Comments on No Debt MBA: Saving for your MBA (or other graduate degree)

I went to www.DegreeWatchers.org and saved my son ...

2013-02-11T07:14:20.549-08:00

I went to www.DegreeWatchers.org and saved my son $5,000 on his Graduate degree. I thought it was a joke, but the money was reduced from tuition just for using the site as a click-through. I didn't have to register or anything! NICE! www.DegreeWatchers.org

Do you know if 529 funds and online saving account...

2012-11-15T15:09:40.741-08:00

Do you know if 529 funds and online saving account funds are treated the same in the financial aid calculation?

Another pro for 529 is that the contribution limit...

2012-01-06T13:49:06.119-08:00

Another pro for 529 is that the contribution limits are much higher, often > $300k depending on the state. With Roth IRA, you can only put in up to $5k per year if your income qualifies.

That MoneyMamba searcher is me ;) I use Google Blo...

2011-06-07T12:30:22.052-07:00

That MoneyMamba searcher is me ;) I use Google Blog Search to find links to my site, since only non-www. links to my site create a pingback.

Nevertheless, I'm amazed at what people will type into Google. It appears they'd tell Google everything about themselves.

FSYA - Tuition reimbursement is really nice. I...

2011-05-31T06:54:39.206-07:00

FSYA - Tuition reimbursement is really nice. I'm jealous!

youngandthrifty - I'm also wary that my savings may not cut it, but hoping for the best. Good luck with your own savings :)

That's great to hear there have been visits fr...

2011-05-29T00:58:27.935-07:00

That's great to hear there have been visits from google search engines!

It's always entertaining to read what the key words are that lead someone to a page :)

I've been saving like a madwoman for September too, but still wary that its not enough.

Keep up the good job!

This will be good for me once I get my MBA. I thin...

2011-05-25T12:44:26.502-07:00

This will be good for me once I get my MBA. I think my company will reimburse a portion of tuition but I'm not sure how much yet. Nice post!

Paul, I wish I had started blogging years ago too...

2011-05-25T11:14:40.896-07:00

Paul,

I wish I had started blogging years ago too, it's a lot of fun. I don't know what I would've been blogging about though since an MBA was just a pie in the sky idea then.

I've also been maxing my 401k, but I'm not sure yet if I'll roll it over and convert to a Roth. I need to do more research and have questions about how the conversion is reported on my taxes and treated for financial aid purposes. I also don't know if I'll have the money to pay the tax on the conversion without eating away at the principal. It's definitely worth looking in to.

Good tips on the Roth IRA and 529. Wish you had st...

2011-05-25T11:02:35.316-07:00

Good tips on the Roth IRA and 529. Wish you had started blogging about this topic a few years ago, so I would have known about the 529 plans haha.

One idea that I've been implementing is maxing out my 401k contribution. Once school starts I plan to roll this over my Roth IRA and take advantage of the fact that I'll have zero income as a student to minimize the tax on earnings.

This could be used to help pay for tuition also, but like you said, I'd rather avoid withdrawing from my retirement accounts.