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Small college update. Butler mailed the financial package. Had a grant included so another $1800/yr. Now they are cheaper than Valpo (overshare) -- (edited)

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Mar 18 '21, 06:02

*with* scholarships/grants 4 year

Butler: 119,800 cost (113,200 given from the schoool)

By comparison the other school she is still considering:

UNT: 70,048 cost (68,960 given - in-state tuition)

college is mad expensive yo (yes, that means the total cost for 4 years to Butler is $233k with tuition + room and board)

Responses:

How much of this is just out if state tuition? -- nm - con_carne Mar 18, 06:19 4
- *trombone* -- nm* - Illinois St. Mar 18, 06:28
- neither butler nor valparaiso are state schools, right? so UNT - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:21 1
  - this girl uni's :) -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:27
- None. Private schools don't differentiate in-state/out-of-state generally. -- (edited) - oblique Mar 18, 06:21
I'm estimating about 15k per year here, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 06:15
That’s f**king obscene. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:15 9
- On the plus side he has a butler to get his packages. -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 06:24
- All the schools have room and board at anywhere from $10k-$15k/yr. Just that alone is kinda insane let alone the tutition. -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:16 7
  - also once you move off campus, those housing costs can skyrocket depending on your apartment. -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:28 1
    - Certainly. We are a bit fortunate my son has chosen a cheaper route. We pay about $400/mo for his basement rental with 2 friends (plus food) - oblique Mar 18, 06:30
  - Absolutely insane. - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:22 4
    - Man, someone who uses my email was applying to university in the UK, and some of those residences were nicer than most of my apartments. -- nm - mafic Mar 18, 06:26
    - granted, that includes (in most cases) an unlimited or very expansive meal plan -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:22 2
      - ditch the meal plan and just buy her cases of ramen noodles -- nm - decline Mar 18, 06:23 1
        
        Overall, the "nice" part for us is that we essentially shift my son's room and board to my daughter after year 1. So budget wise, we shouldn't have - oblique Mar 18, 06:24
"better get that degree kid" - stim-mie Mar 18, 06:13 1
- Yeah, that would be a harsh reality to deal with -- nm - oblique Mar 18, 06:14
holy shitsnacks that is expensive -- nm* - Beaker Mar 18, 06:12
Well, sh!t. *increases his 529 contributions* -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 06:05 6
- more overshare - oblique Mar 18, 06:07 5
  - For us, I’d rather undersave in the 529 as opposed to risking having funds leftover. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 18, 06:15
  - can you continue to contrib to 529 while kids are in college? doesn't it make sense to do that? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:10 3
    - I don't think there is a lot of benefits based on my understanding. Distributions are excluded from income but - oblique Mar 18, 06:13 2
      - The only benefit I can see would be if there is a state tax break for contributions to your plan -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 18, 06:16 1
        
        yeah that was what I was thinking. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 18, 06:19

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