That said, if you think private school is the best place for her for
middle school, my philosophy is to worry about now now, and worry about
later later. If she needs the private school now, I'd spend the money
and figure out how you and she can finance her college education later.

I think that is definitely true. If I hadn't gone to private school when I did,
I'd be a much less sane person today. That said, I was in a far worse situation
in public school than I see my kids in currently, so the sacrifice was more
worth it to my parents. Homeschooling was not a reasonable option then (or
didn't look like it), tuition was a trifle cheaper, etc. Plus, with six kids,
things like expensive family vacations just weren't going to happen anyway.
Might as well put every cent towards school.

--Helen