How much do you add to a 529 for your kids each year, if anything? Not sure what makes sense given crazy costs of college and unsure what costs will be in 18 years.

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Started $750/month for first three years of life. Then reduced to $500/month at present. Used an education inflation calculator and assumed that kid is going to an in state university and that we are paying 100% of tuition (will cash flow kid’s room and board later).

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More time for your investments to compound

500/month per kid.

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