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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: It will be about $400K, to me as the spouse. We already have 529s started in VA-  Invest 529s. Balances are not large, though.

13 y.o- ~$75K
10 y.o.- ~ $30K 
7 y.o.~ $20K

Have strong retirement and other savings, but this is where we need to fill in. [/quote]

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Assuming you want them to go in-state, you need to contribute enough to get the 13 year old's account to $85k, the 10 y/o to $75k, and the 7 y/o to $60k.  [b]Put the rest ($305k) into a brokerage and you will have flexibility to help with OOS or private, if that comes up down the line[/b].[/quote]

This is what we did. Aimed for 4 years public in-state in the 529 and were willing to pull from brokerage account if needed. Both kids are in college now and had about $120k/kid. Both are able to cover college fully from that, one at a public U and the other at a private with merit aid.[/quote]

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