Saving for College: Highlights from Our Chat With Dr. Barbara O'Neill from Rutgers
We had the priviledge of having Dr. Barbara O'Neill from Rutgers Cooperative Extension join us for our #WBChat on February 19th! Our #RCEChat #WBChat featured a ton of useful information about saving for college and Dr. O'Neill's expertise was invaluable to our chatters. In total we had 78 participants, reached almost 214,000 people, and had close to 6.6 million impressions.
Of our 78 participants we had numerous bloggers, journalists, authors and companies stop by including @yesiamcheap, @thewalletdiet, @Quizzle, @Experian_US, @Payoff, @AndreaWoroch, @LeslieHTayneEsq and more. Here are some of the highlights from the chat:
For any financial goal, saving something is always better than doing nothing. The key 2 success is making a plan and starting today. #wbchat
— Dr. Barbara O'Neill (@moneytalk1) February 19, 2015
@wisebread community college is a great option 4 students who aren't sure what they want to do. It's a great starting path #WBChat #RCEChat
— Andrea Woroch (@AndreaWoroch) February 19, 2015
A7. I encourage people to check if their employers will reimburse any courses that can pertain to their work. #wbchat
— Yes, I Am Cheap (@yesiamcheap) February 19, 2015
Tip for students: Save your receipts from your book and parking permit purchases - if you claim yourself, you can write those off #wbchat
— Finovera (@Finovera) February 19, 2015
Any amount of college #savings is better than none. #Save what U can now & ramp it up over time #WBChat #RCEChat
— Dr. Barbara O'Neill (@moneytalk1) February 19, 2015
A1: When you have a lot of things to save for, budgeting is key. You need a plan to maximize your potential. #WBchat #RCEChat
— Leslie H. Tayne, Esq (@LeslieHTayneEsq) February 19, 2015
@moneytalk1 @Shippydoll @wisebread My guidance counsellor said to apply for as many scholarships as you're eligible for for that reason!
— The Wallet Diet (@thewalletdiet) February 19, 2015
A9: request that friends and family contribute to 529 accts instead of toys #wbchat
— Mina Ennin Black (@WealthwithMina) February 19, 2015
Here's some additional information about Rutgers Cooperative Extension and Dr. Barbara O'Neill:
“Rutgers Cooperative Extension provides unbiased, research-based information to help people make decisions that enhance the quality of their lives. Dr. Barbara O'Neill, Financial Resource Management Specialist, provides personal finance content to residents of New Jersey and beyond through a variety of outreach methods including face-to-face classes, webinars, a newspaper column, traditional media, and social media."
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