Retirement Funding Comes Before College Savings

Retirement Funding Comes Before College Savings
A student walks on the campus of a school in Temecula, Calif., on March 23, 2016. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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Dear Dave,

A friend told me about your Baby Steps program. I have one question, though. I noticed that according to your plan, saving for retirement should come before saving up a college fund for your kids. Why is this?

Dave Ramsey
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