Sootchy Blog

How Can I Help My Child Get Scholarships for College?
You should start helping your children get scholarships for college sooner rather than later.

How to Establish Residency and Qualify for In-State Tuition
The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition can be severe.

How Do You Teach Children Financial Responsibility?
Teaching your child about financial responsibility is a great way to prepare them for the world as an adult.

How Much Can I Gift My Child Tax-Free?
Gifting your child $16,000 to sit in a bank account won’t necessarily contribute much to their future.

5 Ways to Survive College on a Budget: Advice from a College Student
Getting through college without student loans can be tricky. Luckily Sootchy's Intern, Madi Vogt, is here to share her top five ways to save money during your time on campus.

Can You Use a 529 Plan for a Coding Bootcamp?
Learn how you can utilize one of the most popular savings accounts to help pay for a coding bootcamp. Jumpstart your career with a Sootchy 529 plan.

What Is Sootchy?
Sootchy is an app on a mission to eradicate student loan debt. Keep reading to learn more about all the ways we're working toward debt-free education for all!

What Is the Best Way to Pay for College Tuition?
Choosing how you want to pay college tuition is an extremely difficult decision, discover the most popular methods used by families today.

When Should a High Schooler Start Applying for Scholarships?
Scholarships are essential for some people to afford higher education, it's important to have enough time to apply. Learn when you should start applying.

How Much Should You Save Each Month for Your Child's College?
There are a lot of factors that affect the amount you'll need to save for your child's education, learn how much you'll need for your child with Sootchy.

How Do I Leave My Assets to My Grandchild?
Learn how you can make the biggest impact in your grandchild's life by ensuring they get the most benefits possible from your assets.

Follow Up to Forbes: An In-Depth Look at Student Loan Forgiveness
One of the core policies of the incoming Biden/Harris administration is the forgiveness of up to $10,000 of student debt for each person who qualifies.

Meet Asha Owens: Co-Founder of BestFit
Asha Owens and Rebecca Kwee combined their ideas to connect underprivileged high school students with college students to fight the issue of "summer melt.”

Should Parents Pay for Their Child's College?
With the exponential increases in college tuition, it's almost impossible to pay for school without debt. Should parents foot the bill? Learn more with Sootchy.

Meet Christopher Gray, the Founder of Scholly
Learn how Christopher Gray turned his struggle to fund his education into a national service to help people across the country achieve their dreams.

The Best College Major For Your Personality Type
If your major aligns with your character, you’re more likely to achieve better grades, graduate on time, and stay with the same major throughout your college career.

3 Surprising Reasons Why College is So Expensive
People all over the world are questioning why college is so expensive in the United States. Today, we are going to reveal the top three reasons why college prices have shot up over the last few decades.

3 Important Factors To Consider When Selecting a College
Selecting the right college can be a struggle. Maybe your kid has come to you with a dozen college pamphlets and no idea what they are looking for. Or they have a clue about what kind of universities they like but need to narrow down a few favorites. It can be overwhelming for a young…

How Much Can I Gift My Child Tax-Free?
Gifting your child $16,000 to sit in a bank account won’t necessarily contribute much to their future.

Can You Use a 529 Plan for a Coding Bootcamp?
Learn how you can utilize one of the most popular savings accounts to help pay for a coding bootcamp. Jumpstart your career with a Sootchy 529 plan.

Who Maintains Control Over a 529 Plan?
Learn how control over 529 plans is determined and what the account owner and beneficiary can and cannot do with their 529 accounts.

What Is the Maximum Contribution to a 529 Plan in North Dakota?
Because of the power of a 529 plan, many people want to get the most value possible out of them. Learn the maximum contributions to a North Dakota 529 plan.

Virginia 529 Plans | College Savings Accounts in VA
there are plenty of options to customize your college savings with 529 plans in Virginia. Learn how these plans work so you can make an informed decision.

Can 529 Plans Be Used for Law School?
529 plans are flexible, tax-advantage savings accounts primarily used for college education. Learn how these accounts can also be used for law school.

Sootchy Celebrates: Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune left a legacy of empowering women and minorities through education and access to services. Read more about this amazing woman, and her impact on generations of Americans.

Sootchy Celebrates: Emma Hart Willard
Willard fought for women to have an education in subjects like math and philosophy instead of the ones taught at finishing school. In 1821, she founded Troy Female Seminary, the first school in the US to offer higher education to women.

Sootchy Celebrates: Patsy Takemoto Mink
Patsy Mink spent her career fighting for both gender, and racial equality, affordable childcare, bilingual education and was an author of Title IX, a federal civil rights law. She was also a woman of many firsts. Keep reading to learn more about her fight to empower women in education.

Sootchy Celebrates: Alice Freeman Palmer
Learn how Alice Freeman Palmer spent her life improving opportunities for women to attend college and emphasizing that education was crucial to their independence.

Sootchy Celebrates: Nathan Hare
Learn how Nathan Hare became one of the greatest pioneers of Black studies in America, and how his impacts still change the American educational system.

Sootchy Celebrates: Fanny Jackson Coppin
Learn about the life and legacy of the great Fanny Jackson Coppin, and how she was able to overcome oppression and prosper as a teacher, principal and lecturer.