Saving for College Archive

• May 22, 2018

  Saving for College

  College Savings Success: How one family saved early to celebrate later

  Tony Graham first learned about Florida Prepaid College Plans in 1994, shortly after he and his wife Paula returned with toddler daughter Tonette to their native Tallahassee, where he was working at a bank. “I worked with investments, sold mutual funds and annuities, and so I had an opportunity to…

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• 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…

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• February 21, 2018

  Saving for College

  Just in time: Your top college savings questions, answered!

  Starting a college savings plan is a big deal. We get that. There are so many factors to consider, so many questions! But, we’re here to help make saving for college simple, affordable and stress-free. To help you answer your questions, we recently held a webinar featuring the mother of…

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• January 22, 2018

  Saving for College

  Prepaid is paying off one lucky winner’s plan!

  If you’re getting one message about saving for college, we hope it’s this: Starting early matters. At Florida Prepaid, you not only can begin saving for college early, you can lock in tomorrow’s tuition at today’s prices, and that’s a deal that can’t be beat. To help get you excited…

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• January 3, 2018

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  Resolve to save for college this New Year!

  The New Year is upon us, and it’s a natural time to reflect and reset. With the changing of the calendar, we pause to marvel at how quickly another year has come and gone — and nothing seems to make time move faster than having children! Guess what? The years…

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• October 18, 2017

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  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…

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• October 10, 2017

  Saving for College

  Florida Prepaid – College Savings Simplified!

  College savings can feel like a daunting task. But it can be simple, and it can start with Florida Prepaid. First, it might help to understand what Florida Prepaid is by first understanding why it exists! The program began almost 30 years ago, when state leaders wanted to help make…

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• September 26, 2017

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  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…

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• February 8, 2017

  Saving for College

  Got a minute? Then you’ve got time to start saving for college. Just watch!

  You’re busy. Kids, school, work, their afterschool activities, your deadlines, their homework. We get it. And with so much going on, we know it can seem overwhelming to sit down and figure out where to begin the process of saving for college. That’s why we put together a quick little…

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• December 19, 2016

  Saving for College

  The Best Gift? A College Education

    No doubt, your children’s or grandchildren’s list of things they want from Santa this holiday season is ambitious: dolls, remote control cars, headphones, tablets, this gadget, that “but everyone is getting one!” item. But the one thing they probably aren’t asking for, is the gift that could potentially benefit…

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