Intention and execution are at odds here

mrsconn23

Dear Prudence, I just opened a 529 college savings account for my 5-week-old daughter. The website offers a handy link which any party can use to contribute. I want to post the link to Facebook, with the message: “Feel free to help my daughter go to school in lieu of giving gifts this year!” Maybe some people would impulse-donate or actually would prefer to give money to this account rather than buying us gifts we don’t need. My wife thinks this is “money-grubbing” and “gross.” I think college is expensive and if Great Aunt Moneybags impulse-donates $1,000, then it’s more than worth it. What do you think? —Not Made of Money

baconsmom

Seriously? No. You want to pay for your kid's college? Have at it. But I'm not paying for *my* kid's college. I'm certainly not giving in to your begging about it on Facebook. 

*unfriend* 

mrsconn23

I have no issue if someone's like, "What can I get your kid for Christmas?" And you say, "Well, here's a list and also, we'll take donations to their 529. Let me know if you want the link." But soliciting it via FB? Hell no.

*Barbie*

mrs.conn23 said:

I have no issue if someone's like, "What can I get your kid for Christmas?" And you say, "Well, here's a list and also, we'll take donations to their 529. Let me know if you want the link." But soliciting it via FB? Hell no.

^^^ this. 

I'd probably let them know that's onboxious before I unfriended them. 

PMeg819

This is just gross.

Side note: when DS was born we set-up a Upromise account for him (which I'm pretty sure I have no way of logging into but whatever) and at the time they had a whole bunch of things to send to people to get them to link their accounts or whatever with UPromise so their money could go there. I think we got little postcards we could send to people, template emails, etc. Gross gross gross

6fsn

No, no, no.  If someone asks sure, but nope.  Our 529 sends things you can fill out and give people to direct deposit, but that doesn't mean I give them out.  My brother gives cash every year.  I let them spend X amount then split the rest between Disney and 529. 

We have a Upromise account that I don't know how to get into either.