{
  "id": 2760892,
  "title": "We poured thousands into cheerleading instead of my daughter's college fund. I don't regret that choice.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/we-poured-thousands-into-cheerleading-instead-of-my-daughters-college",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:42:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/we-spent-thousands-cheerleading-youth-sports-no-regrets-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a recent article, a mother shares her decision to invest thousands of dollars in her daughter's extracurricular activities, including cheerleading and gymnastics, over the past decade, rather than putting that money into a college fund. The author, a Business Insider contributor, explains that her daughter's passion for gymnastics and stunting began in third grade, leading to a nearly decade-long pursuit of elite-level cheer and tumbling. While the author acknowledges the financial sacrifices and the potential need for her daughter to take on student debt, she firmly believes that the investment in her daughter's confidence, growth, and development has been invaluable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}