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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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Scholarship Search: KC Scholars (Kansas City Area)

Motherhood Moments

KC Scholars continues to exemplify quality education standards for local students of varying circumstances. Through this generous program, deserving applicants are awarded an opportunity to earn their college degree debt free. Requirements for the 2023 award are as follows: · Be a current 11 th grader during the application cycle. ·

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Can’t believe I live here – a lake near my house Because I’ve lived so many different places, I’ve seen first-hand how good use of available resources can really improve overall community experiences, such as community gardens that utilize city-wide composting programs, to libraries, cycling infrastructure.

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Interview with Tour des Trees and The TREE Fund

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Mary : The STIHL Tour des Trees is the signature fundraising event of the Tree Research & Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) , a 501(c)3 foundation with headquarters in Naperville, Ill. The first Tour was the brainchild of a small group of arborists who were as crazy about cycling as they were about trees. Warren Hoselton, a.k.a.

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Calendar of Environmental Events Around the World

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recyclemania – First week of February – RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I enjoy blogging and biking, and I usually cycle between 15 and 20 miles a day indoors when I’m not getting out to hit a bike trail. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Yup, I’m a voracious reader. That’s not right.

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Best Credit Cards – December 2023

Savings Corner

Top balance transfer credit cards BankAmericard® credit card: 0% Intro APR for 18 billing cycles for purchases, and for any balance transfers made in the first 60 days of opening your account. Best credit card for college students Earn triple rewards on everyday spending categories like dining, entertainment, streaming and groceries.