529 Friday - College SAVE Day at the Zoo is Friday, May 27 in Bismarck and June 3 in Fargo. Join Bank of North Dakota and the College SAVE Plan in a celebration of saving for higher education. Admission is free. You can register for prizes includes $529 for college, an iPod, a Kindle, a mini laptop and more.
The Bismarck event will be at Dakota Zoo from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Prize drawings begin at 4:00.
The Fargo event will be at the Red River Zoo on June 3 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will be animals, activities, carousel rides and more. Animal shows will be at 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
$100 for baby's college fund
Children FIRST is a program to help people start a college fund for their babies. It is open to every baby born in North Dakota on or after January 1, 2011. The plan administrator and state-owned Bank of North Dakota will contribute $100 for the baby which is earmarked for his or her higher education fund.
Anyone can apply for a Children FIRST Grant for a North Dakota newborn - including parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, or friends. (Only one grant is allowed per child.)
To get $100 for a little one's college fund. Here's how:
1. Complete the short Children FIRST Enrollment Form.
2. Bank of North Dakota will make a $100 contribution for the baby.
3. Open a College SAVE account and contribute at least $100 within the next four years. The Children FIRST contribution will be added to your College SAVE account for the child's future education.
4. Continue to add to the College SAVE account for the child's future higher education costs at the pace that's right for you.
Click here to apply.
Anyone can apply for a Children FIRST Grant for a North Dakota newborn - including parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, or friends. (Only one grant is allowed per child.)
To get $100 for a little one's college fund. Here's how:
1. Complete the short Children FIRST Enrollment Form.
2. Bank of North Dakota will make a $100 contribution for the baby.
3. Open a College SAVE account and contribute at least $100 within the next four years. The Children FIRST contribution will be added to your College SAVE account for the child's future education.
4. Continue to add to the College SAVE account for the child's future higher education costs at the pace that's right for you.
Click here to apply.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Money Savvy Generation
The Money Savvy Generation website contains products and resources to teach kids about money from 4 years of age through teenagers.
One of the resources you can sign up for is the “Helping Kids Get Smart About Money” E Newsletter.
The Money Savvy Saving Banks have 4 separate chamber for Save, Spend, Donate and Invest. The banks come as pigs in blue, pink, red, purple, green, and platinum and also as a clear cow or a football.
They have recently added an I-phone app/game, Savings Spree which teaches kids how the choices they make each day can add up to big savings or big expenses. It is for children ages 7 and up (or younger with help from mom and dad or older sibling).
This is one of many resources available to teach kids about money.
One of the resources you can sign up for is the “Helping Kids Get Smart About Money” E Newsletter.
The Money Savvy Saving Banks have 4 separate chamber for Save, Spend, Donate and Invest. The banks come as pigs in blue, pink, red, purple, green, and platinum and also as a clear cow or a football.
They have recently added an I-phone app/game, Savings Spree which teaches kids how the choices they make each day can add up to big savings or big expenses. It is for children ages 7 and up (or younger with help from mom and dad or older sibling).
This is one of many resources available to teach kids about money.
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