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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks everyone for your thoughts. We will stick it out for another year and re-evaluate.

DD is on the shyer and quieter side, bright but not a genius. We chose this private school for the small class sizes, excellent (though not accelerated) curriculum, and opportunities for leadership and public speaking.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, DH is making $200k more per year than we were expecting him to. And we banked that over the last two years. So we thought, why not give the kids a private education since we hear neighbors and family/friends complain about MCPS frequently. It is not hurting our lifestyle or savings. We can still afford to pay undergrad and grad school and start them with maybe a million each. But I was reading a book about the Kennedys and thinking, hey wouldn’t it be nice to put all that money in a compound instead![/quote]

Oh, dear lord.[/quote]

+1. Respectfully, omg you are not Kennedy-esque OK?. [/quote]

OP is just saying it would be nice to have a family vacation property.  She/he didn't say it would turn them into the Kennedys[/quote]

Thank you! Not comparing myself to the Kennedys. Was just thinking, wouldn’t it be nice to have a 5-bedroom vacation home on the water where I can stay all summer after I retire, and my DDs and their future families can come enjoy themselves whenever they please. Or alternatively, to leave them big enough trust funds that they can be financially independent or nearly so living off the interest. I imagine many private school parents who are well off but for whom the tuition is not a blip have similar thoughts…[/quote]

Ummm you aren’t buying a waterfront New England compound or leaving your kids “I don’t have to work” money with what you’d save on 2 kids’ private school tuition for 13 years.[/quote]

Ummm yes you can absolutely do the things *I* stated in my post by investing tuition money and letting it compound. Stop fixating on the Kennedys[/quote]

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