Category Archives: College
Time To Request A Withdrawal From My Upromise Account
As many of you know, I’m a big fan of Upromise. Sign up for free, register your debit cards, credit cards, and grocery bonus cards, and you can earn cash rewards for your kids’ college. Upromise encourages you to invest the rewards in 529 plans, but, I don’t use 529 plans to save for my [...]
Hurry! A Reminder To Sign Up For Upromise For Free And Get $10
Just a quick reminder – If you haven’t signed up for Upromise, now is the time! They have extended their free $10 offer throughout June. Several readers took advantage of this offer in March and April, and now they’ve extended it until June 30th! Click here to read more about Upromise and the free $10 [...]
Contribution Goals And Time Frames For Retirement And Education Savings Accounts
I like to create simple, easy-to-understand, financial goals. I have created a chart, outlining my ‘contribution goals’ for the next few months. I will make contributions to two Roth IRAs, two Education Savings Accounts, and a SEP-IRA. (I also contribute to a 403b through work and my wife contributes to her pension plan. The chart [...]
Paying For Three Kids To Go To College Is Going To Be Expensive
My wife and I have two children (and a third on the way) – and we think that it’s important to save for their college educations. Our oldest daughter is eight, our son is four, and our daughter will be born in the next two months. We have been saving for our daughter’s education since [...]
