Forget the Piggy Bank: 6 Better Ways to Save for Your Kid’s Future

This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. File this under “Things You Already Know” — kids are expensive. The cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is roughly $233,610. And this figure doesn’t even factor in a college education. Four years at a private university will cost a whopping $303,000 in 2036, 18 years from now, according to CNBC. (Before you pick your jaw up off the…

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