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[quote=Anonymous]Kids were 6 years apart. Mom went back to work when the older was in 8th grade. Mom’s wages were intended to cover college. Her wages did not fully cover college. Both attended private colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked in the 30s. Neither received aid.

When the first kid applied to college she had 50K in her UGMA. At that point, it covered 1 year. Mostly we pulled from cash flow to cover the four years. At graduation she had $15K in her account. Our household income during that time was $175-$225K. We had a 2-year break between the older one graduating from college and the next one starting.

We also funded 2 years of Virginia Pre-Paid for the younger at the same time we were preparing to pay for the older. When the younger was admitted ED we quickly funded one year of Private College 529 (so her 4th year of college was covered).

For the second: The two years of VA Prepaid were cashed in and paid to the PA college. We cash-flowed most of the rest. 4th year was covered by Private College 529. By the time the second graduated in 2020, each year was about $72k. Family income had risen to $250-$265k.

Neither had a loan. Both are employed. [/quote]

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