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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. Instead, it is my honest review. Hello, 2020.

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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. Even so his surviving daughter had to live off charity. He ended up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and only salvaged his estate by selling (after his death) his civil war memoirs. Grant also did poorly in personal finance.