@GnocchiB , no, this is not the same question, which was where am i going to get the money to pay since EFC is high, but rather is it better to eat up the 529 first, and play with other assets (such as selling stocks, using savings, cutting back, home equity, loans, etc) later, or evenly distribute, or try to hold on to as much as the 529 until the later years and when 2nd child is also in school.