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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

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Hello, 2020. Right before the pandemic started, I opened 529 College Savings Accounts for our daughters. My oldest was in eighth grade and one of my goals for 2020 was to start saving consistently for both daughterscollege education. But my point of this post is not to discuss the pandemic.

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Alternatives to College

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Does the cost of a four year college or university degree scare you? We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? Projected 1010- 2020 openings. Projected 2010 – 2020 openings. Occupation.

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Complete Guide to Disney College Program Housing

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Once accepted into Disney College Program, deciding if you’ll live in Disney College Program Housing is a big decision. The Disney College Program or DCP is one of the most unique internship programs in the world. One of the biggest perks is Disney college program housing, and we’ve got some tips to help you out.

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Complete Guide to Disney College Program Housing

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Once accepted into Disney College Program, deciding if you’ll live in Disney College Program Housing is a big decision. The Disney College Program or DCP is one of the most unique internship programs in the world. One of the biggest perks is Disney college program housing, and we’ve got some tips to help you out.

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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2023 financial goals ? It was a momentous occasion that was many years in the making. In 2020, our financial goals were to read, research, and understand both college and retirement planning. …enter 2023 We have not one, but two teenage high school daughters. My basement is still a mess.

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My 2021 Planner

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I have been using a paper planner since my early college days in the late 80’s. I learned very quickly in college that making lists and writing down important dates on a calendar kept me fairly organized and I rarely missed an assignment or deadline. My planner makes adulting so much easier. The same is true today.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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And I was pregnant with our youngest daughter, so what should have been a joyous year was quite a stressful one. We followed Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method and paid the smallest loan off first while making the minimum payments on the other 4 loans. January & February 2020 – Life is good! March 2020 arrived.

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