It doesn’t seem like you need the money per se, just a “story”
[“we’ll be full pay parents and simply write a check to pay for college”
“It seems, uh, boring that I simply paid for it out of my income from work. Rather, I’m looking for something unique that would be fun to tell people.”]
I doubt these posts are legit, BUT I love a good creative writing sesh, so:
-Lottery scratch off
-Law suit settlement with a major fast food restaurant after you spilled hot coffee in your lap from a loose lid
-Rich relative you didn’t know existed surprisingly left you their estate
-Vegas betting on the ponies, perhaps Rich-Strike at the Derby since that was one he!! of a longshot win
-You found a bag of money, turned it in and no one claimed it; you used half for college and donated the other half to charity. You get to pay for college and be a hero at the same time. I hear the ACLU and the Children’s Hospital of LA are short on pledge receivables these days
-Pick any Lifetime Christmas movie where the Prince meets a lowly: baker, journalist, skater and proposes a week later leading to a lifetime of love and palatial living