Re: How much college money do you expect to save?
Personally, I find those "college calculators" to be too overwhelming. My kids are 7 and 5, so there are just too many assumptions I need to make to figure out what I need 11 or 13 years down the road. My approach is to save as much as I feel I can, and increase it when I think I can (e.g., use the tuition for DS preschool when he goes to kindergarten). I save some in 529s in their name, and I have some saved in my name in case I save too much. (fat chance). When they're ready to go to college they have what they have. If they choose to go to a more expensive school, they have to foot the rest. If they choose to go to a cheaper school (or get a scholarship) we'll split the difference.
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