mommygrove

For those at BYU or BYU Idaho, are your parents helping your kids pay for college? Why or why not? What do you see as the advantages/disadvantages? If yes, how much do you think is reasonable? Just as some background, I have 7 children. My kids are adopted and many have learning disabilities that I do not believe will keep them from college but may keep them from getting scholarships. Also, we make too much $ for our kids to qualify for federal financial aid. My oldest is 9 so I have some time to think about this but I have been thinking that maybe I should start saving as there is only a 6 year spread from my oldest to my youngest so I will have several in college at once. But I am unsure how much to save, how much to help, etc. I got financial aid and scholarships for college. I graduated with only $5K in student loans. But my circumstances were dramatically different from what my children's will be so I feel like I am walking in unfamiliar territory and I am curious as to what other parents are doing. Thanks! Kelly

For those with kids at BYU or BYU Idaho, are you helping your kids pay for college? Why or why not? What do you see as the advantages/disadvantages? If yes, how much do you think is reasonable? Just as some background, I have 7 children. My kids are adopted and many have learning disabilities that I do not believe will keep them from college but may keep them from getting scholarships. Also, we make too much $ for our kids to qualify for federal financial aid. My oldest is 9 so I have some time to think about this but I have been thinking that maybe I should start saving as there is only a 6 year spread from my oldest to my youngest so I will have several in college at once. But I am unsure how much to save, how much to help, etc. I got financial aid and scholarships for college. I graduated with only $5K in student loans. But my circumstances were dramatically different from what my children's will be so I feel like I am walking in unfamiliar territory and I am curious as to what other parents are doing. Thanks! Kelly:confused: