<p>Did any parents on here, when their darlings were born some 18+ years ago, ever think it would cost $60k per year to pay for a private university? I did not. My husband started buying savings bonds for the children we might someday have when we got engaged. </p>
<p>When the time for college comes, many of us are looking at retirement in the not too distant future and coughing up the half a million to put the two kids through undergrad may impact supporting ourselves in retirement. I think my kids would rather attend the more affordable school, so good old mom and dad will not be moving in with them in a few years.</p>