Tag Archive for "college fund"

• December 14, 2018

  Saving for College

  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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• January 4, 2019

  Saving for College

  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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• January 14, 2019

  Saving for College

  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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• February 1, 2019

  Industry Highlights

  Great news! Affordable Prepaid Plan Pricing Announced!

  With open enrollment beginning, we have some excellent news to share! Prices for all of our Florida Prepaid Plans will remain steady this year — a bottom-line boon to Florida families who are ready to pre-purchase their children’s college education. We’re also excited to unveil a new tool that will…

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• March 28, 2019

  Saving for College

  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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• 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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• April 24, 2019

  Saving for College

  Smart, Affordable Path to College: 1-Year Florida University Plan

  Starting is Believing. At Florida Prepaid, this is our motto. It’s hard to imagine that our tiny newborns and squirming toddlers will ever grow big enough to start college, but deep down we know that day will come all too soon. When we start Prepaid Plans for them, we are…

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• April 30, 2019

  Saving for College

  Five often overlooked reasons to buy Florida Prepaid!

  Open enrollment ends on April 30, and if you’re reading this you must still be on the fence. Maybe these five considerations will tip you in the right direction! More than 1 million Prepaid Plans have been sold in 30 years. It’s guaranteed by the state of Florida. We’re big…

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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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• 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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