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[quote=Anonymous]My parents could easily cashflow college because they made more in relative terms and college was less expensive back then.  I found myself in a predicament because DH got a full ride to a very good school because he came from a middle class family, so he originally was much less interested in paying full freight for college for our kids.  He just couldn't process the fact that our kids would not qualify for the same scholarships that he got because we earn too much.  I decided not to take any time off work when our kids were young and make automatic contributions to their 529 plans from my paychecks, even though DH protested.  Now our 10-year old's 529 plan is close to fully funded, and DH is grateful, but too proud to admit it (for example, he casually drops comments about how we can retire earlier since college is already paid for, but we literally never speak of their 529 plans because it is still a soar topic).  In my opinion, the easiest way for UMC folks who aren't quite wealthy to afford $80k per year cost of attendance is to save consistently from birth.  I have friends who are so wealthy that they can cash flow college, or who set aside a chunk of money when they had a liquidity event, but neither of those would have worked for our family.[/quote]

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