I agree. I have friends who spend tons of money going out to movies, going out to eat, buying Starbucks, LEASING the latest cars, buying video games and video game machines for their children, etc...
If they put that money into their children’s future instead, they’d be able to afford the tuition, especially to religious schools who are not-for-profit.
In fact, I’d rather put money into private school than the college fund. You’re in school for 12 years, but in college for 4 (for a Bachelor’s). I’d rather our kids grow up to be decent people with a good educational background. Then they can tackle college either with our help or working for it themselves.
Bravo to you Graybeard58! Not many people in this day and age would have sacrificed and worked hard for their kids like you did.
Not to mention that it is very easy for all but the wealthiest families to get financial aid for college and the interest rates on student loans are often so low that it makes sense to borrow and leave the money invested elsewhere.