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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

Family Balance Sheet

Way back in 2008 I signed up for a Upromise account and then it sat unused for many years. Back in 2008, I was a mama to a toddler and infant, so a lot of things slipped my mind. Right before the pandemic started, I opened 529 College Savings Accounts for our daughters. All links to Upromise are my referral links.

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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even so his surviving daughter had to live off charity. It matches current salary amounts of Executive Level 1 Personnel (like cabinet members), which according to a CRS Report for Congress was $191,300 as of 2008. We toured Monticello in 2005 and learned that Thomas Jefferson, one of my favorite presidents died a pauper.