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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why you forego vacations and restaurants and Starbucks and salon coloring and manicures etc as needed once they are born to start saving for college. You had 18 years’ notice. [/quote]

Haha 18 years of no Starbucks doesn’t make nearly enough for three college tuitions. This is the dumbest advice ever. [/quote]

Starbucks, hair, nails but it depends on what you spend.  Vacations, new cars, yes. It absolutely helps, especially if you have three kids and want to send them all to private.[/quote]

I know people who make that much money and still don't have enough for private college. I haven't seen them doing any of the things first PP mentions.

You people just looking to judge. [/quote]

How is that possible? High mortgage? Then downsize, move to cheaper area. Fancy cars? What are they spending on??[/quote]
Did you read it was a recent income spike? We are in a similar scenario from medical school loans. We’ve been “spending” to aggressively pay them off before our kids start college. My husband wasn’t on staff and making much until 32 years of age. We have a lot of catching up to do, and unfortunately it wasn’t on vacations.  It’s very different from people who’ve been making it for several years.  I agree - people are just looking to judge. [/quote]

In your situation you did have the income but had high student loans.  That is why you don't send your kids to private colleges if you cannot pay cash.  On OP income they can comfortable send 3 kids to public colleges, no issue especially if they claim not to have had the money and have not changed their standard of living.[/quote]
Yeah, no. We had kids while in med school so our income was not high for very long. Please don’t tell other people what they can afford. 
If we get financial or merit aid, I will gladly take it. No issue with not being able to pay cash. Very few people do pay full tuition. [/quote] If you had kids in Med school, it would still be 14+ years before they would enter college after you graduated. [/quote]
Do you have a clue what residents make? Or that doctors don’t make a lot of money the year after graduation? [/quote]

Your exquisite combination of martyrdom and arrogance is why so many people hate doctors. [/quote]
Not sure what is arrogant about correcting the information. The pp was clearly uninformed about residency. It is a fact that residents do not make much money. Not sure why that makes you hate doctors, but you do you. 
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