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529 College Savings Plan?
I am wondering how I start to set up a 529 college savings plan for my son. Did anyone use anyone that was really helpful? I am not a numbers person..."
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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...
What Kind of College Funds Are Best?
If you're planning on having more children a 529 is a great idea because if your .... Anyone Have Advice on Saving for Children's College? 529 Plans? ...
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- K. G, The 529 is going to be your better bet. It is more likely to increase in value compared to the interest rates you are going to earn on a money market account,...
- We use 529 plans for our kids. They give you the flexibility of many investing options and the gains are tax free. Some states give you a tax deduction for your cont...
- I would talk with your tax man--I talked with mine a little this spring, and I believe that 529 plans can be used for anyone in the family--so if one child doesn't go ...
College Savings Plan
Look into the college 529 Plan. Also, an idea I had was having your children ... you to put saving for retirement BEFORE planning for your kids' education. ...
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- C.- I work for a mutual fund company. There is a plan called a Coverdell Ira. I don't know all the exact details about the plan, but I am pretty sure the max amou...
- C., I am a nurse and I have also taught school. Our financial advisers suggested to us that we use the College Bound Fund program. You can make monthly deposits or ...
- As the others said.....529 plan. Also, go to upromise.com and become a member. You get rebates from retailers that are deposited into your 529s. (distributed between...
Need Help Planning/organizing a Music Class for MDO Program
Jul 13, 2009 ... I am so excited about it, but I'm not sure where to start in planning for it. About the program: 1-5 year olds will rotate into my classroom ...
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- http://www.songsforteaching.com/movement.htm I like this website!
- There are a lot of great songs available but teaching new songs, tunes and props or insturments is a lot to ask of a toddler. I would try to use tunes they probably al...
- Hi L., First of all, kudos to you for taking on this position. As a music director by degree, my best advice is to search for music lesson plans as they will have a ...
Mother Seeking Advise on Daughter Insisting Boyfriend Go to College with Her
Once they get to Arizona he is planning to go to a Jr. College. He currently lives with Aunt. He did not graduate High school and does not go to school now. ...
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- She's an adult and making plans. You should follow through on what you have said and let her do it alone. The guy is obviously bad news, but she won't take that from y...
- Don't do anything. Let her go. This will be a hard lesson for her to learn, but she is young enough to get over this infatuation with this dead beadt boyfriend and m...
- All you can do at this point is allow her to try to do this on her own. Do not co sign for any finances if she insists on allowing him to tag along for a free ride whi...
Wedding Blues
I make smarter choices about retirement planning, college planning and home investments. I know this is not advice, I just wanted to say I've been in your ...
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- I wouldn't even buy an expensive television set without discussing it with my husband. We share our expenses so why wouldn't we share the decision on larger purchases?...
- It sounds to me that the biggest part is that you didn't get your "dream" wedding and your daughter is going to. For now, this isn't about you (although I think you s...
- Of course you're being cheap, but there's nothing wrong with that. I spent total of $5,000 on my wedding two years ago, with my Mom helping out with $2,000 of it. I"...
Planning a Baby Shower for My Brother's Girlfriend?
What is the proper etiquette for shower-planning? She will be having two showers -one from her family and the other from co-workers/friends. ...
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- I would say to include your mom but let her know that you are including all of the family. It will be up to the individual family member to choose whether they want t...
- I celebrate your intention of staying neutral and being supportive. Stay clear about what's important to you, and make your other decisions around that. With all the...
- I agree with many of the other posters, be the bigger person, and throw a beautiful shower, AND invite the WHOLE family. Your example could be the very thing needed t...
Any Good Meal Planning/ Menu's Out There?
Read all 4 responses: "I would like to find a simple meal planning template like a calender that I can print out and hang on the wall.
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- Have you been to the bookstore? There are several books available like this, I think. I use www.SavingDinner.com by Leanne Ely and www.Flylady.net for all my meal pl...
- I don't know of any other than the ones you see in the womens/family/parenting magazines. But I have used Super Suppers (Richardson, TX location), and are VERY happy w...
- I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for or not, but I make a lunch and dinner menu for a two week period (on Excel). Then I use it to make my shopping list and o...
Quicken? for Financial Online Planning or Another?
Quicken? for Financial Online Planning or Another? .... much money and not getting enough interest, and how to save enough for college, trips, cars, etc. ...
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- I am a "semi-retired" accountant (read:stay at home mom) and have ended up going back to basics with my personal accounting. I used to use Microsoft Money which is a g...
- M. I have used Quicken for years for my personal books. I have also used Microsoft Money and Quickbooks. the key to using any program is to maintain it. Someone me...
- Hi M., I use Quicken and it works very well. The key to your success is to be VERY, VERY disciplined in entering transactions into your registers. I usually go no l...
Planning a Baby Shower!
Read all 4 responses: "I am going to be planning my baby shower! I need some advise! I will be having a small shower! I have no family here, and just a few ...
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- i have two babies, i had two showers, and i plan to have another shower here in a few months. the first was girls only, second time around was a bbq and coed, this...
- There's a party city closer to you than that. There is one right here by be at Iliff and Havana so you'd be going about ten minutes from home. There is also a dollar t...
- There is a party store by Park Meadows Mall (over by Bed, BAth, and Beyond/Old Navy) I think it's called Party City. Anyway, that's where I got my decorations. C.
