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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are slightly below you in terms of HHI at ~350k. I feel that my obligation to my children is to pay for undergraduate tuition at the school of their choosing, plus basic room and board (i.e. residence and meal plan in first year, equivalent cost if they want to live with roommates after first year, cell phone, textbooks, flights home for holidays). I expect them to maintain overall decent to good grades, to work during the summer and budget that money for shopping, hobbies, travel, etc during the year, i.e. no fun/spending money from us. Other costs we'll take on a case-by-case basis and would expect DCs to contribute.
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OP here.  Thank you so much for this answer!  This is exactly the type of response I was hoping to get.[/quote]

Our HHI is higher, but we are doing the same as the previous poster. The most important thing for DH and me is to ensure the colleges our children attend are the right fit. That might be UMD, MIT, Bates or anything in between. At this point they are in late elementary and middle school so it is too early to tell. I purposely picked a well paying career to ensure that we could pay for the school of their choice.[/quote]

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