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How 529 Plans Cover Your Childs Study Abroad Semester
Episode 123 of The College Savings Podcast with Fexingo dives into a specific, underutilized 529 plan benefit: paying for a semester abroad. Lucas and Luna walk through what qualifies as eligible expenses — tuition, room and board, airfare, and even a local cell phone plan — using the University of Barcelona program as a concrete example. They highlight a critical gotcha: while on-campus housing at a US school is an automatic qualified expense, off-campus rental abroad may require the student to be enrolled at least half-time for room and board to qualify. The hosts also compare the tax…
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