Parents instinctively want to provide for their children, which often means they want to pay for their children’s education. Some even sacrifice their future retirement in order to put their child through college.
But paying for a child’s college education when your financial house isn’t in order, is a mistake with long-lasting consequences.
In the Forbes article “5 Priorities Parents Should Save for First, before a College Fund,” points out what families must financially do first before stashing away cash for college.
Read here for a detailed account of the 5 priorities »