One of your primary responsibilities, when you welcome a child into the world, is preparing them for adulthood. Of course, you feed them, clothe them and house them. You make sure they have a good education, and you instill them with a solid sense of right and wrong. Many families, though, want to go a little further and save for the time a child enters adulthood. These savings will often be in the form of a college fund, but that’s not the only choice. There are ways to prepare for a child’s wedding, their first home, or even a mission trip overseas. The direction you take will depend on your resources, your location, and the likely end use for that money. Last week we discussed your options for college savings. This week we will look at savings for other purposes.

An education is one of the most important things we parents give our children. Here is some helpful info.