I agree with Bookworm. I wish I would have known. I am a single parent and it has been very hard to cover the expenses for my DD. Every time I've gotten a raise over the last 6 years, it's gone directly to added expenses as she's moved up in levels and had to travel more and more. She is fairly (IMHO) talented and moved so far so fast that it quickly felt so unfair to pull her after all of her hard work, even though I really struggled to pay for. I get a lot of help from my family to cover expenses. They are on board at this point and are glad to help because (barring injury or quitting) she has a good chance at college, but there were times where my priorities were questioned by myself and by those helping me. That being said, knowing what I know now, I'd still probably do the same thing because I want her to pursue her passion, but I'd do it with a better mind for the future expenses.