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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I'd sit down with some kind of financial planner.  He/she will just echo your opinion about putting money into investments / 529s, but then it will come from a 3rd party "expert" so maybe your husband will be more receptive to the advice.  [/quote]

I would add that if your HHI is $180 at 30yo, you are highly, highly unlikely to get any need-based aid for your children's higher education.

This will mean loans for them in an amount far higher than $80K, such that their financial futures will be compromised.

https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/the-long-term-consequences-of-student-loans.html

https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/articles/2016-01-20/study-student-loan-borrowers-delaying-other-life-decisions

OP, you say "we" paid off your husband's large student loans.  How would your DH have done at paying them off without you?

What if your children don't marry?  What if they marry people who have massive loans themselves and/or cannot afford to help?

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