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[quote=Anonymous]Financial coups:

-we paid off DH's law school debt aggressively, and continue to maintain the modest lifestyle/budget that enabled us to do that.
-live in a modest house in a great area, and have resisted the pressure to take on more mortgage debt.  We budget comfortably on one salary.

Financial mistakes:

-While I enjoyed my undergrad experience greatly and blossomed socially at a prestigious university, I wish I'd gotten better advice.  I was a National Merit Finalist in HS, and could have had a full ride scholarship to a lesser-known, but still well-regarded college.  If I were advising my younger self now, I'd say take the full ride, and study hard and do well in college so that you can get into the best graduate school you can (and use parent-funded college savings then).  
     I live a well-balanced life and am fulfilled in my career now.  But, I wonder how much farther I could have gone career-wise if I'd really applied myself in undergrad and had been able to use my parent-funded college savings account for a top-rated grad school.[/quote]

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