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Old 08-27-2014, 07:49 AM
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This year I will pay around $17,000 for my son's college expenses. Instate public college, no financial aid. So their numbers may not be too out of whack as an average.

Since I knew for a long time that college expenses were a probability, I started saving early. Just like I started saving for retirement early. Nothing got decimated, and if things go according to plan, my son will have no college loans.
The students of parents that saved for their children's education are also blessed like the boomers who had a better minimum wage and lower tuitions. I also helped my children and they graduated debt free. I don't think I would have been in that position if I had to pay off college loans before buying a house and having a family.

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