15 Things You Can Buy With the Average Social Security Check

6 Credit Hours at Florida State University

Whether you’re looking to go back to school or you’re paying for college on a family member’s behalf, you could pay for just under six credit hours each month — or $215.55 per credit — at Florida State University’s main campus.

If you want to help your descendants save for college, consider putting money into a 529 plan during your working years. The money in the 529 plan grows tax-free. And, as long as the money is eventually spent on qualifying college education costs, all the distributions are tax-free as well.