A friend of mine used to say that nieces and nephews were the best birth control. Unfortunately, later she discovered that infertility was actually the best birth control, but that’s neither here nor there for tonight’s topic. (For the record, she did get her happy ending– two kids via IVF.)
Today, I ended an information session on saving for college and let me tell you: THAT is the (second) best birth control ever: Assuming an after-tax rate of return of 5%, an annual college inflation rate of 6%, and payments made from now until a 2-year-old child is 22, you would have to put away over $1,500/month to fund an ivy league college (and there are many non-ivy’s that cost similar amounts), $1,100 for a private college, and $535 for a public one (including all expenses).
How’s that for staggering?
Now multiply that times two kids and you could see how someone in the middle of a cycle could start to feel a little ambivalent.
Gulp.
(FWIW, I think I am either about to ovulate or I have a yeast infection that doesn’t itch. Not sure if either of those things are even possible. Sigh.)
