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February 1, 2021

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Open Enrollment is here! Save $50 by enrolling in February

Prepaid Plan Open Enrollment has begun! Here at Florida Prepaid, this is a season of hard work but also celebration, because we know it’s a time when Florida families change the course of their children’s future by securing their ability to go to college affordably. We hope you will join…
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January 25, 2021

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Had a baby in 2020? Enter to win!

While we all endured a challenging 2020, circumstances were especially unique for parents who had a baby in this tumultuous year. Expecting parents counted up all the unknowns of an emerging disease and tried even harder to safeguard themselves and their little ones. Pregnant moms often had to attend in-person…
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January 22, 2021

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Our best college savings #parentinghacks

Remember the moment you stepped into your home with your new baby and realized, “Oh no! I have no idea what I’m doing!” If you didn’t experience that new parent panic then, congratulations, and please purchase a coffee for the rest of us. If you did; however, then you’re not…
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January 22, 2021

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Four different parents’ take on Florida Prepaid

Parents are resilient, adaptable, responsive. We have to be. Nobody can go from sound asleep to soothing, feeding, changing and swaddling a newborn faster than a mom. Nobody can clean a skinned knee, fix the Wi-Fi and tell a terribly punny joke like a dad. And nobody adapted to the…
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January 22, 2021

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Why you shouldn’t bank on scholarships alone

It’s often said that success occurs when preparation and luck meet. This adage certainly applies to college savings when you consider that while scholarships can be a big help, the best strategy involves preparation. Fortunately, Florida Prepaid has you covered with an array of options that can help you diversify…
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December 17, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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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