Youth Sports Vs. College Costs - What's a Parent to Do?
by Erin Wood, CFP®, CRPC®, Vice President, Wealth Planning, Carson Group
Sep 26, 2019
4 minutes
It's 5:30 a.m. and you're standing outside your child's room. For the next 30 seconds, you have quiet. You're exhausted, holding your head up on the door, but at least it's quiet. You know your pride and joy needs to sleep longer -- school is hard, and college entrance exams will be here soon enough -- but it's 5:30 a.m. Time to get up for practice.
If your kids are in a select sports league, you know what it means to have an early practice. Breakfast (and probably supper) will be fast food on the way to games and coaching sessions, and overtime will take precedence over bedtime. Meanwhile, between travel, equipment, lodging and league fees, your child's all-star career is costing
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