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Put a Little Fuel in Your Bus

Education

Posted on May 20th, 2019

Education is the great equalizer, but the way you pay for and access it, can hinder upward mobility. Beginning life's #adulting journey from financially unsure footing can have lasting implications on life choices; when you start a family, where you can live, the jobs you can take, or whether or not you can take time off to go to grad school.

This is a real problem - 44 million borrowers collectively owe $1.5 trillion in the U.S. There's no shortage of people talking about it, and the discourse provides little comfort to the families dealing with the problem day-to-day. One thing we can all agree on is that this complex system could be better... a lot better... and it isn't going to be fixed overnight. The landscape lacks attainable, incremental and deployable solutions for everyday families.

Recently, Robert F. Smith "put a little fuel in the bus" of Morehouse's graduating class in the form of paying off their student loans, explaining:

"Where you live shouldn't determine whether you get educated. Where you go to school shouldn't determine whether you get textbooks. The opportunity you access should be determined by the fierceness of your intellect, the courage in your creativity and the grit that allows you to overcome expectations that weren't set high enough."

We started Scholar Raise, because we'd love for all students to graduate debt free, on equal footing, but we realize that's going to involve serious, systematic changes over many years. Like Mr Smith, we'd also like to "put a little fuel in your bus"... we're just about $40 mill short. So instead, we are equipping you with the tools to fill your own tank before your journey begins.

We looked for solutions for that could help parents starting today. What would be an important incremental first step for any parent looking to save for their children's future? Responsible savings and empowerment through community.

We make it easy to sign up for a 529 college savings plan, but more than that, we make it possible for you to share your plan with those who love you the most. This allows your community contribute towards your kids' future education as easily as it is for them to slip a few dollars inside a birthday card. It's unlikely that your Aunt Jenny is going to be as well heeled as Smith, but her generosity can still make a difference to your child's future when it's invested in a 529 plan. We can't fix the problem, but we can change the way you save today, with as little as 5 bucks.

While effective community-based savings and investment isn't going to make the student debt crisis go away, it is an important step toward post-collegiate financial freedom. It is something that every parent, regardless of time, money or investing know-how, can do. Having a proactive financial plan is empowering. Heck, it's liberating. It allows you to take control and be better prepared for the future.