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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here:

my DH and i have been discussing this issue at great length, which is why i posted. we have no debt. we save a lot, my personal opinion is that people who go private just don't save as much as we do. i don't know what is "better" - investing in your kids via a private education or passing on an amazing inheritance, but i know that the "what ifs"keep DH up at night.

we had a brief health scare that put him out of work for 9 weeks and that was very sobering.[/quote]

OP, my family makes a similar income to yours (maybe more like $425, but not the $600-700+ some posters are mentioning).  Where we are private is about $25k/kid/year so it's doable but sure, we'd save a lot more.

I don't think the inheritance is worth much at all.  Inheritance will come late in life for them hopefully, but if you believe a private school education would make a real difference in how they achieve their goals earlier, I think most people would choose that.  My parents sent me to private / very good public and their investment means I now support myself.  This is how I think about spending for my children - what spending would allow them to live the amount they want.  I think that's the right way.

In terms of the what ifs I agree, but if the question is private school vs inheritance, the answer is a total no brainer.

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