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COLLEGE SAVINGS 101
No. 1 - A special query from Mom
http://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/no-1---a-special-query-from-mom
Posted: 2002-08-16
"What's all this "Guru" stuff, Joe? I thought you were raised to be more modest than that." - Mom
Answer: Yes, Mom, I admit I'm a little uncomfortable with that tag line. Would it help if I told you that the original title for this Q&A column was "So Says the 529 Guy Running Savingforcollege.com," and that we simply decided to shorten it to the letters G-U-R-U? Obviously, there are an ever-increasing number of 529 experts out there as these investments continue to draw more attention (and more dollars). I'm just someone spending a lot of time studying this area hoping to help others. If I start catching too much flak, I'm sure we'll change the title to "So Says the 529 Geek" or something along those lines.
"What's all this "Guru" stuff, Joe? I thought you were raised to be more modest than that." - Mom
Answer: Yes, Mom, I admit I'm a little uncomfortable with that tag line. Would it help if I told you that the original title for this Q&A column was "So Says the 529 Guy Running Savingforcollege.com," and that we simply decided to shorten it to the letters G-U-R-U? Obviously, there are an ever-increasing number of 529 experts out there as these investments continue to draw more attention (and more dollars). I'm just someone spending a lot of time studying this area hoping to help others. If I start catching too much flak, I'm sure we'll change the title to "So Says the 529 Geek" or something along those lines.
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