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Written by John Bonynge   
Monday, 19 February 2007

I know, I know, try ignorance. But I do think education is expensive. Especially when the cute little calculator on savingforcollege.com just told me I should start packing away $623 a month for the next 17 years if I want my child to receive a college education (well actually, I have two weeks until he's born).

They should call them 623 plans and not 529 plans. I can't open the account just quite yet because then I would have to name the beneficiary. That would mean Charles Schwab would know my son's name before my mom and then I'd surely miss being invited to next Sunday's dinner.

I'm trying to do the right thing here by planning early and saving often. I think just the simple act of putting aside money each month as our son grows up will be helpful to his education. It will keep us ever mindful of our educational goal.

I'd like to set it up to be an automatic investment. Just like Ron Popeil says, "Set it and forget it." I'll also have to pick one of 10 investment flavors. My man Charles Schwab doesn't want me to get too "willie nillie" with the education money if you know what I mean. I could just pick the date that he'll graduate high school and Schwab will do the rest. Makes you wonder what the management fees are on those things. It looks like Schwab has got to put his kids through college too.



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written by jenny , February 26, 2008
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo that was the wore information in my life
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written by chris , February 26, 2008
if u people were so smart go and take over the world
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written by anna medina , July 09, 2008
This was a great. Sounding off to the all powerful internet can be unerving. I think the previous posts just don't get it. Thank you for sheding the light on to what some may consider a burden, two, a blessing for those able to do this and third, that the Good Lord upstairs, doesn't have the same path for us all and we should be just as thankful.
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