Financial Aid in Future Years

mom2collegekids
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:39:59 +0000

I realize that each child has different needs. However, parents should try to be careful not to give the appearance that they are willing to “spend more” for the “smart child.”

And, of course, if a family’s financial situation changes, sometimes parents have to re-evaluate what the family can afford to spend.

I come from a family of 7 kids. My parents couldn’t make everything perfectly equal (and no one expected that), but there would have been some resentment if my parents had spent the farm on #1 child, and then the rest only had the cheapest options.