Reply to How to pay for college: specific scenario

Forum Index » Money and Finances

Reply to "How to pay for college: specific scenario "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP i don’t have good advice (although it looks like your child really should transfer back in state but you know that). I just wanted to say I find the people on this thread particularly harsh, not sure what is going on. Maybe a couple repeat crazy posters..

You did everything you could. A 400k home is not a luxury in this area, 180hhi is actually not that much here, and taking care of your elderly parents and nephew/niece is a lot.

You seem like a great person OP, I wish you good luck [/quote]

NP and I don't understand either why people are ganging up on OP who seems like a decent human being to me. I used to listen to Suze Orman a lot a decade ago and to Dave Ramsey as well and if I remember correctly, Suze used to advise to prioritize your own retirement over kids' college. I think, but could be wrong, that Dave also gives the same advice, especially to those who are behind on their retirement savings. OP, I am rooting for you and your kid and praying for a great outcome for everyone. Good luck and stay strong. [/quote]

Thank you to both posters.

Yes, literally everyone suggests prioritizing retirement over college. That’s what we are doing. And because of health issues, we need to have money available for the present and our future (including long term care down the road).

We drive old cars. We live modestly. I literally cut my own hair. Never go to Starbucks.

People criticizing me for buying an extravagant home ($400k in dc metro area) are ridiculous. We have saved as much as we could and will cover what we can for college. Pretty sure that’s what most people do. I know very few people who were lucky enough to easily cover OOS expenses.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics