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College Savings Plan
Asked by C.F. from Joplin
on February 29, 2008
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I am a mother of 3 children, ages 12,8 and 3. I know that time flies when raising children and my daughter will be off to college before I know it. Does anyone out th...
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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...
How to Make a Recruiting Video for a High School Athlete?
Asked by S.W. from Salt Lake City
on September 28, 2009
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The daughter of our family friends in a senior in high school and a great volleyball player with an outstanding GPA. She'd love to attend college out-of-state (Utah) a...
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- My cousin needed one of these, and as a professional recruiter for 11 years, I was also a bit flummoxed as to what to do. I was happy to find a large selection to loo...
- My husband has a videography business. You can go to his website: pictureperfect-ut.com
- i found this link: http://www.varsityedge.com/nei/varsity.nsf/main/how+to+make+recruiting+video+work maybe that will be helpful to you?
Son and College Plans Are Scaring Me!
Asked by L.J. from Birmingham
on July 22, 2008
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Our son is a 17 yr. old rising high school senior and is so very talented and smart (all honors and AP classes). Tonight he dropped a bomb shell on me just at the tim...
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- How about just take 1 or even 2 classes. Keep the load very, very light and he can still have time to work and play? B.
- I took and break and guess what...I never went. I am not complaining because I have a great job that pays well but I hate that I don't have a degree. I can't quit my ...
- Sometimes young people do need a break. In Louisiana, if you choose, the kids start school at 4, pre-k, and continue through 12th grade. That is 14 years of school. ...
Bad College Choice by Daughter
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on February 27, 2013
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My daughter is 18. She has lived with her dad for the past 7 years. She wanted to live with him, so I turned over custody. I have had very little to do with my daug...
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- I'm late in responding and haven't read the other responses, but I do have an opinion on this. Meet her where she is. We don't really know why she wants to go to t...
- nowadays you can "go to college" without ever leaving home. Most schools offers the basics online. I wonder if she should try 2 or 3 gen ed courses that way for the ...
- You're doing the right thing. You don't have to enable her, and good for you for not doing so. I've never heard of a child support agreement saying someone had to ...
Advice on Children Transitioning from Private School to a Public High School
Asked by E.W. from Dallas
on May 4, 2010
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This is way in future for us but weighing heavily on my mind...Our three children will attend a private Catholic school until 8th grade. After that they may have to g...
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- My niece started our public high school this year after 1-8 of a combo of homeschooling and attending a Christan school thru grade 8. She had a big "mean girls" probl...
- It is also myself that has had experience in this. I went from a private school preschool-8th grade then to a public school. My high school wasn't too big, but was a ...
- My kids didn't go from private to public, but we moved around a lot. In my daughter's junior year, a teacher asked the class to raise their hands if they had been in m...
Workshops for Financial Planning for College
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on April 22, 2011
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My daughter is 2 years away from going to college and in the past year we've started to receive all sorts of literature about college workshops that claim to help you ...
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- You don't have to go to these "workshops". The HS counselor can guide you in the right direction FREE. We are in Plano ISD and our counselor provided us with a bookl...
- All I know is that we are not taking out any loans (nor will we advise our kids to do so). I just finished paying off my grad school loan (a decade later) - just in...
- I guess my older two were lucky because I went to college the same time they did. It really isn't difficult. You fill out the FAFSA, even if you think you have no ch...
Gift for Neighbor Graduating from High School
Asked by M.E. from San Francisco
on June 1, 2009
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Our neighbor's daughter, who has also been our infrequent babysitter for the past 2 years, is graduating from High School. Her family gave us an invitation to the mai...
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- I don't know what's expected, but I don't think you should give gifts reluctantly. Gifts shouldn't be obligatory, IMO. I understand wanting to respect ettiquette but...
- Nicole P. said it best. You will likely not offend the neighbors by not giving anything, but I don't think you will ever rest easy about it yourself if you don't. Ta...
- I think that no matter what you thought of her as a babysitter you did nothing at the time. A small token to her advancing to higher education is appropriate because ...
Neighborhoods and Schools in College Station
Asked by D.B. from College Station
on March 20, 2007
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My family is moving to College Station in the summer. We're trying to find out what areas and schools in College Station that we really want to AVOID. We'll be looki...
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- Hi D., I have lived here for over 10 years and have a 17 month old son and another baby on the way. The College Station school district is very good as a whole. The...
- I used to leave in college station and the only school that i had trouble with was college hill. Southwood valley is a good school. I use to work at aggieland day care...
- Hi D., I have lived in College Station for 9 years and LOVE, love, love it here! I think you're in for a treat! Honestly there are lots of great neighborhoods and...
I Need a Coach for Dealing with High School System
Asked by A.F. from San Francisco
on April 18, 2008
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My son is in sixth grade at a private school and we are not sure we will also be able to afford private high school for our two children. I like the school they are in...
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- Hi A., I have 2 teenagers in public school, and I have also lived in Germany, so I know that the European schools are structured quite differently than the American s...
- A., There is a charter school which recently opened. It is a University Preparatory Academy for grades 7-12. You can check out their website at www.upasv.org for ...
- Hi A., I went through the East Side High School district. If you have a choice, go with Oak Grove. Andrew Hill does not have the best reputation on any levels, th...
How Do You save for Your Children's College?
Asked by A.D. from New York
on October 14, 2011
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My son is 3. I don’t want him to have to pay for college like I had to (still am!).
How do you save for your children’s college? Do you have a regular savings...
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- I opened FL Prepaid accounts for both of my children as soon as they were born. I pay a monthly payment at the tution rate at the time of their birth and they will be...
- To give you an idea. We really tried to save 200. per month.. we knew it was not much, but it was what we could do. We also totally paid off our home. We did have to d...
- $25 a week automatically gets moved over from our checking account into a savings account for his college. The bank does it automatically. It's easy to set up. I highl...
