Last week I asked for opinions on the best 529 plans. In short, we’re looking for a plan, and we’re not enamored with our in-state option. As it turns out, I was mistaken when I said that we exceed the income limits for deducting contributions from our state taxes. Upon further investigation, it seems that [...]

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We’re in the market for the “best” 529 plan available. I’ll preface this by saying that I’m partial to Vanguard, and primarily looking at fees and investment options — I prefer making my own investment decisions on something like this as opposed to going with an age-based option. I’m also interested in identifying plans with [...]

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Are you looking to reduce your high-interest credit card debt burden? Or maybe you’re looking for a ready source of cash at 0% APR? If so, then you’ve definitely come to the right place…
Below, I’ve compiled a list of current 0% balance transfer credit card offers from a variety of issuers. These cards are a [...]

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A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… I signed up for a Upromise account on a whim. I knew that it would never really make a dent in our college savings, but I’m a big fan of free money, so why not?
For the most part, I just ignore the fact that [...]

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Is it possible to save for retirement and your kids’ education at the same time? According to Walter Updegrave, it’s possible, but you really should prioritize instead of trying to do everything at once…
I think most people have enough trouble just saving adequately for their retirement. Throw in college education and it just becomes too [...]

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While I’m generally against using retirement funds for anything but retirement, it’s not uncommon for people to quit their job and go back to school. And a common source of funds for this sort of endeavor is… Yep, you guessed it… Retirement accounts. As it turns out, though, not all retirement accounts are created equally [...]

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Some of my favorite places are college towns. Thus, I was very interested when I saw the results of a recent study by Coldwell Banker on the most (and least) affordable college towns in the United States. Read on for the results…
First off, here are the ten most affordable college towns, including average home prices:
1. [...]

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The Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill today that would make the tax exemption for 529 college savings plans permanent. The Senate bill, which has bipartisan support, mirrors one that was introduced in the House last week. The 529 exemption is currently scheduled to expire in 2010, so this is great news for anyone with [...]

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I just ran across an article by Suze Orman on saving for your kids’ college education. Pretty run of the mill stuff, but good advice just the same. The take home lesson is that you need to prioritize your investment needs, and that you shouldn’t rank saving for college ahead of some other critical areas.
According [...]

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