Saving for College Archive (Page 5)

• April 8, 2019

  Saving for College

  Enroll by April 30 for 50% off LEGOLAND® Florida tickets!

  Do you ever wish life came with blueprints? Well, LEGO® bricks do, and so does Florida Prepaid. We may seem pretty different, but LEGO® and Florida Prepaid actually have more in common than you’d think, including that we both take the guesswork out of things that seem complicated. Just follow…

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• March 28, 2019

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  Why April is a great month to save for college

  When it comes to filing your taxes, are you a procrastinator? We can certainly understand why … there’s little that’s fun about gathering those W-2s, charitable contribution records and mortgage interest statements, then sitting down at the computer for long stretches of confusing data entry. We have a silver lining…

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• March 26, 2019

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  Florida moms talk money-related life hacks

  Teaching kids about money isn’t a one-time thing. It’s a lot of little conversations, which means sometimes we just have time to hit the high points. In that spirit, we asked some of our favorite mommy bloggers — each of whom is a big supporter of Florida Prepaid — for…

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• March 25, 2019

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  Meet 10 of Florida Prepaid’s biggest fans

  It’s our 30th anniversary here at Florida Prepaid, and we are still celebrating! There is much to be joyful about. We’re changing lives for a new generation: The first Prepaid recipients now have children of their own, and many are purchasing plans to give their little ones the promise and…

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• January 30, 2019

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  Meet the Next Florida Prepaid Kid!

  Kaylin Truba has been talking to her daughter Lillian about college since she was six months old. Friends often teased Kaylin that she was a bit premature, but Kaylin wanted to instill in her daughter the importance of education. Kaylin is a materials engineer for a parachute company in DeLand…

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• January 14, 2019

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  A governor’s gift to his grandchildren — and all Floridians

  The recent inauguration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has us thinking about the impact a state leader can make: history proves that a lot can be accomplished with fresh insights, bold initiatives, and the drive to improve lives for Florida families. For us, that line of thinking always takes us…

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• January 4, 2019

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  A menu of healthy saving ideas for 2019

  The New Year always has a way of getting us thinking about the big things. First, we consider again how time flies. There is that inevitable moment when we think, “2019, already?” And then a little voice reminds us that we’ve felt this incredulity many times before, and those years…

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• December 14, 2018

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  Invite friends and family to give the gift of college

  What do you give to the child that already has everything they need? Something that, as it turns out, they still actually need: money for college. Let’s consider grandparents and gifting. According to research from Fidelity, only four in 10 high net worth grandparents are helping with their grandchildren’s college…

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• September 11, 2018

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  National College Saving Month: A Four-Step Action Plan

  Does the money you just shelled out on back-to-school supplies have you thinking about the future checks you’ll be writing for college tuition? Do those first graded papers have you thinking about those future college transcripts? If so, how timely of you! September is National College Savings Month for a…

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• August 28, 2018

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  Short time to save? Start anyway!

  We say all the time that it’s never too early to start saving for college. But please believe us when we also say that it’s never too late! Sure, you’re going to have to make some sacrifices, either to your monthly budget or to your savings goal. But these Do’s…

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