Tag Archive for "saving for college"

• October 3, 2017

  Path to College

  5 Quick Lessons from National College Savings Month

  September marked National College Savings Month, but here at Florida Prepaid, we’re still celebrating — and learning! As parents and grandparents, it’s always a good time to study up on saving for college. Unfortunately, there isn’t a class for that. But if you focus on these five quick lessons and…

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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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• March 22, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Saving for retirement and for college: It’s not an either-or!

  You know you need to save for your children’s college, and you know you need to save for your own retirement. So how do you balance these financial demands within your budget? It’s our mission to get you to start saving for college, and the earlier, the better! But we…

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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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• 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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• August 7, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Setting the right goal for your 529 savings

  So just how much should you be saving for college? Talk about a tough question! If you ask your friends, your parents, your financial adviser and Google, you’ll probably get different advice every time. The answer, ultimately, has to come from within you. But you’ll be more likely to have…

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• August 28, 2018

  Saving for College

  Short time to save? Start anyway!

  We say all the time that it’s never too early to start saving for college. But please believe us when we also say that it’s never too late! Sure, you’re going to have to make some sacrifices, either to your monthly budget or to your savings goal. But these Do’s…

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• September 11, 2018

  Saving for College

  National College Saving Month: A Four-Step Action Plan

  Does the money you just shelled out on back-to-school supplies have you thinking about the future checks you’ll be writing for college tuition? Do those first graded papers have you thinking about those future college transcripts? If so, how timely of you! September is National College Savings Month for a…

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• September 20, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Florida Bright Futures and Florida Prepaid – A Winning Combo!

  Florida Prepaid College Plans are a smart and guaranteed way for all Florida residents to save for college.  Most families end up using their plans at Florida schools, but the value of the plans can be applied to most schools nationwide too. The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program can also…

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• November 6, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Bright Futures and Prepaid work together — and it’s amazing

  Emily Smith is by any metric a top-performing student. She was valedictorian of her high school class in Apopka and is now a pre-med junior at University of Florida. Her father calls her a “rarity.” “She’s very sharp,” said Jerry Smith. “She budgets her money well and she’s always one…

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