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Kid is 5 yrs old. Have $22,000 in her 529. Practically meaningless??

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mustard church
  07/25/15
I put $500 a month in for each of my kids and it feels like ...
Thirsty Fat Ankles
  07/25/15
yeah, we put about $750 in. It is a joke
mustard church
  07/25/15
There really is no point. Unless you have liquid millions th...
cracking heaven
  07/25/15
well, in 13 years, we will have liquid a couple of million. ...
mustard church
  07/25/15
proud of u dood congrats
cracking heaven
  07/25/15
destroying your hopes and dreams for your kids' sake is noth...
mustard church
  07/25/15
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salmon very tactful queen of the night den
  07/25/15
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insecure up-to-no-good son of senegal whorehouse
  10/23/15
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rebellious aggressive jew
  03/17/16
Honestly, that's not going to cut it by then.
180 emerald point feces
  07/25/15
Try 500k
insecure up-to-no-good son of senegal whorehouse
  10/23/15
I am on the fence about contributing to these. On the one ha...
Mind-boggling Faggot Firefighter
  07/25/15
Some states like NY you get a state tax deduction. Also p...
Bat-shit-crazy razzle people who are hurt theater stage
  07/25/15
Of course 529s are bullshit and we should get rid of them. I...
Bateful native
  07/25/15
The logic to it is that college is expensive and you want pa...
honey-headed federal station
  07/25/15
As the evidence in this thread shows, only the extremely ric...
Bateful native
  07/25/15
What is your definition of extremely rich?
Thirsty Fat Ankles
  07/25/15
I don't want to get into that debate. There's no income ...
Bateful native
  07/25/15
explain the property tax thing, i don't get it
painfully honest hell
  07/26/15
Perhaps, but it is the middle class that relies on those tax...
honey-headed federal station
  07/25/15
My point is, when you have no income cap on contributions, i...
Bateful native
  07/25/15
Income cap is senseless because it is really about wealth, n...
honey-headed federal station
  07/25/15
Wealth cap would be better, good luck getting anything relat...
Bateful native
  07/26/15
I'm proud of you. This is good work. Except, don't be a ...
alcoholic immigrant
  07/26/15
A bunch? We would do like 1 max if we had any.
honey-headed federal station
  07/26/15
Poor people who don't go to college see their taxes raised? ...
Carmine coffee pot
  07/25/15
This. 47% is bad politics but...truth hurts.
alcoholic immigrant
  07/26/15
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Excitant Sooty Mexican
  07/26/15
See below. This line of thinking really irritated me. It see...
Bateful native
  07/26/15
Even if you pay literally no income taxes or get a credit, y...
Bateful native
  07/26/15
And why is it okay to boom it up in retirement through IRAs ...
Carmine coffee pot
  07/25/15
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zesty
  01/17/26
By the time your kid goes to college tuition will be complet...
Obsidian public bath personal credit line
  07/25/15
cr. there's going to be a backlash and there's going to be ...
wild garrison mad cow disease
  07/25/15
that would be a superb result
mustard church
  07/25/15
Why not a UTMA instead of a 529?
Fragrant Pozpig
  07/25/15
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cocky violent stage dragon
  07/25/15
in 15 yrs college will become completely meaningless and you...
French ruby scourge upon the earth temple
  07/25/15
The tax penalty isn't any worse (and I believe is better) th...
Out-of-control dilemma
  03/17/16
My kids will be raised from birth to understand that if they...
hairraiser indian lodge
  07/25/15
part of me respects this POV and part of me believes it is t...
wild garrison mad cow disease
  07/25/15
Its the only practical response to the insane cost of colleg...
hairraiser indian lodge
  07/25/15
meh that's not my kid's fault and i'm not going to sit at my...
wild garrison mad cow disease
  07/25/15
its not about principles. its about what I can afford. if...
hairraiser indian lodge
  07/25/15
my grandparents put 7 kids through public ivies on one incom...
wild garrison mad cow disease
  07/25/15
yeah man, there has totally been no tuition inflation betwee...
hairraiser indian lodge
  07/25/15
it's not as much as you think this particular school had ...
wild garrison mad cow disease
  07/25/15
I'd like to see a link showing this $2500 tuition in the 70'...
Copper effete mental disorder national security agency
  07/26/15
shut the fuck up boomer scum
Hilarious stirring senate filthpig
  07/26/15
look, my point is that we need to avoid the boomers' shittin...
wild garrison mad cow disease
  07/26/15
Yes, tell us all about 1980.
charismatic potus
  07/26/15
why dont you have money?
Duck-like Vigorous National
  07/26/15
Enlisting in the military is complete flame. No informed hum...
rebellious aggressive jew
  07/25/15
Depends. If we are just coming out a major war, enlisting in...
dashing crackhouse
  07/26/15
we'll see what tuition looks like when the time comes I'l...
Impressive idiot
  10/23/15
Do colleges consider the money that you have saved up in you...
dashing crackhouse
  07/26/15
Yes, but as parent assets
Bateful native
  07/26/15
Explain. Does that affect the free money the kid gets? I don...
dashing crackhouse
  07/26/15
You're better off fully funding your retirement first becaus...
Carmine coffee pot
  07/26/15
They take a percentage of parent assets (5.6% I believe) and...
Bateful native
  07/26/15
Saying anything is a fucking joke. Don't you pay attention? ...
titillating locus travel guidebook
  07/26/15
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dashing crackhouse
  07/26/15
Why bother saving that much money as a UMC parent for your k...
Histrionic insanely creepy hall codepig
  07/26/15
How much will big state u cost in 18 years?
Thirsty Fat Ankles
  07/26/15
As much as the private schools now
pearl puppy knife
  03/16/16
If you make like 200k, you'd damn well better be able to pay...
doobsian infuriating forum
  07/26/15
ljl in state tuition at big state u will be $140k/year in 13...
Twinkling violent stage
  07/26/15
Job prospects for each?
doobsian infuriating forum
  07/26/15
bigstate: KPMG/PWC accounting t50 private: t25 law school 4...
Talented Mauve Tattoo
  10/23/15
why would someone pay that? doesn't it need to have some ...
Impressive idiot
  10/23/15
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Talented Mauve Tattoo
  10/23/15
was thinking about this too. I don't think it's worth puttin...
Talented Mauve Tattoo
  10/23/15
I assume there will always be a use for the money. For exam...
Bat-shit-crazy razzle people who are hurt theater stage
  10/23/15
Bothers the fuck out of me too.
Dead boiling water range
  03/16/16
You: slaving away to put money into your dotters college sav...
fear-inspiring passionate resort
  10/23/15
your child can get a cheap or free STEM education somewhere....
slimy glittery cuckoldry gas station
  10/23/15
my in-laws faithfully save for my dotter via 529. I let the...
beady-eyed casino
  10/23/15
the hardest STEM subjects to learn are those which benefit t...
salmon very tactful queen of the night den
  03/17/16
Only gains get the 10% penalty if not used for education, so...
peach meetinghouse half-breed
  03/15/16
One of the many problems with the Northeast is that the stat...
pontificating school incel
  03/16/16
College 15 years from now should be treated like a PhD progr...
charismatic potus
  03/16/16
I hope you stashed some money in there when the market tanke...
Lilac boistinker
  03/16/16
stfu
Adventurous angry twinkling uncleanness
  03/16/16
gotta love xoxohth
Bat-shit-crazy razzle people who are hurt theater stage
  03/16/16
if higher education isnt 90% abolished in 20 years, we're do...
concupiscible tan telephone
  03/16/16
all i can say is in | state | tuition
painfully honest hell
  03/16/16
I'd save up enough to pay for state school. anything past th...
salmon very tactful queen of the night den
  03/17/16
alright your kid is 15 now, how is the 529 going? glad you d...
richard clock
  01/17/26


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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:13 PM
Author: mustard church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411594)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:33 PM
Author: Thirsty Fat Ankles

I put $500 a month in for each of my kids and it feels like pissing in the ocean.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411694)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:38 PM
Author: mustard church

yeah, we put about $750 in. It is a joke

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411721)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:34 PM
Author: cracking heaven

There really is no point. Unless you have liquid millions they have to go somewhere they can get in for free

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411701)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:39 PM
Author: mustard church

well, in 13 years, we will have liquid a couple of million. Hoping to get her 529 up to around $200k by then, and hopefully she gets in Berkeley or UCLA and they aren't much more.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411725)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:39 PM
Author: cracking heaven

proud of u dood congrats

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411729)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:40 PM
Author: mustard church

destroying your hopes and dreams for your kids' sake is nothing to congratulate anyone on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411731)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:41 PM
Author: salmon very tactful queen of the night den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411735)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 10:36 AM
Author: insecure up-to-no-good son of senegal whorehouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027717)



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Date: March 17th, 2016 1:14 AM
Author: rebellious aggressive jew



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30076569)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:08 PM
Author: 180 emerald point feces

Honestly, that's not going to cut it by then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412206)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 9:23 AM
Author: insecure up-to-no-good son of senegal whorehouse

Try 500k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027383)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:37 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Faggot Firefighter

I am on the fence about contributing to these. On the one hand, I still have a mortgage, want to do home improvements and take vacations and shit rather than throwing money into these accounts. As it stands right now, we max out tax-advantaged accounts and generally save about $30,000 per annum on top of that. I haven't put anything into taxable investments yet (beyond savings accounts) as we have had to replace vehicles and save up for our house down payment. I'm a little mixed on taxable investment accounts anyway for a wage earning family like mine. I really don't know what to do with extra money but a Nevada 529 through Vanguard seems like a black hole unless you've got hundreds of thousands of taxable dollars you need to find a home for.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411718)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:53 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy razzle people who are hurt theater stage

Some states like NY you get a state tax deduction.

Also people making over 100k should think about contributing now because the dems have already made clear that they want to get rid of these for "rich" people.

That being said you shouldn't be going into credit card debt or whatnot to fund one of these things.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411783)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:57 PM
Author: Bateful native

Of course 529s are bullshit and we should get rid of them. It has the bizarre effect of granting tax free treatment for expenses people would have paid regardless, then raises taxes on everyone else (poorer people who aren't going to college) to pay for it. There's no logic to it whatsoever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411805)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:59 PM
Author: honey-headed federal station

The logic to it is that college is expensive and you want parents to pay for it by planning for it in advance rather than leaving kids to graduate with a mortgage worth of debt and a crap job, which will have terrible consequences for the next generation. This accomplishes that. Yes, some would have paid for it anyway, but some would not have.

Plus, few enough intelligent people have kids. Many don't or have fewer kids for financial reasons (I'm in that category myself). Minimizing the likely brewing idiocracy is probably a good idea.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411819)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 9:04 PM
Author: Bateful native

As the evidence in this thread shows, only the extremely rich come at all close to covering the cost of college with a 529. Other people are paying more in taxes than they get in benefits to subsidize the rich who just run every single school expense through a 529.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411848)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 9:07 PM
Author: Thirsty Fat Ankles

What is your definition of extremely rich?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411863)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 9:58 PM
Author: Bateful native

I don't want to get into that debate.

There's no income limit for contributions though. So you have a lot of rich people who use it to run through educational expenses and for estate planning.

Then you have other people who are pinching and saving and think that it's a good thing that this exists because otherwise they could never afford it. That's bullshit, but they just don't understand the overall system. It's the same with property taxes. If you send the poorest homeowner a $100 property tax refund, they will vote for any property tax you want because they don't understand that it's benefiting the "rich" far more.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412152)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:43 AM
Author: painfully honest hell

explain the property tax thing, i don't get it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413640)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:10 PM
Author: honey-headed federal station

Perhaps, but it is the middle class that relies on those tax savings much more.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412217)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:23 PM
Author: Bateful native

My point is, when you have no income cap on contributions, it's a net loser for the middle class too (even though they're using the 529). They just don't realize it. Their other taxes are higher to make for the lost revenue from 529s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412292)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:24 PM
Author: honey-headed federal station

Income cap is senseless because it is really about wealth, not income. What would you even set it at? $500K+? Most rich people get paid in cap gains so they would be well under that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412302)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 10:52 AM
Author: Bateful native

Wealth cap would be better, good luck getting anything related to wealth in the tax code within the next 50 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414315)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:18 AM
Author: alcoholic immigrant

I'm proud of you. This is good work.

Except, don't be a POS. Have a bunch of kids. The dumbs are.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413543)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:38 AM
Author: honey-headed federal station

A bunch? We would do like 1 max if we had any.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413627)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:01 PM
Author: Carmine coffee pot

Poor people who don't go to college see their taxes raised? What taxes?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412484)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:20 AM
Author: alcoholic immigrant

This. 47% is bad politics but...truth hurts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413550)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:33 AM
Author: Excitant Sooty Mexican



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413601)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 10:26 AM
Author: Bateful native

See below. This line of thinking really irritated me. It seemed like cons said "Hey, the truth hurts" and Dems said "But it's mean!"

People who actually understand taxes don't care that it's mean. It was just a stupid statement and dead wrong. (That's without even getting into the insanity of someone making that statement who was born wealthy then made a fortune in PE on the back of carried interest).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414257)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 10:15 AM
Author: Bateful native

Even if you pay literally no income taxes or get a credit, you still pay net taxes in property taxes (through rent or directly) and sales tax. Credit is designed to offset payroll taxes.

Plus, use taxes, gas tax, vehicle registration fees.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414233)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:02 PM
Author: Carmine coffee pot

And why is it okay to boom it up in retirement through IRAs and 401(k)s, but 529s are somehow bad?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412491)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: zesty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#49597166)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 8:57 PM
Author: Obsidian public bath personal credit line

By the time your kid goes to college tuition will be completely different. Don't be surprised if Harvard just changes its tuition to "whatever is in your parents 529 account plus 15k"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28411803)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:25 PM
Author: wild garrison mad cow disease

cr. there's going to be a backlash and there's going to be tuition-limiting legislation in the next 15-20 years.

the BERKELEY TO 90K A YEAR crowd is being silly.

i still have my wife's unused 529 and i'm funding my kid's. it will be easy to take advantage of the shitlibbery.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412306)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:26 PM
Author: mustard church

that would be a superb result

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412312)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:02 PM
Author: Fragrant Pozpig

Why not a UTMA instead of a 529?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412175)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:46 PM
Author: cocky violent stage dragon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412415)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 10:51 PM
Author: French ruby scourge upon the earth temple

in 15 yrs college will become completely meaningless and you'll have to cash out with a tax penalty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412431)



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Date: March 17th, 2016 12:36 AM
Author: Out-of-control dilemma

The tax penalty isn't any worse (and I believe is better) than cashing out a Roth or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30076301)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:41 PM
Author: hairraiser indian lodge

My kids will be raised from birth to understand that if they don't earn a scholarship somewhere, they will need to go to community college or join the military because I ain't paying sticker for anything.

If I do end up saving something in a 529, it won't be enough to cover full freight anywhere, and it will be a backup plan for if they just get like 50% scholarship somewhere.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412744)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:46 PM
Author: wild garrison mad cow disease

part of me respects this POV and part of me believes it is the epitome of boomer proledom

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412788)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:46 PM
Author: hairraiser indian lodge

Its the only practical response to the insane cost of college.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412791)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:48 PM
Author: wild garrison mad cow disease

meh that's not my kid's fault and i'm not going to sit at my beach house drinking a cocktail going "heh" while my kid is cannon fodder because of THE PRINCIPLES

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412801)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:49 PM
Author: hairraiser indian lodge

its not about principles. its about what I can afford.

if I had a lot of money I would pay all my kids expenses plus give them a trust fund. the issue is I don't have a lot of money, so I can either live in abject poverty while saving for a $200,000 college degree, or I can give my kid a decent life for their first 18 years and then hope they're smart enough to earn a free ride somewhere

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412817)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:52 PM
Author: wild garrison mad cow disease

my grandparents put 7 kids through public ivies on one income. it's about priorities.

and if you can't scramble up $200k 20 years from now through home equity or other loans even then you have real financial problems

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412844)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:53 PM
Author: hairraiser indian lodge

yeah man, there has totally been no tuition inflation between now and your grandparents time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412856)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:57 PM
Author: wild garrison mad cow disease

it's not as much as you think

this particular school had ~$2500/year in-state tuition in the 70s. that's ~$12000 in 2015 dollars. it's now ~$28000. so it definitely has more than doubled, but it's not like it's 10X or something.

and my grandparents did it 7X.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412895)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 10:33 AM
Author: Copper effete mental disorder national security agency

I'd like to see a link showing this $2500 tuition in the 70's.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414267)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:24 AM
Author: Hilarious stirring senate filthpig

shut the fuck up boomer scum

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413557)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 10:29 AM
Author: wild garrison mad cow disease

look, my point is that we need to avoid the boomers' shittiness. i.e. not buy 80k cars and houses in the Hamptons and then tell our kids "hey bro, community college or basic training! peace!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414261)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 2:49 AM
Author: charismatic potus

Yes, tell us all about 1980.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28413662)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 6:25 PM
Author: Duck-like Vigorous National

why dont you have money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28416815)



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Date: July 25th, 2015 11:58 PM
Author: rebellious aggressive jew

Enlisting in the military is complete flame. No informed human being who loves their children would do that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28412908)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:06 AM
Author: dashing crackhouse

Depends. If we are just coming out a major war, enlisting in the military is credited because there isn't likely to be another war during your period of enlistment. On the other hand enlisting right when a NeoCon dumbass gets elected after a decade of shitlib rule: pepper angus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414366)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 10:40 AM
Author: Impressive idiot

we'll see what tuition looks like when the time comes

I'll probably bribe my kids to take the biggest scholarship they can get at a state school

I'd rather just give my kids straight cash than throw it at the anything but a hypsmc type place

let them figure out something enterprising to do with it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027737)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:07 AM
Author: dashing crackhouse

Do colleges consider the money that you have saved up in your 529s when determining how much grant/aid to provide?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414370)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:09 AM
Author: Bateful native

Yes, but as parent assets

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414380)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:11 AM
Author: dashing crackhouse

Explain. Does that affect the free money the kid gets? I don't understand the difference between parent assets and child assets for this purpose.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414389)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:14 AM
Author: Carmine coffee pot

You're better off fully funding your retirement first because the 529 assets are considered parent assets for financial aid. Retirement funds aren't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414398)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:15 AM
Author: Bateful native

They take a percentage of parent assets (5.6% I believe) and assume that portion can be spent on college costs. Child assets are going to get a higher percent applied to them (20 I believe)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414403)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 11:51 AM
Author: titillating locus travel guidebook

Saying anything is a fucking joke. Don't you pay attention? Everyone gets bailed out at some point. You're a fucking idiot if you're financially responsible going to cheap schools and buying a house you can afford and shit. LOL at you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28414570)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 6:13 PM
Author: dashing crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28416741)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 6:24 PM
Author: Histrionic insanely creepy hall codepig

Why bother saving that much money as a UMC parent for your kid to go to Bucknell or Tufts or some shit middling college that costs 200K+? Just send them to the local CC and transfer to the state flagship or get a scholarship.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28416806)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 7:50 PM
Author: Thirsty Fat Ankles

How much will big state u cost in 18 years?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28417202)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 7:25 PM
Author: pearl puppy knife

As much as the private schools now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30073700)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 7:36 PM
Author: doobsian infuriating forum

If you make like 200k, you'd damn well better be able to pay cash because your kids aren't getting a dime of tuition assistance outside of loans. This is part of why having kids is a cruel joke for the upper middle class

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28417114)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 8:47 PM
Author: Twinkling violent stage

ljl in state tuition at big state u will be $140k/year in 13 years

a top 50 private school will set you back $370k/year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28417468)



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Date: July 26th, 2015 8:54 PM
Author: doobsian infuriating forum

Job prospects for each?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#28417499)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 9:31 AM
Author: Talented Mauve Tattoo

bigstate: KPMG/PWC accounting

t50 private: t25 law school 400k debt -> NOJERB

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027414)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 10:42 AM
Author: Impressive idiot

why would someone pay that?

doesn't it need to have some connection with an expected ROI?

seems like we're well past a reasonable expected ROI now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027747)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 10:57 AM
Author: Talented Mauve Tattoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027822)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 9:19 AM
Author: Talented Mauve Tattoo

was thinking about this too. I don't think it's worth putting a dime in one. College tuition rates way outpace inflation. There's going to be a reckoning and shit's going to hit the fan sooner rather than later. No one can afford what tuition is going to be in 10 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027373)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 9:51 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy razzle people who are hurt theater stage

I assume there will always be a use for the money. For example I think you can use it to pay for school books and some room and board.

Also the penalty for removing assets from a 529 is 10%. You have to pay income tax on the gains. It might all be fine given that you had tax deferral on the gains.

What I hate about our tax system is there are all of these guessing games we are expecting the average joe to make with no information. Roth or traditional IRA / 401k? How much to put in my flex account this year? Oh but the dependent flex account has different rules than the normal flex account? Oh what about the transit account - that's completely different! And if you make a mistake the tax consequences are tremendous. The tax code shouldn't force you to make decisions which are basically gambling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027497)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 12:02 AM
Author: Dead boiling water range

Bothers the fuck out of me too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30068198)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 9:28 AM
Author: fear-inspiring passionate resort

You: slaving away to put money into your dotters college savings plan.

Her: Taking 9 inches of Darnell's cock "hehe stop my dad is calling"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027409)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 10:05 AM
Author: slimy glittery cuckoldry gas station

your child can get a cheap or free STEM education somewhere. maybe even distance learning with the rise of the MOOC. don't waste your money

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027559)



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Date: October 23rd, 2015 10:08 AM
Author: beady-eyed casino

my in-laws faithfully save for my dotter via 529. I let them because it may come in handy, but I think education will be a very different enterprise in 17 or so years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#29027577)



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Date: March 17th, 2016 12:04 AM
Author: salmon very tactful queen of the night den

the hardest STEM subjects to learn are those which benefit the most from IRL feedback and projects. good fucking luck autodidacting electrical engineering through a MOOC. not to mention it takes an enormous amount of self discipline to sit in front of a computer and teach yourself something difficult.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30076019)



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Date: March 15th, 2016 11:47 PM
Author: peach meetinghouse half-breed

Only gains get the 10% penalty if not used for education, so who gives a shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30068068)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 12:25 AM
Author: pontificating school incel

One of the many problems with the Northeast is that the state universities aren't well respected. If I have children, I would love to have them go to the Ivies, but if they can't get in, a chill Southern ACC or SEC school is a reasonable option, and some place like Emory or Wake Forest would be hard to justify, at least financially. By contrast, someone in the Northeast who is choosing between Syracuse and UMass seems to have a tougher call to make.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30068419)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 12:58 AM
Author: charismatic potus

College 15 years from now should be treated like a PhD program. If you can't go for free, you shouldn't be going.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30068671)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 7:03 PM
Author: Lilac boistinker

I hope you stashed some money in there when the market tanked. I stashed away $50k when s&p hit 1850.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30073544)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 7:32 PM
Author: Adventurous angry twinkling uncleanness

stfu

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30073767)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 7:56 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy razzle people who are hurt theater stage

gotta love xoxohth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30073946)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 7:39 PM
Author: concupiscible tan telephone

if higher education isnt 90% abolished in 20 years, we're doing it wrong in this country

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30073838)



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Date: March 16th, 2016 11:58 PM
Author: painfully honest hell

all i can say is

in | state | tuition

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30075988)



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Date: March 17th, 2016 12:05 AM
Author: salmon very tactful queen of the night den

I'd save up enough to pay for state school. anything past that and they can pay unless they get in to MIT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#30076029)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:21 PM
Author: richard clock

alright your kid is 15 now, how is the 529 going? glad you did it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2945918&forum_id=2Reputation#49597171)