<p>I’m with you sblake7. My heart bleeds (not) for people who are forced to live places where home prices are high and have risen sharply, such that they have hundreds of thousands of dollars in home equity. It’s so sad (not) that because they live in those areas, they feel peer pressure to buy or lease new cars every few years.</p>
<p>Guess what, your kids could choose go to to SUNY or CUNY schools, many of which have strong honors programs, and you won’t have to think about how to come up with $200K for private college tuition.</p>
<p>As I tell my kids, life is about choices. There’s always more than one option and they have the freedom to think it through and make the choice.</p>