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Enriching Education - Cost of College vs. Inflation

Motherhood Moments

MyElearningWorld recently released a new report showing that the cost of attending college is largely outpacing inflation - over 3x in the last 40 years. The report includes graphs (feel free to use them!) along with other notable findings: If the cost of going to college rose consistently with the U.S. Thanks for reading!

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Enriching Education: European "Twins" to US Colleges

Motherhood Moments

New research reveals that University of Kansas, Lawrence is the overall best college for US students , but that same experience could be had at The University of Ghent, Belgium with a 96% saving on tuition fees. Acceptance rates for US colleges continue to drop year after year.

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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

Family Balance Sheet

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. We want to assist them in financing their college years and we needed to make some progress.

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Five Frugal Things | on a Monday!

The Frugal Girl

Sooo, I popped into the school library and printed all of those for free. I mean, obviously, I pay for this privilege because it’s rolled into my college tuition. But it costs me nothing extra to use this service, so I make a point of it when I have a lot of stuff to print.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you do, go on tax free day. using tax free days. Here is site that has tax free days by state listed for 2011. If you know you are going to want to have a tutor for your child this year, use a college tutor. Check with your local college for students who are majoring in the subject your child needs help with.

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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My own sister-in-law paid for travel to Hawaii by charging her son’s college tuition (this option, by the way, is no longer available with her card company). I undersand the incentive, but don’t think it is worthwhile for us. Sure, I have heard the stories. I just won’t waste the time it takes to manage the rewards.

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How to Calculate Home Equity

Savings Corner

You can use your equity to renovate some rooms, pay off credit cards, cover college tuition, start your own business … or almost anything else. Online home price estimators are an easy (and free) way to gauge your home’s worth. Home equity can be a valuable resource for homeowners.