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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

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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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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break. In 2020, our financial goals were to read, research, and understand both college and retirement planning. Our oldest is a junior in high school and college becomes reality in the fall of 2024. We want to assist our daughters with their college expenses.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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They will appreciate the thoughtfulness and might also be looking to reduce the sheer amount of unnecessary stuff that comes into their homes during the holidays. If you have the knack for your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduates, or a family portrait.

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Detroit Lions Superbowl 2017 Prediction – Giveaway if it happens

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It is 2017 and College football is over. The college I went to, the then college President wanted to put a football team in the school and it got voted down. (I As a kid my grandpa would yell at the TV during Thanksgiving because they lost the game almost each Turkey Day holiday. I wanted that to happen!).

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Friday Links – Spas and Christmas Parties Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today is my department’s holiday party. How to Graduate College Without Being Broke. I am used to the cold temperatures but they have arrived a bit earlier this year. It is taking some time adjust. And really, anything below -30 Celcius is just plain cold. PET Archives : Remember, Slow and Steady Wins the Race.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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If you have the knack with your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduate, or a family portrait. This is a perfect gift for the newly married couple or a college graduate leaving the nest on your list. Give your Gift of Organization. Gifts of Creativity: 5.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We still have a mortgage, however I feel like we can switch gears to be less focused on paying off debt and more focused on saving money, building our net worth and retirement, setting up a plan for college for our girls, and having some fun. 8 – Start college funds for our two girls. We’re way behind on this.

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