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Old 06-29-2006, 11:53 AM
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Default Re: How much to save for kids' college? And what about life insurance?

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Originally Posted by claire
I envision something like this:

25%: His dad and I pay out of pocket
25%: Our son pays from his earnings and savings (summer and high school jobs, PT work during the school year)
25%-50% of last 2 years: Our son takes out loans

I've been thinking of a slightly different formula. I was thinking about:

50%: me and my husband
25%: the kids contribute from earnings and savings
25%: the kids take out loans or even hopefully scholarships but I am not depending on those at all.

Now the trick is to figure out how much schooling will cost in 5 years (for my daughter) or 11 years(for my son).
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