This post was sponsored by The Allstate Foundation as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Since I was a little girl, when boys still had cooties, my gram has been drilling financial empowerment messages into my thick skull. "Pay yourself first!" and "Always have a private savings account...just in case." I was just trying to play with my Barbie dolls in peace and gram was up there trying to keep me safe from some future ...
Today’s The Last Day to Enroll in Florida Prepaid #startingisbelieving
Just your friendly reminder that today is the end of the open enrollment period in Florida Prepaid Plans! With these plans your child gets a big head start on college funding. You can have it go from your pay to your child's account via direct deposit to make it easier. Prepaid Plans start at less than $47 per month, providing a variety of affordable options for families Plans can be started online in as little as 15 minutes! Don't forget: You can use the funds any any schools, ...
Preparing for the Future with Florida Prepaid
Rohan starts Kindergarten in August. He'll start college in 2030. His sister is two years behind him. 2030 sounds so far away, but when I think that Ro will be in Kindergarten this year, and I feel like I just gave birth to him last Tuesday... I know it'll fly by faster than we know it. John and I are preparing in a few ways. Saving and research mainly. Rohan even saves for college himself when he finds coins laying around. It's cute seeing him put it in the jar like "yup...this nickel is ...
Financial Resolutions for Reaching Travel Goals in 2016
It's that time of year when people start doing all their planning for the new year. Goals and resolutions abound. It seems like everyone has some type of financial goal, health goal and fun goals like travel on their lists. I know I have all of the above. We can't get away as much as we'd like, but travel is always a big part of our yearly planning since it requires so much preparation. In 2016 I hope to do a bit of traveling. Nothing crazy, just a few trips: January - Vegas for CES, ...
Money Lessons Learned #Nablopomo
I was talking to John the other day, after writing this post about my first world problem as a kid. I always get choked up when I talk about how far my family has come in such a short time. My mom's toilet in Jamaica was outside the damn house. My dad's floor on the farm down south was like made of dirt. My childhood issue was lack of cable. If that's not a come up, I don't know what is. Cable was a completely un necessary expense. It was early 90s so it wasn't like it came with the internet ...
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