I am College Mom in Debt.  I am 48 years old.  

Both my husband and I were the first generation in each of our families to secure a four year college education.  I remember the sacrifices my parents made to get me to and through college.  And my husband remembers the personal sacrifices he made as he made his own way through while in the military and after completing military service. 

Together my husband and I are paying it forward as we support the next generation in getting four year degrees.   We have succeeded in getting one daughter through college, have one in college and have one who will go to college in about seven years.

And yes, we are in debt over the endeavor of helping finance our daughters’ educations, but we consider it good debt as our oldest is already independent and finding her own ways to pay it forward.

I am writing about my experiences and observations in the AffinityCare Student Assistance Plan in hopes that other parents and their students will be helped by them.