Unless something major changes in my financial status I will not be paying one cent into it, sorry. But I will be able to assist them along the way in savings, DS and DD have ING accounts, DS actually knows the money is 'growing' (getting more not bigger, boy was that hard not to laugh when he was discribing a giant quarter!) I also have several preliminary plans for helping them make money while they are younger so that they get into the habit of reaching for goals and making money themselves, since it doesn't grow on trees and I don't have it, I will do the next best thing and help them NOT fall into the trouble DH and I did.
The GPs on DHs side get bonds for every birthday which we lock up and will be ready for use close to college age, and since we home educate they will be ready to take college courses at a rather young age, so they can do it little by little as they feel up to it. Working while going to college is pretty easy if you are 16 and do not feel the rush of getting done in 4 years. (I know cause I did it for a time) Oh they also get bonds for when they are born, We take some of the money given as presents when they are born and get them a bond ourselves too.
One thing I ran into when I was going to college, they figured my family income as both parents and stepparents, whcih was a large amount 4 full time people! (two of which making a LARGE amount of loot) So I can safely (with tounge in cheek) say I will remain married to my DH to help out
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