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It’s that time of year again! Open Enrollment for Florida Prepaid is happening now - with even more reasons to get your child started with a Prepaid College Plan. February 1st kicked off the 2020 Open Enrollment Period for Florida Prepaid College Plans. Families all over Florida are enrolling in prepaid plans with the lowest prices we’ve seen in years!  Not only are Plan prices lower for 2020, but now through February 29th Florida Prepaid is waiving the $50 application fee when you use ... continue reading...

Do you know what May 29th is? Its National 529 Day! And this year if you start your child or grandchild off with a Florida Prepaid 529 College Savings Plan you can earn up to $50 in additional savings reward! Unlike other Florida Prepaid College Plans, you do not even have to be a Florida Resident in order to take advantage of a Florida 529 Savings Plan! Any U.S. Citizen or resident alien may open a Florida 529 Savings Plan at any time. In fact, a Florida 529 Savings Plan can be opened ... continue reading...

It is the final month for Open Enrollment for Florida Prepaid and they are teaming up with LEGOLAND® Florida to help you “build” your child’s future with a great offer! LEGOLAND® Florida and Florida Prepaid have come together to encourage Florida families to support their children’s imagination, while saving for their college education. In the month of April, any family who enrolls in a prepaid plan during this Open Enrollment season will receive a 50% discount on up to three ... continue reading...

If you have been around MoscatoMom long, you know I am a huge advocate for securing your children’s educational future with a Florida Prepaid College Plan. Today I wanted to dive a little deeper to talk about some of the most frequently asked questions related to starting a prepaid college plan. What is a Prepaid College Tuition Plan? A Prepaid College Tuition Plan is like a savings account that lets you prepay future tuition and most fees in monthly payments to ease the burden of ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. Open Enrollment for Florida Prepaid is happening right now! You can start today to secure your child’s educational future with no enrollment fee! Open Enrollment for Florida Prepaid is happening right now! You can start today to secure your child’s educational future with no enrollment fee! To celebrate Florida Prepaid’s 30th year, all families who open a ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. We are getting down to the final days of Open Enrollment for MyFloridaPrepaid - the longest running prepaid college program in the nation. Since 1988 MyFloridaPrepaid has been helping tens of thousands of families in Florida save money for their children's future. You can get started today with securing your child's educational future and save $25 on your ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. It is "Finals Week" here at the Moscato Household - which means the entire house is revolving around The Teen's schedule... and crankiness. I am ok with it though - I love seeing my baby girl work so hard to achieve her dreams and I have the peace of mind knowing that whatever she chooses to do in life, she will have a good solid career to take her there. It is ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. This week enrollment opened for Florida Prepaid College Savings Plans. The Florida Prepaid College Plan is the largest, most successful and longest-running prepaid program in the nation and makes it easy for you to be prepared for your child's future. Right now you can save $25 off the application fee with the promo code MOMMY19 and begin preparing for ... continue reading...

This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. In the last few weeks, Florida families have been really put to the test. As a lifelong resident of Florida, we are no strangers to hurricanes, but it seems like they are a constant reminder of how important it is to be prepared in life - for whatever may come. As a parent, it is important for us all to be as prepared as we can be for your children's future, ... continue reading...

This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. Ever since Samantha entered high school nearly four years ago now, our mailbox has been filled with college applications, invitations to visit, sorority letters, and more. It was like the flood gates opened up and they came running. This, of course, leaves me to take deep breaths -ImnotreadyImnotreadyImnotready. Not only am I struggling a bit with my "baby" growing ... continue reading...

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. One of my favorite sayings has always been “The only thing constant is change.” That could not be more true right now. It seems like every news report, every press conference, every headline is more change.  A few weeks ago our Governor announced there would be no more in-classroom school for the rest of the school year. While my daughter ... continue reading...

According to investopedia.com the total amount of outstanding student loans reached an all-time high in 2019 at a staggering 1.41 trillion dollars being owed. Roughly 70% of American students end up taking out student loans to go to college and leave college with around $30,000 in debt.  You can start today to help your child not start their adult life thousands of dollars in debt by opening a Prepaid College Plan through Florida Prepaid. Right now Open Enrollment is happening with plans ... continue reading...

This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. One thing I have learned as a mom of two - kids can be expensive! From newborns going through eleventy million diapers to toddlers outgrowing clothes before you can even get home from the store with them to school-aged kids participating in a million activities - things can really add up. One thing that surprisingly isn’t expensive though - is saving for your child’s ... continue reading...

This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thought are my own. Did you know that “refinance student loans” is searched nearly 50,000 times each month?  According to Student Loan Hero by LendingTree (source), in 2018 69% of college students took out student loans and graduated with an average debt of $29,800.  Parents took out even more – with an average of $35,600 in federal Parent PLUS loans. These numbers are ... continue reading...

Did you know there is an entire #DebtFreeCommunity movement happening on Instagram? Thousands of people are sharing their stories of cutting back so they can pay off enormous amounts of debt. One thing many of them have in common… tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. According to CNBC (source) “Over 44 million Americans collectively hold nearly $1.5 trillion in student debt. That means that roughly one in four American adults are paying off student loans. When they ... continue reading...

The start of a New Years is the most common time people set Resolutions, but the beginning of a new School Year is a great time as well. As the Summer winds down and kids head back to school, this is the perfect time to make some changes to your routine to make sure you and your children have a super successful school year. Get Healthy With a new school schedule comes a new daily routine, so it is the perfect time to prioritize your health and fitness. Take a look at your children’s ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. It is back to school season again, which can be both exciting and stressful for students and parents alike. By making a few changes to your daily routine now, you can help ease that stress – both for you and your child. Here are some tips to ease the stress of heading back to school. Students have the stress of new classes, new teachers, a new schedule to ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. What is a 529 Plan? If you have been around MoscatoMom long you have probably heard me talk about a College Savings Plan and how beneficial it can be to start an education savings account for your child when they are young to help ease the burden of costs later on. But I have really only scratched the surface with what these plans are and how truly beneficial they ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. For the last two weeks, my newsfeed has been filled with high school graduation pictures. It is hard to believe so many of my friends and I have graduate-aged children! Where have the last 20 years gone!? As much as I have loved seeing all of these pictures, a part of me always wonders if their families are prepared for what comes next – the stress and ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. January was a whirlwind here at the Moscato household. We have had a lot of big changes come our way - the biggest being that our daughter got her very first apartment! My "baby" moved into Student Housing last week at our local campus and while it has been bittersweet to see her take this step in life... it has also been incredibly expensive. Between deposits, stocking ... continue reading...

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA PREPAID COLLEGE BOARD, THROUGH MY ROLE AS A BELIEVER BLOGGER. ALL THOUGHTS ARE MY OWN. Did you know that by now - three weeks into the New Year - many people have already given up on their New Year's Resolutions? It is a sad statistic, but most people set lofty, unattainable resolutions that almost set themselves up for failure. Here is one resolution you can set and keep - securing your child a student-debt-free future with a My Florida Prepaid ... continue reading...

With less than two weeks until my daughter graduates high school, it seems our entire focus has been on college. Through admissions, testing and campus tours I have watched my "baby" get ready for the next enormous milestone in her life... and all along I have wished I was better prepared. Not emotionally, really, because I seem to be doing pretty well with that, surprisingly; but financially. My word of advice - do not wait until your child is enrolling in college to star thinking about paying ... continue reading...

This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thought are my own. Happy New Year! Can you believe it is already 2017!? I think 2016 went by in a flash! This is an exciting year for us in the Moscato household - our oldest will be graduating high school... and heading off to college. I can't even believe it!! It seems like just yesterday I was touring preschools! As the New Year turned and we looked ahead into 2017, we started getting ... continue reading...