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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing you do as an adult can make up for experiences you missed as a child.  Children experience things from a different perspective than young adults, mid aged adults, senior citizens.  Those who live for the moment have fewer regrets than those who put off life experiences.  [/quote]

This is so profound and true. In my friend's case, my knee-jerk reaction was that she should've saved for college, but after a few minutes of thought I came to the same conclusion you did. Her children are very, very bright, creative, wonderful children with intellect that surpasses their years. I couldn't help but conclude that was a result of all she'd given and exposed them to over the years. She cried to her mother with the same guilt and her mother told her the same thing: What she'd done was worth it even if it meant her children going to community college for two years. I asked her daughter if she would've preferred that her mother saved for college. She took a beat or two then said, "Nah. I prefer the life I was given."

Then the merit aid and grant from the school came about in addition to other outside scholarships her daughter scored. I think she'll be paying less than $5,000 for her child to attend a really good flagship U.[/quote]

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