From time to time, my husband and I talk about our daughter’s college education. Although it is still far-off, this topic is very important to us (or any parent for that matter) that we build our initial plans this early so that they will form as a guide when the time comes for our child to enter the tertiary level. We usually discuss about education plans, possible schools of choice and our means to assist her needs by then.
Usually, at the tail end of our conversation, both of us will let out a sigh and somehow feel the fears of “letting go” of our child. She would have learned to do certain things on her own. She should be driving her own car and owning one if not two college student credit cards that will be her backup for emergency expenses.
It will be a happy and sad time for us, as a family I’m sure. Planning for the financial aspect of sending our child to school is just one side of the coin, I should say. But dealing with the major changes, the separation, the typical worries, the adjustments, will all be part of yet another major phase in a family’s life.
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