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How to Budget For a 529 Plan

Saving for college must be considered one of your overall goals. In establishing a budget you need to first determine your goals and then prioritize them. They should then be broken down into short- and long-term time frames with a cost attached to each. Be realistic about how much you can put aside. Look to see where you can reduce your variable (as opposed to fixed) costs to save for each of your goals.

Test Optional or Test Flexible? What You Need to Know

According to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, more than 800 institutions are “test optional” or “test flexible;” some are “test blind.” Unless students submit their test scores, such schools make admissions decisions without reviewing applicants’ SAT or ACT scores. Whether or not such policies improve diversity at the schools has been brought into question, however.

Black-Owned Bed and Breakfast in Houston Beckons Vacationers

Black-Owned Bed and Breakfast in Houston Beckons Vacationers

The most important decision when planning your visit to Houston (or any city, in fact) is deciding where to lay your head every night. And while hotels are typically the first thought when making accommodations, bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) have been growing in popularity for a number of reasons — namely, cost, comfort, and the family-style environment.

9 Salary-Boosting IT Certifications

9 Salary-Boosting IT Certifications

Recently, employment site Dice.com and CIO.com featured a list of the IT tech certifications that gave its holders the biggest salary increases over the past year. Here are nine that provided the largest increases by 16%, 15%, and 14%.

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