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December 17, 2020

Saving for College
We’ve enhanced our 529 Savings Plan! See how.

Our risk-free Prepaid Plans sometimes take the spotlight, but our 529 Savings Plan also shines! Know that we make it our priority to ensure the Florida 529 Savings Plan is the best choice to help you meet your college savings goals. Today, we are pleased to announce the following additional…
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December 17, 2020

Saving for College
Portfolio manager bought Prepaid for “simplification” & “foundation”

Stella Heintz may only be 10, but she’s all about seizing the day. She loves to play LOL Surprise dolls with her 5-year-old sister, hug the new best friends she just made on the playground, and dream big dreams. “At one point, Stella thought she’d be five different things when…
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November 24, 2020

Saving for College
This holiday season, give the legacy gift of education

Toys, books, clothes and bikes make wonderful gifts, and we hope every kid’s holiday is filled with a few of these cheerful things. But we believe there’s something profound, something permanent, something that feels exponential about the gift of a college education. Your kids and grandkids are too young to…
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September 25, 2020

Saving for College
Here’s your treat – enrollment fee waived through Halloween!

The pandemic has not hit all Florida families equally. Some Floridians have lost their jobs and are hurting financially. If this describes you, our thoughts are truly with you. (We would encourage you to use this message to fuel your journey to financial recovery and revisit it just as soon…
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May 27, 2020

Saving for College
“We blinked”: Graduating twins ready to use Plans

Cristy Clavijo-Kish remembers being in birthing class and receiving information about Florida Prepaid. Now, her identical twin daughters – whom the teen cancer survivor calls her two “miracles” – are Class of 2020 graduates of Immaculata La Salle High School in Miami. “We literally blinked,” Cristy said. The time certainly…
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April 17, 2020

Saving for College
Prepaid Plan Open Enrollment Extended Until May 31, 2020

Raise your hand if you feel short on time lately, amid all this COVID-19 ‘new normal’! Whether it’s because you are juggling homeschool responsibilities with working from home, or working in an essential field like healthcare that is even busier than usual, it can just seem like the days run…
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February 5, 2020

Saving for College
Does purchasing Prepaid make sense at every age?

At Florida Prepaid, you hear us talk a lot about how important it is to save EARLY for college. The longer the runway, the lower your payments. But is it also a wise choice to save for an older child approaching or already in high school? Certified financial planner Sean…
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January 7, 2020

Saving for College
You can save for college and retirement. Here’s how.

You’re probably familiar with the financial advice that it’s more important to save for retirement than for your children’s college. And you know what? We agree that retirement savings are high priority. However, we also believe that saving for college sets expectations for your children that they can and will…
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January 7, 2020

Saving for College
The 5 Things You Don’t Need to Know Before Starting a College Savings Plan

We’ve made saving for college so easy; we can explain how in under a minute. Forget everything you need to know about saving for college. If you had a dollar for all of the future’s uncertainties, you could probably pay for college with cash. And with so many options and…
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January 6, 2020

Saving for College
Five tips to keep your savings resolution

We’re a few days into the New Year, which means it’s time for a check in on your goal to save more for your children’s college. Perhaps you’re already realizing that it’s not enough just to make a resolution. To be successful, you also need to make a plan. Psychologists…
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