Break it Down to Build It Up: Think Small to Save Big for College
By Patricia Roberts September 4, 2018 A strategy that starts with a detailed vision of the end goal and breaks the 18-year saving horizon into a more immediate timeframe […]
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Our First Teachers: A Mother’s Day Thank You
By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair May 9, 2018 On special occasions like Mother’s Day, my siblings and I made it a tradition when we got together to make […]
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A 529 for your (Tiny) Valentine: Five Things Your Family will Love about Saving for College
By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair February 12, 2018 Valentine’s Day is a fitting time to remind those we love just how much we care about them. While there’s […]
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Holiday Gifts for Tots to Teens
As Easy as 5-2-9 By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair November 13, 2017 With Thanksgiving just around the corner and Black Friday and Cyber Monday immediately following, gift giving is […]
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College Drop-Off Day: Preparation Pays Off in More Ways than One
By Patricia Roberts September 4, 2017 Packing Up As the final phase of packing officially wound up and we prepared to head north for our son’s college drop off […]
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My very first 529 plan withdrawal: celebrating a college decision and a decision to save
By Patricia Roberts April 24, 2017 As I prepare to take my very first qualified withdrawal next week, I think back to establishing the 529 college savings account I am […]
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Put College on your Shopping or Wish List this Holiday Season
By Patricia Roberts, Chair of the CSPN Corporate Affiliate Committee November 15, 2016 With the recent arrival of my grand niece, Caroline, whose christening I will be attending later this […]
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Celebrating 20 Years of Saving for College
By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair and Betty Lochner, CSPN Past Chair October 3, 2016 As we bid farewell to National College Savings Month and the recent 20th anniversary […]
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Steps to the Future and the Role of College Savings
By Patricia Roberts CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair It seems like just yesterday that I was dropping off my son for his very first day of school — pre-school. It was […]