SJSinNYC:
As I’ve already said I live in E”Y where Yeshivah is significantly cheaper. In addition I’ve been to the Tolne Rebbe to ask whether I should be putting money away for later in life when my expenses will be higher (such as weddings) and he told me that bitachon requires that I do not worry about these things so far in advance.
That is standard Charaidi Israeli shitta (which is why in Chul we see so many collectors).
Reminds me of the SIL joke with the prospective SIL saying G-d will help, and the FIL saying “see, he already calls me G-d” 🙂
Hatzlacha.
P.S. In EY College is not needed. That is also part of the system, which is foreign to most of us (and not what we are talking about). That is what you get when you live in a socialist country (Similar to what Dr. Hall suggests). Everyone is taken care of whether you work or not (including paying for private school).