529 savings plan Archives - Florida Prepaid College Board

Tag Archive for "529 savings plan"

April 11, 2016

Saving for College
College Savings, Simplified: A Guide to the Many Options

No matter how a family saves for college, the overarching goals are universal: Smooth the financial path to college for a child. Avoid loan debt. Save in manageable increments early to avoid big financial burdens later on. But the options for saving are many, and the ins and outs can…
Read More
May 31, 2016

Saving for College
How to Beat that Student Debt Clock of $2,726.03 per second

As if you needed another reason to start saving for a child’s college early, consider this alarming statistic gleaned from Federal Reserve data: The current student debt amount is rising at a rate of $2,726.03 per second. MarketWatch commissioned StartClass, an education data site, to create the clock. They get…
Read More
July 26, 2016

Industry Highlights
Aligning Florida Colleges with Workforce Needs, and Other College Savings Happenings

State leaders this summer are focused on aligning students’ college journeys to Florida workforce needs, and Governor Rick Scott is championing an initiative that encourages students to complete college degrees more efficiently — a strategy that also can help them make the most of their Prepaid Plans. A roundup of…
Read More
September 26, 2017

Saving for College
September is National College Savings Month

Do you need help coming up with a plan to pay for college? Not sure where to start or when? Maybe you’re looking for flexible solutions, and you want to do something financially — but you’re not sure you can afford to do it all? Congratulations! You have come to…
Read More
October 18, 2017

Saving for College
You could get your Prepaid Plan paid off by enrolling early!

It’s time! Open Enrollment has just started here at Florida Prepaid, and we’re celebrating like we never have before: We’re going to pay off one early purchaser’s Prepaid Plan. That’s right! Anyone who purchases a Prepaid Plan now through November 30 will be automatically entered to win the gift of…
Read More
March 22, 2018

Financial Literacy
Saving for retirement and for college: It’s not an either-or!

You know you need to save for your children’s college, and you know you need to save for your own retirement. So how do you balance these financial demands within your budget? It’s our mission to get you to start saving for college, and the earlier, the better! But we…
Read More
March 27, 2018

Saving for College
Diapers to Diplomas: How one family is saving for college

The baby phase is expensive. Bottles, stroller, crib, rocker, burp clothes, bibs, toys, diapers. Saving for college might be the furthest thing from your mind – and your pocketbook. Imagine having two babies at once! You might even laugh at the notion of college saving. But Cristy Clavijo-Kish and her…
Read More
August 7, 2018

Financial Literacy
Setting the right goal for your 529 savings

So just how much should you be saving for college? Talk about a tough question! If you ask your friends, your parents, your financial adviser and Google, you’ll probably get different advice every time. The answer, ultimately, has to come from within you. But you’ll be more likely to have…
Read More
August 28, 2018

Saving for College
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…
Read More
September 11, 2018

Saving for College
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…
Read More