Bern runs us through some research from Futurity Investments that found the entire cost of a kids' 13 years of education could cost more than $400,000. This pertains to Sydney at a private school, with a lot of extracurriculars thrown in. Public schooling isn't cheap, either. And how are parents coping? Well they're realising maybe Timmy doesn't need six triangle lessons a week plus piano, French, and soccer.