How much have you contributed to your childrens 529s?

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2 kids - circa $500k

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I have a lot to catch up but I’m in a single income family with no inherited wealth Only around $60k each roughly

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I just sent two kids to SEC schools - boy and girl - minimal scholarships / out of state tuition for both and i paid around 125k each - not including sorority or frats. So… save your money is all i can say.

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Fully funded by eccentric relative when kids were 13, 10, 8. Greatest gift ever. Able to redirect monthly savings to our own retirement & investment funds.

What does fully funded mean? You don’t know what the drawdown will be yet.

2 kids, each around 125k.

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