by Tara Pringle Jefferson
One of our family goals for 2010 is to start saving for our kids’ college. We did other things first, like setting up our retirement accounts and contributing a good amount to those. Now that that’s under control, we are looking to beef up our kids’ college fund, which as of right now, stands at”...well, let’s just say it’s not much.
We’re looking at our employer’s 529 plan and are setting up an account with them. The payroll deduction is nice, puts it on autopilot so we don’t have to worry about it, but I want to do more.
Does anyone have any suggestions for maximizing their kids’ college savings account? Any creative ideas to make it grow as much as possible?
Tara Pringle Jefferson is a freelance writer living in Ohio with her husband and two children. Visit her blog, www.theyoungmommylife.com, to read more of her observations about life, motherhood and love.