Considering "Fairness" When Paying Sibling College Costs

1214mom
Mon, 16 May 2016 20:49:40 +0000

I haven’t read all of the posts, but I can tell you I’m not writing any checks for differences in college costs. I paid for expensive private for 1 son because he got a large scholarship. I offered a similar deal to other son, but he chose in state public (note, he did not choose OOS public that offered him a ton of money). There will be 10s of thousands in difference between their college costs, but they each got what they wanted. I may buy a car or pay for a year of grad school for the one that incurred fewer expenses, but I’m not counting exact amounts. At a different point in life, if they need different things, the reverse may occur. I don’t plan to track, other than “generally.”