After overcoming the challenges brought by the pandemic and online classes, our child has successfully completed their degree in Multimedia Arts with flying colors. As proud parents, my husband and I are taking a moment of respite from the expenses and shifting our focus to other financial concerns.
We are truly grateful for this milestone in our child’s life. #GratefulParents #BachelorOfMultimediaArts #GraphicDesign #CumLaude #CIITPhilippines”
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We were just talking about how life is getting harder as days passed by. But in the middle of it all we were blessed with children who hold education in high regard. One of them is about to graduate from college in a few weeks. We are thankful that no matter how difficult the financial situation is we were able to support our daughter’s college education. We are more thankful that she managed to maintain her (partial) scholarship all through her stay in the institution. We are only paying 50 percent of her total tuition.
I told my husband this development in our lives is the best Father’s Day gift he could ever have more than the worth of a musical device that he likes (from this site http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6/Spider-IV-15-15W-1×8-Guitar-Combo-Amp-Black-1274034483007.gc. My husband is teary eyed but I assured him we will be okay.
One of the problems of parents now is sustaining enough money to send their children to college. Colleges and universities tend to cost a lot of money. Plus, there are always extra expenses that parents should be prepared for beforehand. Unless you have a lot of money stashed somewhere, saving up for college education can be started as early as possible.
You may wonder how much you would need to put in every year. This depends on you and your estimate of how much college education would cost the moment your child tries to find a college of his or her choice. You can start by taking 5% of your monthly salary to a separate bank account. You can then add money to it every month plus, the interest of the bank will also make the money higher in the right time. Putting it on a separate bank account will work better than trying to keep it at home because you would need to exert extra effort in withdrawing the money just in case you would want to use it.
Remember that college education is important at this day and age when most people who get steady jobs and are financially stable are those who were given a chance to study college. It is your duty as a parent to give this to your child.