Tag Archive for "paying for college"

• December 12, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Using your 529 Savings Plan? Withdraw expenses before December 31

  The end of another year isn’t just for gift giving and visits with Santa. It’s also the time of year when financial planners recommend families make withdrawals on their 529 Savings Plans. Here is more from our guest blogger, certified financial planner Sean Moore. We know it’s a busy time…

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• 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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• March 25, 2019

  Saving for College

  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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• March 26, 2019

  Saving for College

  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 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 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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• July 18, 2019

  Path to College

  What parents should know now about college applications

  Back-to-school season includes something a little extra — OK, a lot extra — for high school seniors. In addition to those final football games, tough Advanced Placement classes and after-school jobs, time-pressed and stressed teens have to craft topnotch college applications this fall. How can parents help, and how much…

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