S1E67: 529 Accounts and College Savings Tips

06/04/2021 22 min Temporada 1 Episodio 67
S1E67: 529 Accounts and College Savings Tips

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On today’s episode, John and Erica talk about college saving strategies for young families with children under age 10.  College expenses can seem overwhelming for young families who feel like it’s hard enough to save and invest for every day expenses and plan for retirement.  During the episode, John explains the 529 college savings plan as well as his 3 part framework for tackling college savings.  The 3 part framework includes: Bucket 1)  A 529 College Savings Account Bucket 2)  Family money at the time of college Bucket 3)  Non-family money at the time of college  At the end, John shares a hypothetical example of how young families can use this 3 bucket system to better organize and prioritize their educational costs and make their money work as efficiently as possible.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.