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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would distance myself from such a mother and not share as much information. Her loss.

Separately, I would take a good look at my finances and consider whether I'm investing enough for the future. My kid's college was 85K last year, and prices are only going up (on average over the past decades, faster than inflation).

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Traveling and vacations are one of the best investments you can make in yourselves and your family. The ROI is far higher than being ripped off by ann college.

In Europe even the poorest families take vacations. It is certainly affordable in the richest country in the world.[/quote]

Pp you replied to. I'm European, and in continental Europe, universities are free or very low cost. Healthcare is very affordable. Medications cost next to nothing.

But there's a reason why I live here in Bethesda, and choose to pay insane prices for college, healthcare and meds. There are more job opportunities and salaries are considerably higher in the US! The poorest people in Europe go on camping vacations to the middle of nowhere. I don't want that!

My advice still stands, because I want to remind OP that sometimes we want to shoot the nasty messenger when the message is actually valid. Maybe OP's finances are in great shape! But it doesn't hurt to talk about it.
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