Back in the late 1960s, when many of today’s grandparents were heading off to college, tuition was measured in the hundreds of dollars. A semester at the University of Iowa cost in-state students $185 in 1968. That same year, Harvard students were shocked by a 20% hike in tuition…to $2,400 a year. This year, the
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At The Motley Fool, we’ve talked a lot about how to invest money for kids before college — how much you need to put in your education savings fund, where to put it, and how to supplement those 529 plan savings. Today I want to talk about something just a little bit different: how to
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If you’ve ever struggled with credit or debt problems in the past, you probably want to help your child avoid repeating your mistakes. On the other hand, if you’ve managed your credit soundly and understand the benefits of doing so, that’s a life-skill you’d probably like to pass on to your children. Regardless of your
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