{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"What's The Difference Between Prepaid Tuition And 529 Plans?","slug":"what-s-the-difference-between-prepaid-tuition-and-529-plans","published_at":"2026-03-25T07:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/what-s-the-difference-between-prepaid-tuition-and-529-plans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/42349/whats-the-difference-between-prepaid-tuition-and-529-plans/","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b133570d-f092-40c9-adf8-fbf2af8102ff/whats-the-difference-between-prepaid-tuition-and-529-plans-podc.mp3","summary":"The main difference between a prepaid tuition plan and 529 plan is that prepaid tuition plans allow you to lock in tuition credits at today's prices. Prepaid tuition plans and 529 college savings plans are specialized savings accounts used for future college costs. Prepaid tuition plans act like defined benefit plans , while 529 plans act like defined contribution plans. There are other significant similarities and differences between them. Get the details for each to figure out which plan makes more sense for your college needs.","meta_description":"The main difference between a prepaid tuition plan and 529 plan is that prepaid tuition plans allow you to lock in tuition credits at today's prices. Prep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":567,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/what-s-the-difference-between-prepaid-tuition-and-529-plans/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/what-s-the-difference-between-prepaid-tuition-and-529-plans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}