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I’m so excited to be a ScholarShare Ambassador for 2015 and I’ll be sharing sponsored posts throughout the year filled with college savings and planning information. Today I’m sharing all about how to Celebrate National College Savings Month With ScholarShare!
Back to school time has us all thinking more about our children’s long term schooling… college!
Even as my little one starts 1st grade and my older two are in middle school and high school, all of my parent friends with kids at all these ages are thinking about what is to come! Where will they go to college? What will they study? How will it all get paid for?
And we all know it’s never to early to start saving or too late! The longer you save the more you will have for college, but even if you start later, every penny counts!
I’ve learned a lot through my partnership with ScholarShare and I’m excited to help them celebrate National College Savings Month, and spread the word about the importance of saving for college and the benefits of California’s 529 plan!
This month ScholarShare is encouraging parents and guardians to take the College Savings Pledge.
By taking the pledge, you will also have the chance to win one of twenty $500 ScholarShare 529 accounts for a child (aged 3-14) and a $500 Visa gift card for the child’s teacher.
Here’s how it works:
- Visit CollegeSavingsPledge.com
- Take the pledge and provide your contact information. Enter for a chance to win!
- For an additional chance to win, once you sign the pledge, share it with your friends and family.
CollegeSavingsPledge.com also has some really great facts and downloadable resources, all on the topic of saving for college.
Are you thinking about college for your children too?
The sweepstakes begins at 8 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and ends at 8 a.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. For your reference, the sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the State of California who: 1) are at least 18 years or age or older and have a social security number or federal taxpayer identification number; 2) have not won a prior sweepstakes with ScholarShare in the past 12 months, and 3) are willing and able to participate in advertising and other promotional events. Five winners will be randomly selected on Sept. 4, Sept. 11, Sept. 18 and Sept. 25. The winners will be required to open a ScholarShare 529 College Savings Plan account with the awarded funds or contribute the awarded funds to an existing ScholarShare account for a California student between the ages of 3 and 14. The teachers of the student will also receive a $500 Visa gift card.
Additional details about the College Savings Pledge, including the Official Rules, can be found at www.CollegeSavingsPledge.com.
That’s sounds mine an awesome way to save! College is going to sneak up on me quick!
I’m going to take the pledge and I hope win, thanks for the great post and info, I want to start saving for my daughter now ^_^
What a great pledge. It is crazy how expensive it is to send a kid to college. My mother in-law started a college fund for our son when he was born. It will cover almost all of his 4 year degree. The rest will be covered by scholarships he won through his youth bowling program .
Saving for college is so important! We started saving when the kids were born and were able to save a good amount.
I agree, saving is important. Starting early was the key for us. This is such a great sweepstakes.
We’re thinking about college and our daughter was JUST BORN! We have saving accounts for both our kids and sock into them regularly.
This is great! Both of our kids have now graduated college, and I am so relieved we no longer have that expense!
Thanks so much for sharing this. College is expensive, and it hits you before you know it!
I’m definitely taking the pledge. $500.00 is a big help for college and an even bigger help for a child’s classroom.
What a fantastic sounding way to spend, good luck to all those taking the pledge. x
This is such a great sweepstakes! College saving is so important and can be difficult for some families.
This sounds super helpful for students planning to head to college. That sweepstakes prize will make a big difference!
It is never too soon to start saving for college funds. Getting a little help from a sweepstakes is definitely a plus.
This sounds wonderful. College is expensive and every little bit helps so much.
How wonderful! Congratulations to you and I love this program!
I have kids who will be college age before I know it! This is a great way to start saving for college.
This is great advice to start when kids are little. Adding a little bit at a time is much easier than a big lump sum. I think it makes most parents feel better to know they are doing something too.
What a great pledge to take. We have some time before college, so it is a great time to start planning and saving. Thanks for the reminder
Thank you for sharing as my son is off to college in 2 short years. I’m already stressed about the bills.
We really need to start saving for the girls! This is the best plan I’ve come across!
I have two kids in college this year. It is so important to start saving as early as you can. My Daughter is planning on being a Lawyer so we are looking at seven years of University.
With three, I’m in the same boat as you. I need to get a head start on their college savings early so I’ll be prepared. This is coming QUICKLY!
It is so important to save for the kids education. I am lucky i started when the kids were little. Now they are in College and i had enough saved to pay for their first year.
College is so expensive it can be hard to pay for. With multiple children it would be impossible without saving up first. I have been putting money away since the kids were born for their education.
I took the pledge! We’re not where we would like to be with college savings!
What a great way to earn some additional money for college.
College is crazy expensive. Every little bit will help, anyone! So this is wonderful what a very great idea! Great way to start saving!
College is so expensive! I really need to get focused on starting to save for my kids college funds. What a great way to start it off and help your kids classroom right now!
This sounds like a great program and a great sweepstakes. I am thankful that my kids have graduated college but I do think this is a wonderful way to save for a young child’s future.
I love that they are providing all of these resources. What a great idea to get thinking early.
My kids are still very young, but it is never too early to start saving! This sounds like a great program!
What a great program. It’s crazy how quick college will sneak up on us!
We are definitely thinking of their educations! We started saving since they were born, it is so important.
College is getting so expensive these days! You really need to start saving early for it!
Sending a child through college is really expensive. The best way would be to plan and save early. Make wise investments to make your savings grow. Better to start now than feel the pang later.
i need to check this out. We have 5 kids and the thought of college makes me cringe because I know the expense involved! This sounds helpful!
I can’t believe how expensive college is now and how much more expensive it will be by the time our kids go to college. It’s definitely a good idea to start talking about it now and finding a way to save.
In addition to not wanting my children to grow up too quickly for selfish reasons, I don’t want them to grow up quickly so I have more time to save. I need to be more proactive in saving for their future.
It is very important to save for your child’s college education. Start as early as possible. I could add the prize to my savings. 🙂
I am regretting everything about college now that I truly understand the debt from it. Ick!
This is such a great pledge! Saving for college is so important.
I love a good sweepstakes! Thank you for sharing. I’m off to enter and see what is is all about.
I’m going to check and see what the sweep is all about. I love entering sweepstakes.
I need to start a college plan for my grandson. I need to get that set up soon. Time flies before you know it they are all grown up.
My first wife got her first degree on a 529 her grandparents got for her – they are a great program. My oldest is paying for school via the Air Force and I’m in a cold sweat thinking about putting the other 6 through school.
Savings for college is something my husband and I pledged to do! So happy to have BOTH kids covered
What a wonderful program. College is not cheap and every little bit really does help.
This sounds like a great program. We have 6 kids, so I think we definitely need to check this out!