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Kid-havers Poll: how much money, if any, are you putting in a 529 every month

Inspired by the Utah thread
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/18/18
Don't have a kid, but I already put in $100 a month.
salmon comical really tough guy
  01/18/18
Wut?
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/18/18
Flame. You need a beneficiary SS# to set one up
motley sepia forum voyeur
  01/20/18
you can just name yourself and change it to the kid later
Adventurous Hairy Legs Dingle Berry
  01/20/18
TCR
Mahogany property useless brakes
  01/22/18
FIL is doing that. 150/mo since 3 months old. Assuming, of...
Crimson Sanctuary
  01/18/18
i have a eth wallet for each kid and transfer a little bit e...
Boyish institution
  01/18/18
CR
Crystalline stead
  01/18/18
Max of $28k/year. Should’ve superfunded it in retrospect. ...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/18/18
Does CA give you a tax break on 529 deposits?
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/18/18
Nope no tax breaks unfortunately but the expense ratios for ...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/18/18
Zero. Either his dad will pay for college or I’ll contribut...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/18/18
bizarre post
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/18/18
Are you divorced?
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/18/18
No
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/18/18
why not? i don't know that much about 529 plans and am genui...
Boyish institution
  01/18/18
It’s not pretax but is tax free growth, which is pretty grea...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/18/18
ty. if you are putting money away specifically for college s...
Boyish institution
  01/18/18
Pretty much.
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/18/18
It’s a fucking handout to the scam education complex
Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim
  01/18/18
...
Sexy Temple
  01/21/18
How is avoiding a 15-23.8% cap gains tax “not that great of ...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/18/18
...
rose passionate tattoo corner
  01/18/18
shots fired
Boyish institution
  01/18/18
Rare credited posted from our resident bug litigator
Puce preventive strike
  01/18/18
OooooooF
rebellious university
  01/18/18
TitcOOOF
Crimson Sanctuary
  01/20/18
Rawr
splenetic swashbuckling azn telephone
  01/20/18
First, you are speaking condescendingly, assuming I don’t ha...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
So you suggest draining a roth ira to fund your kids college...
Claret ceo
  01/20/18
I’m suggesting there’s not a huge difference between a Roth ...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
Okay ill agree that you should first max a 401k, then roth i...
Claret ceo
  01/20/18
Lol
sadistic stock car market
  01/20/18
Spics_are_stupid.txt
Aquamarine abode halford
  01/20/18
What you are essentially saying is most people can’t save fo...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
Julia is remarkably dumb, news at eleven
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/20/18
Your post is incoherent. Most people on this site are not t...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
You are accusing me of being incoherent? You made some cl...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
You should get a tit job and become a "personal finance...
Sexy Temple
  01/21/18
...
slap-happy volcanic crater party of the first part
  01/21/18
...
Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry
  01/21/18
You do understand that the limit you keep referring to is a ...
Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry
  01/21/18
...
Gaped Burgundy Wagecucks
  03/26/18
It's pretty sad that it took Julia 2 days to come up with a ...
fear-inspiring principal's office marketing idea
  01/20/18
"Just fund your retirement and college from the same $5...
metal site
  01/20/18
You’re completely missing the point. If you’re middle income...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
Everyone here is $400k in-house
ruby resort roommate
  01/20/18
We should take a poll of how many people earn in excess of t...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
So are you middle income? I though this whole thread was pre...
Gaped Burgundy Wagecucks
  03/26/18
You're tossing a credential that every sales'y "financi...
beady-eyed location blood rage
  01/20/18
Uhh, CFPs absolutely recommend portfolio compositions.
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
CFA = designs the composition of risk-based portfolios CF...
beady-eyed location blood rage
  01/21/18
pretty good example of 99% of financial planners being flame...
vivacious naked house
  01/20/18
She’s an unadulterated retard.
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/20/18
My reasoning to not contribute to an IRA is unrelated to the...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
By the time your kid is college-age, your husband will be in...
Cobalt Patrolman Associate
  01/20/18
You guys think he’s much older than he is. He’s only about a...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
So he’ll be what? 70 or so when your kid starts college?
Cobalt Patrolman Associate
  01/20/18
65. I'll be 54.
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
lol, jfc
Cobalt Patrolman Associate
  01/20/18
Why should someone who can afford to save in both a Roth and...
vivacious naked house
  01/20/18
If you can save in both, you absolutely should. If you can’t...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
You do understand that the limit you keep referring to is a ...
Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry
  01/21/18
If you have a high net worth there is a huge benefit to a 52...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
You’re totally out of your element here. 529s don’t benefit...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/21/18
Wrong, wrong, wrong. There are limits on contributions based...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/21/18
...but you can just start another plan.
Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry
  01/21/18
Except that for a Roth IRA you have to wait until you are 59...
Boyish institution
  01/20/18
No, you can withdraw for qualified educational expenses from...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
You don’t have to pay the penalty but you do have to pay inc...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
wait so if you withdraw early but use for qualified educatio...
Boyish institution
  01/20/18
That is exactly what I said.
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
do you have to pay tax on the gains when you withdraw from a...
Boyish institution
  01/20/18
Not if you use it for a qualifying expense
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
Yes, and you left out the key difference for why someone wou...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
Seriously. I'd be fucking pissed if I paid an "advisor...
Thriller trailer park
  01/21/18
but julia isnt a financial advisor. she's a self proclaimed...
Boyish institution
  01/21/18
yeah this is a pretty significant advantage of 529 plans. th...
Boyish institution
  01/21/18
You can only withdraw the CONTRIBUTIONS from a Roth tax free...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/21/18
not true
Big national
  01/20/18
looks like i self pwned on this.
Boyish institution
  01/20/18
is this flame? I really can't tell
red travel guidebook national security agency
  01/20/18
also lol @ using "personal finance expert" as of t...
Boyish institution
  01/20/18
That’s what all the publications that quote me for financial...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
I can sort of understand better why you defend media bullshi...
Thriller trailer park
  01/21/18
Julia has the credited response. Max out the more flexible ...
Crystalline stead
  01/20/18
Cr. It’s not a complicated concept. If you can only choose o...
Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund
  01/20/18
Not always.
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
Sure it's not complicated if you don't take into account pay...
Thriller trailer park
  01/21/18
Blah blah blah, non responsive. I’m well aware of how 529s ...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/21/18
Exactly. The whole “oh, gains on $300K, who cares, chump cha...
Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry
  01/21/18
You don’t do the backdoor roth?
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
I have a Roth 401k that I contribute about 25% of my yearly ...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  01/21/18
Yea, if you already have a traditional Ira probably doesn’t ...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
PERSONAL | FINANCE | EXPERT pack it up boys we're done here...
slap-happy volcanic crater party of the first part
  01/21/18
180
ruby resort roommate
  01/20/18
...
aqua floppy feces twinkling uncleanness
  01/21/18
I put in like $1k a month. Been doing it since our daughter...
bateful crackhouse foreskin
  01/18/18
$500/mo from me. $5k/yr from my parents. Still might not b...
Cerebral Toaster Affirmative Action
  01/18/18
Brother, things are only going to get worse
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/18/18
this is scary to think about.
Boyish institution
  01/18/18
Opt out, BROTHER. It's a scam. Let them find a skill they ...
Crimson Sanctuary
  01/20/18
Seconded.
Sexy Temple
  01/21/18
Dude your parents are pumping $5k/yr? I mean not a huge dea...
useless violet skinny woman ratface
  01/18/18
don't you make like 500k a year or something
exciting casino private investor
  01/18/18
...
splenetic swashbuckling azn telephone
  01/20/18
$1000/month per kid plus a little extra each year. Fucking ...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/18/18
Ducking retarded. By the time your kids are in college eve...
Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim
  01/18/18
1. I’m rich. 2. Appropriate Moniker.
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/18/18
zero
Big national
  01/18/18
I'll start putting in money if the kid is confirmed non-auti...
fighting hell
  01/18/18
Zippola. Won a lottery so my kid gets fully funded 4 years ...
Hairless striped hyena
  01/18/18
(Guy who married into African blood)
Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim
  01/18/18
Explain?
Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry
  01/21/18
Zero. They can take out loans if they value paying $80,000...
Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim
  01/18/18
$1,000/mo. Second kid coming in June. I’m fucked.
vivacious naked house
  01/18/18
$200/month since birth. Two kids. Will look to up it p...
zippy tanning salon
  01/18/18
0
Magenta self-absorbed school cafeteria sandwich
  01/18/18
If the kid dies do you get the money back?
chestnut becky
  01/18/18
It’s transferable without penalty. And if you want to withdr...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/18/18
You pay tax on the gains but no penalty
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
It gets put in the boomer’s social security fund
Claret ceo
  01/18/18
"Fuh-rat-ree-side? Hey pops, you're pretty smart, what...
jet insane round eye
  01/18/18
Merit scholarship or CUNY. Fuck 529s.
deep shrine
  01/18/18
lol @ you reproduxing
Puce preventive strike
  01/18/18
If they get a merit scholarship, you can withdraw that amoun...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
You idiots realize when your kids apply to college in 15 yea...
transparent rehab macaca
  01/18/18
Cr also fuck this niggerkike country
rebellious university
  01/18/18
lol @ them limiting it to 529s. You arent sufficiently cyni...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/20/18
...
Big national
  01/20/18
I have a hard time seeing these big colleges moving away fro...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
even now it counts as an asset for FAFSA but 401(k), 403(b),...
provocative stain brethren
  01/20/18
Good info!
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
Planning for minor emancipation is underrated.
metal site
  01/20/18
a) they aren't minors by the time they're in college b) i...
exciting casino private investor
  01/20/18
And this is why Julia's way, outlined above, is more CR.
Big national
  01/20/18
i agreed with her reasoning for the most part, anyway not s...
trip amethyst pisswyrm crotch
  01/21/18
Lol at our fraud government
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
This post is underrated on multiple levels.
impressive native juggernaut
  01/20/18
$1,167 per month. No kids. If I don't have kids, it will go ...
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
NIGGER AT TODAY'S PRICES U COULD BE BUYING 1 ETH PER MONTH
vivacious naked house
  01/20/18
...
rebellious university
  01/21/18
The way private schools work is the charge $50,000 tuition, ...
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
What "elite" colleges do you have in mind?
metal site
  01/20/18
Carleton, St Olaf, Gustavus, Macalester
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
He asked about elite colleges
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/20/18
...
mauve coffee pot church
  01/20/18
...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/20/18
Explain this; I'd assume the 529 payment needs to be made to...
beady-eyed location blood rage
  01/20/18
If your child gets a scholarship for X dollars, the parents ...
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
You still need to pay tax on the gains for that type of with...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/20/18
tyty.
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
Didn't want to get into 529 v. UGMA, but I 100% went for UGM...
citrine nursing home
  01/20/18
"529 basically worthless at Naval Academy or West Point...
yapping step-uncle's house
  01/20/18
oh cool, didn't know that was a new law (well new as in 2003...
citrine nursing home
  01/20/18
New York's 529 is with vanguard
vigorous ticket booth
  01/20/18
You forgot the biggest drawback of a UGMA: your kid owns the...
Aphrodisiac charcoal home
  03/26/18
10k/year (up to state tax benefit in NY).
wonderful gaping
  01/20/18
I max it out for 2 kids 2500/month each (60k per year). I k...
Adventurous Hairy Legs Dingle Berry
  01/20/18
How old are you that student loans weren't available?
vigorous ticket booth
  01/20/18
Fair point - they were probably available. But I didn't wan...
Adventurous Hairy Legs Dingle Berry
  01/20/18
Same - NYS tax benefit. I should probably do more honestly.
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
yes
walnut titillating legend degenerate
  04/24/18
lol @ paying for my kid's college....scholarship or trade sc...
electric pearly theater alpha
  01/20/18
As noted above you can withdraw money if your brilliant kid ...
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
nokidmo here but I put 1000 every year for my nephew and nie...
Marvelous beta garrison gunner
  01/20/18
I should probably start doing this for my nephew. It’s not h...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/21/18
That’s very generous
judgmental queen of the night area
  01/21/18
yeah i'd be a horrible dad but am a great uncle; last summer...
Marvelous beta garrison gunner
  01/21/18
Zero. They can pay for college themselves like I did. Wil...
Sexy Temple
  01/21/18
Is that true? I was old as shit when I went to law school a...
free-loading hall ladyboy
  01/21/18
Yep. I never once had to ask my parents for financial info....
Sexy Temple
  01/21/18
You shouldn't have needed to provide your parents info if ge...
Sexy Temple
  01/21/18
100-plus poast thread!
Cyan kink-friendly station
  01/21/18
$1,000/mo. $100/mo in a 529 for niece whose parents can't g...
maize pit
  03/26/18
Higher education is flame.
onyx generalized bond
  03/26/18
it is but good luck avoiding it
judgmental queen of the night area
  03/26/18
Guy who never had this poaster - https://goodmenproject....
Gaped Burgundy Wagecucks
  03/26/18
...
Appetizing Silver Mood
  04/24/18
holy shit
spectacular business firm toilet seat
  04/24/18
...
Cyan kink-friendly station
  08/07/18
Lmao at Julia holy shit
gay lodge pocket flask
  12/15/19


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Date: January 18th, 2018 8:53 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

Inspired by the Utah thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35185897)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 8:55 PM
Author: salmon comical really tough guy

Don't have a kid, but I already put in $100 a month.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35185911)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 8:56 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

Wut?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35185916)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:22 PM
Author: motley sepia forum voyeur

Flame. You need a beneficiary SS# to set one up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197007)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:52 PM
Author: Adventurous Hairy Legs Dingle Berry

you can just name yourself and change it to the kid later

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198014)



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Date: January 22nd, 2018 7:05 AM
Author: Mahogany property useless brakes

TCR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35208107)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 8:59 PM
Author: Crimson Sanctuary

FIL is doing that. 150/mo since 3 months old. Assuming, of course, she is even interested in college by then. I have a sense college may not be the be all end all in 15 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35185945)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:01 PM
Author: Boyish institution

i have a eth wallet for each kid and transfer a little bit each month.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35185952)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:36 PM
Author: Crystalline stead

CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187088)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:04 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

Max of $28k/year. Should’ve superfunded it in retrospect. The returns would’ve been ridiculous. He’s only 2 and has over $100k lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35185973)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:18 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

Does CA give you a tax break on 529 deposits?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186075)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 10:57 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

Nope no tax breaks unfortunately but the expense ratios for the CA plan are pretty rock bottom (even better than vanguard’s).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186795)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:21 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

Zero.

Either his dad will pay for college or I’ll contribute out of my general pot of savings once he’s 18 and headed to school. 529 plans aren’t that great of a deal, anyhow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186090)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:22 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

bizarre post

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186103)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:24 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

Are you divorced?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186123)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:27 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186136)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:30 PM
Author: Boyish institution

why not? i don't know that much about 529 plans and am genuinely curious as a kid haver. my understanding is that it's pretax contribution and tax free growth and no tax on distribution provided it's used for qualified educational expenses. Seems like a good deal for anyone planning to go to college.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186154)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:31 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

It’s not pretax but is tax free growth, which is pretty great if you can front load it. Some states make it pretax wrt state tax.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186167)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:32 PM
Author: Boyish institution

ty. if you are putting money away specifically for college seems like a no brainer then, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186174)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:33 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

Pretty much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186182)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:33 PM
Author: Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim

It’s a fucking handout to the scam education complex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186190)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:06 AM
Author: Sexy Temple



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Date: January 18th, 2018 10:56 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

How is avoiding a 15-23.8% cap gains tax “not that great of a deal”?

Don’t understand how somebody who is so financially illiterate writes articles for “finance blogs”

If either you or your husband plans to pay for any part of college (or private school k-12 under new tax plan), it is a no brainer to use a 529 plan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186777)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:17 PM
Author: rose passionate tattoo corner



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:24 PM
Author: Boyish institution

shots fired

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187026)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:34 PM
Author: Puce preventive strike

Rare credited posted from our resident bug litigator

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187080)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:49 PM
Author: rebellious university

OooooooF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187155)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:49 AM
Author: Crimson Sanctuary

TitcOOOF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195856)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:00 AM
Author: splenetic swashbuckling azn telephone

Rawr

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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

First, you are speaking condescendingly, assuming I don’t have a clear rationale or understanding of what I say. Second, I don’t “write for financial blogs”. I am a personal finance expert, and go on the Today Show, ABC News, Bloomberg, get quoted regularly in Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, US News & World Report , etc. I also host financial radio and TV shows and will officially be a CFP in two months.

Now, as to your original question, it is you that is being financially illiterate if you don’t understand the alternatives to 529 plans. Their benefits are not utterly unique - in fact, unless you’re a top 1% earner, all of the same benefits can be had from a Roth IRA. If you are a top 1% earner, then fine, a 529 makes sense, but if you over- contribute and end up not needing all of the monies for qualified educational expenses, you’ll need to pay cap gains and income tax on it, anyhow. In your case, it sounds like you’ve over contributed if you already have $100k at age two. The kid will not need millions for his education, most states limit you to about 300k, and you’ll end up paying cap gains and taxes on the excess money, either way. It only makes sense for you to continue contributing if he’ll be attending private K-12 and you use up the money along the way, because compounding over time for college will create the same difficulty. Or, you’d better hope he has a sibling or other family member to whom you can roll-over/ gift the excess funds.

In short, 529 plans are really only of value to top earners who intend on contributing more than the Roth IRA limits per year, and wouldn’t benefit from education-related tax deductions, anyhow. For everyone else, just dip into your Roth for college tuition. If you’re saving enough that you can max out a 401k plus a Roth every year for retirement savings, then you’re likely in the top 1% earner category and would do well with a 529.

This is clearly an over-simplification of a complex topic and their are nuances which would alter my advice, such as minor tax rate implications, deductions, need-based financial aid, quality of 529 plans offered by your state, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195764)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:36 AM
Author: Claret ceo

So you suggest draining a roth ira to fund your kids college? Wow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195776)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

I’m suggesting there’s not a huge difference between a Roth IRA and a 529 for middle-income earners, and that only people who can afford to contribute to both beyond maxing out a 401k need a 529.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195816)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:53 AM
Author: Claret ceo

Okay ill agree that you should first max a 401k, then roth ira, then 529. I would rather tell my kid to get scholarships and go to community college for 2 years rather than drain my retirement (roth) to fund college though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195875)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: sadistic stock car market

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195818)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: Aquamarine abode halford

Spics_are_stupid.txt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195789)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

What you are essentially saying is most people can’t save for both retirement and their kids college expenses, so they should cannibalize their retirement savings for college expenses.

The point of the 529 is to incentivize people to tighten their belts and save for both.

These middle class people you are referring to aren’t going to save too much in a 529 - they are much more likely to not save enough and have to take out predatory loans. Even if they did, they can move move the 529 to their grandchildren if they need to. Worst case they pay a penalty but benefit from tax deferral.

The hypothetical middle class family that saves too much, and has no grandchildren reflects a very small sample size.

Oh and Nutellas kids are almost certainly going to spend millions on their education. Most people on here would benefit. So saying “it’s not a great deal” and then clarifying that you only meant poor people isn’t really helpful. My guess is you also make enough where you should be contributing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195847)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 10:47 AM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

Julia is remarkably dumb, news at eleven

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196073)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:04 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

Your post is incoherent.

Most people on this site are not top 1% income earners. Almost everyone below that level should be fairly indifferent between a Roth or funding a 529 first. Since most people can’t do both, the better choice is the Roth, since the monies can be used for either purpose. You can not withdraw from a 529 for retirement purposes without penalties.

Most states cap 529s at about $300k. If youre high income and expect to need more than that, you should draw down contributions to your Roth second in order to achieve similar tax benefits.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197256)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:08 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

You are accusing me of being incoherent?

You made some claim about how 529s are risky which I was debunking.

Now you say you should fund a roth before a 529. That’s a complicated question. Let’s say we take your example where you don’t have enough to do both. Let’s also say you actually need to use the entire balance to pay for college expenses. You will pay more tax using a Roth IRA to do this if you are withdrawing the amounts before 59 1/2, because you will pay tax on the earnings. For a 529, as long as it’s used for an approved expense, you don’t pay tax on the earnings. In addition, many states offer a deduction for the 529, which you don’t get if you use the roth as your college savings account.

Also, someone might want to contribute to a traditional IRA and get the tax deduction. That would prevent them from using a Roth, and a traditional Ira is not a good college savings account. So for those people, it might make sense to do a 529 as well.

That doesn’t mean you should always pick one over the other, but to say the benefits aren’t that great is silly, especially if you are talking about “middle income Earners” where every dollar matters.

Also you seem to be assuming that people on here aren’t in 1% so they can’t afford to fund both. That’s a bunch of bullshit. A lot of people (especially on here) can afford to fund a Roth IRA and put some amount ($50? $1000?) into a 529. That’s what the person who started this thread was asking.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197678)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:09 AM
Author: Sexy Temple

You should get a tit job and become a "personal finance expert".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35201605)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:35 PM
Author: slap-happy volcanic crater party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204008)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:41 PM
Author: Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204048)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:42 PM
Author: Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry

You do understand that the limit you keep referring to is a ****CONTRIBUTION**** limit? There’s no penalty if the growth exceeds it. Pass it on to the grandkids if there’s excess!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204051)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 11:18 AM
Author: Gaped Burgundy Wagecucks



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35690877)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:34 AM
Author: fear-inspiring principal's office marketing idea

It's pretty sad that it took Julia 2 days to come up with a response and this is the best she could muster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196332)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:38 AM
Author: metal site

"Just fund your retirement and college from the same $5,500 yearly contribution!" said the personal finance expert.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196348)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:52 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

You’re completely missing the point. If you’re middle income, you likely can’t afford both. In such a case, might as well fund a Roth first. It is more flexible and won’t screw you as badly if you need the money for any number of other purposes. Plus, you get many of the same tax benefits

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197190)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:03 PM
Author: ruby resort roommate

Everyone here is $400k in-house

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197248)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:05 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

We should take a poll of how many people earn in excess of the Roth single earner phase -out. I bet you most do not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197263)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 11:19 AM
Author: Gaped Burgundy Wagecucks

So are you middle income? I though this whole thread was premised on the fact that you weren't contributing because it wasn't that great of a deal? however, the only examples you give of it not being a great deal are for people who can't afford to do it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35690884)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:01 PM
Author: beady-eyed location blood rage

You're tossing a credential that every sales'y "financial planner" has as some sort of indication that you know anything about finances? Maybe if you were a CFA, like folks that actually think up the portfolio composition that CFP hucksters push out to their clients then you'd have a bit more standing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196465)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:50 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

Uhh, CFPs absolutely recommend portfolio compositions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197181)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:01 AM
Author: beady-eyed location blood rage

CFA = designs the composition of risk-based portfolios

CFP + takes ~20 or so portfolios designed by CFAs and sells them as "financial advisory". CFP = sales person.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35201597)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:05 PM
Author: vivacious naked house

pretty good example of 99% of financial planners being flame

i'd note that julia's own reasoning doesn't support her own decision not to contribute to a 529 - from what i understand she and her husband are high earners. the diatribe she posted defending her claim that 529s aren't a good deal is premised on someone being a relatively low earner who can't contribute to both a roth and 529 (which she and her husband certainly can).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196476)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:22 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

She’s an unadulterated retard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196560)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:50 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

My reasoning to not contribute to an IRA is unrelated to the sample situation posted above. Also, I’m not a top 1% earner, so the Roth would still be a fair alternative:/choice in my situation, except that Pennsylvania has some of the most favorable 529 structures in the country. My reasoning to not contribute is:

1) My husband has tons of money saved. By the time my kid is college-aged, we will have easy access to as much as he’ll need. Sure, putting some in a 529 will shield it from cap gains, but again, it won’t make a difference to us in 16 years. Cap gains on a 300k account will be chump change. Now, buying educational credits might be a better deal for us. But again, we can do that at anytime, and anyhow, we are not price sensitive.

2) I do not earn enough to contribute to a 529 meaningfully.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197177)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:56 PM
Author: Cobalt Patrolman Associate

By the time your kid is college-age, your husband will be in a nursing home, which ain’t cheap. Your little autist is fucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197210)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:58 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

You guys think he’s much older than he is. He’s only about a decade older than me, but is fair-skinned.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197222)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: Cobalt Patrolman Associate

So he’ll be what? 70 or so when your kid starts college?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197867)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:54 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

65. I'll be 54.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198032)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 4:00 PM
Author: Cobalt Patrolman Associate

lol, jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198074)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: vivacious naked house

Why should someone who can afford to save in both a Roth and a 529 (by no means do you need to be a 1%er to do this) forgo a 529 and use a Roth to save for college instead of as a retirement vehicle?

Why would you not fund both?

Even in your rich husband’s situation, you’re going to forgo a vehicle that shields some of the tax liability. How is that better than just funding a 529?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197241)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:15 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

If you can save in both, you absolutely should. If you can’t, then it becomes a highly personal calculation which to save in first. My argument is that you should max Roth first, then anything leftover should go to a 529. You can use a Roth for either college or retirement without penalty; a 529 can only be used for the former.

A 529 is limited to about 300k. Cap gains on the contributions might be $20-30k at most. You’ll pay that much in penalties and taxes if it goes unused for any reason. If you have a high net worth, there’s not a huge benefit there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197326)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry

You do understand that the limit you keep referring to is a ****CONTRIBUTION**** limit? There’s no penalty if the growth exceeds it. Pass it on to the grandkids if there’s excess!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204089)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:52 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

If you have a high net worth there is a huge benefit to a 529. You can use it for kids and grand kids and great grandkids. All the growth over decades is tax free.

There is a reason why obama wanted to gut the 529 program to prevent rich people from using it (after he and his wife had already prefunded the 529s for their daughters). And there is a reason why there was tremendous pushback that prevented him from doing so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204130)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:19 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

You’re totally out of your element here. 529s don’t benefit the middle class who can’t save for both retirement and college but the rich benefit BIGLY from the tax free growth.

There is no limit to the growth in 529 plans. There is only a limit on contributions. So this $300k “limit” you keep talking about doesn’t factor in market appreciation. In CA the limit is $475k in contributions but the growth can be millions of dollars if you keep letting it appreciate. And that $475k is per beneficiary, so you can start as many as you like and get millions in tax free growth. It’s cap gains on millions of dollars not $300k. High net worth people don’t just use it as a vehicle for tax free growth for their children’s expenses but grandchildren and nieces and nephews etc. you can also keep changing beneficiaries until you use it up.

I also don’t know where you’re estimating cap gains on $300k as only $20-$30k. The top rate is 23.8%. But you know, even if it’s “only” $20-30k, LOL at a “personal finance expert” writing off such cap gains taxes as a drop in the bucket.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204741)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 7:13 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

Wrong, wrong, wrong. There are limits on contributions based on total account value - usually thresholds at which you can no longer contribute - usually about $400-450k in most states. So, even if you don’t max out contributions, once that plan has a value of $400k+ ( varies by state), the plan will no longer accept contributions. But this is common knowledge, and any idiot ( including those like me) knows this.

I won’t even get to the rest of your post, because it appears you don’t even understand the basic rules of 529 plans, so it’s not worth debating an uninformed person.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35205148)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:13 PM
Author: Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry

...but you can just start another plan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207048)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: Boyish institution

Except that for a Roth IRA you have to wait until you are 59.5 to withdraw without penalties.

Of course your husband is already past that age and you will be by the time your kid goes to college so i see how your rationale works for you though i don't think it applies to most people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196975)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:46 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

No, you can withdraw for qualified educational expenses from any IRA which you’ve held for 5 years or longer at any age without penalty. If you have a Roth IRA today that you’ve had for at least five years, you’re set to do this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197156)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

You don’t have to pay the penalty but you do have to pay income tax. For the roth they would be on any gains. You can withdraw the contributions tax free first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197700)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:53 PM
Author: Boyish institution

wait so if you withdraw early but use for qualified educational expenses you are penalized by having to pay tax on the gains?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198025)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:54 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

That is exactly what I said.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198028)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:55 PM
Author: Boyish institution

do you have to pay tax on the gains when you withdraw from a 529?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198034)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:43 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

Not if you use it for a qualifying expense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204059)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

Yes, and you left out the key difference for why someone would use a 529 instead of a Roth IRA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204138)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:45 PM
Author: Thriller trailer park

Seriously. I'd be fucking pissed if I paid an "advisor" to advise me in that manner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207177)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:50 PM
Author: Boyish institution

but julia isnt a financial advisor. she's a self proclaimed expert, attractive and a very good self-promoter. Even the place she works is financial advice for poors. And despite bragging about other networks seeking her expertise, the only thing i could find was her being interviewed about how to conduct a yard sale.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207193)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:45 PM
Author: Boyish institution

yeah this is a pretty significant advantage of 529 plans. the whole goal of a roth ira is having tax exempt gains. whats the point of using it as a college savings vehicle if you have to pay tax on the withdrawals likely right in your prime earning years?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207178)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:36 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

You can only withdraw the CONTRIBUTIONS from a Roth tax free without penalty (since it’s already been taxed) for education expenses, so the $5500/year. 529 allows you to withdraw the growth tax free which is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204839)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:03 PM
Author: Big national

not true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197249)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:06 PM
Author: Boyish institution

looks like i self pwned on this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197662)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: red travel guidebook national security agency

is this flame? I really can't tell

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196983)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:20 PM
Author: Boyish institution

also lol @ using "personal finance expert" as of that is an actual credential and not something you decided to label yourself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196993)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:45 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

That’s what all the publications that quote me for financial advice call me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197146)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:46 PM
Author: Thriller trailer park

I can sort of understand better why you defend media bullshit now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207184)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:14 PM
Author: Crystalline stead

Julia has the credited response. Max out the more flexible Roth before dipping into the less flexible savings vehicle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197318)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:16 PM
Author: Exhilarant harsh fat ankles trust fund

Cr. It’s not a complicated concept. If you can only choose one, the Roth is better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197333)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:27 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

Not always.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197827)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:48 PM
Author: Thriller trailer park

Sure it's not complicated if you don't take into account paying income tax on the money you take out of it for educational expenses (which you won't have to do for a 529). But if you do, it's more complicated.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207188)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:31 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

Blah blah blah, non responsive. I’m well aware of how 529s work. My post had nothing to do with ordinary Americans raiding their measly Roth IRAs for educational expenses. I haven’t had the option to fund a Roth in over a decade anyway.

My point was and still is the idiocy of your husband who has the money to contribute using non-529 money for college because the cap gains paid would be “chump change.”I know many people far wealthier than your husband and none of them would ever say saving 23.8% on $300k is “not that good of a deal.” Because if there’s one thing the rich cares about, it’s tax avoidance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35202400)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:53 PM
Author: Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry

Exactly. The whole “oh, gains on $300K, who cares, chump change” thing is nuts. A “personal finance expert”?!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204133)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

You don’t do the backdoor roth?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204155)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:27 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

I have a Roth 401k that I contribute about 25% of my yearly 401k max for tax diversification purposes that I will rollover into my existing Roth IRA in the future. given current tax brackets it doesn’t make financial sense for me to do too much Roth or convert my traditional ira assets into a Roth. but I do some Roth since I will likely gift that to my children and never touch that money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204785)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:34 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

Yea, if you already have a traditional Ira probably doesn’t make sense to convert at this point

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204820)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:33 PM
Author: slap-happy volcanic crater party of the first part

PERSONAL | FINANCE | EXPERT

pack it up boys we're done here!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204002)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:59 PM
Author: ruby resort roommate

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197226)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:55 PM
Author: aqua floppy feces twinkling uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207214)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:21 PM
Author: bateful crackhouse foreskin

I put in like $1k a month. Been doing it since our daughter was born. Should have like $300k+ by the time she is ready for college....should be enough for at least the first year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186093)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:22 PM
Author: Cerebral Toaster Affirmative Action

$500/mo from me. $5k/yr from my parents. Still might not be enough per the calculators, which is ljl. Really hoping things get straightened out by then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186108)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:23 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

Brother, things are only going to get worse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186114)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:31 PM
Author: Boyish institution

this is scary to think about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186162)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:53 AM
Author: Crimson Sanctuary

Opt out, BROTHER. It's a scam. Let them find a skill they like and train them for that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195874)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:12 AM
Author: Sexy Temple

Seconded.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35201610)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:32 PM
Author: useless violet skinny woman ratface

Dude your parents are pumping $5k/yr? I mean not a huge deal, but nice of them. My parents are SPS BOOMERS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187069)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:56 PM
Author: exciting casino private investor

don't you make like 500k a year or something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187201)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:01 AM
Author: splenetic swashbuckling azn telephone



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195532)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:24 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

$1000/month per kid plus a little extra each year. Fucking college.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186119)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:34 PM
Author: Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim

Ducking retarded. By the time your kids are in college everyone will recognize it as a joke

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186203)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:35 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

1. I’m rich.

2. Appropriate Moniker.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186212)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:27 PM
Author: Big national

zero

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186142)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:29 PM
Author: fighting hell

I'll start putting in money if the kid is confirmed non-autist.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186148)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:30 PM
Author: Hairless striped hyena

Zippola. Won a lottery so my kid gets fully funded 4 years of instate tuition.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186156)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:35 PM
Author: Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim

(Guy who married into African blood)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186209)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:54 PM
Author: Pea-brained Nowag Cuckoldry

Explain?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204152)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:31 PM
Author: Cracking Swollen Heaven Goyim

Zero. They can take out loans if they value paying $80,000 a year to go to Vassar. Anything I would contribute would reduce their inheritance so it is a wash anyway.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186169)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 9:37 PM
Author: vivacious naked house

$1,000/mo. Second kid coming in June. I’m fucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186231)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 10:02 PM
Author: zippy tanning salon

$200/month since birth. Two kids.

Will look to up it probably when they start 1st grade and then high school, something like that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186392)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 10:50 PM
Author: Magenta self-absorbed school cafeteria sandwich

0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186742)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:06 PM
Author: chestnut becky

If the kid dies do you get the money back?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186867)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:11 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

It’s transferable without penalty. And if you want to withdraw it’s like a 401k (ie doable but with a penalty)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186913)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:32 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

You pay tax on the gains but no penalty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197879)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:12 PM
Author: Claret ceo

It gets put in the boomer’s social security fund

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186920)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:06 PM
Author: jet insane round eye

"Fuh-rat-ree-side? Hey pops, you're pretty smart, what's this word mean?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35186870)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:33 PM
Author: deep shrine

Merit scholarship or CUNY. Fuck 529s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187073)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:41 PM
Author: Puce preventive strike

lol @ you reproduxing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187110)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:56 AM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

If they get a merit scholarship, you can withdraw that amount from a 529 without the penalty. So, you’d at least benefit from the tax deferral and state tax deduction if your state offers one.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.kiplinger.com/article/college/T002-C001-S001-the-529-plan-scholarship-exception.html

Note I haven’t researched the state deduction recapture rules around using a non qualified withdrawal for a scholarship.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195891)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: transparent rehab macaca

You idiots realize when your kids apply to college in 15 years the admins are just going to look at your 529 assets and charge you that for your first years tuition, right?

You will almost surely be penalized somehow for having that money. Probably half of it will be confiscated to fund diversity coordinators.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187120)



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Date: January 18th, 2018 11:50 PM
Author: rebellious university

Cr also fuck this niggerkike country

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35187164)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:44 AM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

lol @ them limiting it to 529s. You arent sufficiently cynical.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195828)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:02 PM
Author: Big national



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197243)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 9:52 AM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

I have a hard time seeing these big colleges moving away from a base fixed fee model. I am going to be at the top tier rate regardless, so might as well benefit from the tax deferral and NYS tax deduction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35195870)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:37 AM
Author: provocative stain brethren

even now it counts as an asset for FAFSA but 401(k), 403(b), IRA, pension, SEP, SIMPLE, Keogh and certain annuities don't so it does negatively affect aid if you may otherwise qualify for some when your kid is college age.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196343)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:39 AM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

Good info!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196350)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:44 AM
Author: metal site

Planning for minor emancipation is underrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196389)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:42 PM
Author: exciting casino private investor

a) they aren't minors by the time they're in college

b) it is EXTREMELY hard to get approved for independent status for financial aid. they will see through some UMC scam bullshit in a heartbeat

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197945)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 2:03 PM
Author: Big national

And this is why Julia's way, outlined above, is more CR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197246)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 5:05 PM
Author: trip amethyst pisswyrm crotch

i agreed with her reasoning for the most part, anyway

not sure if she even knew this aspect against 529

but, considering this, it bolsters her argument significantly, particularly for the non rich

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204216)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

Lol at our fraud government

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197950)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:38 PM
Author: impressive native juggernaut

This post is underrated on multiple levels.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35199569)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:25 AM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

$1,167 per month. No kids. If I don't have kids, it will go to my nieces and nephews. I get a $500 credit on my state taxes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196274)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:06 PM
Author: vivacious naked house

NIGGER AT TODAY'S PRICES U COULD BE BUYING 1 ETH PER MONTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196481)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:08 AM
Author: rebellious university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35201602)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:36 AM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

The way private schools work is the charge $50,000 tuition, but everyone gets a scholarship for like $30,000. So the parents can withdraw $30,000/yr and spend it on whatever they want. It's a great $cam used by elites who attend elite private colleges.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196339)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:46 AM
Author: metal site

What "elite" colleges do you have in mind?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196393)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:06 PM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

Carleton, St Olaf, Gustavus, Macalester

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196480)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:23 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

He asked about elite colleges

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196572)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:27 PM
Author: mauve coffee pot church



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197040)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:53 PM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197199)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 11:58 AM
Author: beady-eyed location blood rage

Explain this; I'd assume the 529 payment needs to be made to the school (correct me if wrong). If that's the case, are you saying they take the full tuition payment then on the back end issue a refund check for the $30k of scholarship and grant money? Even if that's the case, you'd have to declare that to the IRS. Not seeing how this scam works but would be interested to learn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196454)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:16 PM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

If your child gets a scholarship for X dollars, the parents can withdraw X dollars from the 529 tax-free and spend the X dollars on whatever they want (they don't need to spend it on college).

The private schools set high tuition rate and scholarships so the parents can do this.

If you treat the 529 like this, the tax treatment ends up being the same as a Traditional IRA, but you can put away $14,000/yr/child, and you can collect any state tax credits ($500/yr in my state).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196533)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:41 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

You still need to pay tax on the gains for that type of withdrawal, but the 10% penalty is waived

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197940)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 4:09 PM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

tyty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198143)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:04 PM
Author: citrine nursing home

Didn't want to get into 529 v. UGMA, but I 100% went for UGMA.

-529 can't be used at CONSERVAHERO schools like Hillsdale, Grove City, Patrick Henry

-529 basically worthless at Naval Academy or West Point

-529 assumes your kid is paying sticker rather than getting significant scholarship/AP credits/community college credits coming in.

-529 limited investment opportunities and higher fees, UGMA I cop dat Vanguard tip.

Yes I also know, maybe you want to pay sticker at your NESCAC like the fucking striver prole you are. But I much prefer the flexibility of the UGMA with the tradeoff of the potentially higher tax liability.

Hate away, XO. :)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196474)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:20 PM
Author: yapping step-uncle's house

"529 basically worthless at Naval Academy or West Point"

If your kid gets a full ride at a service academy (I think all students do) I think you can withdraw their sticker tuition price tax free and spend it on whatever you want.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196549)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 12:22 PM
Author: citrine nursing home

oh cool, didn't know that was a new law (well new as in 2003 lol) ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35196563)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 4:01 PM
Author: vigorous ticket booth

New York's 529 is with vanguard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198081)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 11:52 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac charcoal home

You forgot the biggest drawback of a UGMA: your kid owns the money at 18 and has no obligation to spend it on educational expenses.

529 is still your money.

I have a UGMA/UTMA but only to get the $2200/year of 0% taxes on dividends.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35691057)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 1:23 PM
Author: wonderful gaping

10k/year (up to state tax benefit in NY).



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197008)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: Adventurous Hairy Legs Dingle Berry

I max it out for 2 kids 2500/month each (60k per year). I know it's a lot but I'll be done when they're 10 years old. They can use it for grad school or pass it down to their kid(s). My 2 year old has over 100k already due to good returns in the last 2 years so maybe I'll be done even quicker. I didn't have the money to go to any school I got into when I was younger so I'd like them to have the choice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35197863)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 4:02 PM
Author: vigorous ticket booth

How old are you that student loans weren't available?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198086)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 4:07 PM
Author: Adventurous Hairy Legs Dingle Berry

Fair point - they were probably available. But I didn't want to go into significant debt for undergrad when I knew I also wanted to continue to grad school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198121)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:55 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

Same - NYS tax benefit. I should probably do more honestly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204159)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 1:49 PM
Author: walnut titillating legend degenerate

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35909421)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 3:53 PM
Author: electric pearly theater alpha

lol @ paying for my kid's college....scholarship or trade school for cheap or learning coding solo is onyl CR answer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35198023)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:58 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

As noted above you can withdraw money if your brilliant kid gets a scholarship.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204174)



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Date: January 20th, 2018 8:41 PM
Author: Marvelous beta garrison gunner

nokidmo here but I put 1000 every year for my nephew and niece cause their parents are fuck ups

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35199594)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:33 AM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

I should probably start doing this for my nephew. It’s not his fault is Dad is a fuck up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35202404)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:59 PM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

That’s very generous

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35204180)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 7:52 PM
Author: Marvelous beta garrison gunner

yeah i'd be a horrible dad but am a great uncle; last summer my brother and his wife went on vacation and i watched them, I loaded them up with sugar and violent tv and photographed them with trump hats and taught them how to play paintball; shitlib brother was pissed but his wife thought it was 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35205581)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:15 AM
Author: Sexy Temple

Zero. They can pay for college themselves like I did.

Will strongly encourage military + GI Bill. Once they've been in the military, they will be independent students and not need my financial info for FAFSA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35201613)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:35 AM
Author: free-loading hall ladyboy

Is that true? I was old as shit when I went to law school and they asked for my parents income/tax info.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35202415)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 6:58 PM
Author: Sexy Temple

Yep. I never once had to ask my parents for financial info. I even got Pell grants.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35205004)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 11:53 PM
Author: Sexy Temple

You shouldn't have needed to provide your parents info if getting a JD.

Here's my citation:

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/fafsa-dependency.pdf

This may be a 180 lifehack

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35207210)



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Date: January 21st, 2018 4:31 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station

100-plus poast thread!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35203990)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 11:21 AM
Author: maize pit

$1,000/mo. $100/mo in a 529 for niece whose parents can't get their shit together. Second kid of my own coming soon

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35690890)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 11:25 AM
Author: onyx generalized bond

Higher education is flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35690920)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 11:41 AM
Author: judgmental queen of the night area

it is but good luck avoiding it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35690995)



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Date: March 26th, 2018 2:08 PM
Author: Gaped Burgundy Wagecucks

Guy who never had this poaster -

https://goodmenproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/13397_10152909315407683_3397520932863375677_n-001.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35692339)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 1:13 PM
Author: Appetizing Silver Mood



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35909125)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 1:15 PM
Author: spectacular business firm toilet seat

holy shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#35909137)



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Date: August 7th, 2018 9:15 PM
Author: Cyan kink-friendly station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#36573530)



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Date: December 15th, 2019 4:59 PM
Author: gay lodge pocket flask

Lmao at Julia holy shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3864057&forum_id=2#39269412)