents, oh hell yes.

Covering his expenses for at least 4 years is what I want to accomplish. I worked at LSU’s CAMD for 5 years, he should at least be able to get a school job in a few years.

The goal is $200k for each kid’s 529 and then cover the rest.

I went to Freshman orientation and was told that $86,000 was what we were looking at for 4 years. They had included cell phone, laptop, health insurance, car insurance, Etc. in that figure. We were already paying all of that anyway and did not consider it a school expense.

Florida Bright Futures, a similar program to LA's Tops, has picked up a ton. She also got enough in outside scholarships to cover everything but food. Her dorm has a kitchen and we give her $75 per week to cover groceries, gas, etc. If she comes home for the weekend, I fill her tank.

Have him apply for every scholarship he is qualified for. It is a pain, but almost every one gave her money. They give a minimum of $1k, with her highest coming in at $20k. Every scholarship application must be accompanied by an essay. They are all different subjects because they do not want you using 1 essay for 25 applications.

One of the scholarships she received asked her to come, with family, to a presentation dinner, RSVP. It was awesome. They gave her a laptop for RSVP'ing, plus a $1k scholarship., just for showing up. It was prime rib and fried Jumbo shrimp. But I digress...

You can also apply for lowered school costs through the school. It is based on need and ethnicity. She has some Hispanic friends whose parents are wealthy. They got their costs lowered to almost nothing. My daughter did not get hers lowered at all, and she had a 4.62+.

TLDR: Apply for scholarships, keep a high GPA, and be ethnic.

Just had one get out from Tech. She kept TOPs at the highest level with her stipend. She also kept a couple other scholarships. So most if tuition was free. It still cost me a little over 30k. Without her doing her part you would be looking at 60-70k or so to get a bachelors from Tech.

If they can't get a scholarship they don't belong in college

0$....make those frickers own their own way.

50k per kid is a good solid number for in state

If you make them get a small part time job so they have skin in the game 50k will get them a bachelors degree