Look2College Handbook

But don’t spend all the money you earn. Save some for college! If your family puts money into a 529 college savings plan, it would typically earn more than it would in a bank savings account. Visit NEST529.com to learn more.

Let’s see how $100 invested in a savings account compares to a 529 college savings plan. How will the money grow in one year?

Bank Savings Account

10¢

$100

$100

529 College Savings Plan

$5

$5

$100

$100

$1

$1

$1

$1

FINANCIAL AID: Another way to pay for college. Scholarships and Grants Sometimes called “gift aid” because you don’t have to pay them back. Work-Study Money you earn from a job on campus. Student Loans Money you will have to pay back.

Register to win a Middle School College Savings Scholarship.

Apply for your first scholarship! eqf.org/197166

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