As a parent, it is good to be prepared and have a proper budget planning for the children's education. Giving our children a good education will prepare them and help them to have a bright future. Unfortunately, not every child has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education. This is especially true for those that are having financial difficulties. Most of them struggle to meet their basic necessities, making it difficult for them to support their children with their education. You must realize, though, that as a parent, it is your responsibility to let your children attend school. What should be done to prevent financial difficulties when the children go to school? These simple strategies will help you plan and budget for school expenses properly.

1.For employed parents, you can set aside the mid-year and year-end bonuses to pay for the tuition fees of your children for the upcoming school year.

2.Purchase a long-term investment or educational plan, even with term life insurance, to ensure that children can attend college or high school no matter what happens.

3.In the tuition fee budget planning for the next school year, allocate an additional 10 percent, because we know that tuition fees and school expenses increase every year.

4.If the budget is really tight, don't force yourself to enroll your children or siblings in a private school. Be practical, so that children or siblings do not completely stop studying when they reach senior high or college. Just save the extra tuition for this, then just increase it as time goes on.

5.For those planning to start a family, follow a birth spacing between each child to be born. This will be good so that the children's expenses do not coincide when they go to college or senior high school. That's right, one child at a time.

6.Calculate the inflation rate for the next few years, and find out the current school fees at your children's school. Just multiply and compound to know how much the estimated school fees are in the next few years.