Financial Literacy Archive (Page 2)

• August 18, 2021

  Financial Literacy

  Customer 101: Quick Tips for Using Your Plan Benefits

  Congratulations to all recent high school graduates!  Are you now ready to attend college and use your Prepaid Plan and/or Savings Plan?  The good news is that this is the easiest part of the whole process, and here are a few helpful tips to get you started. Using Your Prepaid…

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• May 25, 2021

  Financial Literacy

  Ready to Use Your Prepaid Plan?

  So you’ve been faithfully making your Prepaid Plan payments — all while not quite believing your child will ever be old enough to graduate high school, of course. But the day inevitably comes. So now what? First, know that Florida Prepaid is going to make this easy on you. You…

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• March 26, 2021

  Financial Literacy

  7 Myths Debunked About Florida Prepaid

  You’ve heard the expression that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet? We titled this blog “7 Myths Debunked,” but we could easily have gone with “7 Reasons to Sleep Easy” or “7 Reassuring Facts About Florida Prepaid.” Read on to discover why Florida Prepaid is a…

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• March 26, 2020

  Financial Literacy

  Saving for College in Uncertain Times

  These are pretty unusual times, are they not? For many of us, our kids are underfoot as we are suddenly attempting to work from home. With students out of school for weeks and possibly longer, we’re valuing their education anew as we contemplate how to homeschool (or at least not…

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• March 10, 2020

  Financial Literacy

  How Volunteer Connect can help you with Bright Futures

  Maybe you’re hoping to instill a love of community service in your little one. Or maybe you want your big one to conquer the volunteer (service) hours required for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship. No matter your reason, if you’re looking for the right volunteer opportunity, Florida has a new,…

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• February 13, 2020

  Financial Literacy

  Six great surprises about Florida Prepaid Plans

  Florida Prepaid has been a trusted name among Florida parents for more than 30 years, having helped more than 1.1 million customers save for college! But for as well-known as Florida Prepaid Plans are, not everyone is aware of some neat features that underscore how portable, flexible and safe the…

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• December 9, 2019

  Financial Literacy

  What does it mean to “lock in” the cost of college?

  You’ve probably heard that when you purchase a Florida Prepaid plan, you “lock in” the cost of college and your Plan price. That is true, but what does it really mean? Like with many questions, there’s a simple answer and a more detailed answer. The simple answer is our favorite,…

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• August 13, 2019

  Financial Literacy

  Get your kids excited to save with these printables

  We want our children to be advanced readers, so we start early and small, teaching them their ABCs. We want them to be good at math, so we start early and small, sneaking in simple lessons involving addition and subtraction into conversations about how many cookies they can have. So…

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• May 28, 2019

  Financial Literacy

  May 29 is 529 Day: Do you know what that means?

  Do you know what a 529 is? If you do, you’re ahead of most Americans, according to a recent study by the College Savings Plans Network. One-third of Americans have heard of 529 college savings plans — but only one in five actually know what the plans are for. We…

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• January 17, 2019

  Financial Literacy

  Customer 101: Save time with online account access

  Our Online Account Access makes managing your college savings even easier! You can view all of your plans and beneficiaries in one place, as well as: Add a new plan Make a payment or contribution Update your contact information View correspondence If you do not yet have online access, register…

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