2. Turn off the main water supply for the house. Put a bucket under the drain pipe. Open the cold-water handle of the kitchen faucet and let the water drain out if you're replacing the cold valve. Drain the hot side if you're replacing the hot valve.
According to Fidelity, a family making $55,000 would need to save $48,000 to cover the qualified expenses of a public university and $107,000 to cover such costs for a private one. This translates into saving $160 a month for a public college and $410 a month for a private one.
If the school believes your family can contribute $20,000 per year and your reality is $10,000, you need to share that with your student.. To figure out how much families can reasonably contribute, Keller says parents should make conservative estimates on how much they can afford.