We love stories of inspiration, especially when they highlight one of our families!…

Ideas include sharing your statements, matching contributions, setting rules for monetary gifts, dedicating a piggy bank, and setting the example…

Learn more about how financial aid works and how people finance college from the experts at MEFA.…

Do you know about the U.Plan, Massachusetts' Prepaid Tuition Program? The U.Plan provides families a powerful and unique way to set aside money for college, and offers so much more than a regular savings account. Read on to learn five of the U.Plan's great benefits.…

Learn how one family used The U.Plan to pay for 100% of their daughter's college tuition and mandatory fees. …

Learn how to open a 529 plan, which expenses they cover, which schools they can be used at, and who can open one. …

Parents who have successfully saved in the U.Plan Prepaid Tuition Program discuss the value and flexibility of the U.Plan and savings strategies. …

Learn how the U.Plan Prepaid Tuition Program allows you to use Tuition Certificates to lock in a percentage of today's tuition and mandatory fee costs at participating schools. …

Benefits of the U.Plan include locking in up to 100% of tuition and fees and getting the money back with interest even if the student doesn't attend a participating school.…

Reasons include kids getting more expensive, loved ones wanting to help, money having more time to grow, the time needed to plan, and the potential need to cut back later…