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Baby Step 5- Saving for kids' college (part 2)

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My youngest son scored a 25 on his ACT. He met the academic requirements for a full ride scholarship, but not the score requirement of 30 on his ACT. I had to use my super Mom persuasive powers to convince him to take a $100 prep class at UAH. He groaned and complained the entire two weeks, but I give him credit, he went and he paid attention. He increased his ACT score and obtained the full ride (minus room and board) scholarship to UAH. He simply stayed home to reduce costs or the need for a student loan. My oldest son, did decently in high school. He didn’t fail, he passed his courses. He wasn’t as academically proficient as his siblings, (he’s just as smart as his siblings) so we were not surprised when he suggested that he wanted to enter the military for the GI Bill in order to obtain his education. This is an option that you can also explore with your kids. My son’s advice is to stick to your intentions when you’re in the military. It’s very easy to get side tracked with

Renardo Edwards Edwards Family Empowerment Introduction

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Baby Step 5 - Saving for kids' college (part 1)

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College degrees are a small fortune now-a-days. They also are not a guarantee that you will be able to get a job in that field. However, most jobs that pay well require that you have a college degree. So it is a huge decision whether or not you invest in a college education or not. It takes careful planning on how you will approach paying for college. Baby Step 5 involves saving for your kids’ college degree. If you don’t have any kids, if your kids have scholarships, or your kids are grown, simply skip this step. You can continue to contribute to your retirement plan while saving for your children’s future. See below on how to calculate how much to save. Dave Ramsey recommends that you do your research about college before you begin this step. You should try to determine the costs of private, public, and trade schools. Then come up with a gameplan on how you will approach your kids attending college. The degrees that you get can be obtained affordably. Some tips are going to a c