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               Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｔｕｉｔｉｏｎ               ｆｅｅ               ｉｓ               ｒｉｓｉｎｇ               ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｆａｃｔ;               ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｒｉｓｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ               ｒａｔｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ａｎｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｉｔｅｍｓ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｍａｎｙ               ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ,               ｓｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ               ｍｅａｎ               ａ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ               ｌｏａｎｓ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｈｅａｖｉｌｙ               ｉｎｄｅｂｔｅｄ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｊｏｂ.
               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｗｏｒｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｅ,               ｍａｎｙ               ａｒｅ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ｆｅｅｓ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｒｉｓｅ               ｔｏ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               $40,000               ｔｏ               $50,000               ｅａｃｈ               ｙｅａｒ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｄｄｉｎｇ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ａｃｃｏｍｍｏｄａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｓｔｓ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｎ               ｇｏ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               $100,000.
               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ａ               ｃｒｉｓｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｎｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｕｐ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｗａｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｌａｎ               ｗａｙ               ａｈｅａｄ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ａｓ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ａｖｏｉｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎ.
               1.

Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               Ｆｕｎｄ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｉｄｅａ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｆｕｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ               ｉｎ               Ｎｏｒｔｈ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ａｎｄ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｐａｒｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔｓ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｉｎｃｅｎｔｉｖｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏ-ｉｎｖｅｓｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｕｎｄｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ｉｓ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｆｕｎｄ;               ｍｏｓｔ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｕｓｅ               ｍｕｔｕａｌ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ａｓ               ａ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｒ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｆｕｎｄ.
               Ｏｎｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｉｓ,               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｆｕｎｄ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔｅｒｍ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔ,               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               10               ｔｏ               15               ｙｅａｒｓ;               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ａ               ｂａｌａｎｃｅｄ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               --               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｉｄｅａ               ｔｏ               ｍｉｘ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｔａｂｌｅ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔｓ;               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｃａｓｈ               ｏｒ               ｓｔａｂｌｅ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ               ａｓ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｔｕｉｔｉｏｎ               ｆｅｅｓ               ｄｏ               ｒｉｓｅ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｒａｔｅ.
               2.

Ｏｎｅ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
               Ｂｕｙｉｎｇ               ｏｎｅ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ               ｏｒ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｍａｓ.

Ｉ               ｒｅａｄ               ａ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ａ               ｇｒａｎｄｍｏｔｈｅｒ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｏｎｅ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ,               ｏｖｅｒ               14               ｙｅａｒｓ,               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ａｃｃｕｍｕｌａｔｅｄ               ｗｅａｌｔｈ               ｏｆ               $7,000;               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｓｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｓｈａｒｅｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｙｅａｒ               ｉｎ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｃａｓｈ,               ｈａｄ               ｓｈｅ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｔｈｅｍ,               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｗｏｒｔｈ               $44,000,               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｐａｙ               ｏｆｆ               ｈｅｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ.
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｍａｎｙ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｎｏｗ               ｏｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｋｉｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ               --               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓｅｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ａ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｅ,               ｓｏ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｅａｃｈ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｍｏｎｅｙ-ｓｅｎｓｅ               ａｔ               ｓａｍｅ               ｔｉｍｅ.
               3.

Ｏｐｅｎ               Ｈｉｇｈ               Ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               Ｋｉｄｓ               Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ
               Ｓｏｍｅ               Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａｎ               ｂａｎｋｓ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｒａｔｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｂａｎｋ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ａｔ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               10%,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｍａｎｙ               ｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｎ               ｎｏｔ               ｅａｒｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               $400               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｔａｘｅｄ               ａｔ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｍａｒｇｉｎ               ｒａｔｅ.
               Ｓｔｉｌｌ,               ｓａｖｉｎｇ               $400               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｓａｖｅ               $4,000               ｏｖｅｒ               10               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｂｙ               ｐａｒｋｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ.

Ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ,               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｎｋ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｒｅ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               6%               ｐｅｒ               ａｎｎｕｍ               ａｔ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ,               ｓｏ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ａｃｃｕｍｕｌａｔｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｗａｙｓ.
               4.

Ｂｕｙ               Ｉｎｄｅｘ               Ｆｕｎｄｓ               Ｒｅｇｕｌａｒｌｙ
               Ｉｎｄｅｘ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｓｕｉｔａｂｌｅ               ｔｏｏｌｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｈｉｇｈｌｙ               ｄｉｖｅｒｓｉｆｉｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｉｔｓ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉｎｄｅｘ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈａｒｅｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｉｎｄｅｘ,               ａｎｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｌｏｗ-ｃｏｓｔ,               ｌｏｗ-ｍａｉｎｔｅｎａｎｃｅ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｗ-ｃｏｓｔ               ｆｅａｔｕｒｅ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔｅｒｍ.

Ｉｎｄｅｘ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｅａｓｙ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ,               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｒｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｐｉｃｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｎｄ               ｍａｎａｇｅｒ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｒｔｆｏｌｉｏ.
               5.

Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｔｙｐｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐｓ
               Ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ａｔ               ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ,               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｏ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               ＵＳＡ,               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｐａｒｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ａｓｉａ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｓ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｉｎ               Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ａ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｗｏｒｋｓ               ｑｕｉｔｅ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｉｎ               ＵＳ               ａｎｄ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ;               ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐｓ               ａｒｅ               ｆｕｎｄｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ,               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ａｌｕｍｎｉ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               Ｂｉｌｌ               Ｇａｔｅｓ,               Ａｌ               Ｇｏｒｅ,               Ｓｔｅｖｅ               Ｊｏｂｓ               ａｌｌ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ.
               Ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐｓ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｗａｙｓ:               1)               Ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃ               2)               Ｓｐｏｒｔｓ               Ａｃｈｉｅｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ               3)               Ｍｕｓｉｃ,               Ａｒｔｓ,               ｔａｌｅｎｔ               4)               Ｉｎｎｏｖａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               5)               Ｈｉｇｈ               ａｃｈｉｅｖｅｒｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ               ｔｏ               ｊｕｄｇｍｅｎｔ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ.
               6.

ＥＴＦ               Ｆｕｎｄｓ
               Ｉ               ｕｓｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ＥＴＦ               Ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｙ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ'ｓ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｆｕｎｄｓ;               Ｉ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｆｏｒ               3               ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ:               1)               Ｅａｓｙ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ,               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｓｈａｒｅｓ,               2)               Ｌｉｑｕｉｄｉｔｙ,               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｂｕｙ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｌｌ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               20               ｓｅｃｏｎｄｓ               ｕｎｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｕｔｕａｌ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ａｎｄ               3)               Ｃｈｏｉｃｅ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｗｉｄｅ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ＥＴＦｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ               ｆｒｏｍ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｂｕｉｌｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｕｐ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅ.
               7.

Ｈｉｇｈ               Ｄｉｖｉｄｅｎｄ               Ｓｔｏｃｋｓ
               Ｆｏｒ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔｅｒｍ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ,               ｄｉｖｉｄｅｎｄｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｒｏｌｅ.

Ａｓ               Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｅｄ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ,               ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ               ａ               ｐｏｒｔｆｏｌｉｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅｓ               4%               ｄｉｖｉｄｅｎｄ               ｙｉｅｌｄ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｎ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｇｒｏｗｓ               ａ               ｍｏｄｅｓｔ               5%               ａ               ｙｅａｒ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｑｕａｔｅｓ               ｔｏ               9%               ｒｅｔｕｒｎ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ,               ｐｌｕｓ               ｍａｎｙ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄｉｖｉｄｅｎｄ               ｂｙ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               5%               ｔｏ               10%               ｅａｃｈ               ｙｅａｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｎ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ａｆｔｅｒ               10               ｙｅａｒｓ.
               8.

Ｓａｖｅ               ａｌｌ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐｏｃｋｅｔ               ｍｏｎｅｙ
               Ｍｏｓｔ               ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｉｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ               ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ.

Ｗｅ               ｄｉｄ               ａ               ｓｔｕｄｙ               ｉｎ               2010               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｎ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               $100               ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ               ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅｈｏｌｄ               ａｔ               ａｎｙ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ｗａｓｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ               ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｎｄ               ｅａｒｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｏｒ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｍｕｔｕａｌ               ｆｕｎｄｓ.

Ｗｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｏｕｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｆｕｎｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｄｅｐｏｓｉｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｅａｃｈ               ｍｏｎｔｈ,               ｔｈｉｓ               ｈａｓ               ｇｒｏｗｎ               ｔｏ               $1,600               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｆｔｅｒ               7               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ.
               9.

Ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｓｔｕｄｙｉｎｇ               ａｂｒｏａｄ
               Ｗｈｙ               ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ?

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｗｈｙ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｓｔｕｄｙ               ｉｎ               Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｍａｎｙ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ａｔ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｆｆｏｒｄａｂｌｅ               ｔｕｉｔｉｏｎ               ｆｅｅ.

Ｍａｎｙ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅａｎ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｆｒｅｅ               ａｐａｒｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｒｅｇｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｅｅｓ;               ｓｏｍｅ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               Ａｓｉａ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｃｈｅａｐ               ｔｏ               ａｔｔｅｎｄ               --               ｌｏｏｋ               ａｔ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｍａｙｂｅ               ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ.
               10.

Ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ               ｉｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
               Ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｓｅｅ,               ｍｕｔｕａｌ               ｆｕｎｄｓ,               ｄｉｖｉｄｅｎｄ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ,               ｉｎｄｅｘ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               --               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｏｌｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ａｃｈｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               "Ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               Ｓａｖｉｎｇ".
               Ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｈａｓ               ｕｐｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｗｎｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｍｏｎｔｈ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｄｉｓｒｕｐｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｐｌａｎｓ.

Ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｗａｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｅａｃｈ               ｍｏｎｔｈ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｌｌｏｃａｔｅ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｆｕｎｄｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂａｎｋ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ.
               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｍｙ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ               ｎｏｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄ-30ｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐａｙ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｄｅｂｔ,               ｉｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｃａｕｓｅｄ               ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｄｅｌａｙｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｈｏｍｅ.

Ｄｅｂｔ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｒｅａｌ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｆａｃｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｎ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｗｏｒｓｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｄｏ               ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｓａｖｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ,               ｅｖｅｎ               $5000               ｃａｎ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ.

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