<p>We will be providing for our daughter, education-wise, far more than either of our parents provided for us.</p>
<p>My current husband was completely on his own after high school. My dad was willing and able to pay for my tuition and books at the local state college, but I rebelled for a time and dropped out. He covered a couple of semesters when I wised up and went back (I was still working full time to pay my living expenses) until I got married at 21, and then he said he was sure my ex-husband and I could afford it. Which, we did. I still worked full-time, went to school part-time at night, and graduated at 25. Not too bad considering the way I screwed up due to foolish rebellion.</p>
<p>But my daughter?</p>
<p>We’ve already got six figures invested in her education, with private school from kindergarten forward. </p>
<p>In better economic times, my husband promised our daughter 100K for college. He still wants to try to stick to that. But as she wants an advanced degree and it’ll take her more than 4 years, SHE will have to stretch that 100K, if indeed we are able to follow through.</p>
<p>But she’ll get the full-time, dorm-living, regular college life neither of us ever had.</p>