Coli Parents: How much are you saving for your child's education?

[Rawtid]

save

over here the education is free

Oh that's good for you. We have to save for higher education in the US and I'm not particularly mad about it.

 

[its_normal]

Why would you have more children if you're already struggling financially with the ones you have? Wouldn't it make sense to get on your feet first?

I don't want my girl having kids at 35, so it's better if we get ours done soonish. Plus I can keep on top of my bills, provide food and clothing to an adequate standard so I don't think I'm struggling financially. Nobody in my family has ever been to university before so it's not like it's something we are used to planning for.

 

[SwagKingKong]

Oh that's good for you. We have to save for higher education in the US and I'm not particularly mad about it.

Of course you ain't mad about it since you don't have the same standards as us.

We actually get paid for getting a higher education.

 

[its_normal]

Of course you ain't mad about it since you don't have the same standards as us.

We actually get paid for getting a higher education.

Which country that?

 

[SwagKingKong]

Which country that?

Sweden.

 

[Rawtid]

I don't want my girl having kids at 35, so it's better if we get ours done soonish. Plus I can keep on top of my bills, provide food and clothing to an adequate standard so I don't think I'm struggling financially. Nobody in my family has ever been to university before so it's not like it's something we are used to planning for.

If you don't start planning, when in your family's lifetime do you plan on starting? I'm the first generation to plan with hopes that generations after me do the same but if no one ever starts when will it get picked up?

 

[Rawtid]

Of course you ain't mad about it since you don't have the same standards as us.

We actually get paid for getting a higher education.

Again, that's nice. I'm not here to have a competition with Sweden or anything. If ever I get upset about wanting to pay for highter education maybe I'd consider moving there as of right now I'm good and you seem to have it good, if not better. Everyone is happy.

 

[its_normal]

Sweden.

Nice, is that for foreigners too or swedes only?

If you don't start planning, when in your family's lifetime do you plan on starting? I'm the first generation to plan with hopes that generations after me do the same but if no one ever starts when will it get picked up?

I don't know, as soon as I've got the spare money to do so - I feel you on what your saying but my life has already come off track from where I was heading originally so sometimes you have to compromise to be able to get to where you need to be. I've already instilled a drive and the want to achieve and win in my son which is a start. I also feel like I've already broken a cycle in my family be the level of achievements I've made at work and by not ending up in too much trouble with the police growing up. I do understand the concept of laying the foundations of the house for the family to grow but at the moment I'm still cleaning the land up.

 

[Rawtid]

Nice, is that for foreigners too or swedes only?

I don't know, as soon as I've got the spare money to do so - I feel you on what your saying but my life has already come off track from where I was heading originally so sometimes you have to compromise to be able to get to where you need to be. I've already instilled a drive and the want to achieve and win in my son which is a start. I also feel like I've already broken a cycle in my family be the level of achievements I've made at work and by not ending up in too much trouble with the police growing up. I do understand the concept of laying the foundations of the house for the family to grow but at the moment I'm still cleaning the land up.

I'm definitely not knocking you because I respect what you're doing and you make what decisions are best for your family. From the outside looking in, it doesn't seem like the best plan. Having more children when you're still "cleaning your land up" is just leaving you with more to clean up and I think it will be a longer path getting you back to where you wanted to be. I still wish you the best of luck in getting there, I know it's not easy.

 

[SwagKingKong]

Nice, is that for foreigners too or swedes only?

I think some colleges have starting taking tuition for foreigners, mine has. I've noticed a drop off in american students actually but up until last year it was completely free for even foreigners. I actually just looked it up and it's still free for euro countries but for foreigners outside of europe it's now a tuition fee.

the best universites take around 15k (dollars) per YEAR in tuition for non-euro foreigners. Not sure if that's much compared to what it costs in the states?

 

[its_normal]

I'm definitely not knocking you because I respect what you're doing and you make what decisions are best for your family. From the outside looking in, it doesn't seem like the best plan. Having more children when you're still "cleaning your land up" is just leaving you with more to clean up and I think it will be a longer path getting you back to where you wanted to be. I still wish you the best of luck in getting there, I know it's not easy.

I actually sort of agree with you, but I am with a woman with two kids, neither of which are mine - for me to fully commit to this family, I must have my own kids there. In a perfect world, I'd still be with my baby mother, she wouldn't have lost the plot, we'd be 9 years into paying a mortgage off with our second child and plenty of money in savings for both children.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Don't have kids so never really thought about it

But $50 a week x 52weeks x 18 = 46800 per kid
Which seems pretty reasonable

 

[BlvdBrawler]

Don't have kids so never really thought about it

But $50 a week x 52weeks x 18 = 46800 per kid
Which seems pretty reasonable

Gonna need way more than that 18 years from now, though. That's the sad part.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Gonna need way more than that 18 years from now, though. That's the sad part.

They can work and save up for the extra amount.
Smh @ having to save all that much money in the first place though

 

[KnowledgeIsQueen]

I've honestly never entertained the idea due to my personal qualms with "higher education". I'm a stickler for critical thinking and challenging educators; which in my minds eyes should place my children in the realm of obtaining a scholarship (my minds eye isn't always reality based, this I know).

This is something I'll discuss with the mister tonight.


Thanks for the thought