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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

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I don’t recall why I never used the account, but I guess it just slipped my mind. 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 daughters’ college education.

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Are You Financially Ready For Kids?

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According to an article that was published on Investment News last June, it costs approximately $235,000 to raise a child and that’s not even counting their college tuition ! They are miracles, they are blessings and something else that they are is very expensive. How Secure Is My Job? .

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