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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, just be advised that you're going to get a lot of answers here from people who are secretly envious of you. They wanted more kids but most likely waited too late and then couldn't have as many as they would have liked.[/quote]

Um no it just drives me bonkers when people have 4+ kids and then complain that daycare, college, etc is too expensive and that they are “donut hole.” Huge eye roll re: parents who have that many kids applying for FA for college. And kids get annoyed by their siblings. [/quote]

Thankfully financial aid officers/policies don’t discriminate against innocent children who didn’t have a say in how many siblings they would have.  I’m guessing that kids from big families of modest means have always been and will always be prime beneficiaries of financial aid, and rightly so.[/quote]

Ugh don’t have that many kids if you can’t afford to. [/quote]

Your parents don't owe you a college tuition. [/quote]

Good luck “working your way through college” and not drowning in debt in 2020 and beyond. It’s not possible anymore. [/quote]

It’s always possible. I worked and paid my way through undergrad and law school (including housing, food etc et ) - way over $250k all in and graduated with $180k in loans. Paid it all off in less than ten years, plus also bought a house, two cars, and had a few kids during those same 10 years. Where there is a strong will and intelligence, adaptability, and creativity, there is a way.

OP - I think 6 or more is a bit weird. I have 3 and am on the fence about a 4th, though it will be several years if I go for another. I also had a few year gap between 2 and 3. I actually am more likely to be curious and raise an inquisitive eyebrow when people have 4 or more super close in age. But when they are spread out, I don’t find it as weird until 6+[/quote]

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