How This Grad Student Plans to Contribute to His Roth IRA Using 529 Money

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In this episode, Emily interviews Ben Wills, who is starting a master's of science at Georgia Tech at age 29. They discuss the interesting jobs and experiences that Ben had in his 20s and why he is now pursuing a graduate degree. Ben's main financial goals for graduate school are to not accumulate any debt and to max out his Roth IRA each year, and he shares how those goals align with his values. Ben and Emily discuss how to remove money from Ben's 529 account without penalty to supplement his stipend and keep him on track to reach his financial goals while living in Atlanta.