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529 College Savings Plan?
I set up my children's directly with Utah's plan and it was quick and easy - like opening a bank account. You can set up automatic deposits. ...
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- My husband is a numbers man and when my now 13 yr old was born he had hers set up and ready for 529. Over the years, we have allowed our investment guy from Edward Jo...
- One web site that can help a lot is www.collegesavings.com. I googled "529 Plan" and got a lot of helpful info. I reviewed an article by Morningstar on the various p...
- Also try www.upromise.com. It is VERY easy to get an account set up and many retail stores will contribute a small % of your purchases to the college fund & they also...
College Savings Fund
I started my son two accounts that are wonderful. One at Bank of America, I started with a Custom Savings account and that only required $25.00 to start and ...
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- Hi, I want to give you a word to the wise now. The more money you have in savings or more specifically the more money that your child has in their name means the l...
- My husband and I enrolled in one of the state sponsored TAP 529 accounts for our son. There are two types. One, you deposit money and it goes directly toward the purc...
- We've been doing 529 funds for our two kids (12 and 7). We put in about 150 a month per child and cross our fingers. The plans are set up to decrease the risk level of...
6 Year Old Allowance
Like if you have $5: she can put $2 in savings to go in her bank account, $1.50 in gift account so she can buy her friends a gift on their b-day or parents ...
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- We do same as Kathy L, giving an allowance no matter what, expecting household help no matter what. If our daughter doesn't help around the house, she doesn't get to ...
- I seem to have a different take on this than the other posters. I believe that as soon as they can start understanding rewards/punishments that you begin to implement ...
- How much does lunch cost at school? Use that amount for a while as the weekly amount. Before you give her an allowance, practice values with her. We did that in my ...
How Do You Organize Your Bills & Paperwork?
Oct 9, 2009 ... Like others here I set up to have as many bills as possible paid by automatic draft from my bank account or in just a couple of cases ...
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- I have a large desk calendar that I use to log my bills and when they are due on. In the notes box I list all the bills due that month, and then I write how much or w...
- Forget hard-copies and pay as many bills as possible electronically with automatic funds transfers from your bank account. Most utility companies can be contacted dir...
- I keep a budget book and the bills are slipped inside. I enter each check and date for the month and subtract the bills to be paid from that check, stating the date t...
Combining Finances - How Do You Do It?
We always maintained separate bank accounts, what I would do, about 2-3 days before his payday, Id tell my husband what his bills came up, [some bills we ...
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- Hi S., We handle finances that way at our home and what we did was take out a credit card that is only used to pay for the things our girls need/want. At the end o...
- My husband and I have been married for 10 years and we have had a joint account since we got engaged. Much easier to handle finances that way. The way I see it is, i...
- I just thought once you get married everything gets merged togther. Well when my husband and I were dateing and living togther we had sepreat accounts but now we put e...
Shared or One Person?
I do the bill paying, but he manages the bank accounts. Basically I am responsible to make sure that the bill payments are sent out on time and let him know ...
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- I do all the bills and financial things in our house. My husband really has no clue what is going on and really does not care to. I have tried to go over it with him i...
- Hi S.: My husband and I have recently begun using a budget system that really accounts for our pennies, really down to the penny. We use the system of Phoenix locals...
- I am a SAHM and I also do all the money handling in our house. It is easier to have one account and one person take care of everything. I tried to get my husband on...
Savings for Junior
I also know that a regular savings account doesn't earn much but earns more then the piggy bank at home does, so until you decide what to do, I would put it ...
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- We have our daughter's money in a CD. At our Credit Union it is called a certificate plus because you can add money to it. It has a slightly lower interest rate than...
- We have our kids' money in CD's. Just shop around for the best interest rates, and don't forget to renew them when they mature. They do make money.
- I use the MN college savings plan for my children and my nephews. It's a 529 plan through TIAA Cref. The cool thing is that MN has a matching program for MN resident...
What Is a Good Christening Gift?
I think that you should get a small gift that the baby can have as a keepsake, and then maybe a check for the parents to start a bank account for him. ...
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- I don't think money is too impersonable.. I used it to start savings accounts for both my kids .. it's hard because there's only so many things you can get, so you don...
- Hi A., My son had his christening last year & he got some $$, some toys & about 6 crosses( I have no idea what to do with all of these crosses). I think grandparents...
- Savings bonds make great gifts. I received them as a child and was able to use them for college and graduate school! Now my daughter receives them and I really appre...
Looking for Credit Card "Perks"
We usually wait until it's about $100 or so and we deposit the cash back check in our sons bank accounts. There is a $300 annual maximum on cash back. ...
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- The newest program I have registered for is uPromise. It's a 529 savings plan to save for school expenses. These expenses could include college tuition, room and board...
- Actually, someone mentioned only using "store cards" for special sales, etc. But, the GAP actually has a new GAP Visa... it can be obviously be used at GAP/Old Navy/B...
- Personally, I like cash back. My favorite is probably the original Discover Card (1% back + monthly special purchase categories that give you 5% back). They also let y...
My Boss Wants Me to Pay for His Miss Dinner
Oct 20, 2009 ... I would say something about how bad you feel about things and that you'll check your bank accounts to see if you can cover his dinner now or ...
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- Dear S., If your boss was attending the dinner on behalf of the company, it could easily be expensed out and that’s what usually happens. I do not think you should...
- It seems really odd for a boss to ask you to pay for his missed dinner. Usually an employee is reprimanded for mistakes, and if they make too many mistakes they risk ...
- The president of the company thinks you can afford to cover his dinner? I am guessing that his dinner wasn't a particularly affordable event. I would say something abo...
