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Parent-to-parent writing on saving for college with more than one child.
June 2026 · 6 min read
How Much Should I Save for College Per Month?
When our oldest was born, a relative handed us a card with $50 in it and said "start a college fund." We laughed it off — then suddenly she was in middle school and we were panicking about how unprepared we were.
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529 vs Brokerage Account for College Savings: Which Is Better?
When we started saving for our kids' college, we went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out whether to open a 529 or just put the money in our existing brokerage account. Most advice online was written for one child with a clear 18-year runway — our situation made it feel incomplete.
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How to Save for College for Multiple Kids Without Playing Favorites
Nobody wants to admit this out loud, but it's one of the quiet anxieties of parenting multiple children: what if we run out of money before the younger ones get to college? If you have three kids drawing from the same pool, the order of withdrawals matters enormously.
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When Should You Start Saving for College?
The best time to start saving for college was the day your child was born. The second best time is today — and that's true even if you're sitting here with a ten-year-old wondering whether you've already blown it.
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The College Savings Overlap Problem: What Happens When Two Kids Are in School at Once
There's a moment when you suddenly do the math on your kids' ages and realize that for one, two, maybe three years, you're going to have multiple children in college at the same time. It's one of the most significant — and least planned for — events in the college funding timeline.
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