Private School vs Investing the Difference
What the same money would be worth if invested instead of spent on fees.
Seven years of $18,000 fees is $126,000, which invested at 6% for a further twelve years would be worth about $214,000 — a purely financial comparison that says nothing about what the schooling is worth.
Private School vs Investing the Difference
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