Savingforcollege.com
Page 1 of 1 1
Topic Options
#43298 - 05/10/08 08:01 AM 401K to fund college
dallasdude
Registered: 05/10/08
Posts: 6
I want to know the ins and outs of using a 401K to fund college. Any and all help would be great. Please don't hold back, because its way too late for a 529 plan. Thanks in advance.
Top
#43305 - 05/10/08 04:30 PM Re: 401K to fund college [Re: dallasdude]
anonymous
Registered: 03/29/05
Posts: 1944
Are you talking about putting money into a 401(k) or taking money out?

One disadvantage of taking money out is that from a federal financial aid standpoint, you are turning a non-counted asset, into counted income.

Ex. $30,000 is in your 401(k). You earn $60,000/year. You take the $30,000 out of your 401(k) to pay for school. Your assets will remain identical, but your income has increased to $90,000.

Top
Page 1 of 1 1


Moderator:  Joe Hurley 
Hop to:

Bankrate.com ®, Copyright © 2007 Bankrate, Inc., All Rights Reserved, Terms of Use.