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Family Friendly Fantasy Football & 529 Plans

Monday, 17 August 2009 18:27

Written by oneofnine2

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The reason for starting this Blog is because I am finding it hard to pay for my kid's college education and went looking for help on-line. I also happened to be doing research for my fantasy football team and came across this cool web-site that won't help me, but could help you.

It is a called FantasyFootballLeagues.com and as you can see in the name, is targeting Families and Education.

The interesting thing about this website is that it pays prizes to 529 plans and allows for people to play for Charities. This is some info I was able to get about the site:

Background

FamilyFantasySports.com was launched in 2008. The goal of the site is to provide a clean and simple format that allows families to enjoy Fantasy Sports play together. It is FREE to play and prizes are focused on contributions to 529 plans (College Savings Plans). This focus on 529 plans has helped educate parents who may not already have a plan established and offers the best way to get started.

In its first football season, they had over 1,000 teams participate.

They are trying to get families and teachers involved. Teachers can incorporate it into their weekly lesson plans. Families can connect with out of state friends and families through friendly competition. Not to mention playing for a good cause or the opportunity to win college savings prizes.

I'm listing a few different links for anyone interested:

Link to the Main web-site:

www.familyfantasysports.com

Link to the New Player Sign-up:

http://football.familyfantasysports.com/signup/broadshoulders_signup.asp

Link to the Charity Page:

http://familyfantasysports.com/charit

I wish I had access to this 10 years ago. I could sure have used some help, so I hope this helps someone.

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written by Spiny Norman, August 18, 2009

I am a teacher and a fantasy sports nut.

Thanks for the links, will check it out!

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written by Russ, August 19, 2009

Sweet! I just left my old FFL and was looking for a new one.

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written by SurprisedMom, August 20, 2009

Thanks for the links! I am forwarding this blog to some people I know at my girls' former grammar school who are always looking for a way to raise money. Maybe it can help them. Thanks again!

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written by Daddy Files, August 22, 2009

Good to know. But I have to admit that part of the allure for my fantasy football league is that it is very family UNfriendly. It's a bunch of close friends and we draft for three hours while drinking beer and taunting each other mercilessly. But the winner does get $500 so maybe that could be used for a 529!

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written by Family Fantasy Sports, February 19, 2010

We had another great season of family friendly fantasy football. You can read about all of our winners.
http://www.FamilyFantasySports...f weeks.

Also, our free Champions Club for families is now open. Its full of fun activities and some great family activities.
http://www.FamilyFantasySport.com/championsclub

Our goal, as always is to help families to spend more time together having. Thanks.

David 'Sal' Miller
Family Fantasy Sports